HIRDARAMANI
Sustainability has been a key focus area for the Hirdaramani Group over the past 15 years. It is embedded in everything that we do. The 2021 report marks a new stage in our sustainability journey and our evolution as a more sustainable business.
ENERGY SECTOR
Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis and enduring power cuts, fuel rationing and dire shortages of everyday items.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Almost as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic was contained in the island, Sri Lanka began facing its worst economic crisis due to hyperinflation and an escalating external debt burden that decimated its foreign exchange reserves.
DIMO
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded the project and Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) owned it while DIMO and DHYBRID introduced this revolutionary technology to the nation.
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
Youth – a nation’s greatest asset – are at risk due to multiple crises impacting the island. With the current problems hampering
COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE
The stock market is the barometer of the country’s economic condition. When a nation is experiencing the worst economic crisis it has witnessed, the stock market follows suit.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
American author, photographer and behavioural science expert James Clear writes: “Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity.” As most of us know, there are a host of things that can go wrong in life.
BRAIN DRAIN
Sri Lanka has seen its peace and stability shattered through the decades… but not quite as drastic as the economic catastrophe
TECH INDUSTRY
All of us – the world over – are feeling our entry into the ‘exponential decade’ but more so in Sri Lanka with a decade of multiple crises, uncertainties and changes… and few constants.
BOOKRACK
President Vladimir Putin is apparently religious and a supporter of the Russian Orthodox Church. Author Tim Marshall wonders if before retiring to bed,
LIFESTYLE
Success is doing something I love – and by doing so, creating a positive impact on the lives of others
SO SRI LANKA
You might have missed Poson Poya by a month but that’s no reason not to visit one of Sri Lanka’s most sacred places – even in July.
DIGITAL COLLABORATION
The world commemorates International Day of Friendship on 30 July. In the face of war, economic crises, political upheaval and food shortages, a spirit of human solidarity is a bright beacon of hope for better times ahead.
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
ENGLISH IS VITAL! This international language can help unify Sri Lankans BY Goolbai Gunasekara “An…
HAVE YOUR SAY
THE CALL FOR ELECTIONSIs the call for fresh elections viable given the state of the state?
‘COMPLETELY COLLAPSED’: SRI LANKAN ECONOMIC CRISIS OVERSHADOWS AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOUR
- June 29, 2022 Last week, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins and a trio of teammates…
LEGAL PROFESSION
More women have entered the profession through private practice and the corporate sector, and several have joined the Attorney General’s Department as well as the judiciary.
CASH- STARVED PAK MAKES APPEAL FOR FRESH LOANS, UAE OFFERS BAILOUT DEAL
Photo: ANI Business Standard - June 28, 2022 In response to cash-strapped Pakistan's request for fresh…
LMD TV
“The 20th Amendment created a super creature not accountable to parliament or the courts,” said attorney-at-law and expert on constitutional and fundamental rights law Suren Fernando
ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH
A culture that’s conducive to innovation is not only good for sustained growth and business performance but also favoured by existing employees and potential candidates at every level of the hierarchy.
