Author: Faraz Shauketaly
You see the trouble is ….
By Faraz Shauketaly The election to Sri Lanka’s presidency of Nandasena Gothabya Rajapaksa back in November 2019 seemingly proffered many a gilded prospect. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka should avoid ambitious short-term goals, target reforms: economist
Sri Lanka should avoid ambitious short term goals amid fiscal constraints and make long-term economic reforms for sustained gains to avoid economic instability, an economist
Sri Lanka’s EPF listed stocks soar in Dec, outperform market
BY CHANDEEPA WETTASINGHE The listed equities portfolio of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), a superannuation fund of private sector worker savings, has grown 10.03 percent to
SriLankan Airlines expresses gratitude to its courageous crew members & staff
SriLankan Airlines expresses its profound gratitude to its patriotic and loyal staff members who volunteered to operate Flight UL1423, the airline’s mission of mercy that
Colombo consumer price based inflation increased to 5.4-pct in January
Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 5.4 percent in January 2020 from 4.8 percent in
President orders full probe into allegations over Airbus deal
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered a comprehensive investigation into reports of allegations over financial irregularities said to have committed during the deal between SriLankan Airlines
FORENSIC AUDITS HIGHLIGHTS BOND SCAM POST 2015 AND EQUITY MARKET INVESTMENTS PRE 2015
“Methodology for calculations flawed.” Serious questions why 2002-2004 data was not available Pre 2015 “loss” is hypothetical and can’t be relied upon Some Bonds Post
Russia may drop murder charge in Khachaturyan sisters case
Three Moscow sisters accused of murdering their father are likely to have the charges reduced to “necessary self-defence”, their lawyers say. The decision by Russia’s
Deaf woman, 60, rows Atlantic Ocean in world first
A 60-year-old pharmacy worker has become the first deaf person on record to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic. Mo