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
AUSTRALIA TODAY
Australia has been consistently ranked the world’s 14th largest economy. This is primarily due to its efficient state sector
CREATIVITY UNLEASHED
Creative thinking has never been more relevant than it is today. The mercurial market landscape and threat of becoming
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
The threat of a lightning hi-tech war strike against Iraq, which had overshadowed the international scene, appears to
VIRAL BLIND SPOT
Where was artificial intelligence when the novel coronavirus was lurking in the shadows in late December 2019
RETAIL SECTOR
Consumption levels remained low through 2019/20 with volume declines in many categories and visible value growth
ENERGY STORAGE
The claim that clean and renewable energy sources are required to create a sustainable society cannot
COLD WAR BLUES
When the former US president Ronald Reagan demanded that his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev