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Category: TOP STORY

Modiji’s Call Resonates in Sri Lanka
POLITICSTOP STORY

Modiji’s Call Resonates in Sri Lanka

When India Starts Speaking the Language of Sacrifice, Colombo Should Listen Very Carefully Be that as it may, governments do…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/05/202611/05/2026
Faizer Musthapha’s Derivative Action Questions Deloitte India’s Role in NDB Fraud Investigation as Forensic Auditor
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Faizer Musthapha’s Derivative Action Questions Deloitte India’s Role in NDB Fraud Investigation as Forensic Auditor

The derivative action now placed before the Commercial High Court over the NDB Bank Rs. 13.2 billion fraud may prove…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/05/202611/05/2026
THE DEATH OF KAPILA CHANDRASENA:
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THE DEATH OF KAPILA CHANDRASENA:

A LIFE, A CONTROVERSY, A WARNING FOR SRI LANKA’S STATE ENTERPRISE CULTURE Be that as it may, the death of…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/05/202609/05/2026
NDB Bank Fraud: Good bye Joe “All the money may be gone”
BUSINESSTOP STORY

NDB Bank Fraud: Good bye Joe “All the money may be gone”

ONCE BILLIONS ENTER THE CRYPTO SHADOW SYSTEM, RECOVERY BECOMES A RACE MOST VICTIMS LOSE One of the harshest realities surrounding…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/05/202604/05/2026
THE KING WHO COULD NOT AFFORD TO STAY HOME
TOP STORYWORLD

THE KING WHO COULD NOT AFFORD TO STAY HOME

CHARLES III’S HIGH-RISK AMERICAN VISIT BECOMES A TEST OF DIPLOMACY, SECURITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE “SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP” Be that…

bySienna De Silva02/05/2026
NDB RESTATES ITS ACCOUNT: SHAREHOLDER EQUITY TAKES A HIT
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NDB RESTATES ITS ACCOUNT: SHAREHOLDER EQUITY TAKES A HIT

Net Asset Value (Shareholders Funds) falls to Rs 78 bn from previous 86 bn causing 12% loss to shareholders. Loss…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/05/202602/05/2026
PARLIAMENT CALLS. TREASURY SAYS “NOT TOMORROW.”
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PARLIAMENT CALLS. TREASURY SAYS “NOT TOMORROW.”

COPF Summons Treasury Secretary Over Missing USD 2.5 Million As Constitutional Questions Begin To Surface Be that as it may,…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/04/202630/04/2026
Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?
SPORTSTOP STORY

Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

SPECULATION SWIRLS AROUND ERAN WICKRAMARATNE AS SRI LANKA CRICKET FACES ANOTHER TURNING POINT Be that as it may, the resignation…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/04/202629/04/2026
HEADLESS AIRLINE AS HILL NOT ACCEPTED CHAIRMANSHIP APPOINTMENT
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HEADLESS AIRLINE AS HILL NOT ACCEPTED CHAIRMANSHIP APPOINTMENT

SriLankan Airlines may now be flying without a cockpit at board level. NewsLine learns that although aviation veteran Peter Hill…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/04/202627/04/2026
NDB Bank Fraud: Institutional Failure or a Planned Conspiracy of a Mastermind?
FEATUREDTOP STORY

NDB Bank Fraud: Institutional Failure or a Planned Conspiracy of a Mastermind?

Sri Lanka has never seen anything quite like this. 13.2 billion in rupees. Vanished. Roughly two thousand six hundred transactions,…

byEditor21/04/202622/04/2026

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ISRAELI EXPANSION POLICY AT PLAY IN THE LEBANON – WHILST THE DEMOCRATIC WORLD IS DEAF AND BLIND

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Modiji’s Call Resonates in Sri Lanka

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Faizer Musthapha’s Derivative Action Questions Deloitte India’s Role in NDB Fraud Investigation as Forensic Auditor

byFaraz Shauketaly 11/05/202611/05/2026
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Call Mounts for Forensic Audit of All Banks Under Central Bank Supervision Following NDB Fraud

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