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An electoral candidate was shot dead in Eastern Sri Lanka Monday in the first political killing in the run up to parliamentary polls in April, police said.A …
An electoral candidate was shot dead in Eastern Sri Lanka Monday in the first political killing in the run up to parliamentary polls in April, police said.A …
An expert on fiscal federalism says knowing when and how to change state institutions according to changing needs is essential for a government to be …
rnrnInrnthe 2004 pre-election budget report, the Treasury says handouts for drought costrnRs. 900 mn, transport sector Rs. 1.8 bn, backward wages for the …
Sri Lankas gross official foreign exchange reserves stood a provisional US$ 2.33 bn, up 37.0 percent from US$ 1.70 bn in December 2002, the Central Bank said …
Confident of 113 seats in the bag, the Freedom Alliance is now working on strategies to push the number above 120.Winning the April poll is among the remaining …
Industrial and agro exports claimed higher prices in 2003 compared to the prices for imports, shifting the terms of trade in Sri Lankas favour. The trend …
Sri Lanka may fall short of achieving a projected six percent growth this year, as politicking keeps investors at bay, Finance Minister K N Choksy said.Despite …
A top business leader called on the business community to exert pressure on governments to deliver and be held accountable.Joint business forum Chairman …
Lack of long-term planning since independence and intense party politics have kept Sri Lanka from developing faster, a top private sector personality said on …
The monks will be pitted against minority Tamils, who are mainly Hindus and also want to hold the balance of power after the April 2 election called by …
Top trade chambers say Tuesdays meeting with the PA-JVP alliance has failed to shed any light on how they plan to manage the economy.The newly formed JVP-PA …
The four co-chairs of peace have expressed disappointment over the current political situation and repeated their call on the Sri Lankan government to resume …
Nationalist party, Sihala Urumaya said Tuesday that it was exclusively fielding Buddhist monks to contest the 225 seats up for grabs at snap parliamentary …
Wooing support for its ticket to govern the country, the newly formed SLFP-JVP alliance flirted with the Colombo based business and international community on …
Sri Lankas Prime Minister has accused the countrys president of jeopardising a ceasefire with Tamil rebels and scuttling economic recovery in his first public …
The Colombo Commercial Company property facing the Beira Lake is owned by the UDA.A part of the property has been given on a 50-year lease to the Commercial …
The problem with subsidies is that the rich enjoy them as much as the poor. The cross subsidy on diesel is a classic example. buy prelone online …
The US Agency for International Development said it has finalised a five-year US$ 120 mn plan to support peace and reform in Sri LankaVisiting USAID Deputy …
Asian countries are enjoying some of their best years after the East Asian crisis. But a top IMF official says the party might end quickly if emerging …
The US embassy said Mark S Ward, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Asia and Near East Bureau, USAIDs highest-ranking official covering South Asia, visited …