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Teejay Lanka achieves 81-pct emission reduction from sludge disposal

November 22, 2021 | Apparel, Companies, Featured, In Pictures, Industry, Other

INSEE cement enters MoU with State Ministry of Home Affairs

November 22, 2021 | Featured, In Pictures, Industry, Other, Real Estate & Construction

Emirates unveils more “Early Bird” fares in Colombo starting at just Rs 59,300

November 9, 2021 | Aviation, In Pictures, Industry, Other

Trillium Hotels and VIP Residencies unveils luxury retirement complex

October 27, 2021 | Companies, In Pictures, Industry, Other, Real Estate & Construction

Colombo YMBA launches English education program for young Buddhist monks

October 27, 2021 | In Pictures, Other

Meeting between CBSL Governor and Governor of Qatar Central Bank

October 22, 2021 | In Pictures

First Capital’s ‘Performance First’ culture now certified by great place to work

October 7, 2021 | Companies, In Pictures, Industry, Other

Opinion

Opinion: Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port Plug and Play ‘Park in Park’ Manufacturing Facility

By Maya Majueran Industrial Zones Industrial Zones are geographically designated areas that …

November 26, 2021

Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime

By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly “going organic”. The …

November 22, 2021

The Climb Ahead: Making the Case for Human Capital Investments in Sri Lanka

By Hartwig Schafer , Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank “Sri Lankan children make …

November 4, 2021

IPS Policy Insights: COVID-19, Global Economy & Sri Lanka’s External Sector Outlook

Global economic developments have impacted Sri Lanka’s external sector performance, and …

October 26, 2021

Pandemics & Disruptions: Safeguarding Lives and Livelihood of Sri Lankans

By Suresh Ranasinghe The impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka’s labour market, education, …

October 18, 2021

COVID-19 and the Sri Lankan Economy: Policy Choices and Trade-offs

By Chathurrdhika Yogarajah: Sri Lanka’s macro-economic outlook amidst the COVID-19 pandemic …

October 15, 2021

GSP+ Withdrawal: How Would it Impact Sri Lanka’s Economy?

By Asanka Wijesinghe and Eleesha Munasinghe: Sri Lanka’s preferential access to the vital …

September 29, 2021

University of Jaffna’s new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine talks about international engagement

By Jekhan Aruliah Interviewing Dr Rajendran Surenthirakumaran (Suren), the newly appointed in …

September 29, 2021

“The real value in the IT industry is not providing services to other countries but creating products that other countries buy and there are many barriers as to why we are not doing enough of that,” says Dr. Sanjiva …

December 1, 2021 | Featured, LBO Fireside Chat, People

Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime

By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly “going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and embargoes in the North. Some items were totally banned, others …

November 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Agriculture, Commodity, Environment, People, Watch Tower

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Decision Makers in Sri Lanka – Peter D’Almeida

“Lots of leaders give themselves too much credit. They think, I made the decision but they won’t realize that there were other people but they take the credit for it. But most of our decisions we make …

November 5, 2021 | Featured, LBO Fireside Chat, People