CLIMATE CHANGE
In late December, the Northern Province was hit by flooding and adverse weather conditions, while the annual southwest monsoon
HALLMARKS OF SUCCESS
Brand IKEA comprises a combination of the first letters of its founder’s name Ingvar Kamprad; Elmtaryd, the farm on which he
REGIONAL GEOPOLITICS
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – also called the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century
BANKING SECTOR
The lack of effective technology driven customer solutions, absence of a supportive regulatory framework and low margins.
FOOD SECURITY
Global undernourishment has been on the rise since 2014, reaching an estimated 821 million in 2017. It’s clearly a long road ahead to
ONLINE DATING
Fewer marriages, higher divorce rates and more people searching for love… a logical mismatch but startling reality. Gone are the days
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
Ever since Maria Montessori launched her theories on a responsive world, teaching youngsters has started very early in their lives. In
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
City living is becoming an increasing reality for most people especially in Asia. Growing cities must evolve
RETAIL SECTOR
Retail is one sector that has displayed immense growth potential especially in the last couple of years with mega mall projects, new supermarket
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
Surprisingly, most Australians have a very positive perception of Sri Lanka. This is primarily due to the experiences they have with Sri Lankans
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
A South Asian event that attracted global attention was the reelection of Sonia Gandhi as the President of the Congress Party in India
THE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC SENTIMENT RECOVERS
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Sri Lanka wasn’t new to Bryce Hutchesson when he took up his posting as High Commissioner for Australia in February 2016
EXECUTIVE HEALTH
Quite a few patients of mine don’t want to acknowledge – not only to others but even to themselves – that they have asthma
LIFE
Kishu Gomes In conversation with Ruwandi Perera Alma mater Prince of Wales College (Moratuwa) Family…
IFS
While the term ‘AI’ suggests a large end-to-end system, it is actually a collection of targeted technologies from natural language processing to vision identification to chat bots
BIZ BRIEF
ADVANTIS FREE ZONE IFS
ADVANTIS FREE ZONE
Hayleys Advantis decided to enter the sector after the Commercial Hub Regulation’s passage in 2013. Being a leading third party logistics
