Week-05-2026

Getting things done has been a challenge for successive governments. Despite new laws and policy reform, good ideas keep getting stuck when they reach the implementation phase. One overlooked reason is the quality of our civil servants and the exams that recruit them.

The justice minister says his ministry intends to revise the occupants protection bill, following outcry over inadequate consultations. Condominium developers are challenging the bill in court. Meanwhile, the government will move to repeal the old Rent Act.

On Friday, get schooled by Nandalal Weerasinghe on economic growth and AI, Uditha Devapriya on Martin Wickremesinghe, or Sumathy Sivamohan on education reforms. Or bunk this adult education, and go for magic box mixup at