Opinion: A Casino Gaming Monopoly is Sri Lanka’s Best Option
December 13, 2022 (LBO) – Casinos in Sri Lanka have always been a subject of controversy, but also one that has transformational economic potential. With …
Opinion: Billion Dollar Missed Opportunities – Sri Lanka’s Mineral Sector
December 7, 2022 (LBO) – Demystifying the Minerals Sector Why is it that many entirely legitimate investments by the private sector are immediately …
Opinion: It’s Ruwan! – Wijewardene in line to lead the UNP
September 14, 2020 (LBO) – After many weeks of anticipation, the UNP’s apex body (working committee) has put in place a transition plan for the party …
Opinion: Time for Ranil Wickremesinghe to crack the whip
November 20, 2019 (LBO) – Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the President of Sri Lanka. The former Defence Secretary won the just concluded Presidential election …
Opinion: Appointment of a new PM – Will the curse of Sirisena hit Gota/Sajith?
November 7, 2019 (LBO) – In less than 10 days time, Sri Lanka will have a new President. It is not an understatement that a vast majority of Sri Lankans …
Opinion: It’s Gota’s time, UNP needs Ranil more than ever
October 30, 2019 (LBO) – Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa appears to be the man of the moment. The 70 year old former Lieutenant Colonel in the Sri Lanka …
Opinion: JVP and TNA voters have seen thousands dead, but neither Presidential candidate seems to care
October 16, 2019 (LBO) – Violence in Sri Lanka has not been uncommon in the last few decades. Tens of thousands of people have been lost in civil wars …
Opinion: Sumanthiran should seriously consider a run for the Presidency
September 28, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Presidential election is set for November 16th, just 50 days away. At this juncture there are three …
Opinion: Rupavahini to Defense Min – What are the limits of Presidential powers?
September 15, 2019 (LBO) – The Presidential election in Sri Lanka is about to be called, and in approximately just two months, the nation will know who …
Opinion: An apolitical Karu Jayasuriya is an attractive presidential candidate
September 6, 2019 (LBO) – The polity is becoming fed up with politics. Citizens who cast their ballots in favour of the successful January 8th mandate …
Opinion: The Relevance of Ranil Wickremesinghe
September 2, 2019 (LBO) – The hyenas in the UNP are chomping at the bit. In their delusions of grandeur they feel that the have the UNP leader cornered, …
Opinion: The Presidency is Ranil Wickremesinghe’s to lose
August 17, 2019 (LBO) – Noise. That is how one can describe the presidential aspirations of the most talked about candidates in Sri Lanka today. Whether …
Opinion: Ranil vs Gotabaya is a victory for the Nation
August 10, 2019 (LBO) – Tomorrow, August 11th 2019, is Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s day to shine. At what portends to be a massive political rally, his …
Opinion: PSC hearings on Easter Sunday terror display the strength of Sri Lanka’s democracy
June 7, 2019 (LBO) – The truth is coming out. Dominating the news cycle in the last few days have been updates from hearings by the Parliamentary Select …
Opinion: The demise of Ranil Wickremesinghe is highly exaggerated
May 25 2019 (LBO) – Over five years ago, residents of Colombo were regularly treated to a political satire based on the character Chaminda Pusswedilla. …
Opinion: Cabraal’s criticisms of $ 2.4bn bond offering undermine CBSL
March 22, 2019 (LBO) – Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) during the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, has …
Opinion: Are Sri Lanka’s banks aggressively raising capital without adequate disclosure?
March 17, 2019 (LBO) – Banking institutions over the last few months seem to be making an aggressive push to raise capital through rights and debenture …
Opinion: Mangala’s budget is not good enough to win an election
March 7, 2019 (LBO) – Prominent UNP politicians are coming to the forefront to laud Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and his budget proposals as …
Opinion: The PM should aggressively defend independence of the Constitutional Council
February 15, 2019 (LBO) – The past few days have seen pointed verbal attacks on the Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council.buy zithromax online buy …
Opinion: JKH board is duty bound to evaluate takeover defence/restructuring
February 11, 2019 (LBO) – John Keells Holdings (JKH) and its management seem to be asleep at the wheel. Whether the board of the most important company …