Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime
By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly "going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and embargoes …
By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly "going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and embargoes …
By Hartwig Schafer , Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank “Sri Lankan children make a dangerous climb for online school,” read the headline of a …
Global economic developments have impacted Sri Lanka’s external sector performance, and the economy overall. While Sri Lanka managed the first wave of the …
By Suresh Ranasinghe The impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka’s labour market, education, migration, and health sectors were discussed at the second webinar panel …
By Chathurrdhika Yogarajah: Sri Lanka’s macro-economic outlook amidst the COVID-19 pandemic came under the spotlight at a webinar panel discussion held on …
By Asanka Wijesinghe and Eleesha Munasinghe: Sri Lanka’s preferential access to the vital European Union (EU) market faces fresh challenges after the …
By Jekhan Aruliah Interviewing Dr Rajendran Surenthirakumaran (Suren), the newly appointed in September 2021 Dean (Head) of the Faculty of Medicine University …
By Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, Resident Coordinator, UN Sri Lanka: The complex challenge posed by COVID-19 both in protecting public health and the socioeconomic …
By Jekhan Aruliah Northwind Projects, a team promoting sporting and other activities in the Northern Province, successfully brought together the Sri Lankan …
By Githmi Rabel On 20 May 2021, Sri Lanka’s worst-ever marine disaster occurred when a fire erupted on the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl container …
By Manoj Udugampola At a time Sri Lanka is in much need of increasing its foreign exchange reserves, the vast untapped potential of the country’s rubber …
By Amanda Balasooriya Kanthi is a 33-year-old working mother who resides in Kuliyapitiya. Her two-year-old daughter is enrolled at a private crèche located …
By Mangala Bandara, director of ‘Go Recycling Hub.’ Most developing countries across the globe face the issue of proper waste management, and Sri Lanka is …
By Imesha Dissanayake State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have many definitions to it, often entailing a definition of a legal entity engaged in a commercial …
By Asela Atukorala Sri Lanka is unfortunately in a sad state right now with its biggest problem being the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also …
By Tharindu Udayanga: The COVID-19 pandemic exerted significant downward pressure on global trade as well as the global economy at large. Unprecedented …
Whilst commending the recently concluded ‘Sri Lanka Invest Forum 2021’, MTI Consulting has highlighted the need to diligently track and progress …
By Myanthi Peiris, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP Sri Lanka The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented social and economic challenges, and …
By Sudath Perera, Managing Partner, Sudath Perera Associates Pursuant to the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, which fell on 8th June 2021, we are reminded of the …
By Ashani Abayasekara and Thisali de Silva The year 2020 saw close to 1.6 billion students from over 180 countries being kept out of schools for extended …