Dr. Harsha points out masses are burdened with cascading taxes While online casinos and betting roam free without being taxed...
Apropos ‘Creditor receives USD 2.5 mn as Lankan public bears loss from theft of Treasury funds’, government sources told The Island that...
by Sujeeva Nivunhella The British Police have arrested a suspect over the murder of Lankan journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in the year 2000. The Metropolitan Police War...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera Much information is available in the public domain about Deshamanya Ken Balendra (KB), the visionary Chairman of the John Keells Holdings Group (JKH)...
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s planned visit to finalize a much-needed Indian financial package has been put off due to “last minute scheduling issues,” official sources said...
by Uditha Devapriya Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa recently made plans for a visit to India. The visit comes two months after he led a...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) after pleading to all local authorities for justice after more than 1,000 days since the massacre for the...
Charles Henry de Soysa’s 186th Birth Anniversary – March 3, 2022 By K. Balapatabendi President Counsel Former Secretary to the President The 186th anniversary of the...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is confident that the European Union will not withdraw the lucrative GSP Plus trade concession immediately as it has already addressed some...
(Continued from last week) By Jayantha Jayewardene Jackal I have heard it said that the jackal has a unique way of getting rid of the ticks...
*Reports consolidated income of Rs 40.7 billion for 2021 *Life Fund grows 12% to Rs 119.6 billon *Total assets up 15.2% to Rs 173.7 billion *Value...
by Manik de Silva Vijaya Chandrasoma, a not infrequent contributor to these pages, has published a selected compilation of his articles, adding an autobiographical section on...
In the face of illicit deforestation, degradation of wetlands, and illegal wildlife poaching and trade, Sri Lanka has seen increased community involvement and engagement, despite the...
by Kumar David “Now is the worst not the best of times; an age of foolishness not wisdom; a season of darkness not light; more despair...