Splitting Hairs

Despite a slew of recent opinion polls showing a significant lack of confidence in the UNF running of the economy, the party believes a societal shift in voter …

Animal Instinct

Sri Lankas political stage is a muddle of fish, eagles, trishaws, trees, mammoties, electric bulbs, coconuts and many more, all convinced they could do a …

Sugar Free

The UNF threatened to reduce import duties on commodities, starting with sugar, if local traders start hoarding goods to increase prices.rnThe import duty on …

Seeing Red

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is marrying its past with the present, to give the party its first significant political victory next …

Green Eye

Denying news reports of supporting a split in the Tamil Tigers, the United States on Wed. pledged US$ 600,000 in assistance to help election monitoring …

Target Practice

Despite an independent police commission in place, local officers continue to harass and torture innocent victims, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) said …

Trouble?

Tamil Tiger guerrillas have begun pouring fighters along a district border in northeastern Sri Lanka, heightening fears of a showdown with renegades, the rival …

Unfinished Business

The United National Party says it is seeking a 130-seat majority in parliament to continue its program based on a strong peace platform.UNP says its work …

Too Vague

The Freedom Alliance unveiled its manifesto promising to stop the tide of privatisations most of which were initiated by the previous PA administration, a …

IMF Oomph

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the government to build on the progress made so far to reactivate a low interest long-term loan while a policy …

What A Mess!

The PA-JVP led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) plans to change the countrys economic policy agenda to keep in line with its ideology of a mixed economy, …

Limited Edition

The Joint Business Forum (JBiz) has asked the new government to restrict Cabinet members to 25 and Deputy Minister to 25.The limited edition, JBiz says should …

Tread Carefully

The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka should be ready to raise interest rates if the ongoing political crisis deepens, as the absence of a strong …

No. No? No!

The Freedom Alliance says it will ldblquote stop the privatization of national resources and public institutions and make them to play an important role in the …

Q & A

UNF officials claim the Alliances campaign is dominated by the JVP agenda even allowing them to dominate the partys economic policies.rnrnThis, the UNF says …

Business Plan

The Freedom Alliance says it will simplify the current tax system to generate the required revenue when it comes to power in the April polls.ldblquote …

What Next?

With less than three weeks to go to D-day on April 2, the political options of the average Sri Lankan are increasing by the day with more political newbies …

Under Scrutiny

Sri Lanka will join the elite band of 25 countries that have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with world watchdog for securities markets, IOSCO.The …

Political Talk

The UNF claims the JVP faction in the Freedom Alliance has rejected international aid agency assistance and is quoted saying it would also control imports. …

Nordic Support

Scandinavian truce monitors held talks with Sri Lankas Tamil Tigers as a rift within the rebel leadership threatened to undermine an already fragile ceasefire, …