WHY NOT SRI LANKA? සිංහල

The evidence

Every source in the book

The book cites 383 documents. Each has one number, used wherever the book cites it, in the order it first appears. The reference numbers in square brackets on this site link here.

The documents the book leans on most: 39, 19, 21, 41, 22.

383 of 383

  1. 1The Morning (citing the Department of Examinations), "Over 177,000 qualify for university admission through 2024 A/L exam", The Morning (Sri Lanka), 2025-04. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/mbH9sLAVFbAtAUegHmEl (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter One, Epilogue
  2. 2The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), "Percentage eligible to enter university 'a cut above' last years", 2025-05-04. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250504/news/percentage-eligible-to-enter-university-a-cut-above-last-years-597090.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter One
  3. 3University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2024, Chapter 2: University Admission, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2025. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2024/Chapter%202.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter One (2 times), Chapter Fourteen, Epilogue
  4. 4Thomas Brinkhoff (City Population), compiling Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka, "Sri Lanka: Cities (municipal and urban councils), census populations", citypopulation.de. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/srilanka/cities/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  5. 5Ada Derana, "2024 A/L Exam: Over 177,000 qualify for university entrance", adaderana.lk, 2025-04. https://adaderana.lk/news/107783 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter One
  6. 6Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Ceylon Cinnamon Cultivation in Sri Lanka", srilankabusiness.com. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/spices/about/cinnamon-cultivation-sri-lanka.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  7. 7World's Top Exports, "Cinnamon Exports by Country in 2025", 2026. https://www.worldstopexports.com/cinnamon-exporters/ (accessed 2026-07)Used in: Introduction (3 times), Chapter Four, Epilogue
  8. 8"Vietnamese cinnamon", Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/plant/Vietnamese-cinnamonUsed in: Introduction
  9. 9Government of Sri Lanka, Study and Master Plan for the Ceylon Cinnamon Value Chain in Sri Lanka, STDF/UNIDO project STDF/PG/343, Standards and Trade Development Facility, 2016-03-21. https://standardsfacility.org/sites/default/files/PG_343_Study_Master_Plan_Final.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Four, Chapter Eleven, Epilogue
  10. 10Touret, J.L.R., Huizenga, J.M., Kehelpannala, K.V.W. and Piccoli, F., "Vein-type graphite deposits in Sri Lanka: The ultimate fate of granulite fluids", Chemical Geology 508, pp. 167-181, 2019 (doi 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.001). https://www.annales.org/archives/x/touret/15-Chem-2019a.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Two
  11. 11Megan Traviss, "Breathing new life into Sri Lanka's graphite industry", Innovation News Network, 2024-12-10. https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry/52229/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  12. 12Former Additional Secretary (Economic Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (name not printed), "Trending trade in rare earths: Turning Sri Lanka's mineral potential into national power", Daily FT (columns), 2025-10-15. https://www.ft.lk/columns/Trending-trade-in-rare-earths---Turning-Sri-Lanka-s-mineral-potential-into-national-power/4-783005 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Two (2 times)
  13. 13Nelie Munasinghe, "Addressing concerns in the graphite industry", The Morning (Sri Lanka), 2025-09-28. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/WFYcozVzBFhwVczZZL8hUsed in: Introduction
  14. 14MarketsandMarkets, Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Market worth $81.24 billion by 2030 (press release), 2025-07. https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/lithium-ion-battery-anode.asp (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Four
  15. 15United Nations Statistics Division, "UN Comtrade: Sri Lanka exports of natural graphite (HS 2504) by partner, 2024", UN Comtrade Database (public API), 2024. https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=144&period=2024&cmdCode=2504&flowCode=X&customsCode=C00&motCode=0&partner2Code=0 (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Two, Chapter Four (2 times), Epilogue
  16. 16Dorfner ANZAPLAN, Spherical Graphite: Introduction, Lithium Ion Batteries, Dorfner ANZAPLAN company brochure, c. 2014. https://cdn-ceo-ca.s3.amazonaws.com/1g88joa-Anzaplan%20Spherical%20Graphite.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  17. 17K. Bhuwalka, H. Ramachandran, S. Narasimhan et al. (Stanford University / SLAC), "Securing the supply of graphite for batteries", arXiv preprint 2503.21521, 2025. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.21521 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  18. 18Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, "Infographic: China controls three-quarters of graphite anode supply chain", Benchmark Source, 2023-11-07. https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/infographic-china-controls-three-quarters-of-graphite-anode-supply-chain (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  19. 19Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Year in Review, 2025, SLTDA, 2026-04-02. https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/Year_in_Review_2025_Final_updated_Report_2026_04_02.pdf (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction (4 times), Chapter Four (2 times), Chapter Five (4 times), Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen (2 times), Epilogue, Appendix
  20. 20Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Maldives, "Tourism statistics dashboard, 2025", 2025. https://www.tourism.gov.mv/en/statistics/dashboardUsed in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen, Appendix
  21. 21Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Annual Economic Review 2025, 2026. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/aer/2025/en/Full_Text.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Two, Chapter Four (2 times), Chapter Five, Chapter Eight, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen, Appendix
  22. 22Visit Maldives, "Maldives Records Historic Tourism Performance in 2025 with Travel Receipts Projected to Exceed USD 5.4 Billion", 2026-01-01. https://corporate.visitmaldives.com/news/press-release/maldives-records-historic-tourism-performance-in-2025-with-travel-receipts-projected-to-exceed-usd-5-4-billion/ (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen, Appendix
  23. 23Visit Maldives, "Quarterly Insights (Q1 2026): Tourism Performance and Demand Outlook", corporate.visitmaldives.com, 2026. https://corporate.visitmaldives.com/news/quarterly-insights-q1-2026-tourism-performance-and-demand-outlook/ (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Five
  24. 24Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Annual Statistical Report 2018, SLTDA, 2019. https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/Tourist%20Board%20Annual%20Statistical%20Report%202018_Web784216427.pdf (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Five (2 times), Chapter Seventeen
  25. 25UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Sri Lanka - UNESCO World Heritage Convention". https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/lk/Used in: Introduction
  26. 26James Meade, The Economic and Social Structure of Mauritius, Methuen, 1961.Used in: Introduction
  27. 27Isabelle Ramdoo, "Economic Transformation in Mauritius: A Heterodox Journey", Great Insights, ECDPM, Vol. 3 Issue 5, 2014-05-08. https://ecdpm.org/work/value-chains-and-industrialisation-volume-3-issue-5-may-2014/economic-transformation-in-mauritius-a-heterodox-journey (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten (4 times)
  28. 28World Bank, "World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), Mauritius", World Bank Open Data, 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MUS/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?format=json&date=1968 (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten
  29. 29World Bank, "New World Bank country classifications by income level: 2020-2021", World Bank Data Blog, 2020-07-01. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/new-world-bank-country-classifications-income-level-2020-2021Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten
  30. 30Nada Hamadeh, Catherine Van Rompaey, Eric Metreau, "New World Bank country classifications by income level: 2021-2022", World Bank Data Blog, 2021-07-01. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/new-world-bank-country-classifications-income-level-2021-2022 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten
  31. 31Kristin Oye Gjerde, Norwegian Petroleum Museum, "The 10 oil commandments", Equinor industrial heritage (industriminne.no), n.d. https://equinor.industriminne.no/en/the-10-oil-commandments/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Eleven
  32. 32Danish Dairy Board, "History of the Danish dairy industry", danishdairyboard.dk. https://danishdairyboard.dk/danish-dairy-industry/history/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
  33. 33Ingrid Henriksen, "An Economic History of Denmark", EH.Net Encyclopedia, ed. Robert Whaples, 2006. https://eh.net/encyclopedia/an-economic-history-of-denmark/Used in: Introduction
  34. 34Slexams.lk, "GCE A/L 2024 Results Report", slexams.lk, summarising the Department of Examinations report, 2025. https://slexams.lk/gce-a-l-2024-results-report/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One (2 times)
  35. 35Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey, Quarterly Report, First Quarter 2025, 2025-08-16. https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/LabourForce/Quarterly_Reports/2025Q1report.pdfUsed in: Chapter One (4 times), Chapter Fourteen
  36. 36University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2024, Chapter 3: Student Enrolment, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2025. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2024/Chapter%203.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
  37. 37University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2022, Chapter 3: Student Enrolment, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2023. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2022/Chapter%203.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
  38. 38Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (source: Ministry of Higher Education, UGC, KDU, Open University), "Table 2.17: Undergraduate enrolment by academic programme and sex, year 2021", Gender Statistics, Education, 2021. https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/GenderStatistics/Education/UndergraduateEnrollmentByAcademicProgrammeAndSexAcademicYear.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
  39. 39Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; Barbara Leitch LePoer (ed.), Singapore: A Country Study, 2nd ed., Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1991. https://archive.org/details/singaporecountry00lepoUsed in: Chapter One (2 times), Chapter Eight (4 times), Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven (3 times), Chapter Fourteen (6 times), Chapter Fifteen (5 times)
  40. 40Central Bank of Sri Lanka, "External Sector Performance, December 2025 (press release)", 2026-01-30. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/press/pr/press_20260130_external_sector_performance_december_2025_e.pdfUsed in: Chapter One, Chapter Four
  41. 41Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Sri Lanka's Export Performance Exceeded US$17.2 Billion in 2025", srilankabusiness.com, 2026-01-26. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/news/sri-lankas-export-performance-exceeded-us-17.2-billion-in-2025.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Four, Chapter Eight, Chapter Twelve (3 times), Epilogue, Appendix
  42. 42M.M.P. Mendis, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka, Weather and Climate Services in Sri Lanka (presentation), World Bank documents, c. 2018. https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/976511542124485653-0310022018/original/MMPMendisSRILANKAWeatherAndClimateServicesinSriLanka.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two (2 times)
  43. 43Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, "Cascaded Tank-Village System (CTVS) in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka", FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, 2017 designation. https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahs-around-the-world/sri-lanka-cascaded-tank-village-system/en (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  44. 44Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, "Western Ghats and Sri Lanka (biodiversity hotspot profile)", cepf.net. https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots/western-ghats-and-sri-lanka (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  45. 45UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Sinharaja Forest Reserve (List entry 405, inscribed 1988)", whc.unesco.org. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/405/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  46. 46Dulip Jayawardena, "Mineral sands industry in Sri Lanka and value addition", Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 2014-04-30. https://www.dailymirror.lk/features/mineral-sands-industry-in-sri-lanka-and-value-addition/185-46490 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  47. 47Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Mineral Resources in Sri Lanka", EDB blog, 2021-08-17. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/blog/mineral-resources-from-sri-lanka.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  48. 48U.S. Geological Survey, 2017-2018 Minerals Yearbook: Sri Lanka, USGS Minerals Yearbook, vol. III. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-sri-lanka.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  49. 49M. Kesavarajah, Gem and Jewellery Industry, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Economic Research Department, Study Series: Winning Industries, ERD-SS-WI 07/01/2021, 2021-01. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/Winning_Industries_Gem_and_Jewellery.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two (5 times), Chapter Seventeen
  50. 50Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Gems from Sri Lanka", srilankabusiness.com. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/gem-diamond-and-jewellery/gems.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two (2 times)
  51. 51Garrard, "Something Blue: A Royal Love Story", garrard.com, 2026-05-01. https://www.garrard.com/en-us/blogs/house/something-blue-a-royal-love-story-princess-diana-engagement-ring (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  52. 52The Nation (Thailand), citing the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand, "Gems and jewellery exports dazzle in 2019", The Nation, 2020-01-14. https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380528 (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Chapter Two (2 times)
  53. 53Central Bank of Sri Lanka, "Annual Economic Review 2025, Statistical Appendix, Real Sector tables (Table 21: Livestock and Fisheries; Table 43: Performance of the Port Services)", 2026. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/aer/2025/en/real_sector.xlsxUsed in: Chapter Two (2 times)
  54. 54Chia Siow Yue, The Singapore Model of Industrial Policy: Past Evolution and Current Thinking, paper for the Second LAEBA Annual Conference, Buenos Aires, 28-29 November 2005, Inter-American Development Bank, 2005-11. https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Singapore-Model-of-Industrial-Policy-Past-Evolution-and-Current-Thinking.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
  55. 55W. G. Huff, The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge University Press, 1994. https://archive.org/details/economicgrowthof0000huffUsed in: Chapter Two
  56. 56Goh Chor Boon, "Why Singapore Succeeded: Applying the Acemoglu and Robinson-Sachs Debate", HSSE Online, vol. 4, issue 2 (National Institute of Education, Singapore), 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427225510/http://www.hsseonline.edu.sg/journal/volume-4-issue-2-2015/why-singapore-succeeded-applying-acemoglu-and-robinson-sachs-debate/page/0/2Used in: Chapter Two
  57. 57Sri Lanka Ports Authority, "Port of Colombo Records Historic High of 8.29 Million TEUs in 2025", SLPA News, 2026-01-01. https://news.slpa.lk/index.php/2026/01/01/port-of-colombo-records-historic-high-of-8-29-million-teus-in-2025/Used in: Chapter Two (2 times), Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen
  58. 58World Bank, "Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), India", World Development Indicators, 2026-07-13 update. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&date=2023:2025 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  59. 59Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Vizhinjam to Vision 2047: Building Blue Corridors for Economic, Strategic, and Sustainable Growth, PIB Explainer, 2025-05-03. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=154398&ModuleId=3 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  60. 60Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Union Minister receives First Mother Ship at Vizhinjam, India's first deep water Container Transhipment Port, PIB press release, 2024-07-12. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2032811 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  61. 61EF Education First, EF English Proficiency Index 2025: A Ranking of 123 Countries and Regions by English Skills, 2025. https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two
  62. 62World Bank (UNESCO Institute for Statistics data), "Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above), Sri Lanka, SE.ADT.LITR.ZS", World Development Indicators, 2026-07-13. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LKA/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?format=json&per_page=60 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  63. 63Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2020, 2020. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/statistics/otherpub/ess_2020_e1.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
  64. 64United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, "International Migrant Stock 2024: stock by sex and origin (Table 1)", Population Division, 2024. https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd_2024_ims_stock_by_sex_and_origin.xlsxUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Seventeen
  65. 65International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Update, July 2026: Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology, Annex Table 1, Selected Economies: Real GDP Growth (India 6.4% and China 4.6% projected for 2026, the highest of the 30 economies listed), 2026-07. https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/weo/2026/update/july/english/text.pdf (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Chapter Two
  66. 66London Stock Exchange Group, "London Stock Exchange Group to acquire MillenniumIT for US$30m (GBP 18m)", News Release 36/09, 2009-09-16. https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/lseg/en_us/documents/investor-relations/mergers-and-acquisitions/millennium-it/lseg-millenniumit-acquisition-16sep2009.pdfUsed in: Chapter Three
  67. 67Tom Minney, "London and Johannesburg stock exchanges migrate to Millennium Exchange system", African Capital Markets News, 2011-02-15. https://africancapitalmarketsnews.com/london-and-johannesburg-stock-exchanges-migrate-to-millennium-exchange-system/Used in: Chapter Three
  68. 68Markets Media, "LSEG Millennium Trading Platform Live in Argentina", 2017-09-27. https://www.marketsmedia.com/lseg-millennium-exchange-trading-platform-live-argentina/ (accessed 2026-10)Used in: Chapter Three
  69. 69Port City Colombo, "IFS marks $1 b contribution to SL", 2024-10-28. https://www.portcitycolombo.lk/news-room/ifs-marks-1-b-contribution-to-sl/Used in: Chapter Three
  70. 70Sander Almekinders, "The heart of IFS beats in Sri Lanka", Techzine Global, 2023-04-04. https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/applications/104075/the-heart-of-ifs-beats-in-sri-lanka/Used in: Chapter Three
  71. 71TechCrunch, "Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka", 2024-08-03. https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/03/meet-the-founder-who-built-and-sold-a-600m-enterprise-software-startup-from-sri-lanka/Used in: Chapter Three
  72. 72EQT, "EQT to acquire WSO2, a leading global provider of digital transformation technologies", 2024-05-03. https://eqtgroup.com/news/eqt-to-acquire-wso2-a-leading-global-provider-of-digital-transformation-technologies-2024-05-03Used in: Chapter Three
  73. 73WSO2, "EQT Completes Acquisition of WSO2", 2024-08-13. https://wso2.com/about/news/eqt-completes-acquisition-of-wso2/Used in: Chapter Three
  74. 74MAS Holdings, MAS Impact Report 2023, masholdings.com, 2023. https://masholdings.com/impact_report/2023/introduction/the_mas_story.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Three, Chapter Four
  75. 75Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Success Story of MAS Holdings", Export Development Board (srilankabusiness.com), n.d. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/success-stories/mas-holdings.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
  76. 76Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), "MAS Intimates Thurulie wins LEED Platinum Green Building certification", Business Times, 2010-03-14. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/100314/BusinessTimes/bt32.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
  77. 77Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Financial Times section, "MAS Thurulie sets benchmark in 'green' lingerie manufacturing", The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), 2008-05-04. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/080504/FinancialTimes/ft323.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
  78. 78Tara Donaldson, "Brandix Becomes World's First Net Zero Carbon Apparel Manufacturer", Sourcing Journal, 2019-06-07. https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/sourcing/brandix-worlds-first-net-zero-carbon-apparel-manufacturer-155392/Used in: Chapter Three
  79. 79Ecotextile News, "Sri Lanka firm claims 'Net Zero Carbon' first", 2019-06-10. https://ecotextile.com/2019061024385/materials-production-news/sri-lanka-firm-claims-net-zero-carbon-first.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
  80. 80Haycarb PLC, "Company", 2023-12-22. https://haycarb.com/activated-carbon-companyUsed in: Chapter Three
  81. 81Hayleys PLC, "Hand Protection", 2025-06-23. https://www.hayleys.com/sectors/hand-protection/Used in: Chapter Three
  82. 82EconomyNext, "Sri Lanka's Loadstar to be part of Michelin with Camso take-over", 2018-07-16. https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-loadstar-to-be-part-of-michelin-with-camso-take-over-10858/Used in: Chapter Three (2 times)
  83. 83EconomyNext, "Michelin sells two plants in Sri Lanka to India's CEAT", 2024-12-06. https://economynext.com/michelin-sells-two-plants-in-sri-lanka-to-indias-ceat-192730/Used in: Chapter Three (2 times)
  84. 84Daily FT (remarks of Pierre Pringiers), "World's number one solid tyre manufacturer flies Sri Lanka flag high at Davos Forum", Daily FT (Sri Lanka), 2016-02-15. https://www.ft.lk/Special-Report/worlds-number-one-solid-tyre-manufacturer-flies-sri-lanka-flag-high-at-davos-forum/22-525272Used in: Chapter Three
  85. 85Tire Review, "Loadstar is Sri Lanka's Single Largest Exporter", Tire Review Magazine, 2007-10-09. https://www.tirereview.com/loadstar-is-sri-lanka-s-single-largest-exporter/Used in: Chapter Three
  86. 86Knipe, D. W., Chang, S.-S., Dawson, A., Eddleston, M., Konradsen, F., Metcalfe, C., Gunnell, D., "Suicide prevention through means restriction: Impact of the 2008-2011 pesticide restrictions on suicide in Sri Lanka", PLOS One 12(3): e0172893, 2017-03-06. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172893Used in: Chapter Three
  87. 87Knipe, D. W., Gunnell, D., Eddleston, M., "Preventing deaths from pesticide self-poisoning: learning from Sri Lanka's success", The Lancet Global Health 5(7): e651-e652, 2017-07. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(17)30208-5/fulltextUsed in: Chapter Three
  88. 88World Future Council, "Sri Lanka: Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 and National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide", Future Policy Special Award 2021 (Highly Hazardous Pesticides), futurepolicy.org, 2022. https://www.futurepolicy.org/global/sri-lanka-control-of-pesticides-act-no-33/Used in: Chapter Three
  89. 89World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, "WHO certifies Sri Lanka malaria-free", 2016-09-05. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/05-09-2016-who-certifies-sri-lanka-malaria-freeUsed in: Chapter Three
  90. 90World Health Organization, Sri Lanka, "'Driven to End Malaria': Ten years of success for Sri Lanka", 2026-04-24. https://www.who.int/srilanka/news/detail/24-04-2026-driven-to-end-malaria---ten-years-of-success-for-sri-lankaUsed in: Chapter Three
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