BOOKRACK
“In around 2020, a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes, and resisting
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Undeniably one of the most exotic tropical island collectives in the world, the Maldives with its 1,200 coral islands is believed to have its
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
In recent times, the global scene has faced two critical challenges to peace and security – the chronic and unpredictable peace process in the Middle East, and the escalation of tensions between
COVID-19 IMPACT
In its release of the World Economic Outlook for April 2020, the IMF coined the current period the world is facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the ‘Great Lockdown.’ Across the world, countries
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
The climate emergency is real amid soaring global temperatures. The past 20 years recorded the highest temperatures over almost three
NEW WORLD ORDER
The world was sick long before COVID-19 due to global insanity and the need to gobble up the Earth’s resources endlessly. Pioneering American environmental scientist
MARKETING PROFESSION
Building strong equity for brands is an age-old marketing phenomenon. In Sri Lanka, most leading FMCG brands have been in the market
MAN IN SINGAPORE JAILED FOR FOUR MONTHS OVER FAKE CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Singapore jailed a taxi driver for four months on Wednesday over a Facebook post in which he falsely claimed food outlets would close and urged people to stock up due to impending
AMAZON TO HIRE 70 PERCENT OF TEMPORARY STAFF AS PERMANENT WORKERS
Amazon plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70 percent of the US workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters on Thursday
TRUMP TO SIGN ‘EXECUTIVE ORDER’ AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms, the White House has said
SEYLAN BANK
Colombo. 27th May 2020. Seylan Bank recorded a Profit after Tax of Rs. 902 Million in Q1 despite challenging market conditions
DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY IN REGARDS TO REOPENING THE BIA
As the country is getting back to normal after the corona virus pandemic, the president’s task force for COVID-19 has proposed president to open the BIA on 1st of August 2020
“CARE WORKERS SHOULD BE BETTER PAID AND VALUED”
There has been a dramatic shift in the public’s perception of care workers as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with most people believing they should be better paid and better valued, according