The Growing Need for Privacy and Data Protection in Sri Lanka
(By Nuwanthi Senaratne – Research Assistant at IPS. ) Every day, a vast amount of information is transmitted, stored, and collected across the globe, enabled by the rise of computing and communication power. Technology and innovation have increased the need for privacy regulation, requiring existing privacy regulations to adapt to…
The Gender Dimension of Remittances to Sri Lanka: Who Remits More?
(By Bilesha Weeraratne PhD) #### Remittances are often considered a stable and reliable source of development financing. In 2018, remittances to Sri Lanka totalled to USD 7.015 billion. At the macro level, the contribution of remittances to the Sri Lankan economy is immense. In 2018, remittances accounted for 7.8…
Will Jaffna International Airport help the Northern economy take-off at last?
[By Jekhan Aruliah]****The opening, strictly speaking the re-opening, of Jaffna International Airport (IATA airport code JAF) in October 2019 was one of the more startling events in the North since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009. In the North we held our breaths as…
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