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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