
Sri Lanka’s Plastic Bag Levy: A Promising Start to Curbing Single-Use Waste
In a nation long plagued by the scourge of plastic pollution where beaches once pristine are now littered with discarded

In a nation long plagued by the scourge of plastic pollution where beaches once pristine are now littered with discarded

Imagine a single 12-digit number that promises to unlock welfare, banking, and voting for 1.4 billion people. That was Aadhaar

In a move that has stirred both applause and concern, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Women and Child Affairs recently proposed

In every democracy, youth form both the promise and the paradox of reform. They are educated, connected, and restless for

Media freedom protects the public’s right to know Disinformation exploits the same openness to mislead. The tension is real but

What the scheme is Sri Lanka’s Public Service Pension Scheme (PSPS) covers permanent central-government employees who complete the qualifying service

Sri Lanka cannot afford waste in social protection. Transfers must reach poor and near-poor households on time, with minimal leakage

Universal access to information is not symbolic. It is the operational backbone of accountability, climate resilience, and investment certainty. A

Corruption rarely distributes evenly across a public sector. It clusters where discretion, value, and opacity intersect. That triad explains why

World Bank is backing Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Sri Lanka has taken a decisive