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...
by M. Rizwan Muzzammil According to an article in ‘The Diplomat’ (2nd Oct., 23), the Sri Lankan government has committed to supplying 70% of its domestic...
By Shihar Aneez Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is facing a dearth of skilled workforce with most having already left the country, a...
There is a report in the Lankadeepa of 30 September, 2023 that thousands (‘dahas ganang’) of university graduates in biotechnology (and engineering technology) languish without employment....
Friday 22nd September, 2023 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday created quite a stir in Parliament by demanding to know why President Ranil Wickremesinghe had taken some...
The Sri Lankan economy contracted by 3.1 per cent in 2023 Q2, driven by the subdued performance in Industry and Services activities, while Agriculture activities recorded...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne The stock market’s behaviour yesterday was positive throughout the day. Sri Lankan government representatives met with a team from the International Monetary...
France’s Macron and the US Fish in the Indian Ocean By Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake COLOMBO. 23 August 2023 (IDN) —Sri Lanka continues to swing wildly between being...
Traffic congestion, capacity constraints and sweltering heat make travelling in public transport a stressful and draining experience in Sri Lanka. Vehicle ownership largely eases these difficulties...
Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, (and Foreign Minister) said, on Wednesday,...