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THE BIG PICTURE

Tharindu PereraNo Comment2021-04-01T09:00:25+00:00

People who become champions are those who actually learn from defeat,” Pakistan’s World Cup winning captain turned politician and incumbent prime...

STATE OF THE NATION

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:45:50+00:00

It’s a bird… it’s a plane – it’s a regional power beating up the sky over a small southerly neighbour. Of course, it was the 70th anniversary of the...

MYANMAR COUP

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:35:53+00:00

On 1 February, much of the world woke up to the news that a military coup had taken place in Myanmar in the early hours of the morning. State Counsellor Aung San...

JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:00:43+00:00

There was perhaps a miscalculation of Western countries’ waning power in the face of China’s rise, which the outcome of UN Human Rights Council...

CURRENT AFFAIRS

TAIWAN TODAY

Tharindu Perera2021-04-01T09:00:58+00:00

In response to the question of what’s the deal with Taiwan, here’s some background information: China sees it as a runaway province, which it has vowed to retake by force...

THE RULE OF LAW

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:45:11+00:00

The EU’s allegiance to the rule of law and the Polish government’s total disrespect for it has created simmering tensions between the two. This heightened...

EDUCATION OVERHAUL

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:30:05+00:00

A recent news item about revamping Sri Lanka’s education system appeared in a Sunday newspaper. Apparently, NIE Director General Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawarathna...

SWITZERLAND TODAY

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-04T08:56:24+00:00

Switzerland, which enjoys the world’s second highest per capita GDP of US$ 81,867, has consistently ranked among the 10 wealthiest countries on the...

BUSINESS FORUM

REAL ESTATE SECTOR

Tharindu Perera2021-04-01T09:00:59+00:00

In the past, there was a tendency for people to avoid moving to locations in Greater Colombo due to the lack of infrastructure, traffic snarls and...

ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:45:04+00:00

As a profession, accountancy has been around for centuries since Luca Pacioli – who is known as ‘the father of accounting’ – popularised it...

BEVERAGE SECTOR

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:30:22+00:00

Water is the essence of life. It is one of the most valuable resources in the world and vital to all known forms of life.Oceans, seas and bays...

MARKETING PROFESSION

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:15:24+00:00

Businesses look to make an impact and change the world at any given opportunity. This endeavour requires influencing consumer behaviour...

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

DEBT MANAGEMENT

Tharindu Perera2021-04-01T09:00:23+00:00

The topic garnering much attention in Sri Lanka’s economic narrative and post-pandemic revival is how successful the government will be...

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:45:27+00:00

COVID-19 is worsening global economic inequality, reversing decades of progress in poverty reduction, the promotion of...

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:30:21+00:00

Financial Institutions (FIs) are changing under increasing regulatory and commercial pressures, and investing in sustainable...

THE TRADE DEFICIT

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:15:08+00:00

Sri Lanka’s foreign trade volumes and trade gap have been widening more often than not since 2010 despite the end of the protracted civil war...

MANAGEMENT DIGEST

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

Tharindu Perera2021-04-01T09:00:55+00:00

The term ‘leader’ originated from the Old English word lædan, which means ‘to guide.’ However, leadership has been evolving in...

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:45:59+00:00

Everyone was eager to say goodbye to 2020 as they rode on a wave of euphoria filled with promises of a COVID-19 vaccine...

NETWORKING MANTRA

Tharindu Perera No Comment2021-04-01T08:30:38+00:00

Networking is essential not only for professionals and leaders but students as well. It helps build relationships through new friends...

SOCIAL CAPITAL

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:15:41+00:00

Business-to-business (B2B) marketers shy away from social media in contrast with their counterparts in business-to...

TOP SHELF

YOUTH FORUM

Tharindu PereraNo Comment2021-04-01T12:00:10+00:00

Sri Lanka is a country with a vibrant culture, a rich history and people who are renowned for their hospitality. However, the...

CORPORATE PROFILE

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T11:50:26+00:00

In an interview with LMD, JAT Holdings Chairman Dr. Sivakumar Selliah, Managing Director Aelian Gunawardene and Chief Executive Officer Nishal...

BOOKRACK

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T11:45:13+00:00

The end of the civil war in 2009 led to a new phenomenon in Sri Lanka. Those associated with the defence establishment in the island began...

LIFESTYLE

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:00:09+00:00

I thought my father wanted me to be a doctor so I studied in the science stream; others thought I should do law since I was outspoken and...

MEDIA RELEASES

VIVO RETURNS AS THE TITLE SPONSOR FOR IPL 2021

Tharindu Perera2021-04-16T18:56:29+00:00

vivo, the innovative global smartphone brand, returns as the title sponsor for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. After taking a break last year, vivo...

AN INVITATION FOR GREEN ENERGY STARTUPS

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-16T18:49:06+00:00

The fourth edition of Green Energy Champion Sri Lanka kickstarts today and invites all energy innovators from across the island for a chance to gain...

COCONUT GROWERS’ AND PRODUCERS’ COLLECTIVE, SRI LANKA

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-09T17:42:53+00:00

Strengthening the domestic coconut industry to regain its eminence COVID’s full impact on the Sri…...

SHISEIDO

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-09T14:31:23+00:00

Shiseido, through its partnership with LUXASIA, continues to bring delight to Sri Lankan beauty-lovers with fresh retail innovations, workshops ...

AIA INSURANCE LANKA LIMITED

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-09T13:15:55+00:00

AIA Insurance Lanka Limited are the proud winners of the Championship Challenge Trophy at the Inter Insurance Company Quiz Competition – 2021...

PELWATTE DAIRY INDUSTRIES

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T17:10:37+00:00

Pelwatte Dairy Industries, the Local Dairy Giant bags multiple awards across several categories at the Achiever Awards 2020 which was held...

CONDOMINIUM MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T15:43:01+00:00

The first zonal office of the Condominium Management Authority was declared open at Maligawatta Housing Complex on 5th April 2012 signifying...

DFCC BANK

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T14:54:02+00:00

As a part of DFCC Bank's ongoing effort to enhance its digital service offerings via the bank’s dedicated website, the bank for everyone recently...

DARAZ

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T14:46:03+00:00

Daraz, the leading e-commerce platform in South Asia announced its commitment to provide additional support to local entrepreneurs and...

TOYOTA LANKA

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-07T16:09:44+00:00

Revolutionizing the automotive collision repair industry, Toyota Lanka, the brand owners and representatives for TOYOTA and HINO, in Sri Lanka...

SOFTLOGIC HOLDINGS PLC

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-06T16:45:01+00:00

World’s leading ICT solutions provider Huawei and Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Information Technologies Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings...

SRI LANKA GEM AND JEWELLERY ASSOCIATION (SLGJA)

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-06T16:14:03+00:00

The Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) hosted their second Key Person’s Forum for the industry recently, with the objective of...

PARTNER NEWS

SLT-MOBITEL

Tharindu Perera2021-04-09T17:38:55+00:00

SLT-MOBITEL, embarked with a book donation program which newly initiated “ Hithak Athnam Pothak Denna’ (හිතක් ඇත්නම් පොතක් දෙන්න)”...

HNB

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T16:55:16+00:00

Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC’s pioneering digital payments app HNB SOLO recently signed up Access Natural Water...

HNB

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T16:42:13+00:00

Leading private sector bank HNB PLC, partnered with CFA Society Sri Lanka, to launch its revolutionary Near Field Communication (NFC)...

HNB

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-08T15:54:14+00:00

In a bid to enhance growth opportunities for Agricultural Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Sri Lanka’s most customer-friendly...

SINGER SRI LANKA PLC

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-07T11:33:43+00:00

Forging its way to remarkable achievements, Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer has clinched two awards at Dell...

SRI LANKA INSURANCE

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-31T17:12:04+00:00

Sri Lanka Insurance staff members join hands to contribute towards the effort to donate essential PCR Machine to the Teaching Hospital...

SLT-MOBITEL

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-31T17:05:51+00:00

It has come to our attention that there are certain statements and malicious messages circulating on social media about the installation and propagation...

SLT-MOBITEL

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-30T16:55:28+00:00

SLT-MOBITEL has always been the pioneer held in high esteem when it comes to offering the nation with ICT and telecom solutions. Having achieved for...

SINGER SRI LANKA PLC

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-29T16:52:04+00:00

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, country’s premier consumer durables retailer has clinched prominent awards at SLIM People’s awards 2021, reiterating its...

HUTCH

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-17T17:39:21+00:00

Ringing in the new era of 5G to Sri Lanka, HUTCH recently demonstrated the fastest 5G speed ever achieved by a Sri Lankan telecom operator...

SLT-MOBITEL

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-17T17:17:33+00:00

SLT-MOBITEL, the nation’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions leader has signed a MoU with CT Land Development PLC...

SLT-MOBITEL

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-17T10:18:28+00:00

SLT-MOBITEL has collaborated with the IT Division of Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to introduce yet another pioneering initiative through Mobitel...

OPINION POLLS

BUSINESS SENTIMENT

Tharindu Perera2021-04-01T09:00:33+00:00

Sri Lanka recently received its first shipment of 264,000 vaccines of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as part of the interim allocation of 1.44 million...

BURNING ISSUES

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:45:34+00:00

With the number of reported COVID-19 cases tapering off towards the end of February and continuing into March, the share of respondents to...

THE ECONOMY

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:30:30+00:00

Sri Lanka’s economy recorded a contraction of 3.6 percent in 2020 compared to the expansion of 2.3 percent registered in the previous year...

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

Tharindu Perera 2021-03-31T16:38:16+00:00

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FINANCIAL PROFILES

GLOBAL MBAs

Tharindu Perera2021-04-02T16:35:32+00:00

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MICROCOSM

Kasun Basuriya 2021-04-01T09:20:46+00:00

Expected increases in commodity prices are likely to challenge Sri Lanka on several fronts, according to ICRA Lanka. As economic activities...

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:45:15+00:00

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GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-01T08:15:07+00:00

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

HERE ARE THE WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITIES

Tharindu Perera2021-04-16T22:29:25+00:00

More Asian universities than ever before have been featured amongst the world’s top 1,000 universities, but the top 10 is dominated by US...

CITY OF LONDON HIT WORSE BY BREXIT

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-16T21:55:57+00:00

Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion dollar in assets to hubs in the European Union due to Brexit ...

INDIA SHIFTS FROM BEING A MASS COVID-19 VACCINE EXPORTER TO AN IMPORTER

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-16T18:38:23+00:00

After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge...

CHINA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW POST COVID

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-16T12:24:38+00:00

China's economy grew a record 18.3 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter last year.It's the biggest jump in gross...

WORLD STOCKS REMAIN HIGH

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-15T18:07:44+00:00

World stocks were on course to extend a five-day run of record highs while Bitcoin took a breather after its latest surge and Russia’s markets...

DENMARK TO DITCH THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-15T13:18:06+00:00

Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine altogether over…...

COINBASE LISTING MARKS LATEST STEP IN CRYPTOCURRENCY’S MARCH TO MAINSTREAM

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-14T19:13:40+00:00

Coinbase Global – the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange – listed on the Nasdaq, marking a milestone in the journey...

NEW ZEALAND TO LAUNCH THE WORLD’S FIRST CLIMATE CHANGE RULES

Tharindu Perera 2021-04-14T12:45:28+00:00

New Zealand is to become the world's first country to bring in a law forcing its financial firms to report on the effects of climate change.The country...

ONLINE FEATURES

FITCH RATINGS

Sanuka Fernando2020-11-05T23:27:14+00:00

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WFP STATEMENT

Sanuka Fernando 2020-10-09T23:49:32+00:00

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a humbling, moving recognition of the work of WFP staff...

FITCH RATINGS

Sanuka Fernando 2020-10-02T12:07:41+00:00

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WORLD BANK SUPPORTS SRI LANKA WITH $56 MILLION TO MITIGATE COVID-19 IMPACTS

Sanuka Fernando 2020-09-11T16:46:16+00:00

COLOMBO, September 10, 2020—The World Bank has reallocated...

UNICEF

Kasun Basuriya 2020-09-04T16:15:16+00:00

UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement...

THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

Sanuka Fernando 2020-08-26T17:08:25+00:00

We are experiencing loss and anxiety at multiple levels, which could leave room for mental health issues including depression...

FITCH RATINGS

Sanuka Fernando 2020-08-06T17:35:24+00:00

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WORLD BANK GROUP

Sanuka Fernando 2020-07-03T12:39:23+00:00

Chiyo Kanda is the World Bank’s new Country Manager for Sri Lanka. She will oversee a total portfolio of around $2.3 billion and the development of a new...

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