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…
SLASSCOM has released its 2025 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report, a comprehensive industry benchmark on salaries, benefits, and workforce trends across Sri Lanka’s IT, BPM, and tech-enabled sectors. Independently conducted by Deloitte, the report features insights from IT, BPM, dual-sector, and non-IT organisations with IT functions, with 72% of participants returning from the 2024 survey—underscoring…
China plans its socioeconomic development on 5 year cycles or five year plans (FYPs). The recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026 – 2030 FYP) of the Peoples Republic of China have been released outlining priorities for national socioeconomic development. These includes views of industry experts in; science & technology, ecological civilization & ecosystem conservation…
By Dr Nisha Arunatilake, Director of Research, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damage to housing in Sri Lanka’s recent history. According to the government’s Disaster Management Centre, as of 9th December 2025, 86,488 houses were partially or fully…
Human civilization is at the dawn of a multi polar world rising with new leaders. Among them China is paramount & its Belt & Road Initiative (BRI – 21st Century Silk Road) is networking others such as Russia, South Africa, Brazil, Germany & India etc. Some were shocked & critical after seeing Chinese armed forces…
By Dr Manoj Thibbotuwawa and Chandula Idirisinghe Cyclone Ditwah destroyed early-stage Maha season paddy, vegetables, and perennial crops, disrupting both current and upcoming harvests. Together, rising prices, lower production, and declining purchasing power are likely to intensify food insecurity and further undermine nutrition. Restoring transport links, supporting farmers to replant, protecting vulnerable households and strengthening…
Fitch Ratings – Surging IT investment and wealth effects from buoyant equity markets are cushioning the impact of higher tariffs on the US economy, Fitch Ratings says. We have raised our world growth forecasts in our December Global Economic Outlook (GEO) but still expect growth to slow to 2.5% this year and to 2.4% in…
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