Poor Show
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 …
Sisyphus Speaking
A top business leader called on the business community to exert pressure on governments to deliver and be held accountable.Joint business forum Chairman …
Are They Clueless?
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 …
Righteous Vote
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 …
Confused Signals
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 …
Alliance Calling
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 …
Grand Slam
Sri Lankas Prime Minister has accused the countrys president of jeopardising a ceasefire with Tamil rebels and scuttling economic recovery in his first public …
Get Going
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 …
Saffron Power
Nationalist party, Sihala Urumaya said Tuesday that it was exclusively fielding Buddhist monks to contest the 225 seats up for grabs at snap parliamentary …
Project lquote Put Off
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 …
Back to Basics
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 …
Be Careful
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 …
Good Tidings
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 …
Flying Visit
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 …
Not Now
Sri Lankas Tiger rebels have asked for direct reconstruction aid as a political crisis in the government here stalled their peace process, but donors have …
Party Pooper
Sri Lankas system of party politics is accelerating into action with the President clearing the way to stockpile state resources under the Alliance flag and …
Marching Orders
Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga has removed 39 non-cabinet rank junior ministers ahead of parliamentary elections on April 2, a spokesman for her …
Roadblock
rnThe sacking of Sri Lankas parliament could hold up at least US$ 176 mn in World Bank aid to the island, whose economy is headed for a serious slow down, a …
Trade off
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Sri Lanka is looking to be the latest casualty of the political uncertainty that …
In Use
Sri Lankas aid utilisation recorded an all time high of nearly US$ 1bn for 2003 and came close to forecast targets despite a politically volatile year that …