Financial literacy means knowing how to manage money in a smart way. It is about understanding the basic things we need in our daily life, such as how to earn, spend, save, borrow, and invest money. A person with financial literacy has the knowledge and skills to make good decisions about money. This is important…
– Nanda Wanninayaka Multipockets: Good morning, Mr. President. Mr. Double Pockets wants to see you. Pocket Billiards: I see, what seems to be the problem with him now? Multipockets: Education! Pocket Billiards: Isn’t it too late now to do anything about it? He has already “mustered” some sort of degree from Kelaniya Tertiary Montessori, hasn’t…
Multipockets: Good morning, Mr. President. Pocket Billiards: Good morning, Multipockets, good to see you. Good to see you. What is all this hullabaloo over the World Economic Forum? We usually did well in this type of fora before, didn’t we? Multipockets: Yes, we did, but you are no longer the president, Mr. President, to send…
Multipockets: Hi, Mr. Former President, … … Pocket Billiards: What? Former President? What former president? Multipockets: With all due respect, you are not the president anymore. Unfortunately, Double Pockets won the presidential race by making all our predictions wrong. Not only that, his merry men and women won the race to the House and the…
The Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka has said that nearly 75% of the imported stock of 7000 cars has already been sold. Speaking to the media, the association’s President Prasad Manage refuted media reports suggesting a decline in imported vehicle sales, and said that vehicle imports had resumed steadily. He noted that demand is…
World’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp, has been India’s largest 2W manufacturer for a long time. The company also has a robust international business across multiple continents. Expanding its presence in South Asia, Hero has strengthened its presence in Sri Lanka with the launch of new bikes and scooters. Hero Launched New Bikes Bolstering its…
The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal today that a program will be formulated to maintain air quality across the island, including the Jaffna district. This was revealed during the reconsideration of a petition filed by Dr. Umasugi Nadarajah, a resident of Jaffna, seeking a directive for the Minister of Environment and other respondents…
The UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche,has called for urgent and concrete action to achieve gender equality, marking 30 years since the landmark Beijing Platform of Action. Franche highlighted the significant progress made by women and girls over the past three decades, noting that they have shattered barriers, defied stereotypes, and demanded their…
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa clarified the government’s proposed salary and allowance increases for healthcare professionals, who are preparing for trade union action tomorrow (6). Dr. Jayatissa detailed the increments as follows: Grade 3: The basic salary for a Grade 3 supplementary medical professional will increase from Rs 32,800 to Rs 54,120,…
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva have regularly been a focal point of controversy for Sri Lanka. Since 2009, the year the thirty-year internal war ended, the country has been the subject of multiple resolutions aimed at addressing human rights violations and war crimes committed during and after the war. These…
