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
BIDEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND IS EXPERIENCING MILD SYMPTOMS
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press
GLOBALDATA
Capital markets were under intense pressure in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 as foreign institutional investors indulged in heavy selloffs due to increased interest rates
RANIL WICKREMESINGHE ELECTED CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA’S NEW PRESIDENT
The parliament in Sri Lanka has elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
INT’L COMMUNITY WILL NOT LET CASH-STRAPPED PAK TO BECOME SRI LANKA: REPORT
Illustration Business Standard - July 15, 2022 There is tacit coordination that the international community will…
ANEL DE SILVA & SACHIN DE SILVA WIN 111TH W SHAKSPEARE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Runner up Amal Cabraal and Harsha Abeywickrama Close finish on a better back count Colombo…
