Opinion

How have successive Sri Lankan Governments deliberated on the issue of treatment of Sri Lankans of the Islamic faith? Why is it an important question anyway? It is significant because …

Sri Lanka is set to welcome another visit from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first week of next month. This will mark the first visit by a world …

The latest data from the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) show that Sri Lanka’s economy grew by five percent in 2024, reversing two years of contraction. However, while the …

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer this week Leader of the House and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Ratnayake shared his insights on the …

Attempts at glib talk didn’t work for the former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe when he was interviewed by Mehdi Hasan the enfant terrible of Al Jazeera. It seemed that …

Two major incidents shook Sri Lanka last week. The first was the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital, which led to island-wide protests by medical officers demanding …

Colombo’s selection of partners for weapons and training will be a significant strategic decision for the NPP Government: The Government has allocated Rs 442 billion (around US$1.5 billion) for the …

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said he is encouraged by the current Government’s commitment to continuing economic policies that have helped maintain stability. However, in an interview with the Sunday …

Former Presidents may not have envisioned the country as a garrison state, but during the tenure of some of them, we almost ended up as one. We organised ourselves around …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week came up with some significant comments on Sri Lanka’s economic policies. The comments came at a virtual media briefing after the global lender …