The Chinese tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 has finally docked at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka for replenishment after India and the United States tried, and ultimately failed, to persuade the local …
Selling price in Sri Lanka’s apartments increase by over 47 pct: property tracker
ECONOMYNEXT – Overall selling prices of apartments in Sri Lanka increased by 45.17 percent when compared … “Locals are not investing in assets or real estate because of the tumor in the economic …
A revolt that could turn into a revolution
It is because the office of the executive president is being projected as the custodian of law, order and property in these tumultuous times. Sri Lanka is in a great moment of revolt, but it is …
Chinese ‘spy ship’ docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India
Sri Lanka has referred to the Yuan Wang 5 as a “scientific research ship,” but there are fears in India that the vessel could be used to surveil the region, with multiple media reports calling it a …
REFLECTIONS ON SRI LANKA’S LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE JUDICIARY
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.