Garvin Karunaratne  Former GA Matara  The experience of the Divisional Development Councils Programme(DDCP) of Sri Lanka(1970-1977) is currently of great importance in today’s situation of unemployment and also the inability to import goods due to the lack of foreign exchange.   This is because the DDCP is a programme that really creates employment. Further it is […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Sri Lanka has a new President, and a fresh general election will be held on the 14th November to elect members to its parliament and for a new government to be formed thereafter. The choice before the voters will be whether the NPP should be given a Parliamentary majority for them to […]

Chanaka Bandarage Clearly,  the volume of traffic on our Expressways is insufficient. Thus, the revenue that the government receives from them is less. Only about 20% of the country’s population – those who own a car/vehicle reap the benefit of the Expressways. A few luxury buses (who charge a higher fare) are allowed to carry […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් පසුගිය කාලේ ජනතාවගේ විරෝධයට ලක්වෙලා හිටපු නිලධාරීන් සහ ව්‍යාපාරික පැළැන්තිය නැවත වේගයෙන් බලය තහවුරු කරගනිමින් යනවා. පසුගිය කාලේ දූෂිත චෝදනා ලබපු සමහර අමාත්‍යාංශ ලේකම්වරු ඒ විදිහටම තියාගෙන යන්න දැන් ආණ්ඩුව කටයුතු කරමින් ඉන්න එක මේ තත්ත්වයට උදහරණයක්.” යැයි පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂයේ අධ්‍යාපන ලේකම් පුබුදු ජයගොඩ මහතා පවසයි.  ඔහු මේ බව ප්‍රකාශ […]

by Neville Ladduwahetty Courtesy The Island One of the subjects President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is responsible for is agriculture. On the other hand, subjects such as food security and health that are related and dependent on agriculture come under the purview of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. Consequently, the production and distribution of agricultural products have […]

IMF bailout package Summary Since 2015, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has enhanced its risk management through a comprehensive framework and is aiming for an Enterprise Risk Management system. Initiatives like the establishment of the Banking Risk Oversight Committee (BROC) and the Non-Financial Risk Management Committee (NFRMC) have been key in fostering higher-level […]

Written by Shubhajit Roy Courtesy Indian Express MEA Jaishankar’s conversation with the leadership also covered facilitating Indian investments and job creation in Sri Lanka, as well as expanding the flow of Indian tourists. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo on Friday. (PTI Photo) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Defence has announced that all firearms and ammunition provided to civilians for self-defence will be acquired by the government and that they must be handed over to the relevant authorities before 07 November.  Furthermore, the Defence Ministry stated that they will be returned pending a review and consideration of the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visiting the island says it will continue its close engagement with Sri Lanka’s economic team to set a date for the third review of the IMF-supported program.  We are encouraged by the authorities’ commitment to continue the reform efforts,” the global lender’s Director for the Asia Pacific […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 04 (Daily Mirror)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the dates for the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) will be announced in due course. Addressing the IMF media briefing, Director of the IMF Communications Department Julie Kozack said a high-level team led by IMF Director […]

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