ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAS ‘DARKENED’, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS WARN IN DAVOS
General view of people walking past the World Economic Forum (WEF) logo during the forum…
PAKISTAN HOLDS BAILOUT TALKS WITH IMF IN QATAR AS ECONOMY FALTERS
At a luxury hotel in Qatar’s capital, Pakistani officials are holding talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Islamabad seeks
THE GENESIS
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! When the brave people of Sri Lanka took to the streets in peaceful protests in and around the commercial capital
DARAZ
The unfolding economic crisis in the country has presented Sri Lankans with unprecedented challenges, including scarcity of essentials
SAMPATH BANK PLC
Sampath Bank PLC has once again been ranked among ‘Most Loved Brands’ in the country, according to LMD’s Brands Annual for 2022
FITCH AFFIRMS SRILANKAN AIRLINES’ GOVERNMENT-GUARANTEED BONDS AT ‘C’
Fitch Ratings - Singapore/Colombo - 20 May 2022: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on SriLankan Airlines Limited's (SLA) USD175
NTECHLAB
The facial recognition software is developed by NtechLab, Russia’s artificial intelligence-based video analytics company
STATE OF ART
DYNAMICS OF THE ARAGALAYA Fazmina Imamudeen analyses the ‘struggle’ and principles that underpin it “I do…
FACTBOX: THE GREAT REBRAND: WESTERN BUSINESS REBORN IN RUSSIA UNDER NEW NAMES
McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who will reopen the branches under
COVER STORY
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
REAL CHANGE
If you look at the Arab Spring of 2010/11, it would seem that people power often doesn’t end well. It certainly didn’t in Egypt, Libya
WAY FORWARD
REAL CHANGE IN SIGHT For the first time, I have hope of real change –…
STATE OF PLAY
There are few things as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Equal in potency are the challenges mounted against such an idea
COVER STORY
What do the brave young people who stood up and raised their voices for us all have to say now? Surely, this is not what they hoped
SCIENTISTS ARE FREEZING THREATENED SPECIES IN ‘BIOBANKS’
Conservationists say we're now losing species faster than ever. Amid a biodiversity crisis that, the UN estimates, threatens one million
WHO CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection
JAPAN CONTRIBUTES USD 1.5 MILLION TO HELP SRI LANKA PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Government of Japan today announced a USD 1.5million
VIVO
With the number of smartphone users crossing 6.56 billion in 2022, leading to over 83.7% of the world’s population owning a smartphone
