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After the issuance of the travel ban by the United States the Iranian Ambassador in Sri Lanka made an urgent visit to President Anura. Revelation made by the U.S. Department of Justice that an Iranian network linked to the attempted...

A few Sri Lankan politicians visited the U.S. Embassy in Colombo to view the results of the 2020 presidential election in the United States. Among them was former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. When Joe Biden won the 2020 election, Mangala...

During the government of J.R. Jayewardene, his son Ravi Jayewardene visited Israel and met with the Israeli Prime Minister, requesting arms and training to confront the war in the North. Ravi's main request was to secure the necessary training for...

When Mahinda Rajapaksa became President, he was the chairman of the Palestine Friendship Association. After he became President, Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the United Nations abstained from a resolution in favour of Palestine at the United Nations. He abstained...

After Ranil became president in 2022, it took some time to receive the first instalment from the IMF. Foreign media reported that there was uncertainty in obtaining the first instalment. Amidst this uncertainty, Jedidiah Royal, the U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant...

When the national list for the 2020 general election was being prepared, and when a candidate was nominated for the national list MP position, the JVP selected Harini Amarasuriya from among the prominent academics and professors in the Federation of...

When presidents are elected in Sri Lanka, their first official foreign visit is traditionally to India. In 1994, after winning the presidential election, Chandrika's first visit was to India. When Mahinda became president in 2005, his first trip was to...

Harini Amarasuriya obtained her first degree from the University of New Delhi. When she completed her school education, the universities were closed due to the 1988-89 JVP insurgency. The opportunity for Harini to attend the University of New Delhi was...

Last week, one of America's top diplomats, Donald Lu, visited India to discuss Indo-Pacific stability. He is the Assistant Secretary of State responsible for South and Central Asian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. In addition to India, Donald...

Prabhakaran decided for an election boycott in the 2005 presidential election to defeat Ranil because he knew that Ranil was responsible for breaking Karuna Amman, who was a strength for Prabhakaran. The biggest mistake Prabhakaran made was sending Karuna Amman...