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Sri Lanka has been officially named the Most Beautiful Island in the World for 2025 by the global travel website Big 7 Travel, which ranked it first in its annual list of the top 50 best islands worldwide. This prestigious accolade celebrates Sri Lanka’s diverse attractions, including its golden beaches, terraced tea plantations, ancient temples, colonial towns, misty mountains, and rich wildlife, such as tigers and elephants in Yala National Park. Big 7 Travel highlighted Sri Lanka’s unique blend of natural beauty and cultural heritage, noting the island’s 833-mile coastline that invites visitors to enjoy beach-hopping alongside exploring the historical and natural sites that have enchanted travelers for centuries. The ranking is based on a combination of media results, social media popularity, and editorial insights, reflecting the strong global attention Sri Lanka has garnered in 2025. Sri Lanka’s top position surpasses other iconic islands such as Mo’orea in French Po...

Milestone Achievement: 2 Million Visitors in 2024 Sri Lanka's tourism sector achieved a significant milestone in December 2024, welcoming its 2 millionth tourist for the year – the first time the island nation has reached this threshold since 2018. A Thai couple arriving on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Bangkok marked this historic moment at Bandaranaike International Airport, with special ceremonies organized by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. This achievement represents the fourth time in Sri Lanka's history that annual tourist arrivals have surpassed 2 million, following previous milestones in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The country ultimately closed 2024 with 2,053,465 tourists, marking a 38.07% increase compared to 2023's 1,487,303 arrivals. Sri Lanka's Annual Tourist Arrivals (2018-2024): Recovery from Pandemic Lows to 2 Million Milestone Strong Momentum Continues into 2025 The positive trajectory has carried seamlessly into 2025, ...

By Miyuru Rasoj The spark for this research was a single social-media post, yet the ramifications quickly outgrew the confines of any platform.  On 5 July 2025, the United Kingdom–based news outlet Tamil Guardian published on X (formerly Twitter) a post headed “Remembering the Black Tigers,” invoking a solemn day on which, according to the post, “Eelam Tamils (referring to Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils) across the world remember and mourn the sacrifices made by the LTTE’s elite women and men, the Black Tigers.”  That seemingly innocuous statement drew immediate concern because the Black Tigers were not a conventional militant group but the dedicated suicide-bomber unit of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, better known as the LTTE or Tamil Tigers.  In Sri Lanka, as well as in Britain where Tamil Guardian operates, the LTTE remains a proscribed terrorist organization. The memory of its bloody terror attacks, honed over decades of guerilla warfare, still lingers vividly ...

Photo Credit: BBC Sinhala By Miyuru Rasoj The clash for control over Sri Lanka's Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) has intensified into a fierce political battleground between the Frontier Socialist Party (FSP) and the ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), two leftist factions whose rivalry now extends from national politics into university campuses across the island. This power clash has taken on new dimensions since the JVP's historic electoral victory in 2024, which saw party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as President and the JVP-led National People's Power (NPP) coalition secure a parliamentary supermajority. The political realignment has created unprecedented tensions within the student movement, fundamentally altering the dynamics of university activism. Historical Context and Control Shift The IUSF, established in 1969 and comprising over 70 affiliated student unions representing more than 95% of state higher education institutions in Sri L...

Since late June 2025, Pakistan has been battered by relentless monsoon rains causing widespread flooding, particularly in the populous Punjab province. Over 170 people have tragically lost their lives, including many children, as homes collapse and rivers overflow their banks. In the past 24 hours alone, 63 deaths and nearly 300 injuries were reported across Punjab, marking one of the deadliest days of the season so far. The severe floods have inundated entire cities and rural districts, with the provincial capital Lahore and agricultural towns such as Faisalabad, Okara, and Sahiwal among the hardest hit. Thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, forcing mass evacuations as floodwaters rise rapidly. Rescue teams, aided by military helicopters and boats, are racing to reach isolated communities and evacuate trapped residents. Authorities have declared states of emergency in multiple districts and imposed curfews to maintain order and facilitate rescue operations. Critical infra...

Bangladesh’s cricket team secured a landmark victory on Sri Lankan soil, defeating the hosts by eight wickets in the third and final T20 International at R. Premadasa Stadium to claim their first-ever T20 series win against Sri Lanka. Chasing a modest target of 133 set by Sri Lanka, Bangladesh’s innings was anchored by a brilliant unbeaten 73 from Tanzid Hasan, complemented by a steady 32 from Litton Das. The duo steered Bangladesh to 133 for 2 in just 16.3 overs, sealing the match comfortably. Sri Lanka had posted 132 for 7, with Pathum Nissanka top-scoring with 46 runs. However, Bangladesh’s pacer Mahedi Hasan was the standout performer with figures of 4 wickets for 11 runs, including his 50th T20 international wicket, crippling the Sri Lankan batting lineup. This victory sealed a 2-1 series win for Bangladesh after Sri Lanka had earlier won the first match and Bangladesh responded strongly in the second with a comprehensive win. The series win represents a significant milestone for ...