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e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 21-27 September 2025 England’s Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) this week sold certain retail ‘assets’ in Sri Lanka to the Nations Trust Bank (NTB) for Rs18billion – so, the merchant media tells us. HSBC claims this ‘exit from retail is […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 28 (Daily Mirror) – The United States has cautioned that Sri Lanka’s regulatory unpredictability, bureaucratic red tape and selective transparency are discouraging broader participation of American firms, despite strong interest in sectors such as ICT, energy, aviation and defence. The U.S. Department of State’s 2025 Investment Climate Statement on […]

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Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum 26 September 2025 To:Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, SwitzerlandOffice of the United Nations at GenevaOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Excellencies, Subject: Accountability of Switzerland as UN Host State Regarding LTTE Terrorist Symbols We write to express our deep concern regarding the repeated public display of Liberation Tigers of […]

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උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත පහුගිය දශකයේ බටහිර ලෝකයට විශාලම හානිය වුනේ යුද්ධ හෝ ආර්ථික අර්බුද නිසා නොවෙයි. ලිබරල් වාමාංශික බලවේග ගෙන ආ රැඩිකල් වෝක් පනත්, නීති සහ සම්ප්‍රදායන් මගින්. මේ හරහා ඇති වුනු විකෘති ලිංගික, අනාගමික, සදාචාර විරෝධී වෝක් සංස්කෘතිය එක්ක බටහිර සමාජය කඩා වැටුනා. ඇමරිකාවේ ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්‍රම්ප් බලයට එන්න ප්‍රධානම හේතුව වුනේ මේ සමාජ බිඳවැටීම. ට්‍රම්ප් […]

උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත නයිජීරියානු ලේඛිකා Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala විසින් 2018 වසරේදී පොතක් ලියා පලකරනවා -Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines- යන නමින්… රුවන්ඩා ජනාධිපති පෝල් කගාමේ 2019 වසරේ නයිජීරියාවේ සංචාරයක නියැලෙනවා.. නයිජීරියාවේ Abuja නගරයේදී පැවති anti-corruption/Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) අමතා කල දේශනයකදී පෝල් කගාමේ Okonjo-Iwealaගේ fighting corruption is dangerous නම් පොත ගැන […]

By Saman Indrajith, Courtesy The Island Nalinda Jayatissa / Premadasa Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday demanded that the government disclose when it would introduce constitutional reforms and hold the long-delayed provincial council elections. Making a special statement under Standing Order 27(2), the Opposition Leader raised a series of questions, including those related to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 25 (Daily Mirror) – The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said they would bring a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne, alleging that he is unfit to hold office due to his recent handling of Parliamentary procedures. Speaking in Parliament today, SJB MP Ajith P. Perera accused […]

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by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India. We must […]

By Deepanshu Mohan Courtesy The Diplomat Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger. In the tenuous history of Nepal’s still-emerging democracy, September 8, 2025, the first time young demonstrators broke into the prime minister’s official home in Baluwatar, will be a red-letter date. […]

Courtesy The Japan Times Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which had been burning for eleven consecutive days, while vessels try to extinguish the fire in the sea off Sri Lanka’s Colombo Harbor on May 30, 2021. | SRI LANKA AIR FORCE / via AFP-JIJI By Martin ABBUGAO and Amal JAYASINGHEAFP-JIJI  SHARE/SAVE Sep 23, 2025 Listen […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s export sector has continued to demonstrate resilience and steady growth during the first eight months of 2025, recording total earnings of US$ 11,554.32 million.  This reflects a strong 6.61% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the Export Development Board (EDB) said in its latest report. In August 2025 alone, […]

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e-Con e-News from Kolamba to Dhaka, Kathmandu to Djakarta blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ Welcome to the 7th Anniversary of ee e-Con e-News 14-20 September 2025 A Goldman Sachs banker & US economic advisor to their war on Afghanistan,Kristal Daniel Katz has been made the IMF’s 1st Deputy Managing Director. Katz is […]

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera, Courtesy The Island The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections. There is room for wider disclosure that would improve transparency. The timeliness of the report’s release could also be considerably enhanced. After all, […]

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation held its inaugural policy dialogue with the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) of India at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. The discussion centred on the theme Strengthening Economic and Strategic Partnerships for Shared Growth”. It assembled an impressive gathering of industry experts, scholars, civil society organisation representatives, and key […]

Translated from Hiru News Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahuman stated that a decision has been made to inquire from the Inland Revenue Department regarding the assets of six Cabinet Ministers of the present government. He pointed out that, under the Right to Information Act, inquiries are currently being made from […]