e-Con e-News blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 07-13 June 2026 While the USA’s & India’s warships (& related NGOs) keep barging into & out of the country’s ports, bearing second-hand gifts and dishing out third-rate sermons about human rights, devolution, the rule of law, free & open oceans, etc., Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka is estimated to have up to three trillion cubic feet of natural gas in its offshore reserves, according to an interview published by The Sunday Morning. Quoting Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka RX  Chairman Saliya Wickramasuriya, the report said the country also has the potential for several billion barrels” […]

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Shenali D Waduge The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), enacted in 1979 was introduced to address organized violent threats to the state. It has been widely debated domestically and internationally, yet its relevance is important to the country’s continuing national security environment. Why the PTA Was Implemented Sri Lanka’s strategic location places it at the […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera The recent engagement by Presidential Special Envoy for Foreign Investment Hanif Yusoof with American business leaders in Washington is undoubtedly a positive initiative.  Meeting representatives from major corporations such as Apple, Boeing, and Mastercard and presenting Sri Lanka’s potential in ports, logistics, renewable energy, technology, tourism, aviation, and healthcare sends a welcome […]

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NALLIAH THAYABHARAN France is in a monumental economic, political, social, and even cultural mess, and is bankrupt due to its most generous welfare systems in the world, as France has a strong safety net for the unemployed and retirees.France’s most generous welfare system was introduced at a time when there were four workers for every […]

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By Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka today finds itself navigating a delicate geopolitical balancing act between two Asian giants – India and China. Both nations have strategic interests in the island, yet their approaches to investment and engagement have been markedly different. China moved swiftly and decisively into Sri Lanka’s infrastructure sector. It financed and built […]

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Dr. Alon Ben-Meir For nearly three decades, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has treated the state as an instrument of personal power rather than a public trust. No external enemy—not Iran, not Hezbollah, not Hamas—has done more to hollow out Israel from within than a leader who repeatedly sacrificed the country’s long-term interests to preserve his […]

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