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Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Economy, Inflation and Unemployment: Most Pressing National Issues

Sri Lankans overwhelmingly cite the economy and inflation as their biggest concerns going into the September presidential election in the latest Institute for Health Policy (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS)…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/22/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Science and Technology

Revisiting Ray Wijewardene at 100: Reality is Catching Up With His Vision

Ray Wijewardene (1924-2010) often quoted these words by the English poet Robert Browning, embedded in the poem Andrea del Sarto. An engineer, aviator, inventor, farmer and a public intellectual of the highest…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 08/20/202408/20/2024
Colombo, Economy, Environment, Politics and Governance

How to Preserve the Brand Value of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Tourism

On August 1 Sri Lanka celebrates Sri Lankan Leopard Day, which will be observed annually following a proposal from the Wildlife and Nature Preservation Society of Sri Lanka (WNPS), the country’s oldest…

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne on 08/01/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Focus on Inequality

Sri Lankans will participate in another presidential election before the end of this year. This election will be held after the country has faced what was probably the worst economic crisis in…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 07/24/2024
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Impact of Reforming Labour Laws

Labour law reforms are drawing strong resistance from local and transnational labour and civil society groups. The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, presented an Employment Draft Bill to the…

Achalie Kumarage Achalie Kumarage on 07/12/2024
Colombo, Economy, Elections, Politics and Governance

Postponing Elections and Voting Dilemmas

The recent suggestion by United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Range Bandara to hold a referendum to postpone elections by two years caused an outcry and was quickly denied by senior UNP…

Ravi Ratnasabapathy Ravi Ratnasabapathy on 06/21/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

The Impact of the Gig Economy After the COVID-19 Pandemic

The tides of work in Sri Lanka are shifting and Gen-Z is at the forefront of this change. The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyzing factor to throw young adults into this…

Lakshi Upananda Lakshi Upananda on 06/18/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Politics and Governance

Climate Change: How Serious is Sri Lanka?

Climate change is one subject that has consistently dominated the world headlines over the past decade. Increasing consumerism fuels large scale fossil fuel usage and damages the natural environment. This results in…

Srilal Miththapala Srilal Miththapala on 06/05/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

Reconsidering the De-gazetting of Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve

As both a developing nation and a biodiversity hotspot, Sri Lanka has to tread a delicate balance between conservation and development. The recent decision to degazette portions of the Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve…

Lanka Environment Fund Lanka Environment Fund on 05/31/202405/31/2024
Colombo, Corruption, Development, Economy, Environment, Politics and Governance

Paying Lip Service to Environmental Protection and Mitigating Climate Change

In February this year Sri Lanka received an UN award in recognition of its efforts to rebuild and restore its mangrove ecosystems, highlighting best practices and methodologies that could serve as a…

Groundviews Groundviews on 05/13/202405/14/2024
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

From Absurdities to Atrocities, Again?

Voltaire (Letter to Fredrick the Great – 28.11.1770) Sri Lanka’s road to ruin was marked by miracles. The story, born in mystery, spread across the land at the speed of light. Luminous…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 04/28/202404/28/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Is Sri Lanka Capitalizing on Economic Disaster?

Two years after the aragalaya, which ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022, Sri Lankans are still bearing the brunt of an economic crisis. When President Rajapaksa came to power in November 2019, the…

Sachindri Piyahasie Dias Sachindri Piyahasie Dias on 04/09/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Gender, Politics and Governance

Empowering Women in the Digital Economy

The digital economy can be identified as converting the traditional market into a virtual platform. American scientist D. Tapscott, who is the author of the book titled defines digital economy as a…

Chandani Dissanayake Chandani Dissanayake on 04/08/202404/08/2024
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty

The Crisis Is Far From Over For Colombo’s Poor

The long lines at fuel stations have disappeared as have the frequent power outages; it’s almost as if the economic crisis is a thing of the past. For Colombo’s working class poor…

Anisha Gooneratne Anisha Gooneratne on 03/25/202403/25/2024
Colombo, Economy, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Democracy in Sri Lanka: Backsliding or Inching Forward?

The world is becoming less democratic and more autocratic (i.e. authoritarian). One of the best sources of information is the annual issued by the V-Dem Institute in Sweden. The Institute continuously measures…

Mick Moore Mick Moore on 03/23/202403/23/2024

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