Category: OPINION
Protect The Oil: Trump’s Top Priority In The Middle East
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Saudi Arabia and the United States will work together to protect the world’s oil supply from ... Read More
SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD ‘LOOK IN THE MIRROR’ BEFORE CRITICISING TURKEY’S OPERATION IN SYRIA
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - When Turkey’s third cross-border operation in Northern Syria started on 9 October, condemnation of the Turkish ... Read More
The only way to avoid war between India and Pakistan, is by talking
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The strategic environment of South Asia has become alarming due to increasing tensions between India and ... Read More
ACS Hameed: A symbol of communal harmony
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - My Uncle, late Foreign Minister Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed, who passed away on September 3, 1999, ... Read More
License to Kill?
The Government of Srilanka has the legitimate right to take appropriate steps either to minimize or eliminate road accidental deaths ... Read More
Fumes Test Fees Increase Fume in Public Mind
Currently emission test fees charged in Srilanka is Rs 1,200.00. In India it is only Ind.Rs125.00, which is equivalent to ... Read More
The King Is Dead. Long Live The King
By Saliya Pieris “The King is dead. Long live the King.” In Britain the passing away of the old monarch ... Read More
Prabhakaran’s reluctance to embrace federalism and lack of bipartisan spirit of SLFP and UNP: Two difficulties encountered by Norway – Erik Solheim
Dilshan Aloka Sri Wijegunasekera From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Erik Solheim was the Chief Negotiator for the peace process between ... Read More
Strong UNP Antidote To MR Challenge: Role For Ven. Sobitha Thero?
By Amrit Muttukumaru – This analysis is written in good faith in the interest of the country and the ... Read More
First The Party, Then The Country
By Ruvan Weerasinghe First a card carrying member of the SLFP, then a Sri Lankan – that’s what President Maithripala ... Read More
Will Turkey really invade northern Syria?
Don’t hold your breath. If history is any guide, Turkey will not make an incursion into its southern neighbor. ... Read More
Wilpattu – Where The Lion’s Reign Ends
By Muhammed Fazl – “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be ... Read More
The Fight in Iran about Women in the Stands
By Shima Shahrabi About 500 women and girls are planning to attend the men’s volleyball competition in Tehran on Friday. But ... Read More
TERRORISM, DECEPTION AND INDIA
The Western media has frequently impinging the bizarre assumptions that Pakistan has secret ties with jihadis to launch attacks on ... Read More
Sirisena’s efforts may regain GSP+
The efforts of President Maithripala Sirisena to bring back the lost GSP Plus benefits to the Sri Lankan exporters appears ... Read More