ECONOMIC INDICATORS
The 2017 annual economic growth indicator released in the second half of March revealed a sharp slowdown in GDP growth, easing to 3.1 percent from 4.5 percent
HIGH ACHIEVERS
What do actor Alec Baldwin, game show champion Ken Jennings and baseball icon Yogi Berra have in common? When Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield interviewed
THE STOCK MARKET
The Colombo bourse has been somewhat resilient to global trends. In the last three years, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)
THE PUTIN FACTOR
It was in December 1999 that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin became the leader of Russia. He was appointed acting president when his mentor President Boris
ICT INDUSTRY
Envisioned, created and backed by Sri Lanka’s national unity government, Vision 2022 has set an ambitious yet achievable target for export revenue of US$
THE SRI LANKA STORY
In 2009, legendary investor Jim Rogers was asked on CNBC to name his second favourite emerging market after China. His answer was Sri Lanka
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport appears to be a perennial issue in Sri Lanka. This is clearly the case with the bus service, the predominant form
POSTWAR TENSIONS
The recent anti-Muslim violence in Kandy was a wake-up call about communal tensions that lie beneath the surface in our
PARDON FOR PEACE
Forgiveness is such a powerful weapon, said former South African President Nelson Mandela, since it liberates the soul and removes
WORKPLACE MOTIVATION
Boredom is a frequent companion at work for many of us, right? No matter how interesting, creative or fulfilling your primary
YOUTH FORUM
While the country itself is beautiful and known to attract tourists because of its natural beauty, visitors point out that the locals have ruined Sri Lanka’s image
THE GLASS CEILING
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) conducted a customary ‘Gender Month’ as part of its annual tradition in March to
MOTOR INDUSTRY
“Over the years, our vehicle policy has been neither clean nor green. We propose all vehicles in the country to be powered by non-fossil fuel sources by 2040
BIG DATA WARNING
In January 2014, seven years after I’d opened a Facebook account, I commented that it almost felt like I had to hold
BOOKRACK
Moses went up the mountain and was away for a while. He left behind the children of Israel who had been slaving for Egypt’s pharaohs for over 400 years and
SOFTWARE SECTOR
This is perhaps the most exciting time as multiple combined digital technologies are opening up opportunities to build next generation systems that will
DIGITAL DISRUPTION
Congratulations! Your organisation is still alive and well. More than half the companies listed in the Fortune 500 in 2000
COVER STORY
GLOBAL MINDSET
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
I realise that we’re living in the era of high tech; it’s the age of the computer and anyone who is not computer savvy is being left behind, trying hard to make
