Year: 2022

Hiran Cooray

Chairman Jetwing Symphony Tourism industry With regard to the takeaways from the interim budget for the tourism industry, our team is of the opinion that there are no significant takeaways for tourism. 2023 budget expectations…

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CONSERVATION ENDEAVOURS

Integrating Marine Care Muditha Katuwawala outlines the ocean’s affluence to Sri Lankans and their duty of safeguarding it The island encompasses a rich biodiverse marine environment upon which most of its communities depend. Yet today,…

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MATT DAMON’S PACIFIC PALISADES PLACE

COURTESY TopTenRealEstateDeals.com PHOTO CREDIT Alexis Adams SOURCE toptenrealestatedeals.com Bidding farewell to Los Angeles, Matt Damon listed his Zen-inspired Pacific Palisades mansion for sale in January for US$ 21 million. With no takers, he reduced the…

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INCOMING PM RISHI SUNAK WARNS OF PROFOUND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

BBC - October 25, 2022 A look at the 'economic challenge' Sunak mentioned In a very short statement earlier – his first since being announced as Liz Truss’s replacement – incoming UK PM Rishi Sunak…

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RISHI SUNAK TO BECOME FIRST BRITISH ASIAN PM AS PENNY MORDAUNT BOWS OUT

Rishi Sunak will become the UK's first British Asian prime minister after his only remaining rival pulled out of the Tory leadership contest. Nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed the former chancellor ahead of the…

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“This budget doesn’t promote or encourage business growth,” stated the Deputy Managing Partner of BDO Partners Ashane Jayasekara, referring to Interim Budget 2022, which was tabled in parliament recently.He explained that “it encourages the country’s…

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RECOGNISING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS

Greening Corporate Mindset Vish Govindasamy – Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce – on promoting a corporate sustainability focus and ethos Q: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has made an announcement on Best Corporate…

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Gihan Cooray

The fiscal measures proposed in the interim budget are necessary to rebuild Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic fundamentals

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SENSITIVE ARCHITECTURE

Creating mindful connections between spaces and nature Lakmini Ranasinghe in conversation with Nicola Jayasundera As a child who enjoyed painting, Lakmini Ranasinghe remembers being lost between lines and colours. Over the years however, her unique…

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CONSTRUCTING GREEN ARCHITECTURE

Introducing Green Edifices Rangika Halwatura explains the prominence of green building in global environmental sustainabilit Q: In your view, how is green building important? A: Green buildings are technically known to be structures that can…

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