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Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008

  Good news on Reform

This is excellent news . From LBO, Sri Lana's government plans to deregulate railway freight rates and invite private sector participation to increase movement of goods by rail, according to a new transport policy unveiled recently. "Railway freight tariffs will be de-regulated and the...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Oct 13, 2008

  Global air traffic

This is just very cool . It' a simulation of air traffic worldwide, over a 24-hour period.  Just looking at that, can't help but feel that Sri Lanka would have been such a logical place for another heavy traffic point. But no.. [ Link via Chris Blattman's blog, another person who...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Oct 11, 2008

  Silly statements

Two silly statements I read today,   "Government will not sell any state owned property under any circumstances" : President  " No state institution will be privatized" : Minister . Let's forget that 2. for the moment. Why do  His Excellency thinks the govt. should not sell any...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008

  Where your taxes go (where they actually think it will go edition)

This is how the government intends on spending your taxes. At least partly how it will be spent. We can't afford the whole thing so the rest will be financed by debt and aid (yes, yes, eventually paid by you).  The largest expenditure is for defence, the largest ever allocation of Rs. 177...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Sep 28, 2008

  Sri Lanka's brain drain -- Redux

Last month I tried to estimate how much of Sri Lankan youth go overseas for studies . I found this Island article which puts a number on that estimation: Around 7,000 students go abroad for higher education annually but the Higher Education Ministry does not keep records or register students...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Sep 24, 2008

  I, Society and Public Policy

Centre for Civil Society is organizing it's annual seminars on public policy , now called "I, Society and Public Policy" renamed from "Liberty & Society Seminars" starting in October in Delhi, Cochin, Bangalore and Pune. If you are between 18 - 25 with an interest in Public Policy, do...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008

  For a Colombo Reform Process

Finally, there's some good news on the reform front : Sri Lanka has been rated the top South Asian reformer in an annual business regulation study by the World Bank group, with a new company law and credit information improvements boosting its scores. [ link ] That's according to the...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Sep 2, 2008

  The Brain Drain

Last Wednesday, Anila Banradanike's column for FT focused on Sri Lanka's 'Brain Drain' particularly among urban youth. She complains, rightly, that there are no credible statistics available on how many people go abroad for studies. I agree, all I can say is it's quite a large and growing...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008

  (un)free enterprise

Recently, Sri Lanka's government decided to impose severe restrictions on the use of mobile phones citing 'Security reasons'. Anything fly in Sri Lanka these days, if you say 'national security'. The regulation dictates that all Sri Lankans must carry a certificate confirming they...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008

  What about legalizing hard drugs?

Prompted by my earlier post on legalizing marijuana , Jack Point thinks that a good way of tackling the problem of hard drugs, such as heroin is for government to give it away for free for addicts and encourage them to voluntary enroll themselves to treatment. I think that has some sense to it...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034
Posted On:  Jul 11, 2008

  Legalizing Marijuana in Sri Lanka

I was recently reminded by a friend that Sri Lanka actually does have legal access medical Marijuana (Ganja) . The practitioners of traditional Ayurvedic medicine are allowed to carry 1kg (figure unconfirmed) amount of Ganja to be used for medicinal purposes. Unfortunately, the government...... [view]

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  Center for Civic Education

Submitted By:   agalico
Website:  http://www.civiced.org/
Phone:  +1 8185919321
E-mail:  galico@civiced.org
  Vision:   The Center for Civic Education is an Independent, nonprofit organization with offices in Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C. The Center's domestic programs are implemented in every U.S. state, the District of......
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