INDO-CHINA RELATIONS
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Sri Lanka in May, a story emerged that a Chinese submarine was denied permission to enter the
WAR ON GRAFT
American author and salesman Zig Ziglar once said: “We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to
HACKERS’ WORLD
My wife sent me a warning message recently, saying not to open a video titled ‘Dancing with Hillary.’ “It is a virus that
FUTURE BANKING
Yes, I truly believe so. Looking back to when I began my career in banking over 25 years ago, we have come a long way.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
As a business concept, knowledge management isn’t new. Having been on the radar for more
THE OIL MARKET
Deferring problems has been the oil industry’s bugbear and this is precisely why price volatility is frequent. Hope causes the oil
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
I moved out of Sri Lanka only two years ago, and travel back and forth quite often. So the one thing I can say for sure is that the
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability professionals often become frustrated at the lack of progress in advancing their cause within the organisations
DIGITAL SERVICES
Imagine going out to a restaurant, and being greeted by a robot and taken to your table on a conveyor belt… and then pressing a button on the table to
BUSINESS MODELS
‘If you do nothing else to create a great place to work, at least get your business model right,’ is an oft-used quote. Of course, without a working model
BUYING LOCAL
For many people, the ‘buy local’ movement may seem like another passing fad for the privileged. In the United States, it is
FLUID STATE OF PLAY IN THE GULF
Entering the already murky waters of Middle Eastern geopolitics this year was the widening rift between a number of Gulf states (with Saudi Arabia at the forefront) and their erstwhile regional ally Qatar.
SPLIT TIES: THE GULF IN CRISIS
The Arab world’s only trade bloc the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is at risk of disintegration following Saudi Arabia and its three allies announcing on 5 June thatthey have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.
GEOPOLITICAL QUAGMIRE
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, along with their allies including Egypt, cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar recently. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have also placed on notice all Qatari citizens to leave their shores within two weeks.
VEHICLE POPULATION TOPPED 6.8 MILLION IN 2016
Sri Lanka has reached a 6.8 million motor vehicle population in 2016, an 8 per cent increase from 6.3 million registered in 2015
SOUTHERN PORT
Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move that worries many, including its giant neighbour India
