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 […]
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Seats, Beds, and the Art of Selling Sri Lanka Short
Let’s begin with the numbers nobody likes to line up on the same page. On a typical high-season week, Sri Lanka has roughly 250,000–300,000 scheduled […]
CodeGen — The Quiet Export That Doesn’t Fit the Sri Lankan Stereotype
“While we argue about brain drain, CodeGen shows what happens when you keep the brains, sell the IP, and invoice the world.” Sri Lanka exports […]
Between Virtue and the Baton: Why Power Still Fears Ethics
Two and a half thousand years ago, Confucius offered rulers an unsettling idea: govern by example, not by fear. If leaders behaved ethically, people would follow. No […]
Why Mihin Lanka Failed – When Politics Tried to Fly an Airline
Mihin Lanka did not fail because Sri Lanka couldn’t run a low-cost airline.It failed because Sri Lanka tried to run one without following the rules of low-cost […]
Why Sri Lanka’s Best Hoteliers Keep Leaving – and Why It Matters More Than We Admit
Sri Lanka sells paradise for a living. Sun, sand, heritage, smiles on arrival. Yet behind the polished lobby desks and five-star marketing videos sits an […]
Why Overseas Employers Actively Value Sri Lankan ACCA Trainees
Overseas employers don’t recruit Sri Lankan ACCA trainees out of charity or nostalgia. They do it for one unromantic reason: output per head. Sri Lankan […]
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, […]
Sigiriya Leads the Way in Sustainable Tourism
At a time when tourism often tests the limits of heritage and habitat, Sigiriya offers a counter-argument: that conservation and commerce need not be adversaries. Rising dramatically […]
The Case for Robotaxis in Sri Lanka
If Sri Lanka wants to start robotaxis in Colombo, the decision is mostly about safety + regulation readiness, mapping + road complexity, and economics (tourism, […]
Gold: Insurance, Not Euphoria – What the Next 12 Months Are Likely to Bring
Between now and the next 12 months, the yellow metal is unlikely to behave like a speculative asset chasing headlines. Instead, it is set to […]
Crisis Outsourcing vs State Capacity
Outsourcing Sovereignty: When a Country Needs Consultants to Save It Sri Lanka did not just default in 2022. It revealed something more uncomfortable: when the […]
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 […]
Rental Safety Act: When Protection Starts to Look Like Punishment
The government says it wants to protect tenants.The proposed Rental Safety Act, however, threatens to do something far more consequential: criminalise ordinary economic relationships. That is why […]
“Value for Money?” Scorecard (Lazard + Legal Adviser Fees)
Fee context:Lazard ~US$6.9m, Clifford Chance ~US$4.6m, total ~US$11.5m.Procurement:Cabinet-approved competitive process (RFP; many proposals received). Scorecard Necessity (High): Sri Lanka lacked deep in-house sovereign restructuring capacity; crisis […]
Independence Day 2026 – an analysis of opinion
The Speech Was Calm. The Country Is Not Convinced. NEWSLINE – The Daily by Faraz Questioning the Answers Sri Lanka marked its 78th Independence Day with dignity, […]
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 […]
When Justice Makes Noise – But Still Refuses to Speak
Sri Lanka does not suffer from a shortage of investigations. It suffers from a shortage of conclusions. Every time a high-profile name is summoned, the State […]