In a previous article we highlighted some common mistakes investors make when investing in the primary market (when applying for shares from an Initial Public Offering). This article will mainly focus on mistakes made by investors

Tomorrow there will probably be women runners, or even women football players? If such sports are played by women, would they constitute a proper...

Monocultures are large areas of land cultivated with a single crop, using methods that imply a high use of inputs such as agro chemicals and machinery.

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

AFP: Sri Lanka’s tea industry is deeply divided over plans to boost earnings by importing cheaper leaves for blending and re-export, over fears the changes could water down the ‘Pure Ceylon’ brand.

It seems our paradise nation has become an active haven for sexual perverts and rapists – not a day goes by without having to stomach a yet another unpalatable story of a rape or a sexual... 

The recent murder of a seven-year-old little girl in the Kirulapone area shocked and shook up our little world.   The brutality of this act is inconceivable to many, especially since it was...

R. M. P. Dayawansa, Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Personal Financial Services, Hatton National Bank, in an interview with Daily Mirror, talks about Sri Lanka’s biggest and most popular deposit draw scheme, Pathum Vimana. Excerpts:

Dialog Television (DTV), Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service recently announced the introduction of the country’s first HD (High Definition) broadcast, leading Sri Lanka into the era of advance digital me

Microsoft Sri Lanka has been selected by ICTA as the event partner for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012, which will be held on July 18 and 19, at Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

Climate change is considered one of the most serious threats to the global environment. Increasing concentrations in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane, nitrous oxide, hydro fluorocarbons, per-fluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluorid

In 1987, Mark Mobius told his would-be employers Franklin Templeton that he will head their emerging markets equity fund provided they open their first office in an emerging market country. The group assented to this request and an office in Hong Kon

What is change management? This is a question you may have heard from colleagues or co-workers in passing or in formal presentations. While many of us ‘know’ intuitively what change management is,...

The Primary Market, also called the New Issue Market, is the market for issuing new securities. The Colombo Stock Market witnessed 18 new share issues last year and four new share issues during the first quarter of 2012.

According to the CEO of Starbucks, it is.  Howard Schultz chose July 4, the American Independence Day, to put his thoughts...

Sampath Bank earned yet another accolade in its 25th year by being honored as the Best Banking Group in Sri Lanka at the World Finance Awards held recently. World Finance is a critically acclaimed bi-monthly magazine and website providing in-depth c

Sri Lanka Insurance declared a Rs4 billion in Life Insurance Bonus  for its policy holders this year endorsing 50 years of trust placed on the Company by the Sri Lankan people. The declaration comes breaking the company’s own record of the

Rubber has been grown traditionally in the Low Country Wet Zone covering the Southwestern, Southern and Central parts of Sri Lanka, though the low and mid elevations in the Intermediate and Dry Zones are also being explored now with varying degrees o

Do you think you work with a bully? Do you regularly feel intimidated, dread to work near a particular co-worker or you’re yelled at, insulted and put down? Does a co-worker talk over you at meetings, criticize you or steal credit for your work

Before an investor buys or sells shares, he needs to contact a stockbroker, licensed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) to carry out the transactions on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka Wu Jianghao made a courtesy visit at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) recently. The Ambassador was received by Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama - Chairman of the SLPA. The ambassador also

It’s official – Saudi Arabian women can take part in the London Olympics. Although the Saudi government will not officially endorse the move, women’s rights activists believe the step is in the right direction for the desert kingdom

The UK based World Finance magazine rated NDB as the ‘Best Commercial Bank’ in Sri Lanka. World Finance is a highly acclaimed international business journal that is renowned globally for its accuracy, credibility and wide readership. The

The country’s foremost accounting organisation, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) received a tremendous boost recently when Sri Lanka’s leading conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) joined hands onc

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services recently assigned Sri Lanka to its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) group ‘8’. This is our first assessment of Sri Lanka’s banking industry under our BICRA methodology. Th

Here are some important investment techniques in a simple question-and-answer format, for those who may be first-time investors getting their feet wet, and to improve the performance of those who may have been playing the market for some time. Learn

A U.N. development summit ended last Friday with an agreement that put off the implementation of many proposals on protecting the world’s natural resources from climate change and globalization, leaving many attendees asking the question, &ldqu

In the early 1950s, China decided that in order to secure its economic development, it needed to produce its own natural rubber. The Chinese government subsequently invested heavily in research on growing rubber in marginal environments and eventuall

Orienting employees to their workplaces and their jobs is one of the most neglected functions in many organisations. An employee handbook and piles of paperwork are not sufficient anymore when it comes to welcoming a new employee to your organisation

She is considered easily Asia’s best-known woman, a figure that commands tremendous respect and even reverence for the quiet struggle she has led on behalf of her people.