Economic transformation in Sri Lanka
In 1990, the Sri Lankan economy with a per capita
income of US $ 400 was a less developed economy. The economy
performed in the midst of an islandwide insurgency in the South and
a prolonged conflict in the North. The economy was trapped in a
power crisis and in a severe capacity constraint in the available
infrastructure, particularly a road network and telecommunication
facilities.
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Sharing knowledge for sustainable peace:
Meeting security challenges
Experience of various countries have shown the
manipulation of information can be a trigger of increasing
misunderstanding and tensions that can lead to devastating
conflicts. Capacity building in academia will greatly enhance our
economic revival. It will lay the foundation for technological
progress, improved capabilities all-round and a deeper pool of
resources for the country to utilize. The development of a research
culture is essential.
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Tourism in Sri Lanka - an addendum
Several positive feedbacks to my article, ‘We
need to get the act right’ (published on August 2) prompted me to
write an addendum to it in the hope that we all, as patriotic Sri
Lankans, expect and wish that Sri Lanka’s aim in promoting tourism
in an excellent scale meets with the anticipated targets by 2012.
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