#Sri Lanka
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...
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...
Criticism of Govt.’s intent to establish ‘one-party rule’
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham In recent times, Opposition political circles have been raising criticisms that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the leading party of...
Iranian naval personnel depart Sri Lanka after weeks-long maritime episode
More than 240 Iranian naval personnel who had been temporarily sheltered in Sri Lanka have now departed the island, bringing closure to a...
Women in Sri Lanka’s boards: The glass ceiling persists
By Cathrine Weerakkody Sri Lanka presents a striking paradox. Women consistently outperform men in higher education, with tertiary enrolment at 23% for women...
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,...
The stress we don’t see
By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake There is a kind of tiredness that sleep cannot fix. It is not always because of hard work or...
Bailout or burden? The true cost of the IMF deal for Sri Lanka
By Pulseline News Desk The recent staff-level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lanka marks another step in the island...
