· Sri Lanka's coastal drinking water supply continues to suffer the effects of the December 2004 tsunami. Some 40,000 shallow wells were destroyed or contaminated by the tsunami. The continued ...
· Sri Lanka's agriculture sector has so far been relatively little affected by the COVID19 outbreak, as the sector is only loosely integrated with global supply chains. From the outset of COVID19 pandemic, the government adopted timely measures to minimize the impact on agriculture. However, many farmers still suffered severe losses due to control measures, .
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramunaled government is not expected to face any significant parliamentary challenges during the remainder of its fiveyear term, given its large parliamentary majority. We expect the economy to remain on a recovery path and for real GDP to expand by % this year. We believe that the sovereign will default on its ...
· Sri Lanka's Food System is Highly Vulnerable to COVID19. Sri Lanka's food system comprises food produced locally (78%) and imported (22%). The domestic production of major food items like rice, meat, eggs, fish, vegetables, and fruits exceed 88% of the total supply. Yet, many essential food such as wheat and canned fish (), pulses (87% ...
· Sri Lanka – Floods and Landslides Leave 3 Dead, 5,000 Displaced. 5 June, 2021. Severe weather including heavy rain, flash floods, landslides and strong winds has affected Sri Lanka since 03 June 2021. According to the latest reported from the country's Disaster Management Centre,.. Read Full Article.
· The Sri Lankan government has blamed speculators for causing the rise in food prices by hoarding essential supplies and has declared an economic emergency under the Public Security Ordinance. The ...
· Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission said it will shut off the country's grid for four and a half hours on Wednesday after two hours of power cuts on .
· Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 11:36 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Aug 30, Colombo: As per the powers vested in terms of the section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared emergency regulations formulated as per the section 5 on essential food supply, with effect from midnight today, by enforcing ...
· The findings from the Sri Lankan data imply that current as well as past changes in electricity supply have a significant impact on a change in real GDP in Sri Lanka. The result can also be used to estimate a better range for the parameter EO (increase in economic output due to increased electricity supply in Sri Lanka) in the CBA model that we ...
· COLOMBO: India on Tuesday delivered 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel to Sri Lanka to help ease the energy crisis faced by the island nation. India a committed partner and a .
· Sri Lanka's trading partners have sounded the alarm over the import ban. The value of European Union exports to Sri Lanka fell from billion euros in 2019 to .
· Future Trends and Recommendations For Sri Lankan Apparel Industry. The future of the Sri Lankan apparel industry will depend on how successfully the Sri Lankan momentum is maintained internationally and also on the progress of building a competitive edge in the international markets. In the past, our country has always survived among the other ...
Derana distributes to over 60 Sri Lankan and Indian retail shops in Melbourne, and has expanded its market to the interstate level delivering to more retailors in Sydney through logistics providers. Derana imports their own products and products of other wellknown brands in Sri Lanka, and manages its operations by running a warehouse facility in the city of Melbourne. As of today, .
Economists argue that the money supply positively impact on economic growth of nations. In Sri Lankan context this statement was not tested econometrically. Therefore, the aim of this study was to scrutinize the impact of money supply on Sri Lankan economy. To exam this objective, this study considered the time series data from the period of 1959 to 2013 and used two types .
· Sri Lanka today witnessed its third nationwide electricity blackout within six months due to technical problem which disrupted the water supply to many parts of the island nation.
· Sri Lanka is yet to estimate the impact and has asked Australia to help prepare an assessment. However, tonnes of plastic pellets carried on the vessel have already swamped a coastal stretch of ...
· In April 2020 Sri Lanka ranked 10th in the GRID index thus, achieving global recognition for its response to the pandemic . This paper provides an analysis of Sri Lanka's response to the 1st wave of COVID19, particularly focusing on three aspects: 1) trends and impacts; 2) risk governance and 3) science policy interaction.