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Category: TOP STORY

SC Ruling Puts Personal Liability at the Heart of Medical Procurement Scandal
CORRUPTION / EXPOSEMain StoryTOP STORY

SC Ruling Puts Personal Liability at the Heart of Medical Procurement Scandal

Be that as it may, accountability in public office has often been diffused – spread across institutions, diluted by process,…

byEditor31/03/202631/03/2026
CB Governor asserts that deflation has positively impacted Sri Lanka rather than causing harm.
ECONOMYTOP STORY

CB Governor asserts that deflation has positively impacted Sri Lanka rather than causing harm.

According to Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s recent experience with low inflation and a brief period of deflation…

byILanka Admin30/03/202630/03/2026
Trump’s Claim, Tehran’s Denial – and a Market That Moved Before the Words Landed
TOP STORYWORLD

Trump’s Claim, Tehran’s Denial – and a Market That Moved Before the Words Landed

Colombo – A statement from Donald Trump. A denial from Tehran. And markets that appeared to move before either side…

byILanka Admin25/03/2026
Sri Lanka’s Fuel Shock Exposes Deep Economic Fault Lines as Crisis Risks Re-emerge
TOP STORY

Sri Lanka’s Fuel Shock Exposes Deep Economic Fault Lines as Crisis Risks Re-emerge

Sri Lanka’s latest fuel price increase has triggered a renewed wave of anxiety across an already fragile economy, raising serious…

byILanka Admin22/03/2026
Gratitude or geopolitics? Sri Lanka’s Iran–US balancing act
TOP STORY

Gratitude or geopolitics? Sri Lanka’s Iran–US balancing act

Loyalty or livelihood? Iran stood by us – but America buys our future! COLOMBO Should Sri Lanka be more aligned…

byILanka Admin21/03/2026
The Politics of the Sky: Governments – not airlines – decide who flies
EDITORIALMain StoryTOP STORY

The Politics of the Sky: Governments – not airlines – decide who flies

Airlines don’t choose routes. Governments do! COLOMBO Every international flight that departs or lands in a country does so not…

byILanka Admin21/03/202621/03/2026
Trail of Money: Airbus claims return to haunt power – will accountability finally happen?
TOP STORY

Trail of Money: Airbus claims return to haunt power – will accountability finally happen?

Sri Lanka has been here before. The names change, the headlines rotate, the outrage rises – and yet, somehow, the…

byILanka Admin20/03/2026
The Airline That Stopped Bleeding – and Started Thinking
TOP STORY

The Airline That Stopped Bleeding – and Started Thinking

Much respected Sarath Ganegoda urged to stay on by State. “Bureaucracy can be fixed” There are moments in public enterprise…

byILanka Admin19/03/2026
Sri Lanka Fuel Prices Remain Discounted Despite Global Energy Crisis
LocalMain StoryNEWSTOP STORY

Sri Lanka Fuel Prices Remain Discounted Despite Global Energy Crisis

Petrol 95 should be Rs. 420 per Litre whilst Super Diesel Should be more than Rs. 400 per Litre Sri…

byILanka Admin15/03/2026
TRUMP and IRAN Draw Others in as War Escalates
TOP STORYWORLD

TRUMP and IRAN Draw Others in as War Escalates

A full-blown military confrontation has erupted involving the United States and Israel against Iran, significantly widening beyond initial airstrikes. The…

byILanka Admin03/03/2026

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