SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
South Africa has the world’s 41st largest economy and its rich soil is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources, making the republic a leader in mining
THE BIG PICTURE
If you are helming a public company (let’s call it Government Inc.) that is all but bankrupt and your shareholders (i.e. the public) ask you to quit
MICROCOSM
The Minister of Finance has reduced the amount of foreign currency that can be retained by a person in Sri Lanka from US$ 15,000 to 10,000
INSURANCE SECTOR
The total life fund at the end of 2020 was Rs. 398 billion. This has placed insurance at the top, making it a major source of funding for national development.
REAL ESTATE SECTOR
We’re seeing very challenging economic times around the world; and in Sri Lanka, the real estate sector – especially the condominium segment
LMD TV
The Chairman of the International Fiscal Association N. R. Gajendran, commenting on the government’s delay…
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
Contrary to popular belief, a schoolchild doesn’t always steal because he or she comes from a deprived home or background. So let me run through the various reasons for theft among schoolchildren.
LMD TV
“I think corruption is there in every country; even in the developed countries,” said the…
NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF EUROPEANS PLAN TO TRAVEL THIS SUMMER
The Northern Hemisphere summer holiday season is in full swing and as pandemic-related
IS PAKISTAN THE NEXT SRI LANKA?
Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely
HOW TO AVOID LOSING TRUST IN THE WAKE OF POTENTIAL LAYOFFS
With recession fears and rising interest rates causing many companies to shed jobs, consider this three-step approach to avoid wrecking company culture
MONKEYPOX: WHO DECLARES HIGHEST ALERT OVER OUTBREAK
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization
COVER STORY
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” These memorable words of Eleanor Roosevelt – the diplomat and activist who served as the first lady of the US from 1933 to 1945
IT’S SO HOT, ROADS ARE BUCKLING, THEY’RE PUTTING FOIL ON A BRIDGE AND ROOFS ARE MELTING AROUND THE WORLD
The deadly heat waves of the last week have sparked strange infrastructural events
OPINION PAGE
THE LAST HURRAH “People are not expecting the old politics from us. They expect us to work together. Now that the election is over, we have to end this division.”
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2022: DROUPADI MURMU, FORMER GOVERNOR OF JHARKHAND, IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT
India got its first tribal President yesterday as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up