SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
Together with its supplementary and complementary businesses – such as hotels, restaurants and travel operators – tourism has
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
As nitty-gritties with regard to the IMF bailout are still to be resolved – especially with regard to debt restructuring with Sri Lanka’s creditors and the implications of Budget 2023
AUTHENTIC ASPIRATION
‘Be authentic!’ Take a moment to recall how often you’ve heard this being said to you or someone you know. More times than you can
BURNING ISSUES
The IMF loan has been delayed as Sri Lanka has yet to reach a consensus with its creditors on debt restructuring. Meanwhile, the state statistics office says the country’s
LIVING GALLERY
Q: What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?
A: Being told to be a friend to my son and not a teacher
A: Being told to be a friend to my son and not a teacher
SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
Although spirituality is often associated with religion, in reality it’s possible for one to be religious without being spiritual – and vice versa. It’s similar to
THE ECONOMY
NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya says: “Year 2022, one of the most controversial and difficult in the history of Sri Lanka, is coming to an end
ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
It’s a brand-new year and the COVID-19 pandemic is hopefully behind us. Yet, the world still has to deal with much political instability,
THE COST OF LIVING
Since March 2022, the PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has sat firmly in the ninth percentile and it registered 93.5 in November – a slight dip from 94.6 in October
LMD TV
Director of Akbar Group of Companies Imran Akbarally said on a recent edition of LMDtv that “the entire modus operandi of the tea industry was turned on its head and posed an incredible challenge
ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION
Take the chartered qualification as an example: the learning process we provide students is quite in-depth. Whenever we embark on a syllabus change, we go to the extent of reaching
TECH INDUSTRY
From the point of view of encouraging as well as nurturing the local tech industry, there is an often seen disincentive, which is that most blue-chip companies and large state sector operators
BUDGET 2023
After black swans had loomed large, Sri Lanka’s Budget 2023 offers the country a glimmer of hope that it can eventually emerge from its economic abyss
SO SRI LANKA
Though it may not feel as if you’re going off on holiday to Bolgoda – actually, you are! Located in close proximity to Colombo, this place is a slice of paradise set amidst one
BOOKRACK
In the West, these are usually printed on cheap paper and made available at nominal prices. They sport dazzling and provocative covers to attract young readers, and usually involve the romances
Be Legit
Why laws are only scripts unless they’re upheld in spirit Rajeev Amarasuriya Immediate Past Secretary…
