Month: February 2026
GR era former CID Director arrested over travel bans
Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) W. Tillakaratne was arrested on Monday (9) by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in...
Energy Minister and accountability on subpar coal purchase
By Kusal Perera Why was Saman Ekanayake, former Secretary to ex-President Ranil Wickramasinghe arrested by the CID and remanded by Colombo Fort Magistrate...
Digitalisation without rights protections
By Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa OverviewInternational actors funding Digital Public Infrastructure in post-conflict societies risk creating surveillance systems whilst pursuing economic inclusion. Drawing on...
Speaker’s fate hangs on the outcome of CIABOC probe
In the wake of opposition criticism over the Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, continuing in office amid an inquiry by the Commission...
System change needed in Malaiyagam
By Dr. Jehan Perera The impact of cyclone Ditwah was asymmetric. The rains and floods affected the Central Hills more severely than the other parts...
Sri Lanka appoints first advisory council for event management industry
Sri Lanka has appointed its first-ever advisory council to develop the event management industry, a sector recognised as one of the country’s leading...
Lost in translation: When language impedes justice
By Methmalie Dissanayake “Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says,...
Community credit at a crossroads under proposed Micro Finance Bill
By Shabeer Mohamed Seventy-seven year old P.G. Ariyadasa lives in Chandanapokuna, Hingurakgoda. He came to the area at the age of twenty-five, when...
A republic without a roadmap
At 78 years of independence, Sri Lanka stands as a nation rich in potential yet chronically poor in direction. Sri Lanka’s is not...
Analysis of significant concerns on the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill
By Center for Policy Alternatives The draft Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (Bill) was published on the website of the Ministry...
