e-Con e-News blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 04-10 January 2026 * ‘Trump even admitted to having informed ‘the oil companies’ of the secret operation in advance, which appears to imply they took part in the planning of the whole affair from the get go – or perhaps, were even the […]

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By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos After the live-streamed genocide of the Palestinians, carried out with the support of almost the entire West, the bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of President Maduro and his wife mark the entry into one of the most dangerous periods in the history of Western imperialism and of the entire planet. They […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera Colombo Dockyard Limited (CDL) remains one of Sri Lanka’s most valuable yet under-leveraged strategic assets in the maritime and marine engineering sector. Its location, skilled workforce, dry dock facilities, and legacy capabilities position it as a natural anchor for Sri Lanka’s emergence as a regional maritime hub. Post-Privatisation Reality Since privatisation, the […]

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Courtesy AA.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes brief stopover in Sri Lanka while on his way back from Africa trip. China is willing to deepen strategic cooperative partnership with Sri Lanka, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, as he made a brief stopover in the South Asian island country while on his way back […]

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Courtesy  The Daily Mirror Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism industry disappointed in 2025, as revenue failed to correspond with the surge in arrivals, which reached a fresh high during the year.  For instance, the country attracted 258,928 visitors in December – about 10,000 more than a year earlier – bringing total arrivals for the year […]

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by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island AKD’s request to Harsha: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has frustrated an attempt by Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP, to intervene to settle the continuing dispute over the appointment of a new Auditor General. Dr. De Silva yesterday told The Island he had recently […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, January 12 (Daily Mirror) – Whilst highlighting a serious scam with regard to the awarding of tender pertaining to supply of coal to Norochcholai power plant, the Frontline Socialist Party yesterday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to carry out a probe on it. FLSP Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda told media that […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Wimal Weerawansa, the leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF), has announced that a continuous sathyagraha will commence today (12) in front of the Ministry of Education. The protest demands the immediate withdrawal of the recently introduced education reforms, which Weerawansa claims lack a scientific basis, and calls for the resignation of […]

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