At the request of CEB and with the acceptance of Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the Government proposed an increase in electricity tariffs for the public…
How reasonable is the electricity hike?
Posted on 0 commentThe increase in electricity charges effective from 20 April was opposed by Opposition political parties and trade unions. Practically every commenter highlighted that the percentage…
Rising extremism and personal freedom
Posted on 0 commentOver the past years, rising extremisms over the day-to-day lives of individuals have been noted, the latest being the movement against Halal certification aimed at…
Inner Circular Road: What happened?
Posted on 0 commentRecently, newspapers reported that the Urban Development Authority was planning to construct a modern Central Bus Terminal in Colombo, adjacent to the Fort Railway Station…
Development of Veras Ganga and Amusement Park
Posted on 0 commentPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, presented the Budget for 2013 in Parliament recently and among the proposals made was the…
Rehabilitation of Colombo’s slums
Posted on 0 commentLocal press reported that the land around Beira Lake in Colombo will be redeveloped with World Bank assistance. A major component of the project would…
Cleaning university mess: Role of the academics and the State
Posted on 0 commentWith the rejection of the Cabinet decision proposed to resolve the problem of university academics, the issue seems to be dragging without a settlement. The…
Drought and lessons learned
Posted on 0 commentThe unprecedented drought over the past few months due to the long delay of the south-west monsoon affected the entire country, resulting in withered paddy-fields…
Universities in Crisis : Key learnings
Posted on 0 commentAll Sri Lankan universities except for the medical faculties have been closed down, but for most citizens, who have observed crisis after crisis in the…
Free education and parents’ aspirations
Posted on 0 commentThe people of Sri Lanka have been fortunate to have enjoyed free education while under the British rule, formulated under the free education legislation and…