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Category: OPINIONS

Debate over creeping services protectionism in Sri Lanka hots up
OPINIONS

Debate over creeping services protectionism in Sri Lanka hots up

Sri Lanka is seeing creeping protectionism in services trade with a taxes being charged on electronic payments to limit competition…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/03/2019
UNHRC RESOLUTION, GUIDED BY INDIA, TO GIVE BREATHER TO SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT
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UNHRC RESOLUTION, GUIDED BY INDIA, TO GIVE BREATHER TO SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT

India’s desire to give some breathing space to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe found a sympathetic ear in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/03/2019
Sri Lanka’s Public Debt would have soared past Rs.12,000 Billion by end of December 2018
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Sri Lanka’s Public Debt would have soared past Rs.12,000 Billion by end of December 2018

By Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Former Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka   Even after 11 weeks from the end of…

byAdmin23/03/2019
Illicit Firearms Chipping Away At The State
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Illicit Firearms Chipping Away At The State

By Hemantha Perera and Vishvanath   The proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is a global phenomenon, threatening…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/03/2019
Create an effective E-commerce website with 8 principles of Universal Design
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Create an effective E-commerce website with 8 principles of Universal Design

In an increasingly globalized digital world the art of brilliant web design has become an absolute necessity, especially when it comes to…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/03/2019
OHCHR CALLS FOR SRI LANKA TO COMPLY WITH ROME STATUTE
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OHCHR CALLS FOR SRI LANKA TO COMPLY WITH ROME STATUTE

The report on Sri Lanka titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” has been released. In it…

byAdmin08/03/2019
Put your house in order first, UN
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Put your house in order first, UN

By Shenali Waduge UN put your house in order first: Sri Lankan UN staffer accuses UN director of sexual harassment…

byAdmin08/03/2019
Delhi in Disneyland
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Delhi in Disneyland

By Fahd Hussain In a span of one week, India dropped its payload, its military reputation and its moral standing. What…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/03/2019
WHY The West Craves Materialism & The East Sticks To Religion….By Imran Khan
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WHY The West Craves Materialism & The East Sticks To Religion….By Imran Khan

This article by Imran Khan appeared in Arab News; a leading English daily in Saudi Arabia. My generation grew up…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/03/2019
RW & Bond Scam
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RW & Bond Scam

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe’s direct and indirect involvement in the run-up to the Bond Scam, the execution of the Scam…

byAdmin02/03/2019

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