Nations rarely collapse in a single dramatic instant. They erode — incrementally — when ambition outruns capacity, when consultation narrows, and when institutional guardrails are […]
Category: Editorial
The publication’s official editorial stance on major economic, political, and social issues shaping Sri Lanka and the region.
Professor Tissa Vitharana (1934–2026)
A Life at the Crossroads of Science, Conscience and Politics Professor Tissa Vitharana, one of Sri Lanka’s most distinguished public servants, passed away yesterday 13/2/26 […]
Seventeen. Unlicensed. Dead.
Who Pulled the Trigger — and Why? A 17-year-old boy is dead because he did not stop at a police order. Let that sentence settle. […]
When the State Lost Control: The Murder That Defined May 2022
Twelve to the Gallows. But May 9 Was Bigger Than a Mob. Justice has now spoken. The High Court has sentenced twelve individuals to death […]
Watergate Ended. The Bond Scam Did Not. That Is the Difference.
On 27 February 2015, Sri Lanka’s financial system suffered a wound from which it has never properly recovered. Eleven years on, the so-called Bond Scam […]
The Promise and the Pause: Has the NPP Parked Constitutional Reform?
When the National People’s Power (NPP) went before the electorate, it did so on a promise that cut deeper than fuel prices or cost-of-living relief. It pledged […]
After Ditwah: Is Sri Lanka’s Recovery Unravelling — or Merely Being Tested?
Sri Lanka’s economy, only recently hauled back from the brink, has found itself under renewed scrutiny after Cyclone Ditwah. The questions came fast and predictably: Has the […]
SriLankan Airlines: Accountable Flag Carrier – or the Same Flight Plan in New Paint?
The question many are asking—quietly in boardrooms, loudly at dinner tables—is this:Is SriLankan Airlines finally being run as a commercial enterprise answerable to the Treasury, […]
Plastic Nation: Supermarkets Sell It, We Live With It
Sri Lanka’s plastic problem is not a mystery. It’s a business model. We buy convenience in thin-film form: bags, cups, sachets, wrappers, bottles — and then […]
Independence at 78
Freedom Was Won — Accountability Was Not. On 4 February 2026, Sri Lanka marks 78 years of independence. There will be flags, parades, and speeches […]
A Tale of Two Emergencies
When the NHS UK Lost the Plot — and What Sri Lanka Gets Right (and Wrong) There was a time when invoking the National Health […]
CHANEL The Quietest Giant in Global Luxury
CHANEL is one of the most powerful businesses in luxury — precisely because it refuses to behave like one. No IPO. No quarterly earnings circus. No […]
Electrify or Bleed: Why Sri Lanka’s Transport Reform Is No Longer Optional
Sri Lanka does not have a transport problem.It has a foreign exchange problem that happens to move on wheels. Every diesel bus and petrol-powered tuk-tuk 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. […]
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 […]
Dhammika Perera dazzles again – with Hayleys PLC
By Faraz Shauketaly There are two kinds of capital markets participants in Sri Lanka.Those who trade headlines — and those who compound value. Dhammika Perera belongs firmly […]
Advertising Without Consequence: Why Sri Lanka Needs a National ASA -Yesterday
By Faraz Shauketaly Sri Lanka does not suffer from a lack of warnings. It suffers from a lack of memory. Every few years, the country […]
In Defence of Harini – In Defence of Our Future
By Faraz Shauketaly Sri Lanka has an old habit: when reform finally knocks, we don’t open the door—we interrogate the doorbell, question the wiring, and […]