Opinion: COVID-19 | Where do we go from here?
Co-authored by Ayushka Nugaliyadda & Sarika Warusavitarana of Citra Social Innovation Lab Nearly ten months on from the declaration of COVID-19 as a global …
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Opinion: Why Sri Lanka needs China to maintain as a transshipment hub in Indian Ocean?
By Maya Majueran: Transshipment Today there are challenges related to the port calls to the container terminal. These days the trend of using larger container …
Opinion: Can you recognize internally generated intangible assets in your balance sheet?
By PwC Sri Lanka: In an era where there is a continuous change in the business environment, innovation is imperative to success, whether it’s a small, …
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. …
Concept Paper: Economic oasis (Arthika Dupatha)
By Dr. Anton Balasuriya: Abstract This paper details the concept of economic development to jump start the rural economy and alleviate poverty beyond COVID 19. …
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 …
Opinion: The Radical Center; An Agenda for True Patriots
By Mangala Samaraweera: Sri Lanka today is facing an unprecedented political, economic and social crisis; as a nation we are gazing into the abyss at the edge …
Opinion: Deficits and Implied Taxation
By Prince of Kandy I am not saying it is a life and death matter when you print money. During my period it isn’t that we didn’t have excess printing but …
Opinion: Downturn of the lockdown
By Ravindra Kariyawasam The lockdowns imposed on several countries across the world owing to COVID- 19 had one positive result; the environment quality …
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 …
Opinion: Three key priorities for Engineering & Construction companies beyond COVID
By PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Sri Lanka: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the engineering and construction industry is unprecedented. Based on our …
Opinion: How Life Insurance can succeed in the post-COVID economy
By Chula Hettiarachchi: The unprecedented global climate of today has taken a heavy toll on life. At no point in time, did we anticipate that a single health …
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 …
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s future direction for raising debt in international markets
By Shamika Ramanayake: National debt and fiscal stability are two stretch-words often reverberating over during these pandemic/crisis times. As governments all …
No school, no meals: Sri Lanka’s battle against malnutrition amidst COVID
Priyanka Jayawardena Although, Sri Lanka performs well in most health indicators, child nutrition remains a major issue. According to the Demographic and …
Opinion: A new deal for Sri Lanka
By Mangala Samaraweera: The worst economic crisis since Independence is upon us. For some decades now the grim clouds of debt, waste and corruption have been …
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 …
Opinion: Innovation in the Lockdown era — A frugal approach
By Shane Herath There’s an unprecedented level of uncertainty and even panic regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has on the industries that …
Opinion: Do modern risk methods adept to recognize corporates’ defaults due to COVID-19
By Gayan Gunewardana, Bsc/MBA/CIMA/CGMA/AIB/FRM (Banking consultant & independent researcher – Middle East) The global “war” on COVID-19 pandemic and …
COVID-19: Have global banks ascertained key industrial impacts, prior to offer solutions
By Gayan Gunewardana: The 2019 novel- Coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak, which originated in China has infected nearly 700,000 people globally till date. The …