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, […]
Category: Opinion
Columns, commentaries, and expert viewpoints offering personal perspectives on current economic, political, and social debates.
IMF Deal Back on Track – But at What Cost?
Be that as it may, Sri Lanka’s economic recovery narrative received a fresh boost this week -with the International Monetary Fund reaching a staff-level agreement […]
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 […]
World Peace needs a Hero, not a Bully like Trump.
Be that as it may, the defining question of our time is no longer who holds power, but how that power is exercised. The global […]
To Exist Without Apology: The Quiet Struggle for Dignity in Sri Lanka
By Kithmi Gunaratne In Sri Lanka, you can be harassed, arrested, or forced into silence not for what you have done, but for who you […]
How Geopolitical Turmoil and Prolonged Drought Are Pushing Sri Lanka Toward a Food Crisis
By Panduka Keerthinanda As the conflict in West Asia intensifies, its ripple effects are exposing the fragility of global supply chains. For Sri Lanka, an […]
Justice Awaiting: Two Scandals, Two Price Tags – And One Nation Paying
Sri Lanka today finds itself confronting two defining scandals that, while very different in nature, expose the same underlying weakness in governance: the failure to […]
The Death Penalty: When Justice Becomes Its Own Contradiction
By Kithmi Gunaratne Can justice ever justify killing?It is a question that unsettles the conscience of any society that claims to value human life. Yet […]
When Politeness Protects Power: Sri Lanka, the World, and the Limits of Civility
By Kithmi Gunaratne Democracy likes to imagine itself as polite. It prefers calm debate, measured disagreement, and the reassuring rhythm of orderly participation. Civility, we […]
Pricing the Future: Janashakthi IPO Under the Lens
Be that as it may, an IPO is meant to reflect value- not ambition.The proposed listing linked to Janashakthi Group, priced at LKR 10.00 per share, […]
The Hidden Tax on Foreign Investment: Why I Would Tell You to “Run Away”
The writer is said to be the Managing Director of a 100% export-oriented FDI entity operating in Sri Lanka. From social media – identity protected […]
The NPP Must Deliver Devolution and Economic Justice Now
By Raj Sivanathan For nearly four decades, Sri Lanka’s Provincial Council system introduced through the 13th Amendment has stood as the primary institutional framework for […]
Sri Lanka Neutrality Reimagined: Disengagement Vs Balance Engagement
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed today (20) the reasons behind the Government’s decision to refuse permission for Iranian naval vessels to enter Sri Lankan territorial waters.
When War Drowns Out Scandal
By Kithmi Gunaratne New revelations about Jeffrey Epstein’s island have revived disturbing questions about power and exploitation. But as the Iran conflict dominates global headlines, […]
The Next Trigger of Agitation in Sri Lanka May Not Be Fuel – It Could Be the Internet
For much of the past decade, the triggers of public agitation in Sri Lanka have been predictable. Fuel shortages, electricity cuts and cooking gas queues […]
A World Without Rules: How War With Iran Signals the Unravelling of the Global Order
By Kithmi Gunaratne For nearly eight decades, the world has operated under a fragile but powerful assumption: that power, however unevenly distributed, would be constrained […]
The Fragile Future of a Fractured World
By Kithmi Gunaratne In the small hours before dawn, the sky over Tehran burned again. What Washington andJerusalem described as a necessary act of pre-emption […]
What have Sri Lanka Cricket’s Administrators really achieved?
It is easy — fashionable even — to blame administrators for every dropped catch and every middle-order collapse. But if we are to be fair, […]