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The Diplomat

In-depth analysis and commentary on events across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on geopolitics, defense, economics, social, and environmental issues. Asia-Pacific’s leading current affairs magazine.

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thediplomat.com > 2026 > 09 > namal-rajapaksas-arrest-and-sri-lankas-politics-of-mutual-protection

Namal Rajapaksa’s Arrest and Sri Lanka’s Politics of Mutual Protection

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (585+ words) The old establishment elites have opposed Namal’s arrest. They want to preserve a system where one of their own is not jailed for corruption. Sri Lanka Podujana Party parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa waves to his supporters in the Tissamaharama electorate of…...

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thediplomat.com > 2026 > 08 > sri-lankas-new-anti-terrorism-legislation

Sri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Legislation

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (647+ words) A law that cannot turn intelligence into evidence will reproduce the central weakness of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979, regardless of how much power it gives the state. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved a bill to replace the Prevention…...