A fortnight ago, the rupee suddenly fell steeply, driven by higher fuel imports. The government and IMF stepped-in and the rupee recovered. But a cautious Central Bank jacked-up interest rates, and now the Public Debt Management Office is in the firing line.

Corrupt and lethargic, the mining bureau has locked genuine investors out of mines. Fraudsters and license traders, meanwhile, have been making a quick buck. The government is reviewing past licenses and re-thinking its mineral policy.

Today, in time for Vesak, Jayadeva Uyangoda launches his text on the “realist, philosophical, and social emancipatory orientations” of Martin Wickremesinghe’s Buddha book. Or head to Playtrix’s ladies night for the social emancipation

The police irregularly transferred an investigation into allegations that Anuradhapura’s top monk raped a child. They didn’t arrest the monk for nearly a month and didn’t inform the child protection authority.

It’s been seven months since Pushpalatha Paramasivam died after falling ill at her factory. Her family is suspicious as the police aren't investigating properly. Brandix’s internal inquiry finds the company isn’t at fault.

This evening a Music Matters power duet: open mic and Chiththa.  But they don’t silence the flowers at the Curado. Lahiru Sandaruwan paints his experience of being hacked, at the Gallery Café. Andrea Novellis

The police have arrested Chinese scammers for over a decade. But as South-East Asian governments crackdown, Sri Lanka is an increasingly popular destination for scam operations. Human trafficking risks follow.

Nearly two decades after the war ended, there are still two commemorations. Though the Lankadeepa is the most read newspaper on the island, it ignores the Mullivaikkal commemorations. But how the frontpage remembers the war has changed since 2009.