Category: Analysis
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International strains and local challenges converge to challenge delicate business confidence.
In March, a series of challenges emerged, stemming from heightened tensions in the Middle East and impacting Sri Lanka’s economic outlook, raising alarms about potential difficulties in the near future. The escalating conflict involving the US-Israel alliance and Iran, along with the broader instability in the Gulf region, has had significant repercussions for Sri Lanka.…
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President’s Hospital Bed & the smart ‘Elder-Care’ Robots
By Professor Samitha Hettige Finance Minister J.R. Jayawardena, known as JRJ, was 45 years old when he advocated for Japan’s pardon during the 1951 San Francisco Peace Conference. Little did he know that 27 years later, Japan would honor him by contributing to the establishment of the Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital (SJGH), which features 1001…