Some countries, including Germany and Switzerland, called on Sri Lanka to set a time-bound action plan to carry out its pledges. Delegations from the United Kingdom and the EU were among those who raised concerns on Sri Lanka after a written update was…
ECONOMYNEXT – Inflation in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed to 3.2 percent in February 2018 from 5.4 percent in January, on a year-on-year basis. The slowdown was mainly owing to the high base that prevailed in …
Addressing the UNHRC after a written update was made on Sri Lanka by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana said that Sri Lanka is deeply committed to uphold the rule of law and to ensure the equal…
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Mar 21, Colombo: When she was a girl, Nilanthi Kumarasinghe would fill a bowl with salt and chilli powder and head into the forest. Her parents were worried it was unsafe, but to her those were halcyon days. She and the other children ran wild, spendin…
Mar 21, Colombo: Recognizing the pivotal role data plays in Sri Lanka’s journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government of Sri Lanka and the United Nations, jointly organized “#SDGDataLK: Enhancing Data for a Sustainable Sri Lanka“- the First National …
Mar 21, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for Islamabad on Thursday (March 22) to attend the Pakistan Republic Day celebrations on March 23 as chief guest on an invitation extended by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. This…
COLOMBO, March 21 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan Tea Board launched on Wednesday a global marketing campaign for Ceylon Tea, a minister here said on Wednesday. Addressing a function to mark the launch of the promotion campaign, Plantation Industries Minist…
( March 22, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Needless to say, private investment is the key for economic growth of any country. Sri Lanka’s post war economic growth was dominated by a debt funded state driven construction boom. This was always going to be an unsustainable growth path and it has …
COLOMBO, March 21 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Wednesday and posted their lowest close in eight weeks, … Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 3.1 percent in 2017, the slowest pace in 16 years and well below the 4.5 percent seen in 2016, revised government data …