Technology has become an essential ingredient in modern life touching the lives of people the world over. In Sri Lanka with a literacy rate of over 92%, the Government’s plans to launch a social transformation and a citizen centric digital administration will not be a daunting task. The impact of technology on society is profound and has more positive aspects than negative. As a result lives are...
For nearly three weeks Sri Lanka has been fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has swept across the world. With 512, 614 confirmed cases and a death toll of 23, 714, the disease has nearly crippled the world. Italy, Spain and the United States have been hard hit as patient numbers have rapidly increased in a matter of days. In Sri Lanka, the number of patients has gradually increased to...
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games which was down to commence in July is likely to have an adverse effect on athletes not only in Sri Lanka but in the rest of the world according to the head of the local Olympic Committee.The Olympic Games were to be hosted by Japan which is said to be one of the few countries where the coronavirus has not had an alarmng impact and postponed by one year after...
Sri Lanka will have to adopt fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to ease the pressure of an impending global economic recession stemming from the present global crisis, said a well known economist in Colombo last week. Professor in Economics, University of Colombo Sirimal Abeyratne said Sri Lanka will feel the pain of the global economic recession soon as it also follows a lockdown...
