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SRI LANKA THIS WEEK: What happened. What mattered. What comes next.
6–12 September 2026 THE WEEK IN A MINUTE Sri Lanka’s political and institutional landscape became considerably more charged this week as the Government...
Numbers don’t lie: The contradictions that undermine the NPP
By Vox Civis What begins as a scandal in sunny Sri Lanka, rarely remains confined to a single ministry. Today, one such scandal...
SJB accuses Govt of corruption in coal imports, vows legal action
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has issued a strongly worded statement alleging large-scale corruption in the country’s coal import process, claiming...
Govt withholds Rs. 9 billion over substandard coal imports, says Minister
The Sri Lankan government has withheld more than Rs. 9 billion in payments to a coal supplier following concerns over substandard shipments, according...
A vote won, a nation lost: The moral collapse behind the coal controversy
By Vox Civis Parliament last Friday (10) witnessed yet another familiar spectacle of a no-confidence motion debated, defended, defeated, and, in the process,...
When power meets accountability
What Sri Lanka’s government must do when a minister faces criminal charges By Lionel Bopage In any democracy, power and accountability are inseparable....
Ranasinghe Premadasa’s example for AKD and JVP/NPP
By Chanakya The role of English proficiency in governance and diplomacy has long been a significant factor in Sri Lanka’s political landscape. The...
Caught in the crossfire: Sri Lanka’s strategic dilemma
By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s recent political history has been shaped as much by warning as by hope. In the run-up to the...
