J R Jayewardene
Sri Lanka’s great IMF lie
Decades of looking to the IMF for salvation has yielded only crises. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis demands urgent relief measures for a desperate citizenry and a new, self-sufficient model of development
Ahilan Kadirgamar and Devaka Gunawardena | Feb 20, 2023
A fatal intersection
Three small shops in northwestern Sri Lanka no longer exist.
Liyanage Amarakeerthi | Jun 01, 2010
A record victory, poorly attended
How will the April election results affect the prospects for sustainable peace in Sri Lanka?
Tisaranee Gunasekara | May 01, 2010
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.
Balasingham Skanthakumar | May 01, 2010
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