Sri Lanka airport taxis: A paradise of rent-seekers
Sept 22, 2009 (LBO) – Rent-seeking, the use of one’s time, knowledge and efforts to earn an income which is not directly contributory to the …
Sept 22, 2009 (LBO) – Rent-seeking, the use of one’s time, knowledge and efforts to earn an income which is not directly contributory to the …
Sept 18, 2009 (LBO) – “Fraud unravels all”. This was a central claim made by Mr K. Kanag-Isvaran, P.C., at the LBO/LBR CEO Forum’s panel …
Aug 24, 2009 (LBO) – The past few weeks have been bad for mobiles and modernity. In Sri Lanka, a girl commits suicide using a school tie. In response, …
Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) – At this social function in Male, capital of Maldives, everyone was sipping soft drinks, coke, fanta, soda and what not. In this …
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – So after much effort we decided to get rid of the inane “Land Like No Other” tagline and launch the new brand “Small …
June 29, 2009 (LBO) – Massive investment is needed in the North and the East to allow these war-torn regions to catch up with the progress they missed …
June 3, 2009 (LBO) – Wars have always been fought with one objective. That is to take forced possession of economically valuable assets belonging to the …
June 1, 2009 (LBO) – I was away from the country during the historic events of May 2009. One good thing was that I was able to hear a moving presentation …
May 12, 2009 (LBO) – The Greek historian Plutarch has recorded an encounter which Alexander the Great had with one of the sages of Taxila University, …
May 4, 2009 (LBO) – “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”– President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Without question, Sri …
Apr 07, 2009 (LBO) – In 2006, Zain Africa took a step that led to the abolition of roaming charges and made a significant contribution to economic …
Apr 06, 2009 (LBO) – Many have expressed their concern about the rising incidence of educated youth leaving the country for employment in developed …
Mar 13, 2009 (LBO) – The economic recession that began to plague the entire globe was the salient feature of the world economy during the period from …
Mar 09, 2009 (LBO) – I have been asked why I do not write about the war. I did not, because I could not see the clear value addition. But now, as the …
Feb 09, 2009 (LBO) – It has been announced that the Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC) is going in to the satellite business. First, they will launch …
Jan 12, 2009 (LBO) – “To die for the benefit of the people, is more important than Tai mountain; working for the fascists and dying for those who …
Oct 31, 2008 (LBO) – Recently, the Environment Ministry introduced general taxation by Gazette: the first Gazette to fund the Ministry was issued during …
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – “Mihin Air was started with pure intentions. It was active for 13 months. There were shortcomings in management. The CEO was …
Aug 19, 2008 (LBO) – “One out of five people between 18 and 60 works for the government. One out of 20 Sri Lankans works for the government. To …
July 28, 2008 (LBO) – The developing discourse on a trade agreement with India is disturbing. The proponents of the manjokka economy, led by experts …