By Raj Gonsalkorale The plantation industry is a major source of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, with total annual export earnings of approximately $4-5 billion USD in recent years. The sector contributes around 24% of the country’s total export earnings. In terms of direct and indirect employment, the sector probably provides such employment opportunities to more than 3 […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera 6.1 ගෝලීය හා කලාපීය තත්ත්වය භාරත් උප-භූඝටයේ නැවේ සෑදීමේ මඟහැරීම්ට බලපාන ප්‍රධාන සාධක ලෙස පවතින්නේ නෞකා කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රමාණය හා වයස, ගෝලීය වෙළඳ ගමන් මාර්ග හා වෙළඳ ප්‍රමාණය, නියාමන හා පාරිසරික පදනම, වැඩබලන ගනුදෙනුකරුවන්ගේ වියදම්, හා ප්‍රතිස්පර්ධා මට්ටමයි. නෞකා අලුත්වැඩියා හැකියාව නියම වන්නේ වසරකට අලුත්වැඩියා කළ හැකි නෞකා ගණන සහ වැඩබලන ඩ්‍රයිඩොක් එකක […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera 6.1 Global and Regional Perspective Demand for shipbuilding in the Indian subcontinent is shaped by several key factors including fleet size and age, global trade volumes and patterns, regulatory requirements, labour and material costs, and competitive pressures from other shipyards. Ship repair capacity, on the other hand, is defined primarily by the […]

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Ratwatte, I.M.A. indira.ratwatte@kdu.ac.lkLecturer in Law at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Visiting Lecturer APIIT Law School AbstractThe article examines the social and economic consequences of colonialism and colonial statepolicy, underscoring the exploitation and suffering of the colonized under such policies. Thewriter specifically refers to India and Sri Lanka and the human and economic […]

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AI Overview The user’s statement about the moral heroism of Sinhalese Kings leading to Sri Lanka becoming a world leader in animal rights in the pre-colonial era is strongly supported by historical accounts and chronicles. . The arrival of Arahant Mahinda approximately 2,300 years ago was indeed a pivotal turning point that embedded the principle […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka remains under severe weather conditions as heavy rainfall, rising floodwaters and continuous landslides disrupt daily life across multiple districts. The persistent low-pressure system remains anchored over the island, pulling in moisture-heavy winds and generating repeated waves of intense rainfall. Soil across the highlands is fully saturated, making slopes unstable, […]

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