THE BIG PICTURE
The private sector has woken up! And it is speaking out like never before! Meanwhile, the jury is out on whether the likes of the Employers
CULTURE OF IMPUNITY
Sri Lanka is facing an uncertain future in the year ahead. Its foreign reserves have never been so low – in fact, the threat of defaulting
THE RULE OF LAW
Mobilising people’s emotions – whether by religion or ethnic nationalism – to gain and retain power is like sowing the wind
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
For myriad reasons, 2021 has been far from sunshine and rainbows for Sri Lanka. However, the catchy anthem Manike Mage Hithe is one
OMICRON WARNING
At the rate that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating, one wonders whether the WHO will run out of Greek letters to allocate to the different variants
MISINFORMATION PANDEMIC
It’s a brand-new year! And here’s hoping that we’ll hear less about the pandemic… and more on economic recoveries, travel, education
THE BIG PICTURE
Sri Lankans celebrated their newfound freedom (from the clutches of pandemic ridden restrictions on their mobility)
STATE OF THE NATION
The mystery of exploding gas cylinders kept the authorities at bay, and users at home and in eateries wary, not long ago…regarding
THE BIG PICTURE
Whether or not one supports or opposes the incumbent government, it is no secret that Sri Lanka is grappling with multiple crises
COVID-19 FALL OUT
We may well be speaking for most of us by saying we haven’t been feeling like ourselves since the outbreak of COVID-19. A shadow
STATE OF THE NATION
Aquatrain in Dhammapada characterises our blessed isle’s welfare as being conditional. So when a brace of these crumble
COP26 MEETING
Most of the world’s citizens had very little hope that any positive outcomes would emerge as result of an overrated and overhyped
LEGAL REFORMS
The appointment of a presidential task force to take the One Country, One Law concept forward has generated a divisive debate
THE BIG PICTURE
One doesn’t have to be famous to live the red carpet moment – not here in Sri Lanka, which has one for the infamous too! In early September, the powers
THE PANDORA PAPERS
Pandora in Greek mythology had a box that once opened, and unleashed all manner of misery and evil known to humankind. The ancient myth has yet again
STATE OF THE NATION
Sri Lanka stares into the bankruptcy abyss whilst battling economic and sociopolitical fires, and whether it’ll survive is a matter of conjecture. Let the monetary
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
The significance of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York City was his use of the allocated time to outline the
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Nothing could have prepared the world for the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the WHO on 11 March last year. It literally brought the world to a stop as countries
THE BIG PICTURE
The headline news in the mainstream media in these crisis ridden times not only reflects an economy off the rails but the
STATE OF THE NATION
A country on the brink of disaster cannot afford the luxury of reflection. Or so its citizens and governors may feel or think. Yet
