Opinion: A Conspiracy Theory – Tread with extreme caution, Sri Lanka
By Chrishmal Warnasuriya Introduction – Politics as the science of attaining “power”: The first lessons taught to any student of the science of …
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Opinion: Why an anti-Muslim Sri Lankan Buddhist monk is being let off the hook every time
By P.K.Balachandran The anti-Muslim Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), has several …
Opinion: India ruling party’s choice as Presidential candidate is a masterstroke
By P.K. Balachandran The choice of Ram Nath Kovind as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the Indian Presidential election, to be held on July …
Opinion: Lessons for Sri Lanka from “New French Revolution”
By Chrishmal Warnasuriya ‘Party-Less’ President Heading The 5th Republique – New Allegiances Perhaps even de Gaulle would not have fathomed, in his …
Opinion: Take care of your associates, bottom line will grow
By Nirmalan Nagendra During my long hotel career, I have come to realise the value of team-work and of staff. Associates have to be hired for aptitude and …
Opinion: A new “French revolution”? An informed “Worker” within Sri Lanka
By Chrishmal Warnasuriya May-Day As I Knew It: The mid to late 70’s was a time when I was first introduced to the vociferous “Left”, by none other than …
Opinion: Government, Private Sector and Diaspora are failing to revive Northern economy
By Jekhan Aruliah More than seven years since the end in 2009 of the decades long Sri Lanka civil war, job creation initiatives in the North remain mainly …
Opinion of a hotelier: Do we need trophy hotels?
By Nirmalan Nagendra Being a hotelier for 36 years having worked in many destinations, it has helped me realize the importance of being commercial in any …
Customer decision making criteria and the importance of price: Stax
By Indika Jayasinghe Overview and Objectives Understanding customer decision making is crucial to profitable growth, and particularly so in driving product …
Opinion: Commonwealth roundtable to kickoff ambitious ‘Agenda for Growth’
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General This week, Commonwealth Trade and Investment ministers will meet for the first time in London at …
Opinion: Internet of Things, an enabler for business growth
By Thanushika Sivanathan and Indika Jayasinghe From smart cars that are able to drive and park themselves, intelligent thermostats that detect your arrival and …
Opinion: Five customer experience trends for 2017
By Dinesh Jebamani Customer experience may have become a buzzword for marketers, but it also holds great significance for developers, and designers, as …
Opinion: Economic Priorities in Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy
By Deshal de Mel Context Sri Lanka is a small island economy with a population of 20.9 million and an economy of GDP US$ 82 billion (which is less than …
Opinion: Should Sri Lanka Adopt Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard?
By Sujit Christy, Director, Information Security Professional Associates (iSPA) During the past few years several data breaches have made global headlines. You …
Opinion: Peopleizing governance – Acute need of the hour
Return to the roots of Democracy – Athens & Sparta … By Chrishmal Warnasuriya Proposed Constitutional Reforms – “Grama Raajya”: So, almost 70 …
Opinion: Jaffna, high literacy, low employment and lowest income. How come?
By Jekhan Aruliah Despite the Jaffna district having the second highest Literacy Rate in Sri Lanka, it does badly on employment and dismally on incomes. …
Opinion: Cashing in on APIs – leveraging technology to boost your business
By Sanjeewa Malalgoda, Technical Lead at WSO2 Even if you’re not an excessively tech-savvy individual, you most likely would have used a mobile application …
Opinion: Projects in conflict in Megapolis transport plan?
By Commuter Colombo’s chronic congestion is everybody’s favorite bugbear. The government’s Megapolis Plan identifies it as one of the “6 key urban …
Opinion: Is Jaffna a quaint tourist destination, or an economic powerhouse waiting for some diesel in the tank?
By Jekhan Aruliah Deloittes, one of the top global accounting firms, has for many years produced a “London Office Crane Survey”. The Deloittes …
Opinion: Blood on your hands? Guard the safeguards
By the Commuter The politicians have a new excuse. So do the bureaucrats, and seemingly some segments of the public. Apparently, projects are getting delayed …