Tread Carefully
The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka should be ready to raise interest rates if the ongoing political crisis deepens, as the absence of a strong …
No. No? No!
The Freedom Alliance says it will ldblquote stop the privatization of national resources and public institutions and make them to play an important role in the …
Q & A
UNF officials claim the Alliances campaign is dominated by the JVP agenda even allowing them to dominate the partys economic policies.rnrnThis, the UNF says …
Business Plan
The Freedom Alliance says it will simplify the current tax system to generate the required revenue when it comes to power in the April polls.ldblquote …
What Next?
With less than three weeks to go to D-day on April 2, the political options of the average Sri Lankan are increasing by the day with more political newbies …
Under Scrutiny
Sri Lanka will join the elite band of 25 countries that have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with world watchdog for securities markets, IOSCO.The …
Political Talk
The UNF claims the JVP faction in the Freedom Alliance has rejected international aid agency assistance and is quoted saying it would also control imports. …
Nordic Support
Scandinavian truce monitors held talks with Sri Lankas Tamil Tigers as a rift within the rebel leadership threatened to undermine an already fragile ceasefire, …
Go Slow
Development projects are on track but are slowing down because of jittery foreign investors says the UNF.rnrnldblquote Whatever projects that were initiated by …
Flashing Dollars
America has pledged more peace and development oriented funds for Sri Lanka as it rolled out its South Asia assistance plan for the coming financial year.Most …
Montero Monks
Buddhist monks launched their formal drive for Sri Lankas parliament from a historic temple town Tuesday with a vow to cleanse politics and restore "ultimate …
Election Sniper
Gunmen have shot dead a political activist in eastern Sri Lanka in a second murder believed to be related to next months elections, police said Tuesday.The …
Woof, Woof
Getting its campaign on the road, on Monday the UNF asked Sri Lankas 12 million voters to decide between clarity and chaos at the April polls.Citing the lack …
Bow-wow
The red-blue Alliance says the UNF failed to deliver on its promises, its only success was in delivering misery to the People. Alliance members on Monday …
Oh Dear!
Moderate Tamils warned Monday they would declare independence from Sri Lanka unless the government that came to power after snap April elections revived peace …
Phase II
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved US$ 800,000 for a second phase private sector development programme to push through reforms to the …
Cosy Chat
The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says it will re-negotiate the US$ 567 mn structural loan facility with the IMF, when it comes to power next month.The …
Muddy Waters
Sri Lankas Buddhist clergy Monday accused President Chandrika Kumaratungas Marxist allies of launching a "smear campaign" against them in the run up to …
Gone
An electoral candidate was shot dead in Eastern Sri Lanka Monday in the first political killing in the run up to parliamentary polls in April, police said.A …
Success Secrets
An expert on fiscal federalism says knowing when and how to change state institutions according to changing needs is essential for a government to be …