In the wake of the tragic event in Meethotamulla, there have been multifaceted proposals to address the immediate and long term issue of garbage disposal in Sri Lanka. 

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said many times that Sri Lanka needs a new phase of economic transformation to keep pace with the major changes in global and regional growth. 

Great managers will tell you that the difference between a manager and leader is much more profound than most people think and that the company which overlooks this difference will suffer for it.

The tragedy of the garbage collapse in Meethotamulla has unravelled several protests around the country, which undoubtedly pinpoints the seriousness of the garbage management problem at hand. 

The Times of India: This is something that very few would have believed a few decades back. According to the World Bank study, Globalization Backlash, released last week, South Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world mainly due to the pe

AFP: Cheap Sri Lankan labour has built skyscrapers and condos across the Gulf for decades but now contractors at home are desperate for workers as the island nation experiences an unprecedented construction boom.

It is quite likely you are reading this on a smartphone or tablet assembled in an emerging market economy. The beverage beside you could well be tea grown in Sri Lanka or Kenya. And there is a chance that you are —or soon will be—on a pla

The Power and Renewable Energy Ministry of Sri Lanka has introduced the draft of the national energy policy for Sri Lanka for public comments. This is introduced as a step towards Sri Lanka’s move to sustainable energy as part of achieving the

It has always been my pet subject of digital marketing, which I’ve invested time and knowledge to pour in thought to a one-page article. This time around I had a different thought of gathering information to make aware about the remittance busi

Mental health has been emphasized as a core component of health by the World Health Organisation (WHO) since the late 40s. For many years however, safeguarding mental health remained on the back-burner. But mental health issues started gaining priori

As a relatively new industry in Sri Lanka, the apparel industry has played an important role in the economy as a major income source and an avenue for creating employment opportunities, especially for women, over the last few decades. 

To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, we need more data. Collecting data can be time-consuming and expensive, but doesn’t have to break the bank.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.  

The present market is evolving into a system of connected enterprise. Thus, cloud has become the central driver for this evolution as the primary focus shifts towards accommodation of future scalability and improving business efficiency.

Keeping up with the Kardashians unleashed upon the world not just the success and impact of reality TV - it also brought several spin-offs,

If trade is the engine of Sri Lanka’s new economic growth model, then trade facilitation is the essential lubricant to make that engine run smoother and better in order to speed up.

Sri Lanka’s per capita health spend is relatively low compared to the average per capita health spend of upper-middle-income countries albeit the country maintains better health indicators in the region. In the two-tier health system, Sri Lanka

Today does our education system, technology and laws support a modern workforce? Are employees satisfied with the skills and opportunities they have for the way they work? Are their jobs secure? These are key questions often asked by employees and em

Former US President Barack Obama sought to move the US away from what he saw as costly, distracting and unwinnable entanglements in the Middle East. Instead, he pivoted his foreign policy efforts towards Asia where he believed that the US military, p

From smartphones to cloud computing, technology is rapidly changing virtually every facet of society, including communications,

Sandeep Chaudhary is CEO of the Indian business of globally renowned Aon Hewitt Consultants. He is also a well-known news anchor for business in India. Chaudhary says the fundamental education philosophy in South Asia needs to undergo a major change

What comes into your mind as you read the word projects? Do you think of technical aspects of project planning like programme evaluation review technique (PERT) charts and bar charts and resource needs? If so, then you thought about the easy stuff. M

Today, the United Nations celebrates the International Tuberculosis Day under the theme ‘Unite to end TB: Leave no one behind’. This is a World Health Organisation’s (WHO) End TB Strategy, which calls for a 90 percent reduction in t

With global attention focused on the implementation of adaptation activities to address the impacts of climate change and efforts towards climate-resilient development, economic diversification has been viewed as a means of a country’s drive to

This year’s theme of the World Water Day focuses on waste water. This article highlights the urgent need for effective management of waste water, given the severity of the problem and the catastrophic outcomes it could result in if not handled

Some worrying headlines have come out of the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Germany over the weekend. The headlines warn that the G20 has been ‘steamrolled’ by the new Trump administration into scrapping it

The influx of Chinese economic assistance into Sri Lanka and Cambodia has raised questions regarding the intentions behind these massive loans. While China may still be considered a developing economy, its current strategy of providing soft power loa

My predictions are that the political surprises in 2016, which include Brexit and Donald Trump’s US elections, will continue in 2017 as well with elections in France and Germany. 

In a business renewal operation, understanding what the customer value-chain model is important. Starbucks is a perfect example. Its journey began with a single store in the USA in the year 1971 to become one of the most recognized brands globally.

“From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first, America first.”