Insight

On May 18, around 9 a.m., scores of people were seen making their way across the narrow road spanning the Nandikadal Lagoon, heading towards Mullivaikkal, a place etched with haunting …

John Keells Auto and China’s Build Your Dreams (BYD) last week entered into an agreement for the launch of BYD’s Denza luxury vehicles in the Sri Lankan market, following the …

Singer Sri Lanka PLC recently unveiled the latest range of Piaggio Apé three-wheelers at a grand launch event held at the Monarch Imperial in Kotte. This marked the full-scale return …

In the rural suburbs of Hiroshima, a Japanese startup is trying to kick start the nation’s electric vehicle market with the smallest, cheapest car it can possibly make. KG Motors …

The 2025 Philippines midterm election, held on May 12, was a significant event in the country’s political history. With a record-breaking voter turnout of approximately 82 percent, Filipinos elected officials …

Economic models that prioritise debt repayment and austerity over social investment deepen inequality and undermine the fabric of Sri Lankan society, said Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations. …

Passed in 2023 with high hopes of bringing much-needed transparency and fairness to the election process, the new campaign finance law has fallen far short of its intended goals. The …

On the early morning of May 11, 2025, a CTB bus travelling from Kataragama to Kurunegala veered off the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road in the Gerandi Ella – …

Sri Lanka’s local governance has deep historical roots, originating from ancient village councils known as Gam Sabhas, which managed local affairs and resolved community disputes. These indigenous systems were disrupted …

When I returned to my hometown near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank in January, the tension was palpable. It reminded me of the Second Intifada, which I witnessed firsthand …