The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group — accompanied by guided-missile destroyers and other naval assets — has arrived in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, […]
Author: Faraz Shauketaly
When Warships Move, Sri Lanka Pays: The Iran–U.S. Standoff Through a Colombo Lens
Sri Lanka does not need to choose sides in a U.S.–Iran confrontation to feel its consequences. All it needs is a tanker. As tensions rise […]
Zero Plastic Is Not a Slogan — It Is a Survival Strategy
Eric Solheim did not speak about plastic as an environmental accessory.He spoke about it as an economic liability Sri Lanka can no longer afford. At Kandalama, […]
Power Without Pace: Is President AKD Governing — or Still Campaigning?
Nearly two years into office, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake faces a question that no amount of electoral arithmetic can dodge: is delivery being delayed by […]
When the Auditor Is Missing, Who Audits the State?
There is irony — and then there is Sri Lanka. This week, the Ministry of Finance quietly stepped in to keep the National Audit Office […]
When Due Process Is Suspended Along With the Official
Sri Lanka’s Parliament — the institution meant to police excess, restrain power, and model democratic conduct — has now found itself defending a decision that […]
Tourism Beyond the Applause Meter
Tourism is not measured by how many people arrive. It is measured by what remains — in communities, in the economy, and in the environment. […]
Charith Asalanka and the Art of Playing the Long Game
When Charith Asalanka finally fronted the media after being stripped of Sri Lanka’s T20 captaincy, what stood out was not anger, outrage, or wounded ego. It was […]
Eric Solheim Comes to Dambulla: The Sustainable Tourism Evangelist Who Wants Sri Lanka to Stop Selling Paradise on Credit
Sri Lanka is a country that can sell “paradise” with one hand and then quietly invoice the future with the other. So when Erik Solheim arrives in […]
Dr. P. B. Jayasundera: The Technocrat Who Outlasted Politics – and Became Political Anyway
If Sri Lanka ever needed proof that the civil service is not a spectator sport, it found it in P. B. Jayasundera. Few public officials have […]
When the Audit Fails the Auditor
A young audit professional’s tragic death has done what no white paper or seminar ever quite managed: it has forced Sri Lanka to look — […]
Sri Lanka at Davos: Why the World Economic Forum Was Worth the Ticket
When Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya boarded a plane to Davos, Switzerland in late January, it was not a photo op. It was a strategic economic engagement — and a […]
Port City Approved Buildings — Not Strategy, Says Ravi Karunanayake
Harsha Vs HarshaPort City’s First Signal Was the Wrong One When the names of the four Port City approvals were finally disclosed, the controversy did […]
MADE IN SRI LANKA Eng. Nahil Wijesuriya: The Long Game of Building
Sri Lanka has never suffered from a shortage of businessmen. What it has struggled to produce consistently are builders — individuals who begin with a […]
The Drug State We Are Becoming — By Denial, Not Design
Sri Lanka does not have a drug problem. It has a drug accommodation problem. That distinction matters — because problems are solved, while accommodations are managed, […]