One Million Cases – 1,000,000 – But Where are They?
Opposition challenges the case-backlog argument for extending judges’ retirement ages, but the more important question is whether keeping superior court…
Author: Team Independent
Who Knew What and When?
Human Rights Commission summons senior officials as repeated unrest turns Sri Lanka’s prison crisis from a security problem into a…
Justice – But Not the Gallows
Cardinal Ranjith’s opposition to capital punishment following the Easter Sunday verdicts raises a difficult question: how should a State punish…
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…
Reserves Edge Higher – But the Rupee Tells Another Story
Sri Lanka’s official reserves rose to US$6.59 billion in July, offering another measure of stability – although continuing pressure on…
Government Does Come with a Limited Warranty
From digital nomads and diminishing tourist stays to overcrowded prisons and repeated outbreaks of unrest, governing requires looking at the…
Digital Nomads: Has Sri Lanka Set the Bar Too Low? USD 22/Day
“All the Twos – 22” but its not Bingo! Former Deputy Tourism Minister Faizer Musthapha questions whether a visa that…
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…
Exports Cross US$9 Billion – Now for the Harder Half
An 8 per cent first-half increase provides welcome evidence of recovery, but Sri Lanka’s bigger challenge is turning a rebound…
Blocked – But are They Really Gone?
Sri Lanka moves against unlicensed online gambling sites, but technology may make blocking them considerably easier than keeping them blocked…
