China and Sri Lanka keep up bonhomie
When Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the fourth most important leader in China, visited Sri Lanka this week, he...
Global tea production trends lead to an upward price trajectory
In the current year, tea realisations are expected to remain buoyant following higher demand for tea, particularly given the expected supply side issues in both...
Sri Lanka has lessons from which India can learn
By Shashi Tharoor. ...
Concerns over Chinese presence
Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor flagged India’s concerns over China’s presence in Sri Lanka, pointing to “military intervention in the guise of...
China will still own Hambantota Port
China is in Sri Lanka to stay, and will continue to own the Hambantota port for years to come. In fact, ten years from now...
Only justice can heal our wounds
Acknowledging “important improvements” in the overall situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, Secretary General of Amnesty International Salil Shetty on Wednesday said it was...
There have been positive developments
The British Home Office Country Policy and Information Note March 2017 in its updated policy guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection...
Reasons behind China’s big Investments in Sri Lanka
What’s China doing in Sri Lanka? Officially, it’s building the country’s infrastructure. Like the ports of Colombo and Hambantota, which have left the country heavily...
Constitutional committee report out this month
A key report to formulate Sri Lanka’s new Constitution will be released this month, which could deliberate among other things on a political solution to...
Ties with China not at India’s expense
Your government came to power in 2015 promising to improve relations with its closest neighbour India. But core issues continue to linger. Your closeness to...
China’s GPS system BeiDou to expand
China's home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a GPS-like global positioning system, will expand its footprints to Sri Lanka, Thailand and later to the entire...
Howlers due to faulty usage of the English Language
By R.S. Karunaratne. ...
Sri Lanka is rich
Sri Lankan finance minister Ravi Karunanayake recently declared he would push capital market reform ahead in 2017 with eye-catching privatizations of state enterprises and securitization...