Opinion

If there is an informal economy in this country, who runs it? Every country has an informal economy, and Sri Lanka’s is particularly large. Around 5.5 million of the 8.2 …

The Government is in a dilemma on allowing foreign research vessels into Sri Lanka waters. Sources from the United Nations local office and Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry last week said …

If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpowers on more equal …

From the legacy of odious debt to climate reparations and tricontinental unity, a new era of resistance and people-led development rooted in the unfinished project of decolonisation As the world …

How is the economy performing if the Stock Market is doing well — the CSE hit an all-time high this week — and if all other indicators that people commonly …

Since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected in September 2024, he has made four State visits: first to India, then to China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam. This …

Corruption has long plagued Sri Lanka’s public sector, draining state coffers, undermining governance, and contributing to the catastrophic economic bankruptcy that gripped the nation by 2022. The rise of the …

The NEXT apparel fiasco has focused attention on issues of Unionisation and job-security. Apparently, the two issues seem to be severely at odds in Sri Lanka. If recent reports are …

A Government-appointed village officer or popularly known as Grama Niladhari was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this week in the Jaffna district. He …

It is tragic that even after 76 years of Independence, Sri Lankan rice farmers are still mired in a Government subsidy-dependent economy. They have had to face many problems in …