In 2024, after Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President, the Russian Ambassador met with him and delivered a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The message included an invitation to attend the
by Our Correspondent in Washington DC United States has thrown the traps, after making all internal interventions to rise the NPP/JVP government to ascend to power. The Investment Climate Statement for Sri
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If not for former Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala and Ranil Wickremesinghe’s father, Esmond Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara would not have had the opportunity to address the United Nations General Assembly. It was
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo As the United States, India, and China continue to vie for influence in Sri Lanka, Russia has reiterated its interest in establishing a nuclear power plant in
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The Police, the Customs Department, and the political establishment are perceived as the most corruption-prone institutions in Sri Lanka, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Japan is set to provide Sri Lanka with free surveillance drones under its Official Security Assistance (OSA) program, a move aimed at strengthening regional security as concerns
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by Satchi Sithanandan Why Tilvin Silva? Because in this precise historical moment, he is the man of the hour. The criticisms flung against him are not simply unfounded — they are envenomed
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor New Delhi’s latest parliamentary and naval strategy documents, published mid last month, have delivered an unusually blunt assessment of Sri Lanka’s place in India’s Indian Ocean calculus.
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The last night tragedy at the Na Uyana Aranya Senasana in Kurunegala is not merely an unfortunate accident; it is a stark reminder of the perilous neglect and systemic indifference that continue
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HSBC Sri Lanka has agreed to sell its retail banking business to Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) in a landmark deal valued at LKR 18 billion. The transaction, announced today, includes HSBC’s
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As the US, India and China compete for influence over Sri Lanka’s energy sector, Russia has reiterated its interest in establishing a nuclear power plant in the country. The Russian ambassador to
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor There is a certain poetic irony in the life of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor. A man who, when our nation teetered on the
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The personal fortune of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has come under intense public scrutiny following a full declaration of his assets and liabilities to the Commission to Investigate
More The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections. There is room for wider disclosure
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When Mahinda Rajapaksa became President of Sri Lanka in 2005, the country faced two critical challenges: bringing an end to the long-running civil conflict and addressing decades of underinvestment in infrastructure. While
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X-Press Feeders, the former operator of the ill-fated container ship X-Press Pearl, has announced it is pausing payouts tied to what is now recognized as Sri Lanka’s largest environmental disaster. The decision
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