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Sri Lanka’s NEET youth: The missing link in economic recovery
By Chellappah Gnanaganeshan As Sri Lanka continues its path towards economic recovery, one critical challenge remains insufficiently addressed: the large and persistent number...
IFC invests $166 million in three Sri Lankan banks to support businesses
Reinforcing its longstanding commitment to Sri Lanka’s private sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced...
Moral duty of the Govt to consult parent-teachers prior to closing schools
By Kusal Perera It is now said the JVP/NPP government’s decision to close schools with less than 50 pupils noticed through circular 34/2025,...
The education test facing the NPP
Reform without responsibility By Vox Civis Education has always occupied a uniquely combustible space in Sri Lanka’s political arena. It is not merely...
Abdicating the throne: The slow and subtle death of parliamentary democracy
By Kusum Wijetilleke Across a growing number of democracies, parliamentary systems are failing in a manner that is both subtle and deeply corrosive....
India, middle powers and the emerging global order
For many middle powers, the question now is not whether the old order is fraying, but who has the credibility and reach to...
Ditwah and infrastructure: Resilience or building back better?
By Rohan Samarajiva Risk was always a fact of life. Modern society made us think risks had been eliminated. But risks have only...
Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head...
