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The Fraud Is Now Rs 13.64 Billion. How Did This Happen Inside NDB?
The forensic investigation into the fraud at National Development Bank has produced its final number: Rs 13.64 billion. Customers have not lost their money and…
Corporate Voice
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Sri Lanka Doesn’t Need Another Craft Revival. It Needs a Creative Economy
Sri Lanka's most effective craft campaign of the year may not have come from a trade fair, export pavilion or government promotion. In recent weeks,…
Politics
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Ranil Returns to Court Tomorrow. This Time the Attorney General’s Answer Matters
The investigation into more than Rs 16.6 million in State expenditure associated with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 2023 visit to…
Namal is Already Remanded Until October 13. Tomorrow He Faces Another Airbus Decision
One court yesterday refused bail to Namal Rajapaksa in the Airbus bribery case and remanded him until October 13. Tomorrow…
Overseas Sri Lankans May Finally Get the Vote. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Sri Lanka is moving towards allowing its citizens overseas to vote without flying home. The principle sounds straightforward. Making it…
Sri Lanka Goes to the UN to Talk About Restoring Trust. Trust Begins at Home
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has taken Sri Lanka’s message to the United Nations under a General Assembly theme built around…
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From 0.1% to 1%, From 1% to 10%, and $1.57 Million Disappears
Evidence before the Presidential Commission says critical coal specifications were altered between tender and contract - leaving Sri Lanka with US$1.575 million in excess payments…
Business
SRI LANKA’S AI MIRAGE: ARE WE BUILDING AN INDUSTRY OR JUST THE ILLUSION OF ONE?
Sri Lanka has AI strategies, conferences, advisers, digital platforms and product launches. But where are the companies, intellectual property, infrastructure, exports and new national income?…
Economy
No Property Tax In 2027. So What Exactly Have We Agreed With the IMF?
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says there will be no property tax in the 2027 Budget. Homeowners may welcome that. But Sri Lanka’s IMF programme contemplated…
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