By Kithmi Gunaratne When violence erupts inside a prison, governments instinctively promise tougher security, higher walls and harsher controls. Such responses are politically attractive because […]
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Case for a Consumer Ombudsman in Sri Lanka
by Sarath Wijesinghe, President’s Counsel, President, Ambassadors’ Forum in the UK, Former Ambassador for Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates, and Israel. Ombudsman is an […]
The Law Must Never Kneel Before Power
By Lihini FernandoAttorney-at-Law | Member, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) If you are a lawyer, and you have taken an oath to uphold and safeguard the […]
The Sri Lankan Greek Bonds Case Meets Alice in Wonderland
By Professor David Hoile Despite being a long-time observer of British and Commonwealth politics and courts and more pertinently the occasional perverse interaction between these […]
Nishan Sumanadeera: A Story of Endurance, Leadership, and Unwavering Determination
Success, whether in business or sport, is rarely defined by a single achievement. It is built through resilience, discipline, strategic thinking, and the ability to […]
The Hidden Side of Cybersecurity
Digital Vulnerability, Invisible Exposure, and the Future of Human Identity in a Connected World –by Afflli Raheem In the modern world, cybersecurity is no longer […]
The Middle East War Is No Longer About Territory. It Is About the Collapse of Restraint
By Kithmi Gunaratne The most alarming development in the Middle East is not the prospect of another war. It is that war is increasingly becoming […]
The Real Cost of Unregulated Tourism in Sri Lanka
By Chandra Wickramasinghe The recent discussions surrounding “dark tourism” in Sri Lanka raise an uncomfortable but necessary question: are we slowly losing control of the […]
Seventeen Years Since Sri Lanka Reclaimed Peace
By Kithmi Gunaratne On the anniversary of Nandikadal, the island remembers the lives lost, honours the soldiers who never came home, and confronts the unfinished […]
How Depreciating Rupee Can Benefit Sri Lanka’s Foreign Workers and Exporters
The depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee is often portrayed as a sign of economic weakness. While a weaker currency can increase the cost of […]
Derivative Action Against NDB Raises Serious Questions Over Maintainability Before Commercial High Court
The derivative action filed against National Development Bank PLC (“NDB”), its Board of Directors and external auditors Ernst & Young has now evolved into a far broader controversy involving […]
When Power Wears Robes
By Kithmi Gunaratne What happens when those entrusted with moral authority stand accused of violating it? In Sri Lanka, that question is no longer theoretical. […]
A Generation For Sale: Inside Sri Lanka’s Expanding Drug Economy
By Kithmi Gunaratne This is not a crisis on the margins. It is a system expanding in plain sight, recruiting young people faster than the […]
They Walk for Peace. Sri Lanka Still Walks Without Accountability
As monks cross the island in a global act of mindfulness, their journey reveals a harder truth: a country that can recognise its failures but […]
Why Asanga Seneviratne may be the right person for National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka now
The Olympian race is on with one sport administrator in the lead Sport in Sri Lanka today does not merely require administrators. It requires stabilisers. […]
“Walk for Peace” or Animal Cruelty? Aloka Controversy Explodes
The proposed “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka, scheduled from April 21 to April 28, 2026, is not a symbolic or short ceremonial event but […]
The Illusion of Progress: How Sri Lanka’s Development Model Collapsed.
It collapsed because it never built the foundations to stand on its own. By Kithmi Gunaratne When Sri Lanka defaulted on its debt in 2022, […]
Unanswered questions in the NDB fraud: how did the system fail?
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 […]