LMD – Sri Lanka Business Magazine

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COVER STORY

THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE

BUSINESS SENTIMENT

Plans to develop the Hambantota Port – with the state-owned China Merchants Port paying an estimated US$ 1.1 billion for a 70 percent stake in the facility

LMD PODCASTS

IN THE SPOTLIGHT HUMAN RESOURCES Kshanika Ratnayaka in the hot seat BIZ CONFIDENCE Biz Sentiment Slumps Sharang Pant KANTAR TNS SURVEY Colombo’s Real Estate Market Mihirani Dissanayake

EDITORIALS

THE SECULAR STATE

Rohan3 Comments2017-09-01T08:00:00+00:00

Should Sri Lanka have an Act of Supremacy that improves on England’s Act of Supremacy and name the president as leader...

3 Comments

POLITICAL REFORM

Rohan 1 Comment2017-09-01T06:30:32+00:00

The formation of a national unity government between the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party...

1 Comment

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Rohan 2017-09-01T06:00:30+00:00

The seemingly all-knowing Google defines a natural disaster as “a flood, earthquake or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.”...

MUSICAL CHANGES

Rohan 2017-09-01T05:30:56+00:00

Whatever happened to your treasured collection of CDs? Yes, the ones for which you waited in long lines! Once considered precious possessions, most...

CURRENT AFFAIRS

BREXIT HURDLES

Rohan2017-09-01T07:00:54+00:00

On 29 March, British Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, signalling the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union...

POST-COUP TURKEY

Rohan No Comment2017-09-01T06:30:52+00:00

Celebrating the first anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup in July, the nation’s opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu held a...

ETHICS IN POLITICS

Rohan No Comment2017-09-01T06:00:02+00:00

President Emmanuel Macron is on a mission to bring ethics and integrity into France’s corruption riddled political system, and...

FUTURE INVENTORS

Rohan 2017-09-01T05:30:08+00:00

A short walk from the White House, the steps leading up to a neoclassical building where Robin Williams once performed spill over with teenagers in bright...

BUSINESS FORUM

LUXURY PRODUCTS

Rohan2017-09-01T07:00:48+00:00

The market continues to be strong for popular brands although consistent economic policy devoid of ad hoc changes in duties and taxation is imperative to...

HOSPITALITY TRENDS

Rohan 2 Comments2017-09-01T06:30:08+00:00

Over the last few years, there has been a major shift in the market in favour of boutique hotels. And I expect this trend to continue...

2 Comments

RETAIL E-COMMERCE

Rohan 2017-09-01T06:00:09+00:00

E-commerce is certainly among the most rapidly growing sectors globally with retail sales in the trillions of dollars range last year and estimated to surpass ...

SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS

Rohan 1 Comment2017-09-01T05:30:58+00:00

In the US and New York City (NYC) in particular, Sri Lanka is making a fringe impact – this is especially so when you consider the startup...

1 Comment

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

THE EXCHANGE RATE

Rohan2017-09-01T07:00:31+00:00

The Sri Lankan Rupee has weakened this year, continuing the trend since it was floated against the US Dollar in September 2015. According to the Central Bank...

POPULIST SENTIMENT

Rohan No Comment2017-09-01T06:30:32+00:00

There is a famous scene in the Oscar-winning classic Braveheart where Mel Gibson’s character...

THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Rohan No Comment2017-09-01T06:00:19+00:00

China’s policy makers are aware of the dangers of credit driven asset price booms. And there’s growing evidence that the country is...

SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA

Rohan 2017-09-01T05:30:42+00:00

Moving towards creating a more sustainable world has been a goal shared by many for some time. But is it change or transformation that will get us there? ...

MANAGEMENT PLUS

CONNECTED LIFE

Rohan2 Comments2017-09-01T07:00:40+00:00

Sipping cocktails while lolling between lazy palms in Mallorca or barging slowly past picturesque villages on a spring day in...

2 Comments

KNOWLEDGE RETENTION

Rohan 2017-09-01T06:30:51+00:00

At the heart of knowledge creation is an organisation’s human resources. And the short and simple – albeit arrogant – answer to retaining organisational...

SOCIAL SEARCH

Rohan No Comment2017-09-01T06:00:13+00:00

It’s 2017 and social media marketing is no longer a new phenomenon in the eyes of marketing professionals. For...

PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Rohan 2017-09-01T05:30:35+00:00

Newspaper columnist Ann Landers was once asked: “Out of the thousands of letters you receive each month, what is the most dominant problem in people’s...

TOP SHELF

YOUTH FORUM

Kavinda SumanaweeraNo Comment2017-09-01T08:00:30+00:00

The provision of free education and importance attached to learning at the household level have had a notable impact with the...

BOOKRACK

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-01T07:00:05+00:00

The Harvard Business Review’s (HBR) 10 Must Reads On Sales published this year is a welcome push towards a book with an attractive and...

THE ROVING DIPLOMAT

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-01T06:30:38+00:00

Clinton’s visit to South Asia raised a large number of sensitive issues about the future of South Asia and global relations with Europe. And in retrospect,...

LIFE

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-01T06:00:53+00:00

Entering the field of advertising and promotions with hardly any experience, and eventually assisting the company to reach its current status as one of the...

MEDIA RELEASES

ACCESS LIFESTYLE HOSTS THE CEO OF DURAVIT

Rohan2017-09-19T16:38:18+00:00

Access Lifestyle (Pvt) Ltd. specialises in providing high quality bath ware products and exceptional services around...

STAX

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-15T08:00:17+00:00

Stax Inc., a global strategy consulting firm, has been working in collaboration with International Enterprise (IE) Singapore for over two ...

LICC JEANS

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-14T08:00:05+00:00

Long Island Clothing Company (LiCC Jeans) joined hands with Siyatha Miss World Sri Lanka 2017 to sponsor the popular Mini Pageant...

SRI LANKA HONOURED AT UNWTO

Rohan 2017-09-13T16:10:46+00:00

Sri Lanka’s rise as a global tourism destination was recognized at the 22nd Annual General Assembly of the United Nations World...

PARTNER NEWS

MOBITEL

webadmin-lmd2017-09-14T08:00:36+00:00

MedHack is Sri Lanka’s first ever hackathon for the health sector organised by Mobitel, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition...

JAT HOLDINGS

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-13T08:00:49+00:00

Having always believed in the value of trailblazing leadership, JAT Holdings, the licensed manufacturers and sole agent for the UK’s premium...

HAMEEDIA

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-12T08:00:46+00:00

Hameedia recently introduced the ‘What’s Your Fit?’ campaign to extend its fashion expertise to loyal customers. The islandwide campaign...

DFCC BANK

webadmin-lmd 2017-09-11T08:00:39+00:00

DFCC Bank opened the doors of its newest fully fledged branch in Morawaka to enhance access for customers in the area. Located at...

OPINION POLLS

TALKING POINT

RohanNo Comment2017-09-14T09:00:11+00:00

The postwar era has seen a boom in real estate and construction in Sri Lanka with funds flowing thick and fast into these...

BUSINESS SENTIMENT

Rohan 2017-09-01T07:00:31+00:00

Plans to develop the Hambantota Port – with the state-owned China Merchants Port paying an estimated US$ 1.1 billion for a 70 percent stake in the facility...

BURNING ISSUES

Rohan 2017-09-01T06:00:22+00:00

Taxes prove to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka yet again, going by more than half (versus 71% in July) of all respondents to...

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

Rohan 2017-09-01T05:30:26+00:00

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