A potentially significant gap in the forensic audit into the Rs. 13.2 billion fraud at NDB Bank emerged before the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), […]
Category: Editorial
The publication’s official editorial stance on major economic, political, and social issues shaping Sri Lanka and the region.
Opposition, Lawyers Oppose Judicial Age Extension
A growing chorus of opposition voices, senior lawyers and legal associations has emerged against a reported government proposal to extend the retirement age of judges […]
The Rate Hike That Bites Twice
Energy, Interest Costs & The New Squeeze On Sri Lanka’s Recovery Sri Lanka’s economy has just received another reminder that recovery is not the same […]
The Politics of Patience
Stability, Sacrifice & The Slow Climb Above The Haze Sri Lanka today sits in that uncomfortable space between survival and recovery. The queues may have […]
Silent Economic Exhaustion Emerging as Sri Lanka’s New National Anxiety
Increasingly within Colombo corporate, banking and policy circles tonight, a quieter but potentially far more dangerous concern is beginning to dominate serious economic discussion. The […]
Will Harsha de Silva Rise to the Occasion and Deploy His Skills for National Gain?
Few Sri Lankan politicians today occupy quite the position that Dr. Harsha de Silva does. To some, he represents one of the country’s more articulate […]
Security, Sovereignty and the Growing Questions Over “Special Treatment”
A growing sense of unease appears to be developing within sections of Sri Lankan society regarding what is increasingly perceived as “special treatment” being afforded […]
TRUMP IN BEIJING: Hormuz Still Unstable and Sri Lanka’s Gulf Economy Waits Nervously
The world’s attention has shifted sharply toward Beijing where Donald Trump has arrived for what may become one of the most consequential diplomatic engagements of […]
As Trump lands in China, Sri Lanka’s migrant economy waits nervously.
The world’s cameras tonight focus on Donald Trump stepping onto Chinese soil for one of the most geopolitically sensitive summits in recent years, inside thousands […]
Mahinda, Kapila and the Question Sri Lanka Still Cannot Escape
Be that as it may, politics has always struggled with funerals. Because death possesses an extraordinary ability to soften memory, blur accountability and temporarily suspend […]
The Death of Kapila Chandrasena
A Life, A Controversy, A Warning for Sri Lanka’s State Enterprise Culture Be that as it may, the death of former CEO Sri Lankan Airlines, […]
The bookings come in. The money goes out.
Sri Lanka’s tourism recovery is being enthusiastically narrated through rising arrivals, improving occupancy rates and the comforting optics of a sector returning to life. Hotels […]
Fiduciary Duty? How’s That? When the System Fails, the Public Pays
Sri Lanka appears to be entering a dangerous phase where the country repeatedly discovers major institutional failures only after the damage has already occurred. The […]
The Honeymoon Is Over: Sri Lanka Now Wants Delivery
Every revolutionary government eventually reaches the same dangerous moment.The slogans begin colliding with systems.The promises encounter bureaucracy. And moral outrage must finally become measurable competence. […]
Wither Racism in the UK – 2026
Britain is far less openly racist than 1974, but racism has not disappeared. It has changed clothes. In 1974, racism in the UK was often […]
NDB Bank: Are we banking our future or letting “them” bank our future?
REGULATOR UNDER FIRE AS NDB FRAUD PROBE WIDENS Public confidence in Sri Lanka’s financial system is facing a fresh and severe test as the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) orders an […]
USA/ISRAEL Negotiations – THE SHYLOCK PARALLEL
Be that as it may, comparisons in geopolitics must be handled with care — not because they are unnecessary, but because when used loosely, they […]
NDB Bank Fraud: The Statement vs the Silence
The number is confirmed. The explanation is not. Be that as it may, National Development Bank has now done what is required of it in […]