Akuressa PS chairman arrested

The highs and lows of China’s economy

China’s policies kept its economy stagnant, underdeveloped, centrally managed, enormously inefficient, and isolated from the rest of the world before the start of economic reforms and trade liberalisation about 40 years ago. But, since its opening up to the foreign trade and investment and implementation of freemarket reforms in 1979, it has been among the world?s fastest-growing economies, with the real annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaging 9.5 per cent through 2018, which accord

02 Dec, 2021

Manju Lalith Warna Kumara takes oaths as an MP

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Manju Lalith Warna Kumara took oaths as a Member of Parliament today. He replaced Mahinda Samarasinghe as a Member of Parliament. Manju Lalith Warna Kumara took oaths before Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. A gazette notice had been issued by the Election Commission naming Lalith Warna Kumara as an MP from the Kalutara District. Mahinda Samarasinghe had resigned from his Parliament seat to be appointed as Sri Lanka?s new Ambassador to the US.?

01 Dec, 2021

Only one in three women of working age employed in Sri Lanka

Only around one in three women of working age are employed in Sri Lanka, the International Finance Corporation said. In a bid to promote boardroom diversity and establish a network of existing and prospective women directors, the Women Corporate Directors Foundation (WCD)?the largest organization of women corporate board members globally?launched its first local chapter in Sri Lanka. Supported by IFC, under the IFC-DFAT Women in Work program, this initiative aims to offer a platform for Sri La

01 Dec, 2021