The State Is Collecting Billions More. When Does the Public Get a Dividend?
Tax revenue jumped nearly 26 per cent in the first half of 2026 while Customs continues beating its targets. Fiscal…
Category: ECONOMY
The Taxman Is Collecting – Now Show Us What We Get for It
Government revenue jumped 27.2 per cent in the first half of 2026. That is good news for the Treasury. For…
Rs 250 Million Later, Who Pays for Sewanagala?
Labour dispute brings production trouble at State-owned sugar producer as losses mount A labour dispute at the State-owned Sewanagala Sugar…
Sri Lanka is Sitting on Gems – Can It Find the $3 Billion?
The Government says Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery industry has export potential exceeding US$3 billion and wants to turn Ratnapura…
Rs 42 Billion Has Gone Digital – Now Put the Rest of Government Procurement There
Sri Lanka’s electronic Government procurement platform has handled almost Rs 42 billion in transactions since 2020 and is heading for…
Tourism Missed the Perahera Lift
Sri Lanka welcomed 191,704 visitors in August, 3.3 per cent fewer than a year earlier. Even the Kandy Esala Perahera…
Foreign Investors Sold Rs. 55.7 Billion More Than They Bought
Foreign selling on the Colombo Stock Exchange has more than doubled in the first eight months of 2026. Yet the…
Their Money. Their Right to Know.
There is something about Rs. 5.5 trillion that ought to concentrate the mind. That is roughly the combined scale of…
What Is Happening at the Eastern Terminal?
Sajith Premadasa alleges delays, conflicts of interest and unauthorised extensions at the Colombo Port project. The allegations now require answers…
Vijay Wants Tamil Nadu to Make the Chips
Semiconductor park, Coimbatore fintech hub and Tiruchy logistics centre form part of ambitious industrial expansion Tamil Nadu is preparing another…
