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By a special correspondent
Korea’s new envoy in Colombo speaks to Sunday Observer:
Profile
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Miyon Lee is a veteran diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with thirty years of experience in diplomacy and international affairs.
Having graduated from the Seoul National University with a Bachelor of Arts in Asian History and Master of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University of D.C., U.S...
“I have fulfilled my duty, and now it is in the hands of Parliament to fulfil theirs.”
This is what President Ranil Wickremesinghe said addressing the gathering at the conclusion of the All-Party Conference (APC) held on July 26. The primary objective of this conference was to apprise the Parliament’s Party Leaders about the National Reconciliation Program (NRP) and the...
This article is based on an interview with Economist Sanjaya Ariyawansha of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka
Amidst the prevailing global and local economic crisis, the European Union has taken a significant step to aid Sri Lanka by granting GSP+ tariff relief until 31 December 2027. This decision holds paramount importance for the country, as it provides...
‘Chronicles of Melancholy’ (Noridaviya yuthu ridena kathandara)
Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCC) with Child Protection Alliance (CPA) launched yet another historical event to protect and promote the rights of children across Sri Lanka. with 17 children were physically/sexually abused and murdered within just two years -from 2020 to 2022- child protection in Sri Lanka is undoutedly a national crisis. ‘Chronicles of Melancholy’ (...
The allegation levelled last Tuesday by several opposition MPs led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was as incendiary as it could be. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, they charged, had secretly embedded a paid American agent in Parliament through an alleged front for a major foreign intelligence agency, to subvert Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.
Compounding the scandal, they...
By a special correspondent
Observing that the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill contains several laudable provisions that seek to improve upon the existing anti...
Geographically located at the centre of the maritime trade route between the Persian Gulf and the Far East in the Indian Ocean,...
A green path to earn dollars
It was an enlightening and exciting journey through earth roads and narrow pathways. A team of journalists started the...
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will not only be Qatar’s World Cup but the Arab world and the Middle East and the success of it will be...
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, who also serves as Chairman of the Constitutional Council, on Friday tabled in Parliament a report of...
At a recent event to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the murder of veteran journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, AFP...
In 2007, journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge published a series of exposes about a murky arms procurement that has since come to be...
Few sagas defined Lasantha Wickrematunge’s final years as much as his complex and long-standing relationship with Mahinda...
The first Cabinet meeting of the United National Front (UNF) Government will be held in the first week of January 2019, Co-...
Poor economic policies and shortsightedness in business decisions of the United National Party (UNP) have pushed the country...
The last week was one of the most politically tumultuous weeks ever witnessed in this country. The events that would see a...
In 1992, gunmen shot and killed a Colombian judge who was investigating a charge of murder conspiracy against the fugitive drug...
Rosy Senanayake is well placed to be the first woman Mayor of Colombo. She brings with her a wealth of experience gained through...
The bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Australia, which have been extremely cordial for the last seven decades have seen...
Giorgio (George) Corbin, then 27 years, stepped into the Colombo harbour four decades and seven years ago, hoping to catch a ship...