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Derivative Action Against NDB Raises Serious Questions Over Maintainability Before Commercial High Court
FEATUREDLEGAL ISSUESOPINIONS

Derivative Action Against NDB Raises Serious Questions Over Maintainability Before Commercial High Court

The derivative action filed against National Development Bank PLC (“NDB”), its Board of Directors and external auditors Ernst & Young has now evolved into…

byEditor12/05/202612/05/2026
Call Mounts for Forensic Audit of All Banks Under Central Bank Supervision Following NDB Fraud
BUSINESSFEATURED

Call Mounts for Forensic Audit of All Banks Under Central Bank Supervision Following NDB Fraud

Growing public concern over the reported Rs. 13.2 billion fraud linked to NDB Bank has intensified calls for the Central Bank of Sri…

byEditor10/05/202610/05/2026
A Generation For Sale: Inside Sri Lanka’s Expanding Drug Economy
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A Generation For Sale: Inside Sri Lanka’s Expanding Drug Economy

By Kithmi Gunaratne This is not a crisis on the margins. It is a system expanding in plain sight, recruiting…

byEditor05/05/202605/05/2026
From Liquidation to Rehabilitation: The Real Impact of Sri Lanka’s New Insolvency Bill
BUSINESSFEATURED

From Liquidation to Rehabilitation: The Real Impact of Sri Lanka’s New Insolvency Bill

The recent publication of the gazette for the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill marks a significant step in Sri…

byEditor04/05/202604/05/2026
Production-led economy over mere IMF stabilization is a prerequisite for Sri Lanka.
ECONOMY

Production-led economy over mere IMF stabilization is a prerequisite for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is not in stagflation now, but it is exposed to a stagflation-style risk if growth slows while imported inflation…

byEditor04/05/202604/05/2026
NDB Bank: Changes Auditors, Board Member Resigns – And the Questions Are Getting Louder
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NDB Bank: Changes Auditors, Board Member Resigns – And the Questions Are Getting Louder

In corporate Sri Lanka timing is everything. And when a major financial institution quietly changes its external auditors while simultaneously…

byEditor02/05/202602/05/2026
NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

A Rare Gesture Of Accountability In A System Increasingly Short On It Be that as it may, in a corporate…

byEditor29/04/202629/04/2026
Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

Lanka Data Net (LDN) and Chat2Find have collaborated to create Sri Lanka’s first intelligent AI layer for accessing public data,…

byEditor29/04/202629/04/2026
The Man Who Taught Private Television to Speak Freely: The Shan Wickremesinghe Story
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The Man Who Taught Private Television to Speak Freely: The Shan Wickremesinghe Story

Every country has a handful of individuals who quietly alter the direction of an industry so profoundly that, years later,…

byEditor27/04/202627/04/2026
How Government suffered a loss of Rs 6 Billion because of NDB Fraud
ECONOMY

How Government suffered a loss of Rs 6 Billion because of NDB Fraud

The financial implications of the alleged irregularities at National Development Bank PLC (NDB) extend far beyond the institution itself. While the immediate…

byEditor23/04/202623/04/2026

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