CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A preponderant issue that’s emerged in the wake of the new Securities Exchange Act proposed by the
STARTUP FUNDING
What does it take to convert a brilliant idea into a profitable business? Funding! Instinct takes many an
INNOVATION AND RISK
Even as we extol the virtues of innovators, and emphasise the need for product and service innovation
RURAL SECTOR
In the immediate post-independence years and even earlier, the country’s rural and semi-urban areas lacked the
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
When I sat the SSC exam (the former O-Levels), civics was one of the options. And I have often wondered why it was dropped because it
PLASTIC PLANET
Year 2019 may well be remembered as a time when the world turned against plastic. We have seen too many pivotal pictures of plastic waste
BOOKRACK
The dastardly Easter Sunday bombings – and resultant spate of deaths, injuries and general disruption to life in Sri Lanka – were uppermost in my mind
COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION
On 17 April, 80 percent of the 193 million registered Indonesians cast their vote in one
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Increasing demand for private healthcare is driven by Sri Lanka’s ageing population and the rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which
THE BIG PICTURE
This isn’t the first time in Sri Lanka’s chequered post-independence history that its globally acclaimed tourism industry has had to rely on local leisure seekers
COUNTERING EXTREMISM
Even though violent extremism can never be justified, it’s not something that happens in a vacuum. Apart from actual
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
At a time when relations between India and Pakistan have been steadily deteriorating, the invitation to talks extended by Indian Prime Minister
REAL ESTATE SECTOR
The aftershocks of the Easter Sunday attacks have impacted the sector as a whole. Sri Lanka has much to offer but due to inconsistent policy
STATE OF THE NATION
There’s something about Fridays and executive actions. It spans the gamut from arrogantly sacking parliament to arrogating the state printer
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
For I Gusti Ngurah Ardiyasa, Sri Lanka is one of the best postings primarily because he loves nature, people and the country’s unique personality
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
THE INDEX REGAINS ITS FOOTING
MARKETING PROFESSION
In some countries, they’re quite advanced compared to the local context. In India for example, separate teams handle
BLACK HOLE OF FAITH
On 10 April, the first photograph of a black hole in space was published. The black hole was located in the Messier 87 galaxy, approximately 55 million
SAMOA TODAY
Let’s be honest. When was the last time Samoa was in the news? And when it did feature in the international news headlines
