Month: February 2026
Enter the Oligarchs: Sri Lanka’s new face of crony capitalism
By Vox Civis It was the late J. R. Jayewardene who once observed with characteristic cynicism, that socialism tends to last only until...
Tax system resting on the wrong shoulders
Sri Lanka has restored a degree of fiscal order, yet the structure of taxation reveals an imbalance that cannot be ignored if economic...
Elections and info disorders: Sri Lanka’s experience holds global significance
By Buddhika Samaraweera Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections took place in an information environment that, at first glance, appeared familiar. Social...
Who pays for SOE dysfunction?
By Rohan Samarajiva It appears that the latest procurement by Lanka Coal caused a direct loss of LKR 7,668.1 million to CEB. This...
New opportunities and a new chapter in UK–Sri Lanka trade
By Andrew Patrick From 1 January 2026, the UK implemented reforms to its trade preference scheme, the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). Sri...
Curated legitimacy in a moral economy
The curious case of Namal Rajapaksa and the Cambridge Union By Kusum Wijetilleke Cancel culture is so passé, very 2010, but the de-platforming...
Capitalism at crossroads
By Kushan Kanishka Kumarasinghe The contemporary world stands at the intersection of two historic crises. The first arises from the internal contradictions of...
Salley’s arrest, detention and debate over undermining national security institutions
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (25) arrested former State Intelligence Service (SIS) head, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, in connection with the...
After the Dutch, Portugal looks at repatriating colonial-era artefacts
Sri Lanka and Portugal have agreed to establish a joint committee to study the repatriation of ancient artefacts taken from the island during...
Learn to lead
By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake The question of whether leaders are born or made has followed humanity for generations, shaping how societies educate youth,...
