Was it: The Central Bank, through its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), operates a highly sophisticated system designed to detect and address suspicious financial transactions. These […]
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To Exist Without Apology: The Quiet Struggle for Dignity in Sri Lanka
By Kithmi Gunaratne In Sri Lanka, you can be harassed, arrested, or forced into silence not for what you have done, but for who you […]
How Geopolitical Turmoil and Prolonged Drought Are Pushing Sri Lanka Toward a Food Crisis
By Panduka Keerthinanda As the conflict in West Asia intensifies, its ripple effects are exposing the fragility of global supply chains. For Sri Lanka, an […]
Justice Awaiting: Two Scandals, Two Price Tags – And One Nation Paying
Sri Lanka today finds itself confronting two defining scandals that, while very different in nature, expose the same underlying weakness in governance: the failure to […]
The Death Penalty: When Justice Becomes Its Own Contradiction
By Kithmi Gunaratne Can justice ever justify killing?It is a question that unsettles the conscience of any society that claims to value human life. Yet […]
When Politeness Protects Power: Sri Lanka, the World, and the Limits of Civility
By Kithmi Gunaratne Democracy likes to imagine itself as polite. It prefers calm debate, measured disagreement, and the reassuring rhythm of orderly participation. Civility, we […]
The Hidden Tax on Foreign Investment: Why I Would Tell You to “Run Away”
The writer is said to be the Managing Director of a 100% export-oriented FDI entity operating in Sri Lanka. From social media – identity protected […]
The NPP Must Deliver Devolution and Economic Justice Now
By Raj Sivanathan For nearly four decades, Sri Lanka’s Provincial Council system introduced through the 13th Amendment has stood as the primary institutional framework for […]
Timing Is Everything: Punchi Singho Urges Donald Trump to Extend Ceasefire until Avurudu Ends
In a quiet corner of a sunlit Sri Lankan village, beneath the shade of a margosa tree, Punchi Singho sat with his sarong neatly folded, […]
When War Drowns Out Scandal
By Kithmi Gunaratne New revelations about Jeffrey Epstein’s island have revived disturbing questions about power and exploitation. But as the Iran conflict dominates global headlines, […]