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Can Sri Lanka put politics aside in a pandemic?
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Published in - DailyFT By Gehan Gunatilleke Image courtesy - DailyFT Once in a lifetime, a country faces a crisis so unique that the ordinary rules of politics should not apply. We expect politicians – political animals by nature –...
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Economists debate over best response to fight COVID-19 while keeping economies less hurt
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Taken from - DailyMirror Two economists recently vacillated between the current suppression strategy practiced by the Sri Lankan government by way of curfews and lockdowns and a mitigation strategy practiced in some East Asian countries to see which offered the...
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People first, economy next, says top economist
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Taken from - DailyMirror By Shabiya Ali Ahlam As Sri Lanka is witnessing its economy coming to an almost stagnant state due to the unavoidable measures taken by the government to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a leading economist in...
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