Courtesy The Daily Mirror If Sri Lankan can secure the 36 billion US dollars of export income owed by Sri Lanka it would be able to improve its economy The Sunday Times reported in July (2022) about an investigation carried out by the Global Finance Integrity (GFI); a think tank based in Washington, USA operating […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara.  It has been reported in today’s papers that the Fisheries Minister Devananda said the proposal to grant permits was a measure to reduce the tension between the fishermen on both sides, by preventing bottom trawling taking place off the northern seas. His mandate as the Minister of Fisheries is to develop the […]

Sasanka De Silva, Pannipitiya. The most sought-after jobs in the world can vary depending on various factors, such as the economy, technology, and industry trends. However, some jobs are generally considered to be in high demand, and they include: 1.     Healthcare professionals: Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are always in high demand as the […]

ලලිත් රෝහණ ලියනගේ,අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මාධ්‍ය ලේකම්. අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා අග්‍රාමාත්‍යධූරයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වන බවට වන පුවත සම්පූර්ණයෙන් අසත්‍ය ප්‍රකාශයකි.   එමෙන්ම අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයාට සිය ධුරයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වන ලෙස කිසිදු පාර්ශවයකින් ඉල්ලීමක් හෝ බලපෑමක් කොට නැත.  මෙය රජය ගෙනයන වැඩපිළිවෙළ කඩාකප්පල් කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණයක කොටසකි. ලලිත් රෝහණ ලියනගේ,අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මාධ්‍ය ලේකම්.

Jubeda Chowdhury is a columnist, researcher According to Bangladesh Export Development Bureau, significant agricultural exports are vegetables, tea, flowers, fruits, various spices, tobacco, dry food etc. However, Bangladesh has made significant progress in the export of dry food. These dry foods include various products like biscuits, chanachurs, cakes, potato crackers and nuts. Of the $100 […]

Sufian Siddique A bit of news published in the leading British daily ‘The Guardian’ on February 20, 2023 has come to my notice just as idle curiosity. They ran the news under the headline– ‘Bangladesh shuts down main opposition newspaper’ with the subheading– ‘Campaigners fear media crackdown under PM Sheikh Hasina after suspension order upheld’. […]

Aziz Patwary London, England On February 19th, Bangladesh shut down a daily newspaper, Dainik Dinkal, for violating the country’s press and publication law. The decision has created a national debate in Bangladesh. Many portray this shutdown by legal intervention as an attack on the country’s media freedom. The issue has also attracted international media such […]

By P.k. Balachandran Courtesy Ceylon Today On February 21, China released its ‘position paper’ on global security. The comprehensive paper touches on all aspects of global security (except security from debt traps). But an aspect that should please many countries of the Global South, both big and small, is the plea for non-interference in the […]

By Shivanthi ranasinghe Courtesy Ceylon Today Last week, there was a buzz over the unfounded report that the IMF may consider approving the USD 2.9 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), even without China’s assurances. This was politely refuted by the IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Krishna Srinivasan, for he thinks the ideal way would be […]

Courtesy Adaderana The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for ‘timely and orderly processes’ under common framework with regards to Sri Lanka’s debt resolution. The island nation faced severe economic crisis which resulted in high debt. In a statement issued after conclusion of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under India’s […]

Courtesy Adaderana The committee appointed to look into any lapses by State Intelligence, Police and the Armed Forces during the mass anti-government protests and violent incidents across the island on 09 and 10 May 2022 has recommended that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conduct an investigation into former Army Commander General Shavendra Silva.  Accordingly, the […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged young lawyers to specialise in offshore economy law and a form a committee to lead new legal developments in the Port City. Addressing the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Royal College Lawyers’ Association held at the Blue Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel Colombo yesterday (25 Feb.), the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Nearly 20 persons who were injured during today’s protest staged by the National People’s Power (NPP) were brought to the National Hospital in Colombo for treatment.  Accordingly, hospital sources confirmed that those injured during the protest were brought for treatment after tear gas and water cannons were fired in attempts to disperse the […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the country’s economy cannot afford the release of funds on an ad hoc basis, owing to its ongoing economic crisis. Taking to Twitter, the Head of State said We are facing an economic crisis, and we need to plan our spending carefully. Budgets are made for the […]

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Courtesy Adaderana In a bid to further facilitate investors through speedy approvals for investment projects, thereby easing the ease of doing business, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) will be granted more powers in future, Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama stated. He stressed that the new powers would see investors being given […]