TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
It is ironic that in a world that’s increasingly becoming a global village, it is harder to find truly
COVER STORY
SCALING NEW HEIGHTS
BILATERAL TRADE
Sri Lankans in general tend to agree that Singapore is a country worth emulating for the economic progress it has achieved
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sri Lankans have a natural affinity for banks and financial institutions given that the country has a banking penetration of over 80 percent. What’s interesting
THE BIG IDEA
When the finance executive of a luxury boutique hotel felt that switching to solar power would drastically reduce the electricity
GLOBALISATION UNEARTHED
The learning process is ceaseless – and lessons learnt today may need relearning
LEARNING BEHAVIOUR
How do we learn? There have been many theories of learning ranging from those of early behaviourists like Watson, Skinner and Bruner, to the cognitive constructivist
FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT
In Sri Lanka, general discussions pertaining to migrant workers have two distinct yet unrelated sub themes. Firstly, the abuse meted
THE THREAT OF PIRACY
When was the last time you were in a cinema to watch a movie? Do you consider yourself a moviegoer or have you crossed over to the dark side and become
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
Corporates play it safe as biz sentiment consolidates ahead of the recent elections
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
Having migrated to the US in 2001 when Sri Lanka was at the height of its ‘ethnic conflict,’ and considering developments since
BOOKRACK
No political volume in recent history has created so much interest as Fire and Fury. The book was sold out even before it was printed and the publication
LIFE COACHING
“When we go, we must leave behind a legacy,” was one of the key lines in the TED Talk delivered by Gaur Gopal Das in November 2016, which summed up his
BURNING ISSUES
Political interference and taxes are of equal and utmost concern for business in Sri Lanka today, according to all the respondents to the latest LMD-Nielsen
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
The international scene has been unusually active with a succession of summits and conferences. Elsewhere, regions witnessed developments that could
