From Sri Lanka to Norway’s Cabinet
She was born in Sri Lanka and left for Norway as a small child. Today Kamzy Gunaratnam is Norway’s Minister…
Category: OPINIONS
We Only Want What’s Best for You
When does the labour of love actually begin? Somewhere around conception, with the first scan, at birth, or perhaps long…
Sri Lanka Has Set Inflation at 5% for Another Three Years. Inflation Is Already Above It
Sri Lanka has formally retained its 5 percent inflation target for the next three years, with a tolerance band of…
The NPP Promised to Transform Sri Lanka. Did it Underestimate How Hard the System Would Be to Change?
The NPP promised to break with Sri Lanka’s failed political order. Nearly two years later, the harder truth is that…
Regulating NGOs Is Legitimate. Regulating Who May Disagree With Government Is Something Else.
Sri Lanka is working on new legislation governing non-governmental organisations, with the Government citing money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation-financing…
22A: The Court Has Spoken. Today We Learn What It Said.
The Speaker has received the Supreme Court’s determination on the 22nd Amendment. Its expected announcement today will set the terms…
India Has Left. Here Is What We Actually Agreed To
Three defence agreements, upgraded anti-aircraft guns, military training links and an Indian-backed AI laboratory move the relationship beyond ceremonial diplomacy…
Who Commands When the CDS Goes?
Parliament prepares to abolish Chief of Defence Staff post as Indian Defence Minister visits Colombo Parliament is expected to vote…
The Government Does Not Own the Money
Every rupee collected by the State belongs ultimately to the people who earned it. Governments are permitted to spend it,…
Port City – Have We Lost Sight Of the Goalposts?
Sri Lanka created Port City to escape the bureaucracy that has frustrated investment for decades. But questions over transparency, accountability…
