International
30 October 2024
Faced with difficult circumstances, a new leftist president has so far struck a deft balance
International
1 September 2016
The United Nations has a rare opportunity to help secure a sustainable peace, writes Alan Keenan
International
25 May 2016
Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process is showing early signs of movement, writes Alan Keenan. But the government needs to redouble its commitment to good…
International
16 July 2015
Six months after he was swept from the presidency, Mahinda Rajapaksa has launched a bid for the prime ministership. But his successor is fighting back, writes Alan Keenan
15 June 2015
Having won the war against the Tamil Tigers and governed with an iron grip, Mahinda Rajapaksa seemed impregnable, reports David Corlett. But behind the scenes a movement…
National affairs
30 September 2013
Four years after the civil war ended, many Tamils have no expectation of peace or safety in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, reports Emily Howie. This is what drives…
20 October 2011
More than two years have passed since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, but reconciliation still seems a long way off, writes Antonio Castillo
International
22 April 2010
The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the…
National affairs
14 April 2010
Like the previous government’s asylum processing freezes, it’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in…
Essays & reportage
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International
13 November 2009
Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
International
6 February 2009
N. Bibile considers the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka following the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge (pictured)