Opinion: March to freedom or return to fear
By Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera The National Unity Government ushered in through a historic and revolutionary election in January 2015 has recently …
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Opinion: A factual argument against total liberalization of shipping agencies
By Chathura Subasinghe The Shipping industry in Sri Lanka is already liberalized All aspects of the Shipping Industry except for Agency is liberalized. This …
Opinion: Northern Province had highest growth rate in 2015. Good news for North or not?
By Jekhan Aruliah Don’t be misled by the 2014-2015 Provincial GDP Growth figures . The Northern Province had the joint highest GDP growth rate that year. …
Skills Gap – The achilles of Sri Lanka’s education sector
From the IPS flagship publication ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2017’ As Sri Lanka enters an increasingly competitive international environment with a …
Opinion: Is Jaffna a hotbed of crime and vice? The official data says no
By Jekhan Aruliah We have all made excuses to explain why we didn’t do stuff. I still remember a boy at school attempting the legendary “dog ate my …
Opinion: Sri Lanka, you have a right to know
By Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough Today, the world marks the International Day for the Universal Access to Information. Fittingly, we in Sri Lanka, celebrate 7 …
Opinion: Distribution & revenue implications of new Inland Revenue Act
The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating: Distribution and Revenue Implications of Sri Lanka’s New Inland Revenue Act By Nisha Arunatilake and Priyanka …
Opinion: To be or not to be, the Wijedasa Rajapakse, PC Saga
To be or not to be: The Wijedasa Rajapakse, PC Saga – Some questions of law following the 19th Amendment By Chrishmal Warnasuriya Resignations, Removals …
Opinion: Engage, Not Sell – Embracing the Millennial Consumer
By Madu Ratnayake ‘Millennials’,the generation born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, are driving a major paradigm shift in the business-consumer …
Opinion: Why are Tamil Medium junior school students doing so abysmally in Sri Lanka?
By Jekhan Aruliah At my usual breakfast haunt in Jaffna I pay Rs40 for two fresh dosai with all the spicy pol sambal and tasty sambar I can eat (tea is an …
Opinion: With all this intelligence, why don’t we have better strategies?
By Mark Chussil Never before have there been so many well-educated, highly motivated, professional managers. We tap business intelligence, competitive …
Opinion: Need for new terminology to describe persons with disability
By Nirmi Vitarana A friend recently shared an article published in an online edition of an English medium national newspaper. The article was well-intentioned, …
Opinion: Sri Lanka in a bind over disappearances bill and new constitution
By PK Balachandran The Sri Lankan government is in a bind over two important commitments it had solemnly made two years ago, one to the electorate of Sri …
Opinion: Despite Trump-Modi bonhomie, Indo-US economic relations in doldrums
By P.K.Balachandran Despite words signifying undying friendship and bear hugs, which marked President Donald Trump’s interaction with Indian Prime Minister …
Opinion: Indian Presidential poll no longer a one horse race
By P.K.Balachandran Till Thursday evening, the Indian Presidential election, slated for July 17, seemed to be a one-horse race. A united ruling alliance headed …
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 politics …
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 …