Rajya Rahas

Oil Shock Looms as Diplomats Warn of Russian Supply Risks From Coal Fraud to Middle East War: A Perfect Storm Engulfs the Government Coal Scandal, War Fallout, and Drought Converge to Pressure Government Weerasinghe and Weeratunga It has now been...

Sajith Rejects Extremes, Advocates a Shift Toward Humane Capitalism Sri Lanka’s Policy Direction Perceived to Be Tilting Toward US Alignment President Appears Visibly Disturbed, Sidesteps Questions on YouTubers’ HR Concerns International Relations or International Illusions? Throughout history, successive governments have...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Signals Impending Fuel Price Hike Ranil Wickremesinghe Recovering from Heart Surgery, Likely to Step Back from Politics Namal RajapaksaVoices Concerns Over Sri Lankan Air Inquiry  Caught Off Guard At present, the main issue drawing global attention is...

Sri Lanka Turns to India for Oil Lifeline IMF Gives Green Light to Oil Subsidiary Plan LAUGFS GasCrisis: No Laughing Matter Anymore Is the Government Doomed to Flounder in the Oil Crisis? The main crisis faced by the government last...

First Torpedo Strike Since World War II Rocks the Indian Ocean Sri Lanka Pulled Into the Storm as US–Iran War Reaches Its Waters‘Hunduwe’ Firestorm: President Dragged Into Explosive New ControversyThe Deeper Fault Lines of the China–Sri Lanka Rift Three Iranian...

CorruptionClaims Spark Political Firestorm Women’s Day Showdown: SJB and Government Provincial Council Elections Loom Amid Rising Political Tensions Government Finds Intellectual Shield in Verité Research Backing SJB–UNP Talks Raise Eyebrows Easter Attack Probe: Sallay Arrest Sparks Political Debate Allegations Upon...

Sri Lanka Rises as the Strategic Nerve Centre of the Indian Ocean Power Game US Moves to Shape Sri Lanka’s Economic Blueprint Fresh Plot to Derail SJB–UNP Unity Comes to Light Internal Rifts Surface as SJB Faces Growing Political Turbulence...

Uncertainty Over IMF, GSP+ and US Tariffs Push Sri Lanka Toward a Dire Crossroads   Fire Beneath the Ashes: Hidden Tensions Threaten SJB–UNP Unity Will Milco Be Handed Back to India? New War In last week’s Inside Politics column, we...

India and Bangladesh Secure US Tax Concessions as Sri Lanka Struggles for a Deal New Spoilers Emerge to Derail SJB–UNP Union Major Garment Factory on the Brink of Closure Tilvin’s Temple Visit and India Trip Draw Attention Disappeared Provincial Councils...

Chinese-Backed Projects Stall as Tourism Slumps, Investments Freeze  ‘Colombo Club’ Gains Momentum as SJB–UNP Unity Talks Advance  Prelates Push for Appointment of a “Suitable” Auditor General Coal-Stained Government It appears that the honeymoon period of the Malima government has now...