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Expert committee says burial of Covid 19 dead can take place with precautions

The expert committee advising the government on the disposal of the remains of those who die of the Covid 19 virus is re...

January 2, 2021 5 min read

Sri Lanka Covid 19: Top docs say burial of dead will not spread disease

Sri Lanka’s College of Community Physicians (CCPSL) has made a definitive statement as to whether the remains of peopl...

December 31, 2020 3 min read

PC polls postponement partly due to Right-Wing pressure

Sri Lanka’s decision to indefinitely postpone Provincial Council (PC) elections controversially was made due to sustai...

December 30, 2020 4 min read

NPC proposes “enhanced” devolution in new Constitution

Sri Lanka’s system of devolved power provided by the Provincial Councils should be enhanced and activated to create a ...

December 29, 2020 3 min read
Sri Lanka ethnic issue: Sirisena says majority support essential, calls for all-party govt

“Nothing the Buddhist monks are opposed to can ever be attempted,” said Sirisena.

Thousands of Sri Lankans protest against tax hike

If the government fails to respond, the unions will bring the country to a standstill.

Sri Lanka to move key state offices out of Colombo

ECONOMYNEXT - Key government agencies including the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s office and President’s hou...

January 25, 2016 1 min read

Political troika puts Sri Lanka President on notice

ECONOMYNEXT - An influential troika within the government has put President Maithripala Sirisena on notice to deliver on...

Our Political Correspondent
January 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka on track to get GSP+, more compliance needed: EU officials

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is on track to get GSP+ benefits perhaps in a matter of months, but progress on compliance has t...

January 22, 2016 3 min read

Maldives' jailed Nasheed "hopeful of political revival"

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Jailed former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, in Sri Lanka for a two-day stopover before...

January 19, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's politically appointed directors defy Ranil

ECONOMYNEXT - Dozens of politically-appointed directors of state enterprises have ignored repeated calls by Prime Minist...

January 18, 2016 1 min read

Facebook, twitter to shape Sri Lanka new constitution

ECONIMYNEXT - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe urged young people to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media web...

January 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka reconciliation, tackling corruption key to economy: UK Minister

ECONOMYENXT - Sri Lanka is serious about delivering commitments on reconciliation, which is vital for future economic de...

January 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka needs constitution where all communities can live together: President

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka needs a constitution where all people speaking different languages or following different religi...

January 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka parliament begins process to change constitution

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka began a process to change the country's constitution with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pr...

January 9, 2016 1 min read

UN chief urges Sri Lanka to press ahead with reforms

ECONOMYNEXT – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka to press ahead with its reforms to...

January 8, 2016 1 min read
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Sri Lanka has chance to be an inclusive high income nation: Prime Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka can be a high income nation in the style of East Asia, if the state fiscal problems can be solve...

January 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka president pledges land for 100,000 war victims

COLOMBO, Jan 3, 2016 (AFP) - Up to 100,000 people still living in camps six years after the end of Sri Lanka's brutal et...

January 4, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka cricket legends apologise for botched love and sex

ECONOMYNEXT - An event management company owned by Sri Lanka's cricketing legends apologised today for the Enrique Igles...

December 28, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka President wants to whip organisers of Love and Sex show

ECONOMYNEXT, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena today launched a scathing attack on the organisers of pop star Enr...

December 27, 2015 3 min read

Changes in Sri Lanka budget part of new political culture: Kabir

ECONOMYEXT - The flexibility shown by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to make changes to some budget proposals was a...

December 22, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka passes budget with two thirds majority

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's parliament has passed a budget for 2016 with 160 out of the 225-members or more than two third...

December 19, 2015 1 min read

U.S.- Sri Lanka ‘Partnership Dialogue’ in February 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – High-level talks between the United States and Sri Lanka will be held in Washington in February nex...

December 14, 2015 1 min read

Thajudeen murder case holds up Sri Lanka’s parliament

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's parliament was held up for over an hour as legislators went to blows following references to a...

Our Political Correspondent
December 11, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's high profile editor murder probe takes new turn

ECONOMYNEXT - Investigations into the assassination of high profile editor Lasantha Wickrematunga has taken a new turn w...

Our Police Correspondent
December 10, 2015 2 min read

GSP Plus requires Sri Lanka's sustained progress on human rights

ECONOMYNEXT - The EU is based on the principles of democracy, the rule of law and human rights and it strives to respect...

David Daly
December 10, 2015 3 min read