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
“Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:At whatever time the deed took place
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by Durga Velayutham A government emboldened by an overwhelming majority—nay, a supermajority—has now exhumed the controversial Batalanda Commission Report, a document long buried in the annals of political history, only to be
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In an unprecedented move that has left citizens bewildered, the Sri Lankan government has called upon every household to partake in a nationwide wildlife census—an initiative requiring people to step outside at
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Ah, Sri Lanka, the land where logic and governance waltz in opposite directions while the citizens watch in bemused horror. Just when we thought our beloved island had exhausted its supply of
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The monstrous spectacle that has recently unfolded in Sri Lanka’s tuition culture is not merely an aberration of individual pathology but a reflection of the perverted dynamics
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India deliberately delayed the SAARC Summit in Sri Lanka in 1991, a decision that unsettled President Premadasa. Despite his repeated efforts, he failed to secure the Indian Prime Minister’s presence at the
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Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzlement, according to local media reports. The ruling comes after years of legal battles surrounding his time in
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by a Special Defence Affairs Correspondent in Colombo In a landmark statement in Parliament, Sri Lanka’s President emphasized a critical principle: the loyalty of the military should be to the state as
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Al Jazeera’s Head-to-Head presenter Mehdi Hasan and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an interview recorded in February but released last week, dealt with the conclusion of the war against the Liberation Tigers of
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The moral decay of our nation has once again been laid bare with the abhorrent violation of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. A monstrous act of violence has triggered
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NDB Bank marked International Women’s Day by hosting the Araliya Medical Camp, a special event that brought together around 200 Araliya Women’s Account holders at the Bank’s premises on 8 March. This
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has reported a significant inflow of $548.1 million in workers’ remittances for February 2025. This brings the total remittance inflow for the first two months
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Much research has been conducted on the future of Sri Lanka’s tea, rubber, and coconut industries, yielding strategic recommendations and highlighting emerging technologies. Yet, a glaringly basic question remains largely ignored: who
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The recent hullabaloo faced by former president Ranil Wickremesinghe still continues to be a hot topic in many circles. Without focusing on the political content and hara-kiri he committed before the astute
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The only local government institution that the JVP has ever won in Sri Lanka’s local government history is the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha. The JVP secured victory in the Tissa Pradeshiya Sabha during
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