HAVE YOUR SAY
THE YEAR THAT ISHow would you compare year 2021 so far with 2020?
LITTLE HEARTS
Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe – a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) and the Project Director of Little Hearts
USAID AIRLIFT CRITICAL HEALTH SUPPLIES
USAID - US Agency for International Development are to be airlifting critical health supplies to Maldives, Pakistan
UK BEGINS PROCESS TO JOIN ASIA- PACIFIC TRADE BLOC
The 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc has agreed to open accession talks with the UK
ECONOMIC REVIEW
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka annual report, which is published in April each year, provides an overview of how the economy performed
CORPORATE SECTOR
As an experienced business consultant, Dr. Kumudu Gunasekera has identified a number of important challenges facing corporates
YOUTH FORUM
One of the greatest features of Sri Lanka is its diverse geographical landscape. The genuine hospitality of our people and respect
FOOD SECURITY
Access to safe and nutritious food has always been recognised as a basic human right by the UN. Under the Universal Declaration
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
The impact of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy is expected to be less severe than
MICROCOSM
Government revenue declined by 27.7 percent to Rs. 1.4 trillion last year – from 1.9 trillion rupees in 2019. The Central
THE BIG PICTURE
When Budget 2021 was presented in parliament last November, we were up in arms over its failure to allocate the necessary funds
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Infrastructure will be the key to economic recovery in the post-pandemic era. It is a piInfrastructure will be the key to economic
BOOKRACK
Why do we pay for text messages while emails are free? This is a question posed by best-selling author William Poundstone. He takes
BURNING ISSUES
Following the surge in new COVID-19 cases towards the end of April, respondents to the latest LMD-NielsenIQ Business Confidence
STATE OF THE NATION
Much recent virulence has hamstrung our public health and safety record while economic prospects plummet in the background
IT INDUSTRY
The talent and creativity of our people; the innovative products and services they create; and the prime geographic location they work
SWEDEN TODAY
Sandwiched between Norway and Finland, Sweden is the third largest country in the EU and has the 21st largest economy in the world
REAL ESTATE SECTOR
Even though urbanisation was considered a mega trend in this century in the past, the pandemic has necessitated a complete
