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Policy inconsistency or national psyche

A remark this week about three-wheelers has opened a window into how Sri Lanka thinks about policy. Vocational Education Deputy Minister Nalin H…

Frontier Energy Network takes Sri Lanka oil, gas licensing round to global investors

By Devan Daniel Frontier Energy Network will take Sri Lanka’s newly launched oil and gas licensing round to the international upstream market th…

Govt. moves to cut investment red tape with high-powered Business Facilitation Centre

By Charumini de Silva The Government is moving to establish a National Business Facilitation Centre under the Presidential Secretariat, with the…

BASL raises gratification concern over judges’ tenure extension

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has raised the question of whether the proposed extension of the tenure and related benefits of sitting…

Dilmah targets India with luxury tea lounge expansion

Sri Lanka’s iconic global brand Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company plans to invest more than $1 million initially to establish a premium tea lounge netwo…

US Ambassador Eric Meyer arrives in Sri Lanka, presents credentials

US Ambassador Eric Meyer yesterday presented his credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, marking the formal commencement of his ambas…

Tea exports fall 5% as Middle East disruption hits key markets

Sri Lanka’s tea exports fell sharply in the first seven months of 2026, with Middle East shipping disruptions compounding weaker shipments to se…

Broader base, thinner yield: A compliance gap which requires a fix — what Sri Lanka’s VAT statistics reveal

Sri Lanka’s Value Added Tax (VAT) delivered a record performance in 2025. Net VAT revenue rose to Rs. 1,746.9 billion, reflecting a 33.4% increa…

Second THRIVE PSC meets in Kilinochchi, ensuring gender equality central to district development

Senior Government representatives, development partners and implementing agencies gathered in Kilinochchi on 19 August for the second Project St…

Leaky bucket: Why widening Sri Lanka’s tax base is only half the battle

For many years, widening the tax base has been rightly recognised as one of the most important priorities for Sri Lanka. A country cannot build…

Govt. signals tougher scrutiny of infrastructure investments

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday signalled a more rigorous approach to Sri Lanka’s infrastructure investments, saying projects mu…

Roundtable with Women’s Parliamentary Caucus in Sri Lanka advances talks on financing care economy

In Sri Lanka, as in many countries, unpaid and under-supported care responsibilities continue to fall disproportionately on women, creating barr…

PUCSL resets renewable tariffs, targets 450 MW solar-plus-storage by March 2027

Sri Lanka is placing battery storage at the centre of its next phase of renewable energy expansion, with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri…

Easter Sunday attacks case verdict on 22 Sept.

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar will deliver its verdict on 22 September in the case against 25 accused over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror at…

Fixing digital stethoscope’s blind spot

In my previous column, AI’s next big promise: Tackle inequity issues before using it , I argued that beneath the brilliant veneer of artificial…

Sri Lanka’s journey towards Upper Middle Income Status

Sri Lanka has been reclassified as an upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank Group, according to its latest country income classification…

Turning goodwill into a durable Indo-Lanka partnership

A recent Pew Research Center survey of attitudes towards India across 36 countries found that Sri Lanka had the most favourable view of its gian…

FIU tightens customer due diligence as banks face new compliance regime

Banks and finance companies will face a tighter customer due diligence (CDD) framework requiring continuous transaction monitoring and fresh rev…