The Bond Boys Who Made Billions in a Falling-Rate Market: Is the Party Over?
Capital Alliance and First Capital face a painful reversal as bond-market volatility exposes the risks behind extraordinary profits COLOMBO —…
Author: Team Independent
Sri Lanka on Weather Alert: Heavy Rains, Flood Threats and a Cyclone Gathering Strength
With rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres forecast in several provinces, flood warnings issued for major river basins and landslide risks mounting,…
IMF Tech Chief Warns Central Banks on AI Risks to Financial System Stability
Delivering a keynote address at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, International Monetary Fund Chief Information Officer Shirin Hamid issued…
Diplomatic Hardware: What Brussels Wants in Exchange for Continued Trade Preferences
Following high-level talks between Sri Lankan parliamentary leadership and the European Parliament in Brussels, the political calculus surrounding Sri Lanka’s…
Frontline Resilience: Women Bear the Brunt and Lead Relief in Global Conflicts
Marking the 81st anniversary of the United Nations, a comprehensive UN global report revealed that women are consistently the first…
The Frailty of Atomic Diplomacy: Why Ditching International Inspectors Invites Global Miscalculation
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi recently took to the podium with the uncomfortable task of reminding the…
Robes, Reasons, and Public Parks: The Prisons Department and the Courts Navigate Sacred Sensitivities
Navigating the intersection where state authority meets ecclesiastical tradition is rarely straightforward in Sri Lanka, but recent developments involving the…
Humanitarian Duty vs. US Sanctions: 40 Iranian Seafarers Rescued off Galle
When emergency medical distress calls echoed over the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at dawn last saturday, the Sri Lanka Navy…
Travel Bans and Bail Bonds: Supreme Court Bars Keheliya and Allies from Fleeing Justice
In a stern judicial reminder that state-sanctioned impunity has its limits, the Supreme Court issued an immediate travel ban on…
Greek Bonds: When Does an Investment Loss Become a Crime, and Why Is Only the Governor in the Dock?
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal faces his third prosecution arising from Sri Lanka’s investment in Greek sovereign bonds.…
