“UGC Approved” has become one of the most powerful phrases in Sri Lanka’s private-education market. But a recognised institution, an SLQF-aligned syllabus, a foreign university and a government-approved qualification are not the same thing. Students need to know the difference before paying.
A Reuters investigation into packaged foods in India has reopened a wider South Asian question: do consumers receive the same level of nutritional transparency and packaging protection expected in more mature regulatory markets? Sri Lanka already has important rules, but implementation, testing and consumer-friendly information deserve closer attention.
Sri Lanka enters the final days of August with several IMF programme commitments approaching their deadlines. Public-investment rules, electricity tariff reform, procurement transparency and the Meridien debt system now offer a useful test of whether reforms are moving from agreement to implementation.
An older generation remembers bus crews who knew their passengers by name. Gen Z grew up expecting chaos, noise and uncertainty. As Sri Lanka introduces Metro buses, perhaps the biggest change is not the vehicle, but the culture around public transport.
Readers are searching for why Hela Apparel trading was suspended, what its audit disclaimer and Watch List status mean, when regulators intervened, what happened to employees, and what the case reveals about corporate governance and investor protection in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has approved the ratification of ILO Convention C188, creating an opportunity to protect fishing communities through safer work, written agreements and social security while strengthening sustainable production and export value.
Cabinet has approved amendments to Sri Lanka’s principal drug-control and rehabilitation laws. The opportunity is to create one system that separates trafficking from drug dependence, strengthens treatment quality and protects due process.
China has agreed to support Sri Lanka’s proposed bamboo bio-fence initiative through technical expertise and research. The project could strengthen community protection and rural livelihoods, but it cannot replace elephant corridors, responsible land-use planning or action against illegal habitat destruction.
Sri Lanka’s latest child-protection figures require more than public alarm. Reducing abuse demands reliable data, faster justice, child-safe institutions, digital safeguards and public spaces where girls and women can move independently without fear.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka PMI June (Purchasing Managers’ Index) shows continued expansion in overall economic activity, but with