Opinion
As tourism surges in Sri Lanka, locals are asking who truly benefits
The island nation hopes to attract over 3 million visitors in 2025, but amid segregation and rising prices, many in the country worry...
A US-China trade war could be catastrophic – What is Trump’s endgame strategy?
The fast-worsening trade war between the United States and China – the planet’s premier geopolitical powers, whose economies are intricately entwined – threatens...
Made in Sri Lanka, taxed in America, and failed by the IMF
By Taniya Silvapulle On 2 April 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, imposing trade measures on partners across the...
Trump’s tariffs could intensify Sri Lanka’s debt crisis
By Shiran Illanperuma On Thursday, April 3, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news that the United States, the country’s single largest...
Sri Lanka: The JVP/NPP’s bogus local government election campaign
By Wasantha Rupasinghe Sri Lanka’s ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) is campaigning for the May 6 local government elections on the...
Why British move to sanction 4 Lankans for war crimes smacks of hypocrisy
By MR Narayan Swamy Britain has become the third Western country to sanction select Sri Lankans for war crimes committed during the civil...
Sri Lankan government proposes phony Truth and Reconciliation Commission
By Rohantha De Silva Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told parliament on March 15 that he had informed the UN Human Rights Council last...
Sri Lanka’s economic reform program is delivering: Keep going for a full recovery
By Peter Breuer and Martha Tesfaye Woldemichael This March marks the mid-point of Sri Lanka’s four-year economic reform program supported by the International...
