By M.R. Narayan Swamy Former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay may or may not be involved with the deadly 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, but the carnage will rank among one of the worst examples of officials failing to act despite pin-pointed, credible and actionable intelligence received in advance about the impending disaster. The island nation’s security establishment has been shaken although it was anticipated by many that Sallay could be taken into custody someday over the terror attac

COLOMBO — Cuba's newly appointed ambassador to Sri Lanka formally assumed her duties on Monday, presenting her credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry announced. Her Excellency Patricia Lázara Yego Yérrez, appointed by the Cuban government with the agreement of Colombo, presented her letters of credence at 3 p.m., completing the constitutional formality required before a foreign envoy may begin offi

COLOMBO — Russia's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Levan Dzhagaryan, delivered a detailed review of Moscow's foreign policy at a press briefing held at the Russian Embassy in Colombo this week, dismissing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an illegitimate leader whose mandate had long expired. Responding to a question from Jaffna Monitor regarding potential Russian investment in Sri Lanka, the ambassador said, “Where should we invest? Unfortunately, we have no projects here to invest in.” The