By Dushni Weerakoon (East Asia Forum) Nearly two years after announcing a debt default in the middle of a severe social and political crisis, the Sri...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s economy is starting to recover under a stabilization program, and further progress has to be made on debt restructuring while monetary policy decisions...
Historical transformation from Feudalism to Capitalism by 1824 by Jayampathy Molligoda As we know, on March 2, 1815 the Kandyan Kingdom was formally ceded to the...
Two former presidents on Wednesday have said that most people will find it impossible to live after 01 January 2024 due to VAT increases. Former president...
By Saman Indrajith TNA Jaffna District MP M.A. Sumanthiran told Parliament on Wednesday that Rajapaksa brothers had enough money to compensate 22 million people in the...
Pre-budget forum focuses on the pathway to revive Sri Lanka’s economy Ahead of the presentation of the budget for 2024 to Parliament today (13 November), Verité...
by Kumar David Apologies for the untidy title where I have coupled democracy with descriptors that convey different implications. Social-democracy underscores livelihood concerns and the circumstances...
ECONOMYNEXT –Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the government of shrinking the economy through its proposal to increase value added tax (VAT) to 18...
Friday 3rd November, 2023 The latest VAT hike has come as a double whammy for the public, who are reeling from extremely high taxes and tariffs,...
SLPP MP Nimal Lanza yesterday dared MPs Namal Rajapaksa and Sagara Kariyawasam to vote against the 2024 budget if they were appalled by the actions of...