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COVER STORY

BEST WORKPLACES IN SRI LANKA

BUSINESS SENTIMENT

CONFIDENCE HEADS BACK DOWN

IN THE SPOTLIGHT STATE OF BUSINESS Hiroshini Fernando in the hot seat BIZ CONFIDENCE Index Drops Down Sharang Pant THE ECONOMY Sri Lanka’s Macro Outlook Shiran Fernando

LMD PODCASTS

FITCH RATINGS

APAC FRONTIER MARKET BANKS DASHBOARD 2018

FITCH RATINGS

ASEAN BANKS NOW BETTER PLACED TO ADDRESS VOLATILITY

EDITORIALS

THE SRI LANKA STORY

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Harvey Firestone once said that “the growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership...

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THE LEARNING CURVE

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In the traditional classroom, a child absorbs information in at least four ways: visually, auditorily, tactually and kinaesthetically ...

ROBOTS VS HUMANS

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What images come to mind when you think of robots? Robotic arms on assembly lines or humanoids in sci-fi movies? ...

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SUPERHERO TECH

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San Diego Comic-Con is coming up later this month and is perhaps one of the largest pop culture events in the US...

CURRENT AFFAIRS

DATELINE JERUSALEM

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The Palestinian crisis has been a key element of Arab identity ever since the occupation of Palestine by Israel back in 1948...

BOTS AND TROLLS

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A month or so after the infamous social media block in Sri Lanka, I suddenly became quite popular on Twitter...

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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The Internet of Things (IoT) World 2018 Conference, which was held in California from 14 to 17 May, was attended...

GLOBAL CORRUPTION

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Recently, the IMF woke up to the fact that poverty in the world is perpetuated by pervasive corruption in ...

BUSINESS FORUM

EDUCATION SECTOR

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Today, the demand is for obtaining quick and easy paper certificates – everyone wants to be qualified easily...

EYE CARE SECTOR

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Over 9.3 million Sri Lankans have some type of vision impairment and 8.2 million of them were over 40 years old in 2016...

ICT INDUSTRY

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ICT is often branded as being male dominated with few women in high-ranking roles. Recently, I watched a TED...

SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS

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Australia and Sri Lanka have long owned a gladiatorial competitiveness so cricket does feature heavily in conversations...

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BUSINESS AFFAIRS

ECONOMIC SENTIMENT

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Weak sentiment locally is a worrying sign for the future trajectory of the national economy. The LMD-Nielsen Business...

PROPERTY MARKET

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In analysing the growth of real estate in Sri Lanka over the years, it is evident that the property market plays a major...

TOWN PLANNING

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The history of Sri Lanka’s town planning as we know it today goes back to the colonial era. Based on British ...

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TRADE PROTECTION

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Presumably the world economy is enjoying a purple patch! In April, the IMF stated that the global economy’s ...

MANAGEMENT PLUS

MIND POWER

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Did you know that the cells in your body are affected by your thoughts? And the thoughts that are racing through...

BUSINESS ETHICS

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Goodwill is a vital asset in any business. So it’s natural to assume that organisations would avoid being involved in shady or unethical ...

DEPUTY LEADERSHIP

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When General George Patton was proposed for an independent command, the US Chief of Staff at the time ...

EDUCATING SRI LANKA

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Do all Sri Lankan parents want their children to study at university? And does this seem like a silly question to you?...

TOP SHELF

YOUTH FORUM

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The world is inching closer to achieving sustainable nuclear fusion, which will provide unlimited energy...

BOOKRACK

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Author, and former non-executive chairman of Ogilvy and Mather, Miles Young is blunt; the purpose of his ...

THE ROVING DIPLOMAT

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Some diplomatic moves reflecting internationalism are curiously juxtaposed in the political fabric of world events with virulently ...

DIPLOMATIC MISSION

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The fifth largest country in the world has served up an exotic cocktail laced with compelling irresistible energy capable of filling streets...

MEDIA RELEASES

FASHION BUG

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Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading fashion brands responsible for ‘changing lifestyles’ for over two decades, was recognized as one ...

CIOB

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7th World Construction Symposium The seventh edition of the World Construction Symposium…...

UNICEF

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Government Ministries and UNICEF join forces to secure increased national budget investment in Early Childhood Development from the Minister of Finance and Mass Media....

THE WORLD BANK

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The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) today announced its first funding allocations ...

PARTNER NEWS

NTB

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Bandara Jayathilake, Senior Executive Vice President of SME Banking at Nations Trust Bank speaks about the back bone of our economy driven by SMEs...

GALLE FACE HOTEL

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The Galle Face Hotel recently hosted World Volkswagen Day 2018 in collaboration with the Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club...

TURKISH AIRLINES

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Turkish Airlines signed a significant deal with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), one of the world's leading agencies for corporate travel...