Mar 1 (ST) Following SL’s disastrous exit from the Super Eight round of the World T20, social media has exploded with criticism and mockery of the country’s cricket team. The humiliating exit hurts all the more given that SL is co-hosting the tournament with India, and had they qualified for the semi-final, they would have had the added advantage of playing that game on home soil as well. However, after two horrendous defeats against England and NZ, SL was left with playing more..

Mar 1 (ST) My dear Dasun and the cricket team, I am writing to you when cricket fans are shocked with your performance at the T20 World Cup. In a tournament where all our games are being played on home soil, we have been booted out already. What has happened to the game 30 years after we won a World Cup is the talk of the town. I am not at all surprised. The way in which the game was being run in the country, it would be a miracle if we made it to the semi-finals. We lost three T20 games in a row to more..

Mar 1 (ST) War was what everyone expected during the charade of diplomatic negotiations between the US and Iran on the latter’s nuclear programme. When was the only question, and it came yesterday while the diplomats were still at the table. Dogged at home by the Epstein files; a Supreme Court decision against his global tariffs war; besieged by fellow citizens opposing his immigration policies; and dipping in the opinion polls, the US President has taken up the common strategy adopted by more..

Mar 1 (TM) Prez Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) and his JVP-led NPP Govt are continuing their rollercoaster ride of governing the country, with the Opposition parties also gradually gathering steam in their attacks against the Govt. While Prez AKD will mark one-and-a-half years in office this month, there has been an increase in Opposition attacks on the Govt, especially in holding those in high offices accountable to the pledges made to the people. more..

Mar 1 (TM) In moments of national tragedy, language matters. Words like rebuilding, solidarity, and national effort carry emotional weight. They appeal to collective memory, shared suffering, and the instinct to help. Yet in SL’s long and painful history of disasters, both natural and man-made alike, such language has too often been weaponised to obscure uncomfortable truths. Given this backdrop, the controversy surrounding the so-called Rebuilding Sri Lanka initiative, more..

Mar 1 (SO) Just when the world thought that South Asia had become relatively stable, war has flared up between former allies Pakistan and Afghanistan. For several months, the two countries have traded allegations of cross-border terrorism and witnessed tit-for-tat clashes. Islamabad’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the two neighbours, who share a long, porous border were waging open war, while the Afghan Government called for dialogue to resolve the conflict. more..