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Forgotten Homework
World Bank says the country has lost the education advantage it had in Asia but second generation reforms of the sector can help Sri Lanka regain lost ground. World Bank says the country has lost the education advantage it had in Asia but second generation reforms of the sector can help Sri Lanka regain lost […]
May Day Resolutions
Sri Lanka’s government has promised lending agencies to turn a new leaf after May Day, kicking off the process with a hike in fuel prices, LBO learns.Sri Lanka’s government has promised lending agencies to turn a new leaf after May Day, kicking off the process with a hike in fuel prices, LBO learns. A top […]
Get it Right
Local experts on policy and regulation are calling for a system to better understand effects of regulations before they are adopted.Local experts on policy and regulation are calling for a system to better understand effects of regulations before they are adopted. “Sri Lanka needs to invest in Regulatory Impact Assessment – RIA – to minimise […]
Discount travel deals and aid work draw in tourists that are filling up city hotels
Discount travel deals and relief work are drawing in tourist numbers, as Indians and Europeans flocked into Sri Lanka and filled up city hotels in March.Discount travel deals and relief work are drawing in tourist numbers, as Indians and Europeans flocked into Sri Lanka and filled up city hotels in March. Arrivals in March this […]
Next Train
Railway authorities are looking for Rs. 15 billion from donors to lay a second track between Kalutara and Matara, improving its current service. Railway authorities are looking for Rs. 15 billion from donors to lay a second track between Kalutara and Matara, improving its current service. The second track will cut down delays currently faced […]
Sri Lanka faces new crisis over tsunami deal with Tigers
A main Marxist party in Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition Wednesday issued a fresh warning to the government not to go ahead with a Norwegian-brokered deal with Tamil Tiger rebels to handle tsunami aid. The Marxist JVP, or People’s Liberation Front, which holds the balance of power in the 225-member parliament, said they opposed a “joint […]
‘s decision making could put it out of service
Policy analysis must begin from a realistic assessment of where we are and what we are. We are a small island nation in South Asia, home to the world’s largest concentration of poor people.We are about the size of greater Mumbai, one city in India, in population and we may be smaller than Mumbai as […]
Spaced Out
The international narcotics watchdog wants governments to shut down unlicensed Internet pharmacies, to control the growing threat of Internet drug trafficking.The international narcotics watchdog wants governments to shut down unlicensed Internet pharmacies, to control the growing threat of Internet drug trafficking. “Several billion of doses of medicine are sold illicitly on the Internet per year, […]
Fast Kill
Locals craving for fast foods, genetic disorders and pollution are tipped to make cardiovascular and asthma the next biggest ailment to hit Sri Lanka, an Indian drug maker said Wednesday. Locals craving for fast foods, genetic disorders and pollution are tipped to make cardiovascular and asthma the next biggest ailment to hit Sri Lanka, an […]
Tsunami destroyed hotels could bypass heavy compensation laws if they opt to layoff staff
Local hotels completely destroyed in the tsunami could plead a ‘frustrated contract’, to bypass heavy compensation laws and negotiate a settlement with workers.Local hotels completely destroyed in the tsunami could plead a ‘frustrated contract’, to bypass heavy compensation laws and negotiate a settlement with workers. The legal concept of frustration covers an external catastrophe, out […]
Called to Shore
Sri Lanka has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to up a US$ 100 mn allocation to fund the Colombo south port to US$ 200 mn, nearly half of the estimated cost for the initial phase.Sri Lanka has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to up a US$ 100 mn allocation to fund the Colombo […]
Call back
The telecom watchdog’s staff has taken the Regulatory Commission to court over a decision to reverse a salary increment given earlier this year.The telecom watchdog’s staff has taken the Regulatory Commission to court over a decision to reverse a salary increment given earlier this year. On Tuesday a case filed by three employee unions in […]