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Category: OPINIONS

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…

byEditor16/06/202624/08/2026
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
Sri Lanka Neutrality Reimagined: Disengagement Vs Balance Engagement
FeatureFEATUREDOPINIONSPOLITICS

Sri Lanka Neutrality Reimagined: Disengagement Vs Balance Engagement

“President explains Sri Lanka’s decision to reject Iranian Naval and US aircraft requests” – Daily Mirror In explaining the Government’s…

byILanka Admin20/03/2026
Rs 100 in the Market: Growth Dreams or Today’s Earnings?
BUSINESSFeatureOPINIONS

Rs 100 in the Market: Growth Dreams or Today’s Earnings?

JKH Yield will be Rs 2.65 per Rs 100 A glance at the valuation table of several leading companies listed…

byILanka Admin15/03/2026
SEC enforcement is unlawful, unnecessary and not essential for Market Confidence
BUSINESSLEGAL ISSUESOPINIONS

SEC enforcement is unlawful, unnecessary and not essential for Market Confidence

The debate at the Bar Association of Sri Lanka’s Capital Market Symposium has rightly drawn national attention. When senior practitioners…

byILanka Admin03/03/2026

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NEWSLINE BY FARAZ 25.09.2026

byTeam Independent 25/09/202625/09/2026
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260 Years. Now We Know Who Got What.

byTeam Independent 24/09/202624/09/2026
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22A: So Who Exactly Gets Two More Years?

byTeam Independent 24/09/202624/09/2026
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Anojan: The Humanitarian Appeal Has Now Reached the Maldives

byTeam Independent 24/09/202624/09/2026
POLITICS

Namal Stays in Remand: Now Until September 30

byTeam Independent 24/09/202624/09/2026
ECONOMY

The IMF Came. The IMF Left. The Seventh Review Is Not Done.

byTeam Independent 24/09/202624/09/2026

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