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Sri Lanka’s top five general insurance providers which account for two-thirds of the market share, is seem to exploit the language barrier as none of them issue insurance documents for certain policies in Sinhala and Tamil, a recent research showed. The research study conducted by Verité Research has found out that solving the lethargy on language policy will help SMEs Island-wide when it comes to natural …
Saturday, June 16, 2018 7:56 am,
by eyeadmin
The arch above the school gate sits like a crown over the pillars that support it on either side. It bears the name ‘Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies’ College’, painted in a turquoise blue that must have been vibrant once but looks faded now. Beyond the arch, a couple of two-storied pink buildings face each other. Their proximity amplifies the commotion that erupts when the bell rings. …
Sunday, June 10, 2018 7:55 am,
by eyeadmin
The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, is likely to launch a Tamil Diaspora-backed political party in two weeks’ time, reliable sources said. The new party will challenge the long-established “top dog” of Lankan Tamil politics ,the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK). It will have the existing Tamil Peoples’ Council (TPC), as its core The TPC had been founded by Wigneswaran earlier after …
Monday, June 4, 2018 10:08 am,
by eyeadmin
On June 1, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance under the program supported by a three-year Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. Completion of this review enables the disbursement of the equivalent of SDR 177.774 million (about US$ 252 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to the equivalent of …
Saturday, June 2, 2018 9:10 am,
by eyeadmin
The International Religious Freedom Report for 2017 was released US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback at the US State Department on 29 May 2018. The report on Sri Lanka said that Buddhist nationalist groups such as the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS, Buddhist Power Force) continued to promote the supremacy of the ethnic Sinhalese Buddhist majority and …
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 11:07 am,
by eyeadmin
Outgoing US Ambassador Atul Keshap has said his country wants to walk hand-in-hand with all Sri Lankans to see the dream of a brighter future coming true. “As you look at the UN process, as you look at the American partnership, we want to walk with Sri Lanka hand-in-hand, with all of the people of Sri Lanka, to see that there is a brighter future,” Ambassador …
Sunday, May 27, 2018 7:48 am,
by eyeadmin
China, on Wednesday said that as of the end of 2017, Chinese companies had completed more than US 15 billion dollars worth of infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka and made great contributions to the economic and social development of the island country. China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan, addressing the media for the first time since his posting in Colombo said that China maintained strong …
Thursday, May 24, 2018 2:12 pm,
by eyeadmin
Due to geo-political compulsions, Sri Lanka has to keep its relations with the West and India on an even keel. But there are indications that it is tilting towards Russia, China and Iran as it inches towards Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2020. The socialist-nationalist Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, is noticeably taking over foreign policy from his right wing and pro-West coalition partner, Prime Minister …
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:25 am,
by eyeadmin
Thousands of people in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated northern province on Friday participated in a commemorative ceremony to observe the ninth anniversary of the brutal end to the 37-year long Eelam war, which had claimed the lives of more than one lakh people. The main ceremony was held at Mullaivaikkal in the Mullaithivu district, the scene of the final battle between the government troops and the Liberation …
Saturday, May 19, 2018 7:48 am,
by eyeadmin
The Chinese government is leveraging billions of dollars in debts to gain political leverage with developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, a new report presented to the US State Department claims. The independent report, written by a pair of Harvard University scholars, identified 16 countries targeted by the Chinese government for “debtbook diplomacy, ” with Pakistan, Djibouti and Sri Lanka identified as being most vulnerable. …
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 12:22 pm,
by eyeadmin
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