Opinion

If Verite research says that the Government has a 62 percent approval rating, according to their surveys, and adds that 55 percent think the economy is improving, it appears doomsayers …

Once again, the corrupt Airbus deal has surfaced in local media. This time, it is after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police questioned former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s …

On December 26, 2024, China carried out the test flights of its J-36 and J-XX fighter jets. It was Chairman Mao’s birthday that day, and the Chinese used the occasion …

The to-be newly minted Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) office has attracted a flurry of criticism in various quarters. Whether it is a Public Prosecutor, or an Attorney General or …

Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget aims to drive economic recovery while adhering to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) commitments. However, several downside risks threaten its successful implementation under the new Government …

The withdrawal of the Adani Group from the controversial wind power project in Mannar has sparked an intriguing debate among media and political circles. On February 15, the Adani Group …

Is the world veering away rapidly from anything that smacks of socialism, or is socialism moving away from itself? Socialism or plain old politics of the Left is morphing into …

Sri Lanka’s newly elected Government faces a formidable challenge as it prepares to present its full-year Budget for 2025 in Parliament tomorrow. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who also serves as …

Formalising and regulating the deployment of ex-soldiers as mercenaries could address economic, social and geopolitical challenges : Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath recently told Parliament that 59 Sri Lankans …

The regular policymaker-profile has changed after the ascension of this Government. There is no doubt that a cohort of administrators and policymakers hitherto left out of the loop when it …