Vo.09, No.01, June 2008 covers: An investigation of profit efficiency of tea processing industry in Sri Lanka (Shanaz Thamiem, L.H.P. Gunaratne & P.B. Gajanayake) Globalization and gender differences in the semantics of flexible labour: Evidence from Sri Lanka (Mangalie Meewalaarchchi) Inflation in Sri Lanka: the relative importance of external factors (Kenneth De Zilwa) Public and semi-government sectors earnings disparities in Sri Lanka (Susantha Wickrama) The labour market in Sri Lanka with special reference to the informal economy (Sunil Chandrasiri).