A cargo ship, 20 crew, and a huge stash of cocaine: the seafarer imprisoned for smuggling – on no evidence

After Turkish police found drugs on board the Phoenician M, the ship’s chief mate, Ali Albokhari, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His wife is still fighting to free him ...
The Island

Those Iranian ships and Sri Lanka’s stand on unilateral sanctions

By Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka On the 3rd October 2025, at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sri Lanka made clear to the world in no uncertain terms, its stand ...
The Island

Monument to H.C.P. Bell and Bell Party: Unsung Labour Force of early archaeology surveys – I

Lokubanda Tillakaratne H.C.P. Bell, the first Archaeological Commissioner of modern Sri Lanka and his team of men and women, a motley collection of villagers in Nuwarakalaviya, commonly known as Bell ...