By Prof. Samitha Hettige Botanists refer to “Kurukkan” or “Filler Millet” as “Eleusine coracana”. Some in SL refer to the late DM, DA and their Rajapaksa clan as the Kurahan clan because of the colour of the shawl they wear. Presidents Mahinda and Gotabaya managed to make their marks in SL history by leading the…
Introduction A super-holding company for managing State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has been identified as a globally successful model for SOE management. This model allows the government to adopt a more arms-length approach to SOEs’ operational decision-making, relieving it of the direct responsibility of overseeing all SOEs dispersed across various industries, and redirect its budget and energy…
By Ravi Abeysuriya Talk to anyone waiting for days in a long queue to get a few litres of fuel for daily living, unable to cook food due to the lack of LP gas or forced to stay in the darkness due to the power cuts or unable to find critical medicine the same set…
By Prof. Samitha Hettige Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were in Madrid, Spain discussing challenges it faces in the new world order. Spain is famous for Bull fighting where a brave man uses a red cloth to confuse/annoy a bull. NATO seems to be like a confused bull running amok seeing the…
Introduction A super-holding company for managing State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has been identified as a globally successful model for SOE management. This model allows the government to adopt a more arms-length approach to SOEs’ operational decision-making, relieving it of the direct responsibility of overseeing all the SOEs dispersed across various industries, and redirect its budget and…
Sri Lanka is suddenly fighting a new war with the index rolling back to wartime When 99 percent of business leaders fear for the investment climate and the national coffers are as empty as a starving person’s belly, and when the very bare necessities of life are not available and people are looking deprivation in…
The foundations of Sri Lanka’s economic revival have to be built on export industries In the last 30 years, Sri Lanka has lived through a debilitating civil war, a tsunami, the Easter Sunday bomb attacks and a two-year long pandemic. As a nation, we have battled through them all, emerging bruised but not broken. We…
One of the most critical implications of Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is the hard hit on the transport sector. The foreign exchange shortage has made importing fuel a major challenge, severely affecting road transportation and further impeding the performance of an already crippled economy. This Policy Insight gives context to the ongoing transportation issues…
Sri Lanka’s Export Performance in May 2022 Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 9.9 % y-o-y to US$ 980.2 Mn in May 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This was mainly due to the increase in earnings from export of Apparel & Textiles, Coconut based products and Electrical &…
By Prof. Samitha Hettige It is not clear if Angulimala’s family owned a pastry shop or a catering service but it is known that a high level saffron involvement got him pardoned. One may also come up with “right to life” claims related to the Angulimala case but in SL at present food security is…
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