There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy harvested based on well-established yields per unit area. Separate sets of statistics cover ...

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is heavily influenced by seasonality, with peak tourist seasons leading to a surge in demand for workers, followed by periods of low activity. This cyclical employment ...

Recently, there was a shortage of rice at the controlled price. In short, the AKD/NPP government did not create this situation. The past governments, basically the previous government, were ...

A shadow of discord crept to form a year ago between the United States and India, ignited by whispers of an assassination plot in New York. The accusations, though improbable, revealed underlying ...

Old records and references provide exciting and thought-provoking information which help us to learn from the past mistakes and move forward eliminating those that arise in the process. In particular ...

If the “Aragalaya” had any lesson to offer, it was the dominant demand for a “System change.” The Presidential and Parliamentary elections showed emphatic support. Although the “Throw out all 225” did ...

Eight years after this public denouncement of India and its ETCA, pragmatic AKD has realised that India is indeed a friend, not a rival, and a force to be reckoned with. The political transformation ...

It was an economic order built on a mixture of imperialistic and entrepreneurial edifices aimed at the financialization of most of the world’s economies and allowing banks and other financial ...

In the annals of transformative leadership, few stories resonate as deeply as that of Singapore’s journey from a struggling city-state to a global benchmark of efficiency and innovation. On October 1, ...

There are disagreements over the amount of land and housing that plantation workers need to live on, but this needs to be agreed upon. It is also believed that there won’t be enough land to operate ...

Last week, news appeared titled ‘Inter-linked mechanism mooted for lands.’ The Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation Dr. Susil Ranasinghe was quoted in it. Ranasinghe rightly lamented the absence of ...

This article serves as an annexure to Dr. W.A. Wijewardena’s Clean Sri Lanka, offering a practical perspective. The initiative by the Government is a commendable step toward addressing a broad range ...