10-Year Parliamentary Expenditure: 28 Billion
The story revealed by Parliament’s special audit report on fuel, vehicles, foreign travel, housing, and salaries By Rekha Nilukshi Herath
Lal’s Vertebrae and the Flustered Scholars
By K. W. Janaranjana Attorney-at-Law Lal Wijenayake’s remarks at the Sri Lanka Bar Association Annual General Meeting held in Colombo
Beyond the Bench: Why the Judges’ Retirement Age Debate Belongs to the People, Not Just the Lawyers Lionel Bopage
On 27 July 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to raise the retirement age of judges at every
Four factors explain why Gen Z toppled rulers in Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Is India different?
Dan Qayyum Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu each reached a point where a leader could have conceded something small but chose
Democracy and institutions have faced their biggest challenges at the hands of governments with large parliamentary majorities – Saliya Pieris PC
Speech at the Launch of Constitutional Conversations by Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne. Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, His Lordship the Chief Justice, Honourable
Why do we need conversations about constitutional law and constitutional reform?
By Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne PC Speech made by Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne PC at the launch of “Constitutional Conversations” Why
The NPP’s New Challenge: Balancing Easter Lawfare & Economic Welfare
By Rajan Philips Sri Lanka has long been called a welfare state. Some of the welfare attributes were compromised in
Judicial Independence To Vindicate People’s Mandate
By Jehan Perera Sri Lanka is witnessing the dismantling of the culture of impunity that dominated public life for decades.
Sri Lanka Has Educated Women; Now It Must Make Work Possible
By Nishadi Thennakoon Recently, during a commute in the UK, I noticed something that, at first glance, seemed entirely ordinary.
NGO Bill: Slouching toward totalitarianism?
By Rohan Samarajiva The release of a draft of the Non-Governmental Organisations (Registration and Supervision) Act, L.D.-O. 6/2026, is praiseworthy.