Author: Ranjan Hulugalle
Tribute: Vishwaka Peiris – Attorney at Law (1996 – 2024)
August 11, 2024 (LBO) – Gone to soon… Life is a mystery which the mind can never truly comprehend. We try to explain the unexplainable through religion, spirituality, medicine, psychology or even philosophy. However, the reality is that life will always be beyond mere human understanding. Such was the case in the demise of my […]
Opinion: Ranil Wickremesinghe + Elon Musk = Optimism for Sri Lanka
June 1, 2024 (LBO) – A few weeks ago Sri Lankan media was abuzz with news of a meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the world’s richest and most famous person Elon Musk. When the photographs actually surfaced of the meeting, facilitated by the President’s Climate Advisor and Deputy Leader of the UNP Ruwan Wijewardene, […]
Book Review: Ibn Battuta in Sri Lanka
January 11. 2024 (LBO) – When a dear friend mentioned to me that a prominent professor had recommended she read a recent book on Ibn Battuta in Sri Lanka, I was instantly intrigued. buy naprosyn online https://qpharmacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/png/naprosyn.html scription pharmacy Having read my grandfather HAJ Hulugalle’s book “Ceylon of the Early Travellers” many times, I have […]
President Commemorates Sir Arunachalam on 100th Death Anniversary
January 10, 2024 (LBO) – President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the chief guest at the commemoration event of the 100th death anniversary of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam. At the event the President heralded Sir Arunachalam as a leader who championed the concept of a Ceylonese identity as opposed to today’s political rhetoric focused on division. Known as […]
Remembering Amal Sanderatne
July 24, 2023 (LBO) – Amal Sanderatne, CEO and founder of Frontier Research, was a person whose intellect and work I admired. In remembrance, below is a memorable address he gave to LBO’s Debrief summit in 2016.It was always insightful to listen to his analysis and independent, unbaised point of view. Sri Lanka’s financial sector […]
Royal Thomian – An Outsider’s Perspective
March 19, 2023 (LBO) – I was born and schooled in the United States. In a very unlikely scenario, I ended up marrying a Sri Lankan, having a family, and settling down in Sri Lanka. In another unlikely scenario, I decided to send my boys to S. Thomas’ Preparatory school as opposed to international school. […]
Book Review: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – 2022 Booker Prize Winner
March 12, 2023 (LBO) – I am not a book reviewer. I am probably not even what one would really consider well read. However, during covid, I finally broke a long dry spell of not finishing a book. Since then I thankfully find the reading habit has come back to me, upgrading my mind like […]
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 Schaffter. There is something missing in my soul these last few days as I remember […]
‘s Foreign Remittance Data
December 10, 2022 (LBO) – Sri Lanka foreign remittances are moving closer to a US$5bn annualized rate based on November monthly data. Sri Lanka remittances for the month of November totaled US4mn, up about 10% from the prior months figure. Before the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the country used to receive over US$7bn per […]
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 reproduced below: Today we are felicitating our president and deservedly so. The stated purpose is his completion of […]
Death of Legendary Tennis Coach Nick Bollettieri (1931-2022)
December 6, 2022 (LBO) – Nick Bollettieri, perhaps the most important figure in the history of Tennis coaching, has passed away at age 91. Bollettieri was the one of the pioneers of the ‘tennis academy’ concept, where the best players in the world would come together and train as well as school in the same […]
Watch: Shehan Karunatilaka wins the Booker Prize
October 18, 2022 (LBO) – Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize, one of most prestigious awards for literature in the world today. He is only the second Sri Lankan who has won the prize in its 53 year history, after world renown author Michael Ondaatje. Both are Old Thomians. After receiving the award from […]