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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancels visit to Sri Lanka
The US embassy cited an overcrowded schedule as the reason. However, cancellation indefinitely postpones a bilateral decision on the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).
Indian PM ditches US for deeper relationship with China and Russia
It is an audacious strategy but holds infinite possibilities, says veteran Indian diplomat M.K.Bhadrakumar in Indian Punchline.
Central Asian gatherings signal Asian challenge to US
While other countries couched their anger against the West in generic terms, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told a receptive audience that the US has been “violating all the international structures and rules".
UK schools teach meditation and mindfulness to help kids deal with complex emotions
UK's National Health Service reports that 1 in 8 British children have mental disorders. But only 1 out of 5 children with mental issues have access to treatment.
“The media has killed us” : Kurunegala doctor’s wife speaks out
Declared guilty by the mainstream and social media before being proved innocent, the family of Dr.Shafi is in tatters, says Aanya Wipulasena in The Sunday Observer.
Successive Lankan Presidents have sought extension of powers and privileges
But since the Presidency of Chandrika Kumaratunga, every Sri Lankan President had come to power with a promise to abolish the overly powerful Executive Presidency.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization brings Central Asia to center-stage
Central Asia emerges as a force led by Russia, China, and India
2 missing, over 120,000 families affected by adverse weather in Sri Lanka
Colombo, June 17 (Xinhua) - Two people were missing and over 120,000 families affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds which lashed out across Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center said in a statement here Monday. According to the latest situation update, 45 houses were fully damaged from the adverse weather while 89 houses were partially damaged. Two...
Tourism harnessed to strengthen Indo-Lankan military ties
The arrival of Indian military personnel and their spouses so soon after the April 21 multiple Jehadi suicide attacks on a tour of this kind sends out a strong message to the world that normalcy has returned to Sri Lanka
Unusual and wide-ranging impact of Lanka bombings
The President-Prime Minister conflict is being revived even as the impact of the Easter Sunday attacks continues to be felt in many different ways.
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