Flashing Dollars

America has pledged more peace and development oriented funds for Sri Lanka as it rolled out its South Asia assistance plan for the coming financial year.Most …

Go Slow

Development projects are on track but are slowing down because of jittery foreign investors says the UNF.rnrnldblquote Whatever projects that were initiated by …

Election Sniper

Gunmen have shot dead a political activist in eastern Sri Lanka in a second murder believed to be related to next months elections, police said Tuesday.The …

Montero Monks

Buddhist monks launched their formal drive for Sri Lankas parliament from a historic temple town Tuesday with a vow to cleanse politics and restore "ultimate …

Bow-wow

The red-blue Alliance says the UNF failed to deliver on its promises, its only success was in delivering misery to the People. Alliance members on Monday …

Oh Dear!

Moderate Tamils warned Monday they would declare independence from Sri Lanka unless the government that came to power after snap April elections revived peace …

Phase II

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved US$ 800,000 for a second phase private sector development programme to push through reforms to the …

Cosy Chat

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says it will re-negotiate the US$ 567 mn structural loan facility with the IMF, when it comes to power next month.The …

Muddy Waters

Sri Lankas Buddhist clergy Monday accused President Chandrika Kumaratungas Marxist allies of launching a "smear campaign" against them in the run up to …

Woof, Woof

Getting its campaign on the road, on Monday the UNF asked Sri Lankas 12 million voters to decide between clarity and chaos at the April polls.Citing the lack …

Gone

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 …

Success Secrets

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 …

Buffer Stock

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 …

Yes Prime Minister

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 …

Gaping Hole

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 …

Adding Up

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 …

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 …