Sri Lanka’s inflation debate: should the CB continue with ‘no policy action’?
Mar 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sources from the Central Bank indicate that the Monetary Board, in its deliberation for the monetary policy action in the month …
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Sri Lanka debate over inflation: rice price crisis
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) – Rice, the staple food of Sri Lankans, is in short supply and its price is on the increase. At retail shops, many popular varieties …
Sri Lanka’s debate over inflation 2: The folly of price cuts
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) – In a bid to relieve the public of rising cost of living, the Government has reduced the import duties of ten leading food items and …
Sri Lanka’s debate over the inflation rate 01
Nov 19, 2009 (LBO) – Inflation is considered public enemy number one when a country is not at war. Since Sri Lanka’s 30 year old war is now over, …
Maldives going under water: new look at a doomsday story
Oct 19, 2009 (LBO) – A great deal of fear has been expressed by many that on one fine day in the future the Maldives will be submerged by rising sea …
When law and economics do not understand each other
Oct 05, 2009 (LBO) – Both Law and Economics are two brothers born to the same mother: morality of the society. They both use the same working tool for …
Sri Lanka airport taxis: A paradise of rent-seekers
Sept 22, 2009 (LBO) – Rent-seeking, the use of one’s time, knowledge and efforts to earn an income which is not directly contributory to the …
Lessons for Sri Lanka; one man’s mistake is another man’s profit
Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) – At this social function in Male, capital of Maldives, everyone was sipping soft drinks, coke, fanta, soda and what not. In this …
Economics of War (and also peace)
June 3, 2009 (LBO) – Wars have always been fought with one objective. That is to take forced possession of economically valuable assets belonging to the …
The illusion of rational man; enter the economics of fear
May 12, 2009 (LBO) – The Greek historian Plutarch has recorded an encounter which Alexander the Great had with one of the sages of Taxila University, …
Brain drain or brain gain?
Apr 06, 2009 (LBO) – Many have expressed their concern about the rising incidence of educated youth leaving the country for employment in developed …
Economic stimulus package for recessions
Mar 13, 2009 (LBO) – The economic recession that began to plague the entire globe was the salient feature of the world economy during the period from …
Sri Lanka seeks help for tens of thousands in Lebanon
July 24, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka is seeking urgent help to evacuate workers trapped in Lebanon, despite the vast majority of its estimated 80,000 …
Sri Lanka’s rights watch dog slammed for dropping investigations
July 18, 2006 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan watchdog has halted its probes into the disappearance of thousands of people so that the government can avoid paying …
Five killed after tsunami hits Indonesia
JAKARTA, July 17, 2006 (AFP) – Five people were killed when waves hit buildings on the south coast of Indonesia’s Java island Monday after a strong …
Sri Lanka bipartisan peace bid fails, opposition says
July 7, 2006 (AFP) – A fresh attempt to hammer out a bipartisan approach to Sri Lanka’s drawn out Tamil separatist conflict ended abruptly with the …
Sri Lanka to study foreign devolution models to end fighting
July 5, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will study devolution models across the world before developing a power-sharing mechanism with Tamil Tiger rebels to end …
Sri Lankan president postpones visit to Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 3, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has postponed a visit to Bangladesh next week due to a full schedule at home, the …
Sri Lankan president to visit Bangladesh
DHAKA, June 23, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will visit Bangladesh next month, the foreign ministry said Friday. Rajapakse would …
Sri Lanka truce monitors seek more manpower, kit
May 25, 2006 (AFP) – The Scandinavian truce monitoring mission in Sri Lanka wants to boost its numbers by at least 25 percent and is outfitting observers …