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The Enemy Within?
Prison officer arrested over alleged drug supply to Magazine Prison as Sri Lanka’s prison crisis raises an increasingly uncomfortable question: if narcotics are getting behind…
Politics
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When Does a Warning Become a Threat?
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam arrested after remarks concerning the Police Chief, then released on bail - raising questions about…
New Passports Under Scrutiny After Quality Claims
Opposition MP says Sri Lankan travellers have encountered problems overseas; Government rejects allegations over the quality of the newly issued…
Sri Lanka keeps regaining control of its prisons. So why does the next one keep erupting?
From Negombo to Mahara, Magazine Prison, Kuruwita and Pallansena, the question is no longer simply why prisoners are rioting. It…
22A Is Now in Black and White
Government gazettes constitutional amendment extending judges’ retirement ages - the argument now moves from policy to Parliament, and perhaps ultimately…
Expose
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THE AIRBUS SFO CASE
HOW A GLOBAL AVIATION GIANT BECAME ENTANGLED IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS Be that as it may, the Airbus corruption investigation pursued…
Business
From Port City to What Next?
Chinese construction giant CCCC tells President Dissanayake it wants to expand investment into renewable energy, logistics and digital services as Colombo seeks to turn its…
Economy
1.4 Million Tourists – But Show Us the Money
Sri Lanka crosses another impressive arrivals milestone, but the more important measure may be how long visitors stay, how much they spend and how much…
