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Politics

Who guards the Guardians?

When the State becomes the Party By Vox Civis There are moments in a nation’s life when a warning must be heeded not...

Opinion

14 spots up, but corruption still runs deep

By Madhusha Thavapalakumar Sri Lanka has climbed 14 spots in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), inching its score from 32 to 35...

Opinion

Security and freedom: Counter terrorism legislation in Sri Lanka

By Professor G. L. Peiris Civilisations since the dawn of history have engaged in search for the right balance between security and liberty...

Opinion

Rebuilding Sri Lanka’s farming after Ditwah: A reform agenda, not a repair job

By Vimlendra Sharan Three months after Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka in late November 2025, the headlines have moved on. In many...

Opinion

Privilege dressed as policy

There are few symbols more telling of Sri Lanka’s uneasy relationship with reform than the duty-free vehicle permit. It began decades ago as...

News Feature

Railways looking at addressing the human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka Railways, which has been exploring solutions to resolve the increasing number of elephants being knocked down by trains, have commenced installing...

News Feature

Supreme Court issues notice on former Presidents

The Supreme Court has ordered that notices be issued to several former and current state officials in connection with a Fundamental Rights petition...

News Feature

AKD meets estate workers as Jeevan slams Govt over wage agreement

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) yesterday (11) met with plantation workers in the Nuwara Eliya district and held a cordial discussion with community...

News Feature

Re-opening school after military handover

Teaching activities at the Ramakrishna Mission school in Batticaloa resumed on Tuesday (10), following the handover of the grounds back for educational purposes. ...

News Feature

Sri Lanka prepares to re-apply for EU’s GSP trade facility

Sri Lanka has recently expressed interest in re-applying for the European Union’s (EU’s) GSP trade facility during a meeting between Foreign Minister Vijitha...