Google Pay in Sri Lanka! What It Means for Everyday Sri Lankans?
Sri Lanka’s financial landscape has taken a historic step forward. Commercial Bank of Ceylon, in partnership with Visa, has introduced Google Pay for its Visa debit and credit cardholders. For the first time, Sri Lankans can add their cards to Google Wallet and make secure, tokenised payments across contactless NFC terminals, mobile apps, and online […]
Cabinet Approval for Female Night Work in Hospitality: A Critical Analysis of Safety, Legal Protection, and Implementation Challenges
A Significant Policy Shift for Sri Lanka’s Workforce The Sri Lankan Cabinet’s recent approval of amendments to the Shop and Office Employees Act No. 19 of 1954 marks a watershed moment for women’s employment rights in the country’s hospitality sector. The decision to permit female employees above 18 years to night work shifts between 6:00 […]
AB Mauri Lanka සමාගම දේශීය බේකරිකරුවන් සඳහා නව ග්රෑම් 500 ප්රයිම් ක්ෂණික වියළි ඊස්ට් නිෂ්පාදනය හඳුන්වා දෙයි
AB Mauri Lanka සමාගම ශ්රී ලාංකීය බේකරි ක්ෂේත්රය කෙරෙහි දක්වන කැපවීම ශක්තිමත් කරමින්, සිය නව ප්රයිම් ක්ෂණික වියළි ඊස්ට් (prime instant dry yeast) ග්රෑම් 500 පැකට්ටුව හඳුන්වා දෙයි. එම සමාගම මෙලෙස නව නිෂ්පාදන හඳුන්වා දීමෙන් දිවයින පුරා බේකරි ක්ෂේත්රයේ නියැලී සිටින අය උදෙසා ප්රායෝගික, විශ්වාසදායක සහ උසස් තත්ත්වයේ විසඳුම් ලබා දීමට සමාගම දරන උත්සාහය පිළිබිඹු […]
Sri Lankan “Digital Entrepreneur” Exposed! Running 128 AI-Powered Hate Pages That Made $300,000 from UK Division
A 16 November 2025 investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and The Times has revealed that a Sri Lankan operator ran a network of 128 Facebook pages with a combined 1.6 million followers that systematically pumped Islamophobic and anti-migrant content into British feeds for pure profit. The operation earned an estimated US$300,000 from […]
The Growing Gap Between Interest Rates and Real Consumer Income! Is Sri Lanka Heading Toward a Demand Crisis?
Sri Lanka’s post-crisis stabilisation has relied heavily on monetary tightening, fiscal consolidation, and structural reforms. While these measures have helped restore macroeconomic stability, they have also created a widening disconnect between interest rates and real disposable income a gap that is now shaping consumer behaviour, business performance, and long-term growth prospects. The central question is […]
Is the New Bank Policy on Pledged Land Choking SMEs?
Small and medium enterprises form the backbone of Sri Lanka’s economy. They account for more than 75% of all businesses and contribute significantly to employment, regional development, and post-crisis recovery. Yet, as the country struggles to regain economic stability, a new challenge is emerging one that is rarely discussed but deeply consequential. Banks have tightened […]
Will Longer Hours and a New Curriculum Fix Sri Lanka’s Schools?
What Exactly Is Changing? New Curriculum | Sri Lanka is preparing to roll out one of its most significant rounds of education reforms in recent decades. From around 2026 onwards, the Ministry of Education plans to introduce a new curriculum for key entry grades (initially Grades 1 and 6, with Grade 10 to follow) and […]
Anti-Drug Campaign: Will Sri Lanka’s New Narcotics Restrictions Deliver Real Social Change?
Sri Lanka’s intensified anti-drug campaign has introduced sweeping reforms through the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022, tightening narcotics enforcement and penalties nationwide. But will these drug law restrictions translate into measurable social change? Beyond arrests and seizures, the success of Sri Lanka’s drug policy depends on comprehensive rehabilitation programs, […]
2026 අයවැය: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථික සැලැස්ම සාමාන්ය පුරවැසියන් සඳහා අදහස් කරන්නේ කුමක්ද?
රජයේ දෙවන ජාතික අයවැය සාමාන්ය ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන්ගේ එදිනෙදා ජීවිතයට, ජීවනෝපායන්ට සහ අනාගතයට බලපාන්නේ කෙසේද යන්න පිළිබඳ පුළුල් විශ්ලේෂණයක් ශ්රී ලංකාව 2026 අයවැය ඉදිරිපත් කරන විට, මිලියන සංඛ්යාත සාමාන්ය පුරවැසියන්ට ඇති තීරණාත්මක ප්රශ්නය වන්නේ දළ දේශීය නිෂ්පාදිතයේ ප්රතිශතයන් හෝ ණය අනුපාත ගැන නොවේ. එය සරල හා හදිසි ය: ජීවිතය වඩාත් දැරිය හැකි මිලකට ලැබේවිද? රැකියා තිබේද? […]
Budget 2026: What Does Sri Lanka’s Economic Blueprint Mean for Ordinary Citizens?
A comprehensive analysis of how the government’s second national budget will impact everyday life, livelihoods, and the future of average Sri Lankans As Sri Lanka presents its Budget 2026, the critical question for millions of ordinary citizens isn’t about GDP percentages or debt ratios it’s simpler and more urgent: Will life become more affordable? Will […]