Keeping the Coronavirus at bay: Sri Lanka’s homegrown solutions
At the time of writing, there are over 12,000 cases and 250 deaths. As the crisis continues to unfold, the World Health Organization…
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Measuring poverty within Sri Lanka’s new reality as upper-middle-income country
By Wimal Nanayakkara Sri Lanka achieved ‘Upper Middle Income Country’ (UMIC) status in July 2019, as the country’s Gross National…
Racial Abuse Hurts Cancer Philanthropy
By Dr. Prasanna Cooray MSH Mohamed is an iconic figure in cancer philanthropy in Sri Lanka. He, together with his…
SRI LANKA IS A UNITARY STATE RESPECTED ALL EQUALLY
( Address by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the 72nd Independence Day celebrations)…
POST-INDEPENDENCE REFLECTIONS, THE GAPS IN OUR FREEDOMS
By Erandi de Silva Seventy two years ago, Sri Lanka gained independence from the shackles of British rule. This meant…
The Coronavirus: A New Risk Of Trade
By Professor Michael R. Czinkota Over the past three generations, analyses of trade have indicated that speed of innovation and…
WILD THOUGHTS ON WILD JUMBOS
By Gamini Weerakoon The Human-Elephant Conflict, as it is being called, has developed into a national issue and featured prominently…
Fed Cup 2020: Japan’s Naomi Osaka loses to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo
Former world number one Naomi Osaka suffered a shock 6-0 6-3 loss to Sara Sorribes Tormo as Spain took a…
MAS bolsters Sri Lanka for Women’s T20 World Cup
Apparel giant MAS Holdings has partnered up with Sri Lanka Cricket to empower the women’s national cricket team that will…
Hashan Tillakaratne to be sacked as Sri Lanka U19 Coach?
Even after having a Star–studded squad and a full strength support staff, Sri Lanka U19 team performed below par in the ongoing World Cup in South Africa, largely due to lack of vision of head coach Hashan Tillakaratne, manager Farveez Maharoof and selector on tour Vinothen John. So, will Hashan Tillakaratne also be sacked like his predecessors? Sri Lanka U19 team, in the supervision of highly-rated coach Hashan Tillakaratne, ended it’s World Cup campaign…