Month: December 2025
Sajith makes a strong push for SJB-UNP alliance
By Chanakya Taking charge of SJB-UNP talks, Sajith meets with a group of progressive senior UNPers led by Ruwan Wijewardena Sajith requests Ruwan...
Defining moment: India overtakes Japan to become fourth largest economy
By TOI Business Desk In a major feat, India has moved past Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in nominal GDP terms,...
Forests and water: Understanding an urgent crisis
Part 2 By Lionel Bopage In lieu of an introduction This month, Sri Lanka will endure exceptionally adverse weather conditions. Based on preliminary...
The silent exit of Sri Lanka’s youth
By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake Physically here, emotionally elsewhere Sri Lanka’s young people are not all queueing at embassies or rushing to catch flights...
Rise and fall of Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female PM
By Arafatul Islam Khaleda Zia, who served as prime minister of Bangladesh for three terms, died on Tuesday morning at the age of 80. Zia and her...
Forests: The lifeline we cannot afford to lose
Part 1 By Lionel Bopage Think of a future where breathing becomes difficult, water sources vanish, and wildlife gradually disappears from our planet....
Demographic red flags for the economy
By Rohan Samarajiva Sri Lanka’s most valuable resource is its people. Some will contribute to the economy, either by building enterprises or by...
Vehicle imports & a familiar path to crisis: A cautionary parallel
By Ruisiripala Tennakoon Sri Lanka’s recent policy shift on vehicle imports, while politically popular and superficially comforting to consumers, raises deeper economic concerns...
Moving forward from Ditwah: Understanding the scale, impact and road to recovery
By Hirun Matheesha Rajapaksha The most devastating natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka in decades, Cyclone Ditwah, has forced the country into its...
Sri Lanka’s overseas migration likely to exceed 300,000 again this year
Sri Lanka’s annual overseas migration is likely to exceed 300,000 people again this year, despite earlier expectations of a decline below crisis-era levels,...
