Opinion
From conflict to compassion: Buddhist clergy and peace marches
By Chanakya At some of the most difficult periods in Sri Lanka’s modern history, members of the Maha Sangha, the Buddhist monastic community,...
Between fear and opportunity: Sri Lanka’s India dilemma
By Milinda Moragoda Sri Lanka is once again at a moment of crisis – shaped by economic uncertainty, energy insecurity, and the aftershocks...
The real 75-year curse: Sri Lanka’s neoliberal confusion
By Kusum Wijetilleke Through articles and interviews across various fora and media, including this column, I have argued that Sri Lanka’s International Monetary...
Why increasing female labour force participation is critical for Sri Lanka
By Cathrine Weerakkody Sri Lanka presents a familiar but increasingly costly paradox. The country has near-universal female literacy, strong educational outcomes for women,...
The ‘Mangala’ signature in my life
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray If all hadn’t been overturned – delivering an unrecognisable landscape five years ago – it is quite likely that...
Five years have passed, but he’s still remembered
By Rohan Samarajiva Mangala Samaraweera passed away in 2021. Had he lived, he’d be 70 on the 21st of April. What is the...
Preparedness is necessary, opportunism is not
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray We have been taught to ‘strike while the iron is hot.’ It makes sense. One presses one’s advantage. This...
Seven years on: Justice delayed, promises on trial
By Chanakya Seven years after the horror of the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka finds itself caught between remembrance and reckoning. The coordinated...
