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Kavantissa Is Dead. Sri Lanka Has an Elephant Conservation Plan. Who Is Accountable for the Results?
The death of one of Sri Lanka’s best-known wild tuskers has exposed troubling questions about conservation policy, institutional responsibility and the unequal burden imposed on…
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THEMA COLLECTION OPENS ITS 17TH PROPERTY. ‘DEEWARA’ IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN ANOTHER HOTEL
Today, one of Sri Lanka’s most distinctive home-grown hotel groups formally opens Deewara at Mawella, just outside Tangalle. Thema Collection’s 17th property takes its name…
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Political Colours, Economic Numbers
When it comes to the economy, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is apparently the very model of political non-partisanship. According to…
Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Law: Who Gains More Power, Who Must Declare Their Wealth, and What Did Parliament Change?
Sri Lanka’s newly enacted Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act introduces significant changes to the country’s corruption-fighting machinery. But behind the administrative improvements…
Maithripala Sirisena Says He Was Misled Over Gnanasara Pardon. Who Was Actually Responsible? Importantly Who Believes Sirisena?
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has attributed defects in his controversial presidential pardon of Galagodaaththe Gnanasara to officials at the Presidential…
Sri Lanka’s Two-Thirds Problem. Are We Electing Governments or Creating Electoral Dictatorships?
The NPP commands 159 seats in Parliament, giving President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s administration the constitutional strength to reshape important institutions.…
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Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Drive. Who Investigates the Investigators?
The government’s proposal to establish Bribery Commission offices in all nine provinces promises to bring anti-corruption investigations closer to the public. But expanding investigative powers…
Business
HSBC’s Possible Exit. Are 3,500 Sri Lankan Jobs Really at Risk?
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has raised concerns that HSBC’s Global Service Centre could relocate operations to the Philippines by December 2027. The suggestion remains unconfirmed,…
Economy
Who Pays for the Flour Hike? The Price of Daily Survival in Sri Lanka
A Rs. 13 increase in imported wheat flour has prompted a Rs. 5 rise in the price of parathas and egg roti. For millions already…
