POST-COUP TURKEY
Celebrating the first anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup in July, the nation’s opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu held a
KNOWLEDGE RETENTION
At the heart of knowledge creation is an organisation’s human resources. And the short and simple – albeit arrogant – answer to retaining organisational
POPULIST SENTIMENT
There is a famous scene in the Oscar-winning classic Braveheart where Mel Gibson’s character
POLITICAL REFORM
The formation of a national unity government between the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
HOSPITALITY TRENDS
Over the last few years, there has been a major shift in the market in favour of boutique hotels. And I expect this trend to continue
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
The seemingly all-knowing Google defines a natural disaster as “a flood, earthquake or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.”
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 FINANCIAL SYSTEM
China’s policy makers are aware of the dangers of credit driven asset price booms. And there’s growing evidence that the country is
SOCIAL SEARCH
It’s 2017 and social media marketing is no longer a new phenomenon in the eyes of marketing professionals. For
RETAIL E-COMMERCE
E-commerce is certainly among the most rapidly growing sectors globally with retail sales in the trillions of dollars range last year and estimated to surpass
ETHICS IN POLITICS
President Emmanuel Macron is on a mission to bring ethics and integrity into France’s corruption riddled political system, and
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
In the US and New York City (NYC) in particular, Sri Lanka is making a fringe impact – this is especially so when you consider the startup
MUSICAL CHANGES
Whatever happened to your treasured collection of CDs? Yes, the ones for which you waited in long lines! Once considered precious possessions, most
SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
Moving towards creating a more sustainable world has been a goal shared by many for some time. But is it change or transformation that will get us there?
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Newspaper columnist Ann Landers was once asked: “Out of the thousands of letters you receive each month, what is the most dominant problem in people’s
