China leads Sri Lanka’s FDI
Sri Lanka attracted $1.63 billion in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2017, a record high, according to data released by…
Atrocities committed against Tamils
The atrocities committed against Tamils during the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka amounted to ethnic cleansing and even today…
HRW says “locked up without evidence”, Repeal PTA law
Human Rights Watch released a 46-page report, “Locked Up Without Evidence: Abuses under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act,” on 28…
Reuniting the Ex-LTTE Cadres into main stream politics
A former active member of the LTTE and many of his colleagues in the erstwhile outfit, have come forward to…
Tea exports to China witnesses a boom
Sri Lanka’s tea exports to China surged 30 percent to 9.9 million kilos in 2017 from the year before, making…
Sri Lanka needs to deliver
The European Commission called on the Government to deliver on important reforms, expressing concerns over the failure to repeal the…
Japan stakes a claim
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s visit to Sri Lanka earlier this month was the first by a Japanese foreign minister…
China and the Politics of Investment
Last month, the Sri Lankan government formally handed over control of the port of Hambantota to Chinese interests on a…
Sri Lanka delays implementing pledges
Human Rights Watch released its 2018 World Report on 18 January 2018. In its report on Sri Lanka HRW said the…
Local investors are buying blue-chip shares
Sri Lankan shares snapped a seven-session streak of declines on Friday, recovering from a near three-week closing low hit in…