THE BIG PICTURE
Recently renamed COVID-19 by the WHO, the coronavirus is causing havoc in most parts of the world. Parts of China and some regions
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
The taped conversations of Ranjan Ramanayake with an assortment of persons have provided the general public with an unexpected
IMPEACHMENT SCANDALS
There were whistleblowers and subpoenas, government leaks and dirty tricks, and an angry president lashing out at his critics. It was
DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
When did you last consult a doctor or undergo a health screening? How traditional was the process? Did you sit for hours in the doctor’s
ENERGY CRISIS
Dry weather and power cuts in Sri Lanka… it’s a tale as old as time itself. As the mercury rises in the early part of each year, citizen
STATE OF THE NATION
The past month proved we live in the best of times, the worst of times. In this ‘tale of two cities,’ there are as many types of citizens
THE BIG PICTURE
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s first two and a half months in high office have been marked by simplicity, a hands-on modus operandi
POWER SHARING
Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority Sinhalese seemed to have overwhelmingly placed their trust in Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the recent
THE LEARNING CURVE
The pros and cons of technology is a debate that has persisted for decades. As much as the debate has persisted across generations, the power of this
DIGITAL SECURITY
This is the month of Independence Day celebrations with patriotism running high across the island. We may even congratulate ourselves for living in an
STATE OF THE NATION
February in our isle is a time of heady ideas. Freedom is in the air, fresh from the febrile hopes of the New Year
AVIATION INDUSTRY
Barring the fallout from the tragic circumstances that followed on the heels of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 and political instability
THE BIG PICTURE
When an emerging markets expert cum high profile investor says “Sri Lanka can re-achieve eight percent growth if the right policies
STATE OF THE NATION
It’s 2020 and all is well. Two months since a technocratic president was handed a celebrated mandate to drive a unique vision for national development.
REFORM AGENDA
Sri Lanka has a new government that came into power amid heightened popular expectations of reforms
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
And finally, it’s here! In the past, 2020 has been referenced as a seemingly far-off milestone whether it’s
AIR QUALITY
Towards the latter part of 2019, Sri Lanka may have got a glimpse into the future – a rather foggy one at that. It was reported that air quality in several
BIOMETRIC BOMBSHELL
Surveillance is no longer a pastime that’s limited to totalitarian regimes; it’s being practised by private entities that keep a watchful eye
THE BIG PICTURE
Ared-letter day was 18 November – for business and investor sentiment. The stock market shored up to a highpoint
STATE OF THE NATION
We are a capstone in a key arch over the Indian Ocean from East Africa’s littoral in the West to Southeast Asian archipelagos to our East. It is emblematic