Guest Column

By Jeevan Thiagarajah A recovery the books can see, but households cannot Sri Lanka has done the hard part of stabilisation. The question now is whether it can make that recovery felt in homes before the next shock arrives. The World Bank's October 2026 Development Update confirms the gains. The economy has grown for twelve straight quarters and is back to its 2018 size. Sri Lanka has regained upper-middle-income status, by a margin of just US$34 per person. The IMF is more guarded, warning

By Jeevan Thiagarajah Few countries carry as much history to the square kilometre as Sri Lanka. More than 250,000 archaeological sites have been identified. Eight places are on the World Heritage list. The forest meditation monasteries of Ritigala and Arankele, the Pancha Ishwarams of Shiva on our coasts, the Dutch-era Wolvendaal Church, the Ketchchimalai Mosque at Beruwala where Arab traders are said to have first landed, and Sri Pada, venerated by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians and Muslims ali

Prof. Mahesh Nirmalan MD, FRCA, PhD, FFICM In the legendary film director K Balachander’s 1981 film ‘Thanneer Thanneer’ (or Water Water), a village’s struggle for water becomes a parable of neglect. Four decades later, this parable is being replayed in parts of the Northern province in Sri Lanka.    For generations, the people of Jaffna have lived amidst water scarcity. Walking approximately 2 miles daily to a common well (‘Aththai well’ or அத்தாய் கிணறு or   අත්තායි ලිඳ in Karainagar) or ca