Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Al Jazeera that he is confident of turning around the economy – but cautioned it will be 18 months before...
Monday 18th July, 2022 The so-called people’s representatives in Parliament have proved that they have neither any sense of shame nor any concern for the hapless...
As prices keep healthy meals out of reach, some 61 per cent of households are regularly using coping strategies to cut down on costs, such as...
By Dr Bilesha Weeraratne The decision by the Cabinet to partially lift the Family Background Report (FBR) requirement for female migrants is long overdue and a...
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the oldest and the most prestigious of the science Olympiads. Contestants should be both under 20 and pre-university. IMO started in...
This Wednesday morning, having completed business at my bank along Flower Road, and not finding it easy to get transport, I decided to walk home, at...
By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com It was in February this year, that I pointed out that the Sri Lankan energy sector is a headless chicken. https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lankan-electricity-sector-The-headless-chicken/4-730564...
The Monetary Board on Wednesday (06) increased the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 100...
When the Suez Crisis occurred, Bandaranaike stood by Egypt and supported its right to nationalise the Suez Canal Company, going against Israel and the UK in the UN. In his address to...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE was marginally down in the first hour of trading yesterday but recovered slightly in the middle of the session. But during...