By Prof. Samitha Hettige ‘Gota’s War’ explains Defense Secretary GR’s contribution to end the 30 year conflict. The LTTE (ranked ‘deadliest’ terrorists by FBI in January 2008) was crushed in May 2009 by SL armed forces politically lead by President MR assisted by GR. GR’s contributions to prevent a resurrection of the LTTE (post 2009)…
By Himani Vithanage ‘’Currently an assessment could be deployed in about 5 minutes, in class, student responses are instantaneous and so are the results (he doesn’t need to grade them separately). Traditional assessment usually takes 3-4 hours each’’ — an assistant teacher at a Composite School in India who has been using Class Saathi, an…
In the early 1990s a wedding ceremony took place at Wijerama Mw, Colombo 07 & the road (in front of the bride’s house) was closed during the event. Media reported the groom being appointed a director at the national carrier. The other news was about his cousin, appointed to a senior position there (after the…
By Dr Asanka Wijesinghe The Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA) paves the way for lower tariffs on 85% of products between Sri Lanka and Thailand. Strategic use of uncommitted lists to restrict imports from the partner country may weaken the effectiveness of SLTFTA. The agreement opens avenues for trading new products, enhancing bilateral trade…
Business Sentiment – Lacklustre Business Confidence The Central Bank of Sri Lanka notes that the country’s official reserve assets rose by 2.3 percent in January, reaching US$ 4,491 million from US$ 4,392 million in December. This appreciation came on the back of a US$ 1.4 billion swap facility from the People’s Bank of China. Simultaneously,…
Media sources indicated that Sri Lankans paid comparatively higher prices for vegetables & energy during January 2024. With organizational reforms, cost of electricity is expected reduce to bearable levels (for the grassroots). Indian assistance during 2022 crisis was crucial but with more energy involvements, one may see profits going elsewhere. The JVP symbolically receiving the…
New report highlights gaps in guidelines as well as a lack of compliance Sri Lanka has the worst record among South Asian countries in blacklisting corrupt contractors in public procurement, according to a new report by Verité Research. The report shows that Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia that 1) does not…
On 23rd February 1940 Woody Guthrie first composed the folk song “This land is your land – this land is my land – from California – to the New York island” (Ref. US history). Though he says such, the Red Indians may argue that it belonged only to them from times immemorial prior to colonization….
As Sri Lanka stands at the cusp of a transformative shift towards electric mobility, the journey ahead is promising yet fraught with challenges. The emergence of electric vehicles (EVs) heralds a new era in transportation that promises significant environmental benefits and a potential reduction in the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels. However, fully realizing the…
Reuters – Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank would begin to exit its decade-long ultra-loose monetary policy. Some analysts are warning of another contraction in the current quarter as weak demand…
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