Opinion: Northern Province had highest growth rate in 2015. Good news for North or not?
By Jekhan Aruliah Don’t be misled by the 2014-2015 Provincial GDP Growth figures . The Northern Province had the joint highest GDP growth rate that year. …
Opinion: Is Jaffna a hotbed of crime and vice? The official data says no
By Jekhan Aruliah We have all made excuses to explain why we didn’t do stuff. I still remember a boy at school attempting the legendary “dog ate my …
Opinion: Why are Tamil Medium junior school students doing so abysmally in Sri Lanka?
By Jekhan Aruliah At my usual breakfast haunt in Jaffna I pay Rs40 for two fresh dosai with all the spicy pol sambal and tasty sambar I can eat (tea is an …
Opinion: Government, Private Sector and Diaspora are failing to revive Northern economy
By Jekhan Aruliah More than seven years since the end in 2009 of the decades long Sri Lanka civil war, job creation initiatives in the North remain mainly …
Opinion: Jaffna, high literacy, low employment and lowest income. How come?
By Jekhan Aruliah Despite the Jaffna district having the second highest Literacy Rate in Sri Lanka, it does badly on employment and dismally on incomes. …
Opinion: Is Jaffna a quaint tourist destination, or an economic powerhouse waiting for some diesel in the tank?
By Jekhan Aruliah Deloittes, one of the top global accounting firms, has for many years produced a “London Office Crane Survey”. The Deloittes …