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22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]
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By N Sathiya Moorthy Irony of ironies, whether or not the so-called popular movement for the wholesale exit of the ruling Rajapaksas meets all its goals and ends, definitely it seems to have driven a cleft between the top two in the family and government. After the mass exit of all Cabinet ministers, which included […]
Photo Courtesy of Twitter The democratic ideal sounds simple enough. All citizens have a say in their system of governance, typically through elected representatives. The concept has been a part of Sri...
Shares thoughts on sustainability in volatility and the way forward The Guest of Honour, Dato’ Charon, President and Members of the Professional Bankers’ Association, my dear friends, first of all, let me thank the Association of Professional Bankers for inviting me this evening to your 24th Convention and giving me the opportunity to share a ...
Key insights to state of the economy and market and future prospects from NDB Stockbrokers’ latest Sri Lanka Equities report Uncertainty in the macro environment The robust economic growth and steep rise in global crude oil prices increased Sri Lanka’s import bill by 51% in 2011. As a result the trade deficit widened, putting the ...
A meeting was held between Minister of Justice and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauff Hakeem and the Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka Christine Robichon on Thursday in Colombo. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss present political, social and economic matters. Hakeem stated that the Government has made proposals to appoint a ...
| by Jessica Fox ( May 01, 2012, Dhaka, Sri Lanka Guardian) Latest situation in Dhaka, the Capital city of the South Asian country named Bangladesh is fearsome in real sense. Members of law enforcing agencies are continuing combing operations in the city in search of top brasses of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), while private television channels in particular are already in th...
Q: What is the current situation in the Human Rights Council with regard to the debate on Sri Lanka? A: The present climate at the Human Rights Council is in Sri Lanka’s favour, but a lot of work still needs to be done. I have great confidence in the value of our arguments. It is ...
By: Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe In the mid nineteen eighties, the Philippines was rocked by a sustained people’s resistance movement that finally deposed of the hated and corrupt dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, who had to flee the country in a US Air Force helicopter. The Catholic Church, representing the majority of the people, played a critical role ...
“The prolongation of military commands made Rome a servile state”. Machiavelli (The Discourses) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Stratospheric defence costs constitute Lankan economy’s deadliest ticking time-bomb. Militarization is menacing Southern (and Lankan) economic wellbeing as much as it is impeding Northern democracy. The fundamentally weak Lankan economy can ill afford the huge amounts of money sp...
American war reporter Marie Colvin, who has lost sight in one of her eyes when she was reporting the conflict in Sri Lanka has died in Syria following a shelling attack, says media reports. Colvin in her 50s was working for Britain’s Sunday times and has been reporting the Syrian political crisis
A Sri Lankan man was among four people wounded in separate stabbing incidents in Male on Saturday night, according to reports reaching Colombo.The other three were Maldivians one of whom died in hospital, the following day. Maldivian newspapers earlier reported that a foreign expatriate, was among the victims, and was receiving treatment after being assaulted with a sharp object by two men on a mo...
(Srilankamirror) - The political crisis in the Maldives has brought unexpected advantage for Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry, said Sri Lanka Tourism chairman Nalaka Godahewa. According to him, more tourists were now turning to Sri Lanka than before in view of the situation
MALE (Reuters): The former President of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives sat inside his house awaiting arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post in what he said was a coup at gunpoint. About 200 supporters stood under umbrellas in the pouring rain outside as Mohamed Nasheed spoke to reporters at his ...
HAS democracy failed in the Maldives? As chaos engulfs the second closest country to Sri Lanka, it is impossible not to wonder over where this change will lead. Will the country still continue as a democracy or will it fall into extremist hands? What are the lessons that Sri Lanka can learn from what has ...
Sri Lanka has called for a peaceful end to the issue in the Maldives after protests led to the resignation of former President Mohamed Nasheed. The Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that the developments are internal matters of the Maldives and hopes that all issues pertaining to this transition ...
Global banking giant HSBC is upbeat on Sri Lanka’s external trade, predicting exponential growth above global average over the next 15 years. In its October 2011 dated HSBC Trade Connections Trade Forecast Quarterly Update, HSBC said Sri Lanka’s external trade would grow in volume terms by 105% by 2025 and value wise by 83% to ...
The Campaign for Freedom for Political Prisoners (CFPP), which has been organized under the We Are Sri Lankans (WESL) organization, has said the government must be accountable for arrests made during the period of the war. Member of the CFPP, Chameera Koswatte has told the media that a political
in resolving its political crisis.
External affairs Minister G.L Peiris today reiterated his claim that Nepal sought the assistance of Sri Lanka to diffuse it’s ongoing political crisis, which Nepal later denied earlier
Nepal has refuted claims made by a Sri Lankan minister that it had sought the island nation's help to diffuse the ongoing political crisis in the Himalyan nation. Sri Lankan...
Nepal has refuted claims made by a Sri Lankan minister that it had sought the island nations help to diffuse the ongoing political crisis in the Himalyan nation, the Hindustan Times reports. .
Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav has asked his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapksa to help Kathmandu in resolving the political crisis prevailing in the Himalayan nation, External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris said in Parliament. .
President Rajapaksa returns home after a successful three day official tour of China. The President returned to the island this afternoon. The President was a special guest at the 2010 EXPO Exhibition which concluded at Shanghai yesterday. He and his entourage were there at an invitation extended by China. President Rajapaksa was also a special ...
the political crisis in his country. The President ...
The Shanghai Expo Summit Forum was held in China on a grand scale with the participation of world leaders including President Rajapaksa. The first session was held this morning with the participation of invited guests, including the Sri Lankan leader. Thereafter the President had discussions with his Nepalese counterpart Ram Badan Yadev Reporting from Shanghai ...
by Dr.Nihal Jayawickrama In an article published in a Sunday newspaper, and in a recycled version published on a popular website, Dr Dayan Jayatilaka continues his defence of the indefensible Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution. That piece of secret legislation...
by Dayan Jayatilleka The recent Asia Society question and answer session with External Affairs minister GL Peiris, was describes by veteran journalist Thalif Deen, head of the IPS New York bureau as a “lively interaction”....
Maldivian Vice President, Dr Mohamed Waheed speaking at the General Debate of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly thanked President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his assistance in solving the Maldivian political crisis. "I would like to thank all members of the international community