Harindra B Dassanayake
On Saturday, that is tomorrow, Sri Lanka will vote to elect a president amid its first ever sovereign debt default as an independent nation. This election ends…
Factum Perspective: The Protests in Kenya – Rising Anger Over Economic Policies and Drivers’ Strikes
By Nithu Ardithya
Kenya is currently experiencing a significant surge in protests, fueled by widespread discontent with the government's economic policies, pervasive corruption, and deteriorating living conditions. On July 15,…
By Kaushalya Wickramanayake
Brief Context of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from sci-fi fantasy to modern technology in a blink of an eye. In today’s world, Apple Siri…
By Aavin Abeydeera
Asia’s oldest democracy will enter the polls just a few days from the time of the publication of this article. Millions of Sri Lankans will line up…
By Mohamed Ali
Sri Lanka's most ambitious foreign direct investment project, Port City Colombo, is currently focused on attracting foreign investment to accelerate its infrastructure development. In September 2025, President…
By Dulanjaya Mahagamage
A deadly clash at Sri Lanka’s overcrowded Negombo Prison on July 5, 2026, has killed 28 including 8 prison officers, and injured over 100. The government of…
By Verangika Upananda
The World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026 (ETI) was published a few weeks ago. ETI is a benchmark that measures how well countries are progressing toward…
By Dulanjaya Mahagamage
1. Introduction
In 1956, sociologists Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl introduced the term "parasocial interaction (PSI)" to describe the one-sided, mediated intimacy that television viewers…
By Dulmi Thimansa
Sri Lanka is still grappling with one of its worst economic crises in years and the focus is on fiscal reforms, debt restructuring and economic stabilisation. But lurking silently in…
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The report by Factum's Research Specialist Verangika Upananda outlines a structural framework for Sri Lanka's sustainable energy transition, grid modernization, and national energy independence. It evaluates the country's…
By Dr. Jayathry Gunaratne
The concept ‘global governance’, or “the sum of many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs, which is a continuing process…
By Tarun Perera
The current distribution of power in the international system is best described as unbalanced multipolarity, also known as polycentricity. Several great powers coexist alongside regional hegemons, joined…
Factum Perspectives: Data Centers, Climate Change, and Sri Lanka’s Digital Infrastructure Crossroads
This article is the first in a multi-part series, by Factum, exploring the shifting landscape of global digital infrastructure and climate change.
By Dulanjaya Mahagamage
The global data…
Sri Lanka’s Tax Reform Landscape 2026: A Critical Assessment of the April 29 VAT Amendment Bill, VAT and SSCL Distinctions, and the Economic and Social Repercussions
By Senior Professor Prasanna…
By Divya Mascranghe
A National Crisis
Sri Lanka’s landscape is scattered with mass graves; a largely ignored national crisis that transcends communal lines affecting citizens of all ethnic backgrounds. Mass graves were first reported in…
By Aakil Riyaz
A Ceasefire Written in the Sand
On 8th April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan. Both sides, however, presented…