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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
KAPILA CHANDRASENA, CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THE COUNTRY THAT STOPPED TRUSTING ITS SYSTEMS
EDITORIALFEATURED

KAPILA CHANDRASENA, CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THE COUNTRY THAT STOPPED TRUSTING ITS SYSTEMS

Be that as it may, the death of former Kapila Chandrasena was always likely to trigger something beyond ordinary public…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/05/202609/05/2026
A Generation For Sale: Inside Sri Lanka’s Expanding Drug Economy
FEATURED

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
AKD’S “10 CASES” COMMENT TRIGGERS POLITICAL FIRESTORM
FEATUREDPOLITICS

AKD’S “10 CASES” COMMENT TRIGGERS POLITICAL FIRESTORM

PRESIDENT’S MAY DAY REMARKS SPARK DEBATE OVER SEPARATION OF POWERS, PROSECUTORIAL INDEPENDENCE AND POLITICAL MESSAGING Be that as it may,…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/05/202604/05/2026
MAY DAY 2026 : BIG CROWDS. BIG NOISE. BIGGER QUESTIONS
EDITORIALFEATURED

MAY DAY 2026 : BIG CROWDS. BIG NOISE. BIGGER QUESTIONS

Be that as it may, May Day 2026 across Sri Lanka felt less like a traditional workers’ commemoration and more…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/05/202604/05/2026
NDB Bank: Changes Auditors, Board Member Resigns – And the Questions Are Getting Louder
FEATURED

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
The NDB Cover-Up? How Long Did They Know?
CORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The NDB Cover-Up? How Long Did They Know?

WAS THIS ‘MERELY’ A FRAUD – OR DID THE PUBLIC WITNESS THE EARLY STAGES OF A CORPORATE COVER-UP? The crisis…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/04/202630/04/2026
The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown
BUSINESSCORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) settlement with Musthaq Mohamed Fuad raises fresh questions over transparency, selective disclosure…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/202628/04/2026
The Man Who Taught Private Television to Speak Freely: The Shan Wickremesinghe Story
FEATURED

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

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