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WORKING FROM HOME
What are the pros and cons of working from home?
What are the pros and cons of working from home?

ECONOMIC AGENDA
The next five years will be a crucial period for Sri Lanka as it emerges from the COVID-19 crisis and puts forward an
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
While the plaudits for Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response continued to flow in and the successful conclusion of a largely peaceful
BRI REPORT
As the world struggles to come to terms with the havoc caused to economies by the COVID-19 pandemic
INDUSTRY 4.0
Due to the constant expansion of advanced manufacturing technologies based on AI and machine learning
INSURANCE SECTOR
As the world fights COVID-19, the impact is being felt across economic segments with Sri Lanka’s insurance sector also
STATE OF THE NATION
The people’s appetite for more agency and less alienation in their own governance was tasted by the high electoral turnout
MICROCOSM
Sri Lanka is among the latest destinations to receive the Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel & Tourism
YOUTH FORUM
The best quality is our selflessness when it comes to being caring and hospitable, which really came through during the coronavirus pandemic
UK-EU TRADE IMPASSE
With the UK now eight months into its Brexit transition period with the EU, the clock is ticking. Brexit represents
NOTE TO POTUS
Donald, you remind me very much of my grandmother. Like you, she had an imaginary fiefdom and a feudal mind
BOOKRACK
While the derogatory Sinhala term ‘marakkalaya’ is familiar here in Sri Lanka, the origin of the word marakkala is hardly
MIND CONTROL
Imagine watching TV at home, hands salty with popcorn, drink precariously balanced on your legs, yet effortlessly
SINO-INDIAN RIVALRY
China and India – two global giants jostling for supremacy in the region and beyond – share a complicated history
LIFESTYLE
The evenings – I played the piano and my dad would sit down to listen, request a few songs
SME SECTOR
Approximately 80 percent of Sri Lankan businesses are SMEs, generating employment of 50 percent and contributing