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Women’s Day, Strength and Knowledge through Togetherness

Women’s Day, Strength and Knowledge through Togetherness

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 …

March 8, 2023 | Featured, People, Watch Tower | Read More
Apptimus Tech, Jaffna’s software firm from bedroom to 7,000 square feet in 5 years

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 2022, its 11th season, YGC alumni have started more than 60 …

December 19, 2022 | Companies, Technology, Watch Tower | 1 Comment | Read More
With people rushing for Sri Lanka’s exit, is anyone coming back?

With people rushing for Sri Lanka’s exit, is anyone coming back?

By Jekhan Aruliah In July 2022 the Sri Lanka Sunday Times reported “Pandemonium at passport office”, reporting people sleeping for days in queues waiting …

November 1, 2022 | People, Tourism, Watch Tower | 3 Comments | Read More
3AxisLabs another welcome entrant to Jaffna’s IT ecosystem

3AxisLabs another welcome entrant to Jaffna’s IT ecosystem

By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), run by the Yarl IT Hub, has been a launch pad for hundreds of IT careers, and for a number of successful …

June 3, 2022 | Companies, Technology, Watch Tower | Read More
Xebiro developing European tech in London, Colombo, and Jaffna

Xebiro developing European tech in London, Colombo, and Jaffna

By Jekhan Aruliah COVID-19 lockdowns and remote working The COVID-19 pandemic, which had a devastating impact on health and on economies, is having a …

April 21, 2022 | Companies, Technology, Watch Tower | Read More
Diaspora investment in Mullaitivu, Mullai Milk Processing Industries

Diaspora investment in Mullaitivu, Mullai Milk Processing Industries

By Jekhan Aruliah Mr S.Thavaseelan, known as Seelan, was born in Kayts a town at the Northern end of Jaffna’s Velanai Island. His father, who delivered …

February 18, 2022 | Agriculture, Companies, Companies, People, Watch Tower | 6 Comments | Read More
Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime

Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime

By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly “going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and …

November 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Agriculture, Commodity, Environment, People, Watch Tower | Read More
University of Jaffna’s new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine talks about international engagement

University of Jaffna’s new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine talks about international engagement

By Jekhan Aruliah Interviewing Dr Rajendran Surenthirakumaran (Suren), the newly appointed in September 2021 Dean (Head) of the Faculty of Medicine University …

September 29, 2021 | General Services, Opinion, People, Watch Tower | Read More
Dragonboats come to Jaffna

Dragonboats come to Jaffna

By Jekhan Aruliah Northwind Projects, a team promoting sporting and other activities in the Northern Province, successfully brought together the Sri Lankan …

August 16, 2021 | Sports, Tourism, Watch Tower | Read More
Thinking about investing in the Northern Province?

Thinking about investing in the Northern Province?

By Jekhan Aruliah A few years ago I was speaking with a main board director of one of Sri Lanka’s largest companies. I asked him, a Jaffna Tamil gentleman …

May 31, 2021 | Economy, Watch Tower | Read More
Don’t listen to the aunties! Young people can find a great career in Tourism and Hospitality

Don’t listen to the aunties! Young people can find a great career in Tourism and Hospitality

By Jekhan Aruliah I first met Sinnaththurai Jeyakumar in 2020 at a particularly good dinner in Jetwing Jaffna’s elegant restaurant. We had eaten well, …

March 11, 2021 | People, Tourism, Watch Tower | Read More
What the Diaspora can do for Sri Lanka: Chris Ponnadurai, Jetwing Jaffna’s founding General Manager

What the Diaspora can do for Sri Lanka: Chris Ponnadurai, Jetwing Jaffna’s founding General Manager

By Jekhan Aruliah An appreciation on the retirement of a man who fled Sri Lanka’s communal riots in 1984 to settle in Australia, and returned three decades …

December 23, 2020 | Companies, Industry, People, Tourism, Watch Tower | Read More
Where are the young Northern entrepreneurs? If you know how to look, right in front of you!

Where are the young Northern entrepreneurs? If you know how to look, right in front of you!

By Jekhan Aruliah Colombo has a thriving entrepreneur scene. No shortage of mentors, angels and coffee shops in Colombo. But what about the neglected North? In …

November 6, 2020 | Agriculture, Companies, Industry, People, Watch Tower | Read More
Yarl Geek Challenge developing products, developing services, developing people

Yarl Geek Challenge developing products, developing services, developing people

By Jekhan Aruliah Shhh! Here’s a secret for all Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC) competitors. If you thought YGC is about creating great products you’d be right. …

September 1, 2020 | Technology, Watch Tower | Read More
Sivan Arul Illam: Northern Province enterprise exporting spices worldwide started as 2004 Tsunami children’s refuge

Sivan Arul Illam: Northern Province enterprise exporting spices worldwide started as 2004 Tsunami children’s refuge

By Jekhan Aruliah “Charity begins at home”. For the Northern Province based Sivan Arul Illam charity began by creating a children’s home. The home was …

August 19, 2020 | Companies, Companies, Watch Tower | Read More
Abans opens its first Elite Showroom in the Northern Province

Abans opens its first Elite Showroom in the Northern Province

By Jekhan Aruliah On Saturday 11th July 2020 Abans opened its first Elite Showroom in Jaffna (in the Cargills Mall on Hospital Road). In fact this is the first …

July 15, 2020 | Companies, Technology | Read More
Listen to Jack Ma: “To be successful learn from other people’s mistakes”

Listen to Jack Ma: “To be successful learn from other people’s mistakes”

By Jekhan Aruliah Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of the Alibaba platform described as “the leading platform for global wholesale trade”, gave some …

July 14, 2020 | Companies, Industry, Watch Tower | Read More
Jaffna’s Institute of Medical Sciences bringing medical careers and care to the Northern Province

Jaffna’s Institute of Medical Sciences bringing medical careers and care to the Northern Province

By Jekhan Aruliah During the 2020 COVID-19 “Corona” Virus pandemic we really loved our health workers. We all loved them because COVID-19 hit everyone. Not …

June 15, 2020 | Companies, General Services, Opinion, Watch Tower | Read More
COVID-19: out of chaos comes opportunity. But opportunity must be seized to become reality.

COVID-19: out of chaos comes opportunity. But opportunity must be seized to become reality.

By Jekhan Aruliah Tinned fish to tin houses: in the weeks of the 2020 Corona curfews we frequently saw on television and on Facebook fish in metal tins donated …

May 6, 2020 | Economy, Logistics, Technology, Watch Tower | Read More
BBK Partnership, Jaffna’s accountants to the World

BBK Partnership, Jaffna’s accountants to the World

I first heard of the BBK Partnership Sri Lanka in 2015. I first spoke with its co-founder Anandan Arnold in 2018, and finally met him in March 2020 at a …

March 19, 2020 | Banking and Finance, Companies, General Services, Opinion, People, Watch Tower | Read More
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