Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has refused to disclose diplomatic records concerning trade barriers, export delays and efforts to address the trade deficit with Pakistan, citing potential harm to diplomatic relations. The refusal
Commenting on the scheduled debate on the human rights situation and economy in Sri Lanka to be held tomorrow in the UK parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka asked
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Capitalist transition within a state is a process that involves changing institutions or the ‘rules of the game’, so that markets become the primary mechanism for resource allocation. These changes must be
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OPEN FOR DEBATE A friend of mine sent a copy of the article by Journalist Shenali D Waduge by email. I read same. I think I had met her when I was
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OPEN FOR DEBATE Divide & Rule was key component of colonial rule. Illegally taking over lands and territories, planting fictitious history, and infesting minds with hate and violence is part of a
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“You are in the end – what you are.” ~ Goethe (Faust) 22 is not perfect. Far from it, perhaps light-years far. Yet, in a season of defeats and setbacks, it is
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Barrel-shaped Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers are part of a larger animal group called echinoderms, which also contains starfish and sea urchins. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit
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Another global recession is imminent. The US, UK, EU are all expected to have lower growth rates and China’s growth has slowed down. India stands alone. There has been no discussion about
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The economy is shrinking The economy can be likened to a train engine pulling carriages up a hill. The engine represents the wealth-generating component of the economy, which is the private sector.
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Over the last several months, intellectuals, politicians, and international development agencies have discussed the Sri Lankan economy and fiscal policy more than ever for its mismanagement. The words “foreign Reserves” and ‘’foreign
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Sri Lanka categorically rejected resolution A/HRC/51/L.1 (Rev.1) titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” tabled by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the United States,
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Editorial The swank wedgy in Geneva on Sri Lanka is over for the time being. More to come. As many as 829 million people worldwide go to bed hungry each night while
More During the month, Sri Lanka government made some progress in the measures it had initiated earlier for economic recovery. After holding the staff level meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the
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The following article is based on the speech by the author as a Government of Asian Development Bank and President of Sri Lanka in their 55th Annual Meeting It is my privilege
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For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong’ — H.L. Mencken (American writer and humorist). The validity of this contention in Sri Lanka can be gauged
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her report on Sri Lanka recognized that for Sri Lanka “the promotion of human rights and the prevention and fight against corruption are
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