Sri Lanka Is a Small Country With a Big Heart. How Big?
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath says Sri Lanka is a small country with a big heart. Somewhere beyond our southern coastline,…
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Sri Lanka Has Collected Rs 2.04 Trillion in Taxes -It Is Only September
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has collected Rs 2.04 trillion in the first nine months of 2026, already reaching 85…
Gotabaya Asked the Court to Stop His Arrest. The Court Would Not
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa went to the Court of Appeal seeking protection from arrest and detention in the continuing investigation…
The Central Bank Has Left Rates Alone. Inflation Has Not Returned the Favour.
Sri Lanka’s policy interest rate remains at 8.75 percent while inflation has climbed to 8 percent. The Central Bank believes…
The Fraud Is Now Rs 13.64 Billion. How Did This Happen Inside NDB?
The forensic investigation into the fraud at National Development Bank has produced its final number: Rs 13.64 billion. Customers have…
Rs 1.11 Trillion. That Is How Much Sri Lankans Now Owe Against Their Gold
Bank lending against gold increased by nearly Rs 212 billion in just six months. Pawning may simply reflect higher gold…
Machiavelli Never Knew Sri Lanka. He Might Have Understood Its Politics.
Five centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote a little book about acquiring power, exercising it and, most importantly, keeping it. Sri…
SRI LANKA’S AI MIRAGE: ARE WE BUILDING AN INDUSTRY OR JUST THE ILLUSION OF ONE?
Sri Lanka has AI strategies, conferences, advisers, digital platforms and product launches. But where are the companies, intellectual property, infrastructure,…
The Power of Restraint
Maithri Gunaratne PC says Sri Lanka should worry when the Executive, Parliament and Judiciary appear to converge around one centre…
From November 1, Your TIN Becomes a Key to Everyday Life
Opening a bank account. Getting a credit card. Registering a car, land or even a business. From November 1, Sri…
