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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Inaction: Sri Lanka’s Most Consistent Policy When Scandal Meets Silence, Governance Becomes Theatre
OPINIONSTOP STORY

Inaction: Sri Lanka’s Most Consistent Policy When Scandal Meets Silence, Governance Becomes Theatre

The Governor, The Board of Directors of NDB Bank and The Auditors are still in place There is a pattern…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/04/202610/04/2026
NDB Fraud Live Updates
FEATURED

NDB Fraud Live Updates

byFaraz Shauketaly09/04/202609/04/2026
The NDB Fraud: Hard Questions
BUSINESSFEATURED

The NDB Fraud: Hard Questions

THE NDB FRAUD: THE NUMBER WAS ALREADY THERE The most troubling dimension of the unfolding NDB fraud story is no longer confined to the fraud itself,…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/04/202607/04/2026
NDB Fraud at LKR 13.2 Billion  –  Direct Hit on Capital, Profits and Trust
MARKETSTOP STORY

NDB Fraud at LKR 13.2 Billion – Direct Hit on Capital, Profits and Trust

From Rs 380 million to Rs 13.2 billion  –  this is no longer an incident. It is a structural breach.…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/04/202609/04/2026
NDB Bank Fraud: Under the Lens – Questions No Longer Waiting
TOP STORY

NDB Bank Fraud: Under the Lens – Questions No Longer Waiting

Allegations of fraud, internal controls in doubt, and mounting calls for regulatory scrutiny? Is the Central Bank on the ball?…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/202604/04/2026
Russia Calls – Will Sri Lanka Answer? A New Power Game Emerges
TOP STORY

Russia Calls – Will Sri Lanka Answer? A New Power Game Emerges

Be that as it may, the message from Moscow was not dressed in diplomacy. It was delivered as strategy. At…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/202604/04/2026
The Book That Reopens Easter: Truth… or Trigger?
FEATURED

The Book That Reopens Easter: Truth… or Trigger?

Be that as it may, Sri Lanka is once again being pulled back into its most unresolved national trauma –…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/202604/04/2026
How Sri Lanka Tea Is Surviving the War
BUSINESS

How Sri Lanka Tea Is Surviving the War

Demand is intact, but disruption is redefining the trade Be that as it may, Sri Lanka’s tea industry is not…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/202604/04/2026
Trapped in War – The Forgotten 20,000
TOP STORY

Trapped in War – The Forgotten 20,000

Seafarers stranded in Hormuz face hunger, fear, and a system struggling to protect them By NewsLine Desk Be that as…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/04/202603/04/2026
When Suffering Outgrows Doctrine
EDITORIAL

When Suffering Outgrows Doctrine

From Africa’s AIDS crisis to Gaza’s devastation – when reality demands more than explanation Be that as it may, there are moments in history when suffering becomes so vast, so visible, that…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/04/202601/04/2026

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