IMF agreement faces implementation risks: Fitch
Sri Lanka’s 1.5 billion US dollar three-year IMF programme eases near-term balance-of-payments risks but will require sustained commitment from the…
Federalism will not cause secession says Wigneswaran
The chief minister of the Northern Province rejected assertions that the call for federalism was racist and aimed at secession,…
Why Sri Lanka’s economic outlook is looking less rosy
Sri Lanka’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have averted a crisis, but the bailout may undermine a…
Wigneswaran issued notice to appear in Supreme Court
Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran and three others were issued notice to appear in Supreme Court on May 12,…
There is no LTTE in Sri Lanka for anyone from the diaspora to suppor
President of the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) Raj Thavaratnasingham in an interview with Ceylon Today said he was pleased that…
Sri Lanka sets up panel to investigate ‘Panama Papers’
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Sunday it was setting up a special panel to chase after nationals likely to figure in…
A lot of China all around
China is widely seen to have adopted a “string of pearls strategy” to encircle India. Perhaps the two most important…
Resolution not to divide country: CV
Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wignewaran said yesterday the recent resolution that was adopted to propose a federal system was…
Post-civil war, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry having one great run
Post-civil war, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has witnessed a rapid growth both in terms of tourist arrivals and earnings. In 2009,…