One of the quieter but more celebrated announcements following the recent cyclone response was the launch of an online platform tracking damage, aid flows, and […]
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Fiscal Silence and Sunday Optimism: What Isn’t Being Said About Public Finances
Business sections on Sunday were cautiously upbeat. Stability. Recovery. Normalisation. The language is familiar — and selective. What is largely absent is a clear discussion […]
Social Media, Mistrust, and the New Information Asymmetry
Another undercurrent in Sunday coverage was the speed with which misinformation spreads — especially around disaster aid, corruption claims, and policy decisions. The instinctive response […]
Credit Growth and Quiet Optimism: Reading Between Economic Headlines
Sunday business pages carried cautious optimism: private credit growth, stabilising indicators, and signs of economic normalisation. After years of contraction, even modest improvements feel significant. […]
Banning Cigarettes for the Future: Public Health Meets Political Reality
The proposal to ban cigarette sales to those born after 2010 made Sunday headlines as a bold, forward- looking public health intervention. Conceptually, it is […]
Cyclone Aid, Viral Videos, and Why Mistrust Travels Faster Than Facts
A viral video alleging misuse of cyclone aid has circulated rapidly, highlighting the fragility of public trust in Sri Lanka. Clarifications and corrections have followed, […]
Tourist Arrivals Are Up – But Is Sri Lanka Recovering or Just Counting Heads?
Sri Lanka recorded a 4.2% increase in tourist arrivals in December 2025, a figure widely cited as evidence of economic recovery. The narrative is simple […]
USD 50 Million for Digital Reform: When Technology Runs Ahead of Institutions
The World Bank’s approval of a USD 50 million grant for Sri Lanka’s digital transformation has been greeted with enthusiasm from government spokespeople, development partners, […]
Stocks Rise, Foreigners Stay Cautious: Reading Too Much Into a Market Bounce
The Colombo Stock Exchange has registered modest gains, largely driven by domestic buying. Analysts have framed this as a revival of investor confidence. The reality […]
US Navy Helicopters to Sri Lanka: Capability Upgrade or Strategic Optics?
The announcement that the United States Navy will transfer surplus TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force has been presented as a […]
Reserves, No Reserves, or Some Reserves — What’s the Story?
Here’s the most recent accurate picture we can draw of Sri Lanka’s foreign reserve position based on the latest local official data and independent reporting: Current Reserve […]
Selling Dollars at a 300% Mark-Up:
Sri Lanka’s Most Creative Fiscal Innovation “Confidence is not an accounting standard” Not long ago — close enough that no one can plausibly plead amnesia […]
Sri Lanka is not collapsing. Nor is it transforming. It is hovering
Sri Lanka enters the first week of January 2026 with the familiar choreography of a country that insists it is “stabilising” while tripping over the […]
“The Rules-Based Order”, With Asterisks
There is a sound the international system makes when it is embarrassed. It is not a bang. It is not even a protest. It is […]
The Auditor General Is Missing in a Functioning Democracy
If Sri Lanka were a functioning republic, the absence of an Auditor General for nearly a month would be a constitutional scandal. Instead, it has […]
Julie Chung Exits Colombo: A Diplomatic Tenure That Reflected Sri Lanka’s Uncomfortable Decade
When U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung departs Sri Lanka on January 16, she leaves behind more than the usual exchange of pleasantries and farewell receptions. Her tenure coincided […]
Calling Out Misogyny
By Caryl Tozer and Devika Brendon Many women, however qualified they may be for high office, choose to stay away from the spotlight. Not because […]