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Price of Work
Remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad will reach US$ 1.7 billion this year compared to US$ 1.5 billion last year but is it a net gain?Remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad will reach US$ 1.7 billion this year compared to US$ 1.5 billion last year but is it a net gain? Given the high use […]
Bill This Too
Cellular giant, Dialog Telekom will tap the “on the way home” supermarket chain, to allow its 400,000 post paid customer base to pay their phone bills along with their shopping beginning Monday.Cellular giant, Dialog Telekom will tap the “on the way home” supermarket chain, to allow its 400,000 post paid customer base to pay their […]
Sri Lanka army warns Tamil Tigers as bloody attacks spike
Sri Lanka’s outgoing army chief on Monday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of trying to provoke the military with a series of truce-breaking attacks that killed 12 people over the weekend. Sri Lanka’s outgoing army chief on Monday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of trying to provoke the military with a series of truce-breaking attacks that killed […]
Aid scramble wasting Sri Lanka tsunami relief, think-tank says
International and local charities have wasted aid money meant for tsunami relief and slowed reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka, an independent think-tank said Thursday.International and local charities have wasted aid money meant for tsunami relief and slowed reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka, an independent think-tank said Thursday. The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked the […]
Nobody’s Child
Almost a year after the tsunami devastated Sri Lanka’s costal communities, many are still languishing without permanent housing due to government inefficiency, under estimating of reconstruction cost and political interference according to a study.Almost a year after the tsunami devastated Sri Lanka’s costal communities, many are still languishing without permanent housing due to government inefficiency, […]
Hot Gas
Government’s new banking minister wants to restart Pramuka Bank which has a mountain of dud loans as a State owned bank while investing up to Rs.5 billion of tax payer money to the industry.Government’s new banking minister wants to restart Pramuka Bank which has a mountain of dud loans as a State owned bank while […]
Hidden Agenda
The plan to break the ceasefire and return to hostilities had been formed by LTTE in 2004, before the tsunami.The plan to break the ceasefire and return to hostilities had been formed by LTTE in 2004, before the tsunami. It is clear from the LTTE leader (VP)’s statement “….faced with the meaningless absurdity of living […]
Bring Home the Bacon
A former employee of the Irish Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Aidan Walsh says a country’s investment promotion agency should be independent of politics and need only consult them when budget allocations are affected by an investment decision.A former employee of the Irish Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Aidan Walsh says a country’s investment promotion agency should […]
Help the Farmer
Freer trade is increasingly seen as a means of achieving economic growth and alleviating poverty.But liberalizing agriculture is difficult in regions like South Asia where around 70 percent of its population depend on it for a living.Freer trade is increasingly seen as a means of achieving economic growth and alleviating poverty. But liberalizing agriculture is […]
Off the Shelf
Sri Lankan shoppers buy the same sort of items and brands irrespective of whether they shop in a plus super market or the neighborhood corner store. Sri Lankan shoppers buy the same sort of items and brands irrespective of whether they shop in a plus super market or the neighborhood corner store. Market research firm […]
‘s Child
Almost a year after the tsunami devastated Sri Lanka’s costal communities, many are still languishing without permanent housing due to government inefficiency, under estimating of reconstruction cost and political interference according to a study.Almost a year after the tsunami devastated Sri Lanka’s costal communities, many are still languishing without permanent housing due to government inefficiency, […]
Mine blast rocks Sri Lanka truce, monitors urge calm
Six soldiers were killed in a landmine blast in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, the military said amid an upsurge in violence that prompted Scandanavian truce monitors to warn of “irreparable” damage to the country’s four-year-old ceasefire.Six soldiers were killed in a landmine blast in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, the military said amid an upsurge in […]