Slguardian

The Madman in the Casa Rosada

The truth is that I had promised myself I would avoid the temptation to analyze the statements and behavior of Argentina’s President Milei. The…

Is Sri Lanka’s Aviation in Peril?

The Concern I recently received a message from a concerned traveller who regularly uses Sri Lankan Airlines

China’s Tax Crackdown Closes the Wealthy’s Grey Zones

For years, offshore trusts offered China’s wealthiest individuals a sophisticated way to protect assets, plan succession and, in some cases, red…

The Nazi daughter who became Che Guevara’s avenger

Monika Ertl

The Strait of Hormuz Is No Longer Iran’s Only Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the world’s most consequential energy chokepoints. Now, after nearly six months of conflict between th…

22A: A Government Intoxicated with Power

It is doubtful whether the discerning public expected anything worthwhile to come of Wednesday’s meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanay…

Has Science Found a Door to the Afterlife—or Just Another Mystery?

Can science prove that there is an existence beyond death? The question has traditionally belonged to religion and philosophy, but a growing gro…

Sri Lanka’s Democracy Dies in Parliament

Editorial This is not new. This is precisely how the hunger for power works. Mahinda Rajapaksa tried it through the infamous 18th Amendment; Anu…

AI’s New Intimacy: When Chatbots Become Friends, Lovers and Confidants

Millions of people are now forming relationships with artificial intelligence, using chatbots not merely as digital assistants but as friends, r…

Myanmar Verifies Nearly 309,000 Rohingya for Possible Repatriation

Myanmar’s military government has verified nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh as former residents of troubled Rakhine State,…

The Ledger of Conditional Universalism

There are lies that depend on falsehood and collapse when confronted with evidence. And there are more durable contradictions: those built on pr…

Trump Orders Cut to US-South Korea Military Drills, Citing Ties With Kim Jong Un

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” an annual round of joint military exercises with South Korea, argui…

China Is Coming for America’s Scientists

The United States has long been the world’s leading destination for ambitious scientific minds. But as China strengthens its ability to attract…

Iran Offers $30,000 (Rs 10 Million) Bounty for US Soldiers, Double Reward for Women

Iran’s military has announced a $30,000 reward for any Iranian citizen who kills or captures a US serviceman, with the payment doubled if the ac…

Asia’s Terror Threat Deepens as Global Extremist Networks Adapt

The terrorist threat confronting Asia is becoming more complex even as some of the world’s most prominent extremist organisations face sustained…

Russia’s War Creates a New Language of Death and Survival

The language of Russia’s war in Ukraine is changing, creating a vocabulary in which ordinary words and numbers have acquired stark new meanings.…

Vietnam Targets Natural Sex Ratio by 2035

Vietnam aims to reduce its sex ratio at birth to the natural level of about 106 boys for every 100 girls by 2035, according to a draft plan from…

The Cardinal’s Self-Trial

Start with what he said, because he said it first, before anyone made him. His counsel stood in the Court of Appeal and told the bench that some…