The Amazons Are Coming! Sri Lanka Welcomes the World’s Adventurous Women Once Again
More than 250 international participants are heading to Sri Lanka for the eighth edition of Raid Amazones, bringing adventure, international…
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Sri Lanka’s Unit Trust Industry Holds Rs. 586 Billion in Assets as Equity Funds Face Market Correction
Unit trust industry records Rs. 586.4 billion in net asset value, while investor withdrawals exceed inflows by Rs. 7 billion…
The Money Is There. The Work Is Not. Who Is Failing Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has allocated Rs. 1.38 trillion for capital expenditure, yet reported spending has fallen dramatically short of the annual…
Bond-Market Shock Puts Sri Lanka’s Primary Dealers Under Pressure: CALT and First Capital Losses Raise Questions Over Risk and Regulation
Sharp trading losses at Capital Alliance and First Capital highlight the vulnerability of government securities dealers to interest-rate swings, leveraged…
Channel 4 UK Goes to Disney+
WHITHER INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM? DISPATCHES? The financial terms remain undisclosed. The future of investigative programming on Disney+ is unclear. And the…
Namal Rajapaksa “The Crown Prince” Faces 24 Charges Over the Airbus Scandal
Namal Rajapaksa is officially facing a special three-judge High Court tribunal after the state filed 24 charges against him over…
The Bond Boys Who Made Billions in a Falling-Rate Market: Is the Party Over?
Capital Alliance and First Capital face a painful reversal as bond-market volatility exposes the risks behind extraordinary profits COLOMBO —…
Sri Lanka on Weather Alert: Heavy Rains, Flood Threats and a Cyclone Gathering Strength
With rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres forecast in several provinces, flood warnings issued for major river basins and landslide risks mounting,…
Greek Bonds: When Does an Investment Loss Become a Crime, and Why Is Only the Governor in the Dock?
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal faces his third prosecution arising from Sri Lanka’s investment in Greek sovereign bonds.…
LOLC Sets a Dangerous Precedent: Digital Scrutiny Is Not Something to Silence
A corporate reputation cannot be protected by restricting public debate The reported decision by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court to issue…
