The Sri Lankan government’s efforts to alleviate discrepancies in the pensions received by public servants, in July this year, are highly commendable. 

The famous President of American Airlines, C.R. Smith once said, “These days no one can make money on the goddamn airline business. The economics represent sheer hell.

The President surely guided by his advisors has gone on record saying that the government’s main vision now is promoting sustainable development and reconciliation. 

Since the time that the ancient Greeks coined the word ‘strategos’, meaning to lead an army effectively, thousands of generals have used military strategy to conquer territories and gain power.

As the world’s most valuable tech company introduced its new take on the iconic iPhone this year and radically changed the size of iPad, 

The new Tourism Development and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga says the future tourist will come in search of authentic experience,

Because a business organisation is a unit consisting of hundreds of thousands of human beings, their skills, mentality and commitment can be considered critical factors for the business success. 

Smart fashion is on demand and many fashion marketers intend to embark on it. Design to manufacture of a garment or fashion accessory takes its course. 

There is no doubt that the tourism industry in Sri Lanka is developing in leaps and bounds, with arrivals already passing the one million mark in July this year. 

?The possibility that the US Federal Reserve could raise the interest rate for the first time in a decade sent jitters across emerging markets for weeks. 

This year´s World Tourism Day highlights the global potential of tourism for socioeconomic development. “With more than one billion international tourists now traveling the world each year...

Annually, the World Economic Forum ranks countries in the Global Competitiveness Index — a decent gauge of which nations are best positioned to squeeze efficiency out of their businesses and to attract companies and investment from overseas.

By now most of you must have heard the term ‘Big Data’ and have had the question ‘What is Big Data’, ‘Why is it called Big Data’ and ‘Why is this important to me or a company?’ There are many explanatio

The future is not detached from the present. If you want to make an accurate guess of where your business will end a few years down the road, all you need to do is answer this simple question: How do you define your ‘business strategy’?

In this column, even though we usually discuss business and making profits, it is thought that it should have a discussion on life, because all businesses are operated by human beings and produce goods...

Complexity Leadership is a new paradigm shift on leadership studies and it becomes more relevant and prevalent due to present day complex situations we are faced as a society. 

On September 26, 2015, the 79th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ceylon Planter’s Society will be held under the patronage of Plantation Industries ...

When it comes to industry buzzwords, the construction sector isn’t greedy. But BIM – or Building Information Modelling – is one hot topic that continues to dominate conversations.

Today is world Maritime Day. A shipping container does not mean much to many who sees it as an obstacle for traffic movement on roads.

?“Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” ? Aeschylus Robert F Kennedy used Aeschylus to explain the need to make life more gentle at a turbulent juncture in history in the 1960s. 

As a foreigner, whether you’ve only just arrived or you’ve been living in Sri Lanka for a while, with so much happening in a constantly changing city,...

Sri Lanka’s rebased gross domestic product (GDP) estimates suggest that the economy has grown by 5.5 percent in the first half of 2015. The figures rely on the rebasing of the country’s national accounts compilation undertaken by the Depa

A low morale has many adverse consequences for the cohesion of your company as a whole. 

One of Sri Lanka’s major rugby promoters in recent times Malik Samarawickrama is the new minister tasked with attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

Last week, we discussed how to alleviate poor performance so as to have a competitive advantage in the industry.

Some years ago, I was walking out of a shopping mall in Colombo when a young man brushed past me. I didn’t pay much attention but in quick hindsight, ...

?The constitution of Sri Lanka is the supreme law of the country that gives powers to the government of the day and limiting its powers to the constitutional boundaries. 

?“Smart city” is now a buzz word in South Asia, possibly due to the Modi government’s commitment to build 100 smart cities in India.  In Sri Lanka, some argue that Kandy should be the first smart city; others, that it is logica

Employee morale is the relationship that a particular employee or a group of employees have with their work and the organisation they work for.

For years, sexism at work place has been a constant reminder to women that they must put up with a ‘mere male’ agenda – sexist jokes, remarks and even gestures bordering on the obscene have been tolerated by women in the work force