Year: 2025
Adanis face ouster in Sri Lanka too – Analysis
By P. K. Balachandran The populist Dissanayake government has cancelled a major wind power project given to the Adanis in 2024 and appointed...
President tells his MPs to answer phone calls
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has advised all government politicians to answer every telephone call they receive at every possible opportunity. Answer calls from...
Rs. 100 billion lost due to taxes favourable to Tobacco Company – ADIC
The state has lost around Rs. 100 billion of excise revenue in the past five years or so as a result of indecisions...
Musk, MrBeast, Larry Ellison – Who might buy TikTok?
Jimmy Donaldson – aka MrBeast – was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy...
Farmers under fire: The fertilizer subsidy dilemma in paddy pricing
The debate surrounding the pricing of paddy in Sri Lanka has taken center stage as Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karanarathna pointed out...
Adani Group says Sri Lanka wind power projects not cancelled
The Adani Group’s wind power projects in Sri Lanka have not been cancelled, a company spokesperson said on Friday, after some reports said...
HRCSL unhappy over detention conditions of Rohingya Muslims
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has observed that the Rohingya migrants detained in a military camp are being treated like...
Sri Lanka needs a growth plan to avoid another crisis
By Dirk Willem te Velde & Ganeshan Wignaraja Sri Lanka’s experience offers valuable lessons for middle-income countries grappling with post-Covid debt distress. While...
Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Police spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said Yoshitha was...
Tamils seek restoration of “Jaffna” in cultural centre name
Two senior Tamil politicians from Jaffna have written to the Indian consulate officials expressing their deep anguish and disappointment over the arbitrary renaming...
