The visit of President Obama to Cambodia between November 17-20 should be an occasion to ask some vital and serious questions regarding the commitment of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and the international community on the issues of democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

Mr. Sarath N. Silva has taken three different positions in regard to the impeachment of the Chief Justice within a quite a short time.

Kinetic operations are defined as actions purposely designed to violently kill the enemy.

Many in the diaspora now believe that new tactics have been inducted to counter what some within the Sri Lankan security establishment deem to be an existential threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity.