The CID arrested former spy chief Suresh Sallay in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks. The police have witness statements and plan to record the Channel 4 whistleblower’s statement. Sallay’s rise in the intelligence services was marred with controversy.

Eleven years after the Bond Scam, will the EPF’s losses finally be calculated? Past forensic reports don’t tell the full tale.

The testosterone has arrived: big match season starts this weekend. Here’s how you can escape the SSC. Start with the art and jazz festival — perhaps Fairway’s contrition for  GLF. Then walk over the

Some call Tilvin Silva the phantom President. The JVP’s general secretary for thirty years, he is the party’s ‘nucleus’ and role model. The president calls him ‘aiya’. Hiranyada Dewasiri examines what Tilvin is doing with all this influence.

Parliament will vote on the new microfinance bill in March. But it could crush non-profit village lenders like women’s societies. It falls short in protecting victims from predatory lending. The bill’s ambiguity may also affect supplier and trade credit.

Still morose about the Galle Literary Festival’s cancellation? The Matara Arts Festival kicks off today. Galle anyway smelt a bit too much of sunscreen, and FILTH - Failed in London Try Hong Kong. Ofc this

How did a UNP carpenter's son become the JVP's General Secretary? In the first half of a two part series, Hiranyada Dewasiri examines the experiences, the women, and the books that made the enigmatic Tilvin Silva who he is today – possibly the most powerful man in the country.

The Easter Sunday trial-at-bar is speeding up; the trial moved to daily hearings this Wednesday. Defence counsel are unable to cope with the pace. They’re dropping out, leaving the accused to defend themselves. As a result, activists worry they may not have a fair trial.