Opinion

How is the economy performing if the Stock Market is doing well — the CSE hit an all-time high this week — and if all other indicators that people commonly …

Since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected in September 2024, he has made four State visits: first to India, then to China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam. This …

Corruption has long plagued Sri Lanka’s public sector, draining state coffers, undermining governance, and contributing to the catastrophic economic bankruptcy that gripped the nation by 2022. The rise of the …

The NEXT apparel fiasco has focused attention on issues of Unionisation and job-security. Apparently, the two issues seem to be severely at odds in Sri Lanka. If recent reports are …

A Government-appointed village officer or popularly known as Grama Niladhari was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this week in the Jaffna district. He …

It is tragic that even after 76 years of Independence, Sri Lankan rice farmers are still mired in a Government subsidy-dependent economy. They have had to face many problems in …

Assuming office at a time when Sri Lanka faces both new opportunities and challenges, the 25th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army brings with him over three and a half …

In a significant step towards strengthening bilateral trade ties, the newly appointed UK Trade Envoy to Sri Lanka, Lord John Hannett of Everton, made his inaugural official visit to Colombo …

The financial services sector is one of the largest service sectors in the world. By some accounts it is the world’s most lucrative business; but that’s irrelevant when it is …

  Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture in its path to economic recovery, as delays in implementing a cost-reflective energy pricing policy threaten the disbursement of the next tranche …