The Sri Lankan land market maintained solid growth in 2025, with Colombo suburbs and Western Province districts emerging as key drivers, according to the latest Land Price Index (LPI) 2025 (updated), published by LankaPropertyWeb (LPW). The 2025 index shows that Colombo 1–15 recorded a 4% year-on-year increase in average land prices per perch, reaching LKR…
Sri Lanka’s labour force participation rate climbed to 49.9% in the third quarter of 2025 (July–September), according to the latest quarterly bulletin released by the Department of Census and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. This marks a notable recovery from 46.9% in the corresponding quarter of 2024 and 49.3% in…
Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment released on Wednesday, underscoring the scale of recovery needs and the urgency of accessible financing for the most vulnerable. The qualitative assessment, based on key informant…
A new study by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) has revealed the extent and nature of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) experienced by Sri Lankan female migrant domestic workers in the Middle East. The research underscores the urgent need for stronger protection frameworks to safeguard this vulnerable group and reduce their…
By Prof. Samitha Hettige Sri Lankans defeated their Socialist government in 1977 due to reasons including corruption which may have been a result of far too state controls. The successive government ruled for 17 years & was later referred to as the 17 year curse by some. During the period most senior public officials started…
Business Sentiment: Confidence Shattered By Nature Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery suffered a major setback with Cyclone Ditwah – the most destructive natural disaster to strike the island since the 2004 tsunami. And just as some signs of stabilisation were emerging, the widespread destruction has pushed recovery timelines further out. Officials estimate reconstruction costs of up…
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry delivered a robust performance during the first eleven months of 2025, with cumulative exports reaching US$4,571.99 million marking a 5.42% increase over the same period last year, according to data released today by the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF). Sri Lanka’s total apparel exports for November 2025 reached US$367.60 million, representing…
By Asma Anjum, Trust & Safety Lead, TikTok Social media is reshaping how students encounter and engage with knowledge, not because it delivers content faster, but because it changes the dynamics of attention, curiosity, and peer influence. Learning on these platforms is social by nature: students see what their peers interact with, mimic approaches, and…
Cyclone Storm Ditwah has caused widespread devastation across Sri Lanka, severely impacting agriculture, fisheries and rural livelihoods, according to the latest country brief issued by the FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on Food and Agriculture. The cyclone made landfall on 27 November 2025 and remained over the country for nearly three days,…
Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report released today. This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP. The cyclone, among…
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