Balasingham Skanthakumar

Labour’s lost agency

Tracing the historical trajectory of worker mobilisation in Sri Lanka to understand its shortcomings in the present.

Mar 30, 2015

Labour’s lost agency

What happened to the labour movement in Sri Lanka?

Mar 08, 2015

A deal is a deal

With the suspension of preferential trading access, the European Union has sent a strong message to the Sri Lankan authorities.

May 01, 2010

A ‘patriotic’ loan

After years of refusing to become tied to the strings attached to IMF monies, Sri Lanka has agreed to a massive new loan. But will it be enough to lift the economy from its current …

Oct 01, 2009

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