Economy

Cost Increase

Former Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera returned to the post today, ending speculation that Presidential Advisor Mano Tittawella was up for the post. online …

Job Watch

After a change of government it is customary to see changes also in the top rung of State departments, corporations and missions abroad.rn rnThe process is …

Passport to Reforms

People waiting all day in long queues braving the blazing sun to get their passports at the Immigration and Emigration Department is a common sight in …

The Lankan Pie

Protecting jobs at home has become a hot issue in the US presidential race as companies there, relocate some business processes looking for lower taxes and …

Here We Go Again

Central Bank says non-bank private sector has capacity to absorb nearly Rs.100 billion in extra borrowings but warned any such move will push interest rates …

Applying Caution

Sri Lankas top trade chamber said Friday that it will support the new Government, but voiced concern over proposals to expand the public sector and extend the …

Showdown

Guerrilla factions have exchanged heavy gunfire in north-eastern Sri Lanka, in the first major clash since an unprecedented split in the Tamil Tiger movement, …

Eastern Battle

Casualties were suffered on both sides in the first major clash since a split in the guerrilla group, the pro-Tiger Tamilnet.com website said.rnrn Forces of …

Hope & Pray

The JHU (Jathika Hela Urumaya), will make it a priority to introduce a new law to stop Sri Lankans from being persuaded to change their religious beliefs. The …

Musical Chairs

The election of nine Buddhist monks in Sri Lankas elections has sent parliamentary officials scrambling to make suitable seating and dining arrangements for …

Cosmetic Changes

President Chandrika Kumaratungas United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Party is still struggling to secure a Parliamentary majority but they are already …

Bad Boys

Transparency International urged for accountability past the polls, with less than ten of the over 5600 candidates that contested, discharging statutory duties …

Checklist

The Joint Business Forum on Wednesday, while expressing support for the newly elected Freedom Alliance, rolled out what it saw as a list of priorities for the …

Fresh Blood

The Cabinet of Ministers in the President Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaranatunges new government is due to be finalised by Wednesday, say top JVP …

Lead Actor

Sri Lankas new prime minister, Mahinda Rajapakse, is a part-time film star but his new role requires a major balancing act to keep a minority government from …

New PM

Former opposition leader and Sri Lanka Freedom Party stalwart from the South, 59-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths as the new Prime Minister in President …

Who’s The Face?

The absence of a coherent economic policy, ranging from fiscal discipline, economic reforms, together with how fast new government will woo foreign donors to …

Generous Hand

Sri Lanka is lined up for a '80 5.5 mn assistance package from the European Commission (EC) to resettle and rehabilitate over 270,000 displaced people. online …

Coming Up

As the Freedom Alliance prepared to form a government, outgoing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned that a government without an absolute majority in …

Upside Down

A hung parliament resulting from Sri Lankas elections could further hamper efforts to end three decades of ethnic war as a weak government cannot engage in …