TALKING POINT
Earlier this year, it was announced that Budget 2018 would be prepared in accordance with performance based budgeting
CYBER THEFT
Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars,
“SHANGRI-LA COLOMBO TO BE A TOP MICE DESTINATION IN ASIA”
Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo is set to become the most extensive and versatile events venue in
FINANCIAL SECTOR TO BENEFIT ALL SRI LANKANS
Today, Sri Lanka signed an agreement to modernize and improve the efficiency of its financial sector which in turn will
INDIA E-WASTE PROGRAM
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Karo Sambhav, a collective producer responsibility organization (PRO) engaged in developing and
FITCH AFFIRMS FIVE SRI LANKAN BANKS
The affirmations follow Fitch's periodic review of small and mid-sized Sri Lanka banks and are driven by the banks' intrinsic
PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The Friday Forum is extremely concerned that Sri Lanka did not sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in New
BETTER AND SAFER ROADS IN SRI LANKA AT A LOWER-COST
Sri Lanka is joining other countries in moving from a traditional approach to road infrastructure
WEATHER WARS
The term ‘climate change’ isn’t alien to any of us. It has been in our peripheral use for over a decade if not more. We know many such terms 
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
The new Inland Revenue Bill was passed in parliament in early September with a view to streamline the system of taxation, broaden the tax base
TECH AND SNACKS
The snack food sector is well-versed in psychology. To be successful, a brand must know that we nibble not only to satisfy our basic hunger but emotional
THE BIG PICTURE
Rarely if ever have we run an opinion piece that alludes to the likes of the Janathā Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) being anything
THE READING HABIT
When Warren Buffett was asked about the secret behind his enduring success, he gestured to a nearby stack of books and said: “Read 500 pages like
STATE OF THE NATION
There are many ways to oppress an electorate. Our governors can sit on the heads of people they represent, and thus repress
THE CURRENCY DEBATE
It is normal to take the idea of money for granted or assume that today’s prevalent forms of currency are the most logical and
BURNING ISSUES
Taxes prove to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka yet again, going by more than half (versus 71% in July) of all respondents to the
OPERATION CAR WASH
Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption, observed American football, basketball and baseball
