How the legal profession changed in the last 10 years or so BY Dr. DAYANATH JAYASURIYA P. C. There are several major changes that can be noted. Firstly, more females have joined the profession- they …
China gives India neighbour Nepal $118 mn aid even as ambitious BRI loses steam
Amid reports of India’s neighbours, Pakistan and Sri Lanka reeling under a Chinese debt-trap, yet another neighbour of India is following the same footsteps. Following a meeting between the foreign …
Rajapaksa expected to land in Thailand as Sri Lankan protesters pack up camp after brutal crackdown
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on 13 July as anti-government protests intensified Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to land in Thailand on Thursday for a temporary stay …
Stagflation in Sri Lanka? Risks and policy responses
The world economy is showing signs of a serious slowdown due to overlapping crises including the Russia-Ukraine War, the COVID-19 pandemic, ..
Indian Oil Corp unit to open 50 fuel stations in Sri Lanka to help alleviate crisis
Sri Lanka has given approval for India’s Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) to open 50 new fuel stations, a company official said on Monday, as part of efforts to reduce severe shortages that have …
Is China to Blame for Sri Lanka’s Debt Woes?
China’s role in lending to Sri Lanka has expanded in the last 20 years, but fewer Chinese loans would not have saved the country from its current economic crisis.
Faizal Salieh re-elected as Chairman of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors
Faizal Salieh was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) for the year 2022/23, at the SLID’s Annual General Meeting held recently. ..
Faizal Salieh re-elected as Chairman of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors
Faizal Salieh was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) for the year 2022/23, at the SLID’s Annual General Meeting held recently. ..
Demonstrations across Sri Lanka over arrest of anti-government protesters
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka to condemn the crackdown on anti-government protesters and calling for their release on Tuesday, as the GotaGoGama protest site …
Bangladesh minister warns against China’s BRI lending, cites Sri Lanka’s example
Bangladesh’s finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal also said Sri Lanka’s crisis highlighted that China had not been rigorous enough in deciding which projects to support.