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Wealth transfer tax & inheritance tax to be introduced in Sri Lanka: “What is worth taxing wealth, if in rural Sri Lanka majority of people own and live on a 1/8-1/4 acre…”
Wealth transfer tax & inheritance tax to be introduced in Sri Lanka: “Positive approach towards a healthy nation, provided corruption is kept at 0 zero point!!!”
Ekva to energise Sri Lanka’s startups: “Green Globe Organics put. Ltd is currently engaged in value chain development of the traditional Kthul industry to develop the…”
TISL files FR case regarding controversial medical supplies procurement through Indian Credit Line: “Politicians have not learnt their lesson even after “aragalaya”. They are back to “business” and V8’s are back again cruising…”
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Ekva to energise Sri Lanka’s startups

March 20, 2023 | Featured, In Pictures, Other | 1 Comment

Research Intelligence Unit hosts engaging webinar on lessons drawn from Sri Lanka’s debt crisis

March 1, 2023 | Companies, Featured, In Pictures, Industry, Other

Doc990 introduces digital health services via Amazon’s alexa

February 28, 2023 | Companies, In Pictures, Industry, Other, Technology

Delmege Forsyth launch new energy saving LED bulb

February 27, 2023 | Companies, In Pictures, Industry, Other

SLT-MOBITEL Enterprise, first in SL to obtain VMware Cloud Verified Certification with VCF cloud deployment

February 20, 2023 | Featured, In Pictures, Other

SLT-MOBITEL welcomes 2023 speeding up Fibre to 200Mbps

January 17, 2023 | In Pictures, Other

Framing a fresh narrative of South Asian Luxury at CFW

November 17, 2022 | Featured, In Pictures, Other

Opinion

Women’s Day, Strength and Knowledge through Togetherness

By Jekhan Aruliah “Every day is women’s day” snorted my female friend in Colombo …

March 8, 2023

Opinion: Driving sustainable and inclusive growth for everyone

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of the …

February 14, 2023

Apptimus Tech, Jaffna’s software firm from bedroom to 7,000 square feet in 5 years

By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge has a strong record as nursery for tech startups. By …

December 19, 2022 | 1 Comment

IMF Publication: Regulating the Crypto Ecosystem – The Case of Unbacked Crypto Assets

The ongoing evolution in the crypto ecosystem is revealing both opportunities and pitfalls. …

December 9, 2022

Opinion: Billion Dollar Missed Opportunities – Sri Lanka’s Mineral Sector

December 7, 2022 (LBO) – Demystifying the Minerals Sector Why is it that many …

December 7, 2022 | 2 Comments

History Repeating Itself: Sri Lanka’s Electricity Crisis

By Imesha Dissanayake: The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis revealed …

November 10, 2022

Taxing Tobacco: Why the 2023 Budget Should Increase Tobacco Taxes

By an IPS Research Team Sri Lanka’s economy is at a critical juncture where urgent steps …

November 10, 2022

Opinion: What Sri Lanka Can Learn from China’s Bitter Experience

By M. Rizwan Muzzammil The following article, describing the economic growth of China, …

November 9, 2022

By Jekhan Aruliah “Every day is women’s day” snorted my female friend in Colombo irritably responding to my question over the phone from Jaffna whether she knew 8th March is “Women’s Day”. She is right. …

March 8, 2023 | Featured, People, Watch Tower

Tribute: Dinesh Schaffter (1971-2022)

December 20, 2022 (LBO) – There is a sadness that has permeated Sri Lanka’s business community and my circles of friends in the last few days, as we try and take stock of the untimely and horrific demise of Dinesh …

December 20, 2022 | Featured, People

Romesh de Silva PC Opines on Ranil Wickremesinghe After 50 Years at the Bar (full speech)

December 8, 2022 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s leading Silk Romesh de Silva PC delivered a speech felicitating President Ranil Wickremesinghe at an event in recognition of the President’s 50 years at the bar. The full speech is …

December 8, 2022 | People, Politics, Politics