Labor Force Participation Gaps in Sri Lanka, Gender Disparities, Youth Unemployment, and Sectoral Shifts

This study examines the evolution of Sri Lanka’s labor market over the critical decade spanning 2014-2024, analyzing data from the Annual Labour Force Survey to identify structural transformations, persistent inequalities, and emerging challenges. Using a decade-long longitudinal analysis, the research investigates trends in labor force participation rates, unemployment patterns disaggregated by gender and age, sectoral …

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Reframing Relic-Based Spiritual Tourism in Anuradhapura

The historic city of Anuradhapura represents a deeply layered sacred landscape shaped by relic veneration, ritual continuity, and Buddhist philosophical traditions over more than two millennia. Anchored by revered sites such as Ruwanweliseya and the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the city holds exceptional spiritual and cultural values. However, its translation into a cohesive and globally …

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The Role of IMF in Restoring the Financial Stability of Developing Countries in the Post-Pandemic Era: Case Study of Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is helping developing countries that the Covid-19 pandemic has inconvenienced. As a result, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month Extended Fund Facility(EFF) of about 3 billion USD to support Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 post-pandemic era. This IMF’s support impacts SriLanka’s economy, both directly and indirectly. Therefore, this research …

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSAY PROCEDURE FOR ASPARTIC PROTEASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AND SCREENING OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS IN SRI LANKA

Aspartic acid proteases participate in many physiological processes and their activities are associated with the spreading of diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, cancers, and inflammatory, cardiovascular, viral, and other parasitic diseases. Aspartic proteases have become a widely spoken topic due to human immunodeficiency virus protease and malaria parasite protease that are targeted as key …

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