What is behind the anti-Muslim measures in Sri Lanka?
By Farzana Haniffa
On March 13, Sarath Weerasekara, Sri Lanka’s minister of public security, announced the…
Chinese Defence Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka in perspective
By P. K. Balachandran
COLOMBO – Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe visit to Sri Lanka later this month…
Protesters clash with police after Minnesota officer shoots black man
By Nicholas Bogel Burroughs and Azi Paybarah
BROOKLYN CENTRE, Minn — A 20-year-old Black man died after a police…
Lessons from lynchings
By Charles M. Blow
There are many appalling narratives emerging from the trial of the former police officer Derek…
Detention, police interrogations and assaults on journalists
By P. K. Balachandran
In a wide-ranging report on human rights violations in India in the year 2020, the US State…
The unmitigated chaos of America’s attempt at colour-coded Covid guidance
By Caity Weaver
In California, the colour of suffering is the juicy purple of seedless grapes. In Alabama and…
George Floyd felt absolutely helpless
By Frank Bruni
It has been more than 10 months since George Floyd was pinned to the Minneapolis pavement, a knee…
Sri Lankan licence for TN fishermen had approval of the highest authorities
By P. K. Balachandran
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda on Tuesday (March 30) revealed a…
An alliance of autocracies?
By Steven Lee Myers
President Joe Biden wants to forge an “alliance of democracies”. China wants to make clear…
Coronavirus cases are rising again in the US
By Apoorva Mandavilli
WASHINGTON - After weeks of decline followed by a steady plateau, coronavirus cases are…