Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5 per cent in 2025 as the country continued its recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, but its investment climate remains challenging, with foreign investors reporting policy
On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news that the United States, the country’s single largest export destination, would be applying 44% tariffs. These tariffs will hit Sri
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I was the Security Officer of Naval Base, Trincomalee in month of September 1987. My phone rang. It was Chief of Staff from Naval Headquarters, Colombo. “Ravi, Indian Navy wants some help
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The preliminary report of the Census of Population and Housing 2024 was presented to the President Anura Kumara Disanayake , who is also the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, by
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In a historic move, Sri Lanka declared the Anuradhapura Airbase—a key military installation operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)—as an international airport for a single day to facilitate the departure
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by A Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, the age-old spectacle returns—nay, gallops—onto the national stage with all the subtlety of an elephant in ballet slippers. Behold! The clowns have seized the
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on the editorial from the Sunday Times, Colombo. It offers a critical examination of the recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri
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by a Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, if George Orwell were to rise from the dead and see what’s happening in Sri Lanka today, he’d surely scratch his head in disbelief.
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These are not laws. They are not treaties. They are Memoranda of Understanding—unsigned by Parliament, concealed from the public, and disguised in diplomatic jargon. Yet, their impact threatens to shape Sri Lanka’s
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by Luxman Aravind The English on the grand welcome banners prepared for the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not merely incorrect; it was emblematic. A nation incapable of mustering
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by Durga Velautham in Chennai There comes a moment in the decline of a state when silence ceases to be neutrality and becomes acquiescence. Sri Lanka, once a proud island nation that
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo India, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Eastern Province’s Trincomalee as an
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Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, highlighted the importance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, underscoring that it would further strengthen the growing bilateral relationship between
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by a Special Political Commentator in Colombo Oh, what a time to be alive when someone so profoundly disconnected from reality decides to take up the mantle of “economic expert” and bless
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The proposed hydrographic cooperation agreement between India and Sri Lanka, initiated by the previous regime, has ignited serious debate, with growing concerns over its potential to erode Sri Lanka’s control over its
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Considering the increasing instances of waste dumping and the ongoing deaths and injuries caused by reckless driving—particularly by bus drivers—one cannot help but feel that the much-publicised Clean Sri Lanka initiative has
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