Thursday 27th February, 2025 The proposed 15% services export tax exemplifies Sri Lanka’s deceptive taxation policy. The NPP government’s Budget 2025 has listed it as a...
Wednesday 26th February, 2025 The NPP government’s maiden budget was passed with a two-thirds majority at the second reading vote yesterday. It will now go into...
Tuesday 25th February, 2025 The JVP-led NPP government, to give credit where credit is due, has already set two examples worthy of emulation. It had Speaker...
Monday 24th February, 2025 Sri Lanka’s focus has been shifted from Budget 2025 and the economy to the netherworld of crime and narcotics for all intents...
A lot of wisdom dawns after the fact; and this is what we have seen in the James Bond-style drama that unfolded in Hultsdorf on Wednesday...
Saturday 22nd February, 2025 The Sri Lanka police are known for their swift post-crime response, which however is selective in most cases. On Wednesday (19), they...
Friday 21st February, 2025 A typical Sri Lankan budget debate is currently underway. The focus of most Opposition politicians is on the politics of the budget...
Thursday 20th February, 2025 Yesterday’s shooting incident inside a court at Hulftsdorp, Colombo, must have sent a chill down the spine of every law-abiding citizen. A...
Wednesday 19th February, 2025 Several MPs, representing both sides of the House, were at their oratorical best, defending media freedom and people’s franchise, during Monday’s parliamentary...
Tuesday 18th February, 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies, yesterday presented his government’s maiden...