Year: 2021

IT INDUSTRY

Tech Way Forward Manori Unambuwe calls for a renewed focus on workplace tech integration In the immediate few months following the onset of COVID-19, IT exports were impacted by a loss of revenue while cash…

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RUBBER INDUSTRY

Tapping Sri Lanka’s Potential Mangala Gunasekera sets his sights on advancing the nation’s rubber industry At the outset, Mangala Gunasekera affirms the rubber industry’s commitment to bringing revenue into government coffers while expressing his gratitude to the…

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UK BANS UAE FLIGHTS

Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said it was adding the UAE,…

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THE BIG PICTURE

MEN OF THE MOMENT The men who personify the spirit of cricket in our land Clad in white flannels or blue pyjamas, depending on what the game plan is, Sri Lanka’s cricketers have led the…

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC RITES OF PASSAGE Zulfath Saheed emphasises the need for a youth-centric national development agenda Sri Lanka’s young individuals represent nearly a quarter of the national population. They are the lifeline of the nation. From…

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REDEFINING THE DIASPORA

Courtesy Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISUSED How diaspora groups can help in the country’s recovery process ‘Diaspora’ is a Greek term which originally referred to the ‘dispersal’ of Jews beyond Israel. In…

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SRI LANKA RANKED NUMBER 10 ON THE COVID-19 PERFORMANCE INDEX

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