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Category: OPINIONS

The Duty to ACT
EASTER TRAGEDYOPINIONS

The Duty to ACT

Yesterday’s judgment against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera will undoubtedly be remembered…

byTeam Independent01/08/202601/08/2026
What Happens Next?
EASTER TRAGEDYFEATUREDOPINIONS

What Happens Next?

Appeals, legal process and why yesterday’s death sentences are not the final chapter COLOMBO, Saturday – Although former Defence Secretary…

byTeam Independent01/08/202601/08/2026
Changing Retirement Ages of Judges – Not an Easy Task, Several Issues
OPINIONS

Changing Retirement Ages of Judges – Not an Easy Task, Several Issues

Changing the retirement age of judges of the Superior Courts is not simply a question of extending careers. It is…

byTeam Independent28/07/202628/07/2026
Nishan Sumanadeera: A Story of Endurance, Leadership, and Unwavering Determination
OPINIONSSPORTS

Nishan Sumanadeera: A Story of Endurance, Leadership, and Unwavering Determination

Success, whether in business or sport, is rarely defined by a single achievement. It is built through resilience, discipline, strategic…

byEditor16/06/202616/06/2026
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
AKD & Co: Ideologically Left in Origin, but Operationally Pragmatic-Centrist with IMF-Constrained Economic Governance
OPINIONSPOLITICS

AKD & Co: Ideologically Left in Origin, but Operationally Pragmatic-Centrist with IMF-Constrained Economic Governance

The most accurate description of the present National People’s Power / AKD administration is probably this: Ideologically left-origin, but operationally…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/04/202627/04/2026
Why Asanga Seneviratne may be the right person for National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka now
FEATUREDOPINIONS

Why Asanga Seneviratne may be the right person for National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka now

The Olympian race is on with one sport administrator in the lead Sport in Sri Lanka today does not merely…

bySienna De Silva23/04/202623/04/2026
“Walk for Peace” or Animal Cruelty? Aloka Controversy Explodes
FEATUREDOPINIONS

“Walk for Peace” or Animal Cruelty? Aloka Controversy Explodes

The proposed “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka, scheduled from April 21 to April 28, 2026, is not a symbolic…

byEditor22/04/202622/04/2026
Unanswered questions in the NDB fraud: How did the System Fail?
FEATUREDOPINIONS

Unanswered questions in the NDB fraud: How did the System Fail?

Was it: Utter incompetence? Reckless negligence? Direct involvement and connivance? Conscious aiding and abetment? The Central Bank, through its Financial…

byEditor10/04/202610/04/2026
Inaction: Sri Lanka’s Most Consistent Policy When Scandal Meets Silence, Governance Becomes Theatre
OPINIONSTOP STORY

Inaction: Sri Lanka’s Most Consistent Policy When Scandal Meets Silence, Governance Becomes Theatre

The Governor, The Board of Directors of NDB Bank and The Auditors are still in place There is a pattern…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/04/202610/04/2026

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