BURNING ISSUES
Taxes are unanimously declared the most pressing issue for business in present-day Sri Lanka by respondents of the latest LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Life is a balancing act of continuous ‘go and do’ until the body gradually rebels with musculoskeletal pain, an
TERRORIST RECRUITMENT
Inequality has become a hot-button topic today – understandably so. The facts are so obscene that it’s difficult to believe they’re real. In January,
STATE OF THE NATION
History they say isn’t what happened; it’s what you can remember as having happened. And memory is a mercurial master. There are scars in the national
M&A ROAD MAP
‘The curse of seven’ dictates that 2017 is poised to be a year of calamity – 1987 is remembered for Black Monday when the Dow Jones shed over 22 percent in
SPIN DOCTORS
Politicians sometimes have the opportunity to manufacture their own facts until we the people call them what they are
HAVE YOUR SAY
How can Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans improve productivity?
SOUTH KOREAN SIEGE
Politicians ascend positions of leadership and often forget their raison d’être, behaving as if they’re not accountable to anyone. Thought leader Katherine
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS
The media has the potential to play a key role in development communications by disseminating
COVER STORY
LOCATION ADVANTAGE
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
The impasse over the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) remained unresolved in that no date was announced for the summit
THE WORKPLACE
The rate of change as defined by Moore’s law has now taken over all facets of life. It is being driven by a variety of factors such as technology, commoditisation,
DIGITAL DRIVING
Does the thought of traffic give you nightmares? Do you dread the snail-paced morning and evening commute between
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
In Qatar, there has been a general tendency for Sri Lankans to be viewed as domestic helpers, labourers and drivers. However,
OIL PRODUCTION
It just so happens that the world’s oil wealth is located underneath a land in turmoil. It’s both a blessing and a curse: a blessing because it brings