By P.K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, October 6: The traditional Hindu social structure is made up of four “castes” which are
Category: Economy
President Muizzzu steers Maldivian tourism out of multiple setbacks
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, October 1: In his very first year as President of Maldives, Dr.Mohamed Muizzu, has had to
Maldivian tourism recovers from Indian boycott and financial crisis
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 29: Tourism is the single-most important source of livelihood in Maldives, directly contributing close to 30%
Maldives: Tourist arrivals from India drop by over 55,000
By Ibrahim H. Shihab/Maldives Republic Male, Septemher 26: The Maldives has, over the past two years, seen a drop of
IMF approves $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan
Sept 26 (IMF) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to cash-strapped Pakistan. The country
Lanka to insist on transparent tenders for foreign-funded projects
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 25: Vijitha Herath, Foreign Minister in the new leftist National Peoples’ Power (NPP) government in Sri
Maldives Economic Crisis 2024: President Muizzu’s scheme to avoid defaulting on foreign loans
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, September 24: The Maldivian economy has been going through a bad patch even as there is
The UK’s national debt: a terrifying warning
OBR’s ‘grim’ report on Britain’s fiscal outlook warns of skyrocketing spending, but ‘projection’ is not a ‘forecast’
President Muizzu’s recipe for Maldives’ economic recovery
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 22: The Maldivian economy is going through a bad patch even as there is political stability
Escalating land grabs threaten Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka
By Anuradha Mittal/Oakland Institute Oakland (US) September 14: As the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)