KAMALIKA PIERIS Kurundi is set deep in the Nagacholai Forest reserve. Santhabodhi thera said that a large extent of Nagacholai forest surrounding the Kurundi Vihara was illegally cleared in 2019 and 2020 and five acres were turned into paddy fields. The Kurundi pond was enlarged into a lake to make sure that it could not […]

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e-Con e-News (from ‘Relief of Ceylon’, Chapter V, The Way Ahead) ‘The study of the problem of agriculture & industry necessarily involves the study of the relief of the country before a comprehensive scheme could be intelligently planned for agriculture and industry.      In the centre of the island is the hill country over 1000ft. […]

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Rohan Pethiyagoda Boys’ academic outcomes are sinking at an unprecedented rate. At university, girls now outnumber boys by two to one. Here, in a speech to an international policy workshop organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, I venture into the minefield of political impropriety and argue that boys and girls should […]

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By Sunil Kumar The name Anandasagaree certainly does not get a stamp of approval from the Government of Sri Lanka with very valid reason hence the  recent denial of an entry Visa to Sri Lanka by the Government of Sri Lanka to Gary Anandasagaree. Canadian MP Gary Anandasagaree inasmuch as his father V Anandasagaree of […]

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Courtesy Pakistan Observer Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his gratitude to Sri Lanka for supporting and helping Pakistan in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund. During a telephonic conversation with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, PM Shehbaz acknowledged the role played by Sri Lanka as a friend and well-wisher of Pakistan. […]

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Courtesy BBC By Archana Shukla BBC News, Colombo At first glance, life in Sri Lanka’s financial capital Colombo looks deceptively normal. Roads are packed with traffic, public spaces and restaurants are full of both locals and tourists, while shops are bustling. It is hard to imagine that just a year ago, this was a country […]

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Graham Shaw Courtesy blogs.lse.ac.uk This fascinating post by Graham Shaw draws attention to the little known role that Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) played in the Indian National Movement by becoming a critical entry-point for nationalists and revolutionary literatures that would otherwise have found it impossible to enter India. A perfectly timed post as both countries mark the 75th […]

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Courtesy Adaderana U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral development banks needed reforms before capital increases could be considered. At a press conference before a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) says that it has collected a total tax revenue of Rs. 696,946 million for the first half of this year. In comparison, the revenue collected from the income tax during the first half of 2022 amounted to a total of Rs. 361,832 million, according to the department. Accordingly, […]

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