News Feature

Climate shock weighs on Sri Lanka’s business sentiment

Sri Lanka’s already fragile business sentiment has weakened sharply in December, with confidence indicators deteriorating in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, as firms reassessed...

News Feature

Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China’s plan to boost birth rates

Chinese people will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the world’s second-largest...

Opinion

The Queen of Songs of Lanka and A Few of My Experiences

By Lionel Bopage The passing away of veteran singer Mrs Latha Walpola, “The Queen of Songs of Lanka”, has created an unfillable void...

Opinion

Sajith makes a strong push for SJB-UNP alliance

By Chanakya Taking charge of SJB-UNP talks, Sajith meets with a group of progressive senior UNPers led by Ruwan Wijewardena Sajith requests Ruwan...