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What is Financial Literacy?
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…
Reforming the Reforms
The Pockets – Series 2 | Episode 3
– 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…
Debt Crisis Looms Over Pelwatta and Sevanagala
Is There a Way Forward for Sri Lanka’s Sugar Industry?
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has sounded the alarm over the looming collapse of the Pelwatta and Sevanagala sugar factories—two institutions that have long served as economic lifelines for thousands of rural Sri Lankan families. Speaking at a gathering of sugarcane farmers and factory workers at Sri Chandra Madhuraramaya in Buttala on August 2, Premadasa described…
Mr. Baldrick, Dr. Johnson, and the World Entertainment Forum
The Pockets – Series 2 | Episode 2 by Nanda Wanninayaka
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…
Is BYOB legal in Sri Lanka?
Can you Bring Your Own Bottle?
Over the past year, an increasing number of restaurants in Sri Lanka have adopted BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle) policies. BYOB means Bring Your Own Bottle, and the customers can bring alcohol and consume it at such places. BYOB dining is not unique to Sri Lanka—it’s a growing global trend across Europe, North America, and…
Cabinet Paper Seeks Ban on Unpackaged Coconut Oil Sales Amid Health Fears
Colombo, Sri Lanka – A cabinet paper has been submitted proposing a ban on the sale of unpackaged coconut oil, citing escalating health concerns among consumers. The move, aimed at safeguarding public health, seeks to regulate the distribution of coconut oil, a staple in Sri Lankan households. The proposal comes amidst growing apprehension regarding the…
