Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
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By Vinod Moonesinghe
After a quiet Monday and Tuesday, things began to get back to normal on Wednesday, but with a difference. People set off for work with a new enthusiasm. Jaded by four years of ‘Yahapalanaya,’ the public anticipates great things from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
In the short term, it is unlikely that he would face much opposition on the political front. While Sajith...
Hundreds of millions of people, throughout the world, celebrate the festival we know in Sinhala as Vesak (or Visakat Tirunal, in Tamil). Uniquely, it commemorates not just the birth, but also the enlightenment and the demise of Siddhartha Gautama, the Sakyamuni Buddha; the equivalent of combining Christmas and Easter for Christians, or the holy Prophet’s birthday, Hajj...
By Vinod Moonesinghe
One of the major problems impeding the economic advancement of Sri Lanka is the backwardness of its agriculture, particularly the...
Every morning, from the very beginning of the rush hour, traffic piles up on the Kotte-Bope Road, leading into the Athurugiriya...
The Government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has a massive job on its hands, dealing with a faltering economy, as well as a...
* Central Bank Bond scam eroded business confidenceThe election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka evoked widespread...
The root cause of Sri Lanka’s economic woes lies in its inability to produce enough to pay for its imports. We pay the bill for...
Sri Lanka Tourism launched the ‘So Sri Lanka’ brand identity campaign in London, at the World Travel Market (WTM), the leading...
The perceived collapse of Sri Lanka’s economy prompted, in large part, the groundswell of opinion which caused a change of...
The Hambantota port has the potential to be the largest in the World. With the development in the hinterland of agro-industries,...
Sri Lanka faces an acute shortage of labour. The lure of overseas employment has milked away a quarter of the workforce. The...