Due to the present economic upheaval, there have been numerous stories that have been recorded in the local press related to children leaving schools islandwide. This situation has emerged due to the inability of parents to cater to the high cost of education for their children. This trend has reached damaging proportions in the upcountry areas.
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Sri Lankan floral company Lassana.com (Pvt.) Ltd. will pilot an innovative agribusiness model with a three-pronged approach to reduce the cost of climate adaptation technologies and post-harvest losses in vegetable farming using a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
It is people who litter the city. These folks rise in the dawn and clean that litter. Thanks to their toil, people can stride in a city devoid of the stink and mess of garbage with pride.
There are three things that matter when it comes to air travel. Punctuality, baggage not being lost and inflight comfort.
“Ambitious revenue-based fiscal consolidation is necessary for restoring fiscal and debt sustainability while protecting the poor and vulnerable. In this regard, the momentum of ongoing progressive tax reforms should be maintained, and social safety nets should be strengthened and better targeted to the poor.” From the statement made by Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF after Executive Directors approved EFF assistance to Sri Lanka on 20 March 2023.
Eran Wickramaratne has made an accusation against the former president Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an article on Daily FT (24 April 2023).
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane”
– Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Raghuram Rajan became famous for predicting the 2007-08 crisis and its causes two years earlier. He warned of a looming “catastrophic meltdown” in financial markets thanks to “housing prices that are at elevated levels around the globe.
SLPP MP Prof. Ranjith Bandara says their next leader will be announced after oil anointing takes place for the Sinhala-Tamil New Year. Mahinda is the leader for the time being. He is not a fellow who gives up positions even in the face of death.
