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Feb 21, 2006 (LBO) -- In some discussions in 2002-04 when the government was interested in a bridge cum utility conduit over the Palk Strait (the now forgotten …
Feb 21, 2006 (LBO) -- In some discussions in 2002-04 when the government was interested in a bridge cum utility conduit over the Palk Strait (the now forgotten …
Every time the telecom sector goes through a growth spurt in Sri Lanka, congestion becomes a topic of conversation. People begin to grouse that the companies …
Beginning of December, I was invited to speak at Softexpo, a major software industry event in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The organizers transported me to the seminar …
R&D or housemaids? On December 8, Bill Gates announced that Microsoft will spend US$ 850 million on research and development in India over the next four …
The Nobel Laureate economist Robert Solow famously proclaimed that “you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” Along the …
Jul 11, 2005 (LBO) – Water is free in Sri Lanka. Anyone who says different will be pilloried. I say different. I say that we will pay in lives and …
Ridding Year 1 school admissions of corruption and influence 1.0 Introduction Getting a child into Year 1 of school, government or private, has become a …
April 20, 2005 (LBO) - Policy analysis must begin from a realistic assessment of where we are and what we are. We are a small island nation located within the …