Lumbini, the Mecca of Buddhist pilgrims, is a frequently visited pilgrimage site as it signifies the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. While the site attracts close to 1.5 million tourists all year round, just last year, it has been frequented by approxi

Carlos Slim Helu is a multi-billionaire investor and philanthropist. He has been given the title the wealthiest man in the world by the Forbes magazine numerous times and currently owns well over 200 businesses worldwide.

Accounting to 0.03 percent of the world’s land mass, Nepal is situated at a very important location, bordering India and China.

Sunil has been employed in South Korea for the last three and a half years, working for a small and medium enterprise (SME) manufacturing automobile parts, in the industrial town of Ansan, in the outskirts of Seoul. He earns KRW 2.5 million or Rs.400

In January this year, an iron curtain had descended to end Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s elusive dream to become the seventh president of Sri Lanka. Then several legal battles threatened to put the final full stop to his political ambition to be the preside

‘Is it safe now?’ This is something I repeatedly heard from people when they found out that I really wanted to visit Sri Lanka, particularly after the Easter bombings. But I’d wanted to travel to Sri Lanka for years, ever since a traveller frie

The decision to limit the Cabinet to 15 (and sans the entourage of deputies and state ministers), be it motivated by legislation or the new leadership, is certainly a step in the right direction.

No-one seems to know precisely how many business enterprises the government owns. Official government figures suggest 55 businesses, but these are only those which are considered to be strategic.

Sir Li Ka-Shing was born in Chaozhou, China, in 1928, to Teochew parents. While Li was still at elementary school, Japan invaded China. Chaozhou was bombed; the family fled to Hong Kong, then a British colony.

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani was one of the first leaders in the region to send a message of congratulations to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following his recent electoral victory and assumption of official duties as the seventh Executive Preside

(Polonnaruwa) REUTERS: Amid the lush paddy fields of central Sri Lanka, a large, state-of-the-art hospital rises between the cranes and cement mixers.

The election of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka is expected to launch a new economic cycle for Sri Lanka. A victory margin of 10 percent reflects the confidence in him as an effective leader, who had already delivered peace by winning a

The emphatic win by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the presidential elections held in Sri Lanka on November 16 could herald in a new era for the strategically-placed South Asian island that could be modelled on the successful economic

Colombo’s movie theatre experience just got a whole lot bigger and better with India’s largest and most premium film exhibition company, PVR Cinemas, having unveiled its newest facility at One Galle Face Mall.

Ever since Homo erectus carved a piece of stone into a tool, the welfare of our species has been on the increase. Indeed, this technological breakthrough led first to the hand axe and eventually to the iPhone. We have found it convenient to organise

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a conference on ‘Regional Economic Integration: A Catalyst for Socioeconomic Prosperity in South Asia’. I welcomed this timely forum.

Technological innovation has become our today, tomorrow and future. It is seen to have an irreversible impact on all spheres across the board from medical science to banking and all in-between. The most concerning is the use of technology to develop

Sri Lanka was readmitted as a beneficiary of the European Union (EU) Generalised Scheme of Preferences in mid-May 2017 with the new GSP Plus enabling duty free access to the EU market, constituting 28 countries, on 66 percent of the EU tariff lines f

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born August 20, 1946) is an Indian IT industrialist and co-founder of Infosys, a multinational corporation providing business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services. Murthy studied electrical en

While the topic of tobacco control is mentioned in some of the main presidential candidates’ manifestos, it is uncertain whether they will honour the commitment made in 2017 to ban tobacco cultivation by the end of 2020.

Some days ago, at some gathering in Matale, President Maithripala Sirisena has raised concerns to assertions of Sajith Premadasa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa promising free fertilizers to farmers.

As Sri Lanka heads to elect a government led by a new president, the main political parties have come up with economic agendas to outdo each other, in addition to promising to do a better job than the current political regime. Developing entrepreneur

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing today’s world. Globally, 64 percent of all migrant travellers have migrated for employment. However, traditional models of employment are increasingly replaced by new developments associated with t

The race has begun. Both contenders are running neck-and-neck. If there is a photo finish, it might complicate matters. Whoever wins, would face an arduous task of managing the national debt.

Dialog Finance PLC, the finance subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC yesterday disclosed plans to raise little over Rs.701 million through a rights issue.

Following is an interview Mirror Business conducted with Stephen Keys, Regional President of IFS’ business in APJ, ME&A during IFS World Conference 2019 concluded in Boston, USA, recently. He spoke about a number of things including IFS’ role in

The profound impacts that an emerging fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will have on the future employment landscape underscore the crucial role of education and skills in preparing a workforce that can meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s l

I have been intentional about reducing my posts during my time on sabbatical. However when the news broke that the EY US firm had training that instructed women on how to act, dress and behave (around their male counterparts) I couldn’t hold my sil

Climate change coupled with global warming have dramatic repercussions on almost every sector. Melting ice caps, the rise of global sea levels at an unprecedented rate of 3.2 millimeters a year, along with the rise in temperatures are affecting biodi

Following is the keynote speech delivered by University Grants Commission Chairman Prof. Mohan de Silva at the International Higher Education Conference jointly organised by CMA Sri Lanka, CPM Sri Lanka and Association of Management Development Insti