BUDGET SPEECH 2019
BUDGET 2019 PRESENTATION TO PARLIAMENT BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND MASS MEDIA
UNION BANK
Q: What is your assessment of the local banking landscape? A: It remains very competitive…
THE COLOMBO WATER SUPPLY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CWSSIP)
Q: How was the Colombo Water Supply Service Improvement Project (CWSSIP) initiated? A: This project…
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
In a manner of speaking, business is a socioeconomic function that runs on a profit motive. The corporate world cannot deviate from the
YOUTH FORUM
No one has taken the initiative to find a solution to poverty. Providing employment for these people would be an ideal solution
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The global economic outlook is in uncertain territory once again. Last year, the prospects for world economic growth were promising
FINANCE SECTOR
According to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and published data of financial institutions, business performance slowed last year
BOOKRACK
The demand by various Buddhist organisations as well as individual monks for the release of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
INDEX RECORDS FURTHER GAINS
BREXIT ON EDGE
To say that Brexit is confusing is an understatement. So if you’re bemused about the turn of events, take
EDUCATION SECTOR
Observing the situation in Sri Lanka’s state run universities, one wonders if the entire higher education
THE BIG PICTURE
Once I get approval from the cabinet, I will present it to parliament; and once it gets passed, then the game
KEKULU 2019
Siddalepa Ayurveda’s annual art competition, the Kekulu Art Competition touched the very core of existence of tiny tots when they were
HUAWEI
5G will bring industry opportunities worth $1.2 trillion in Southeast Asia in the next five years, Huawei’s regional president said at the
BRAND MORPHOSIS
Data privacy or not, everyone seems to think that not being on social media can make one irrelevant. Yet, even self-proclaimed digital
SLT
The film festival, organised by SPORTSINFO, Sri Lanka’s premier sports promotion network in collaboration with National Sports Development
BUSINESS SECTOR
Ever since Sri Lanka adopted open economic policies, the private sector has driven the economy; it has displayed resilience in the face of political
THE NEW MEDIA
Previously, when opening a discussion on the use of social media in Sri Lanka, I had a stock question. “How many of you are on Facebook?”
STATE OF THE NATION
Recently, a dozen MPs got stuck in a lift. Try as they may – and some cried loudly – they couldn’t get out. After some 15 minutes of infamy
