Sri Lanka’s passage of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution marks a significant institutional turning point, but its ultimate value will be judged not merely by the 158 votes that secured i...
Sri Lanka’s economy enters the final week of September with a mixed but increasingly demanding outlook. The week ending September 26 was dominated by the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund ...
Sri Lanka’s political landscape is confronting a generational challenge that cannot be solved merely by changing slogans, colours or campaign posters. A growing number of young people, particularly th...
The ancient mango tree of Kumbukwewa had seen everything from harvests, droughts, elections, promises, to broken promises and politicians who mysteriously became more powerful after losing their power...
Seventeen people were killed and fifteen injured following a shooting at a tavern in Wedela township. The shooting occurred late on Saturday night in Gauteng province, resulting in chaos among the pat...
Sri Lanka’s Government digital-payment drive is entering a more consequential phase. GovPay was introduced to simplify payments to public institutions, but its expanding footprint means that the count...
The departure of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission from Sri Lanka without an immediate staff-level agreement has generated speculation that negotiations may have broken down. However, such...
The Government’s proposed increase in the personal income-tax-free threshold to Rs.200,000 represents more than a promise of tax relief. It could become a critical test of whether Sri Lanka can shift ...
The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is on a four-day trip to France, a secular country with deep Catholic roots, marking the first official papal visit there in nearly two decades
“We are in favour of broadening the representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We support Brazil's and India's candidatures for a permanent seat, and at the same time, I wish to emphasise this...