BURNING ISSUES
COVID-19 continues to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka today, according to the vast majority (89%) of those consulted in the latest LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey
APPAREL INDUSTRY
This is due to the mass cancellation of orders currently in production or already manufactured for which Sri Lankan entities have assumed liability.
BOOKRACK
“In around 2020, a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes, and resisting
FINTECH SECTOR
While regulations are critical to protecting customers, they can slow the adoption of new technologies and create barriers to access for the underserved
REGIONAL OUTLOOK
South Asia faces a dire economic outlook on account of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis; it is expected to experience its worst
BUSINESS RECOVERY
As the local economy prepares to adapt to the ‘new normal,’ the obvious question for local businesses would be how to compete
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Undeniably one of the most exotic tropical island collectives in the world, the Maldives with its 1,200 coral islands is believed to have its
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
In recent times, the global scene has faced two critical challenges to peace and security – the chronic and unpredictable peace process in the Middle East, and the escalation of tensions between
COVID-19 IMPACT
In its release of the World Economic Outlook for April 2020, the IMF coined the current period the world is facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the ‘Great Lockdown.’ Across the world, countries
LOCKDOWN MODE
‘COVID-19’ and ‘pandemic’ have been the most used words in New Zealand for the past few months. New Zealand is lucky to have a leader who responded in a caring
EARTH SHUTDOWN
We were warned that an asteroid was heading toward us in April. However, it took a submicroscopic virus to send
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
The climate emergency is real amid soaring global temperatures. The past 20 years recorded the highest temperatures over almost three
RUSSIA TODAY
In March 2000, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election and asserted control over the nation. Two decades and four presidential terms later, he continues to
NEW WORLD ORDER
The world was sick long before COVID-19 due to global insanity and the need to gobble up the Earth’s resources endlessly. Pioneering American environmental scientist
