Cash Is King
Given the recent yo-yo mood swings in the equities market, stockbrokers Asia Securities says punters should now focus on a companys cash reserves as a litmus …
Special Reports
Stay Put
Stockbrokers Asia Securities has downgraded Asian Hotels & Properties (AHPL) to hold, based on its poor short-medium term earnings prospects and an uncertain …
Tussle With Tuskers
Companies are paying more attention to the effect of their operations on stakeholders besides their owners. Although not regulated, businesses take the …
Health Check
Health institutions may soon be classified according to their service standards as private sector health care is coming to the forefront with the failure of …
Back To The Wheel
The government has scrapped reform plans for utilities like electricity, petroleum and water.rnA donor funded government agency Public Interest Program Unit …
Bond Worrys
Sri Lankas commercial banks are in for a rough ride this year with the bond markets falling on top of increased taxes.The banking sectors 2004 first quarter …
Cleaner Alternatives
Natural gas, a fossil fuel sold on its environmental friendliness, is available in large quantities and burns cleanly. Its problem is often its distance from …
Model Pyramid
Sri Lankans who get into pyramid schemes simply because they are lquote not illegal would find themselves in a legal vacuum with no help from the system, a top …
Gold Probe
Several persons who joined the referral marketing plan of the GoldQuest numismatics company, have been reportedly quizzed by the Central Bank for possible …
Easy Game
Prasanna has just gotten himself registered with a lquote get rich quick scheme. He had to pay Rs. 3,000 to a company claiming to operate the world famous …
No Pity for Prima
Treasury officials and monopoly flour distributor Prima were in talks to obtain a promised government subsidy while regulatory pressure was put on the company …
Price Of Politics
The cash strapped Ceylon Electricity Boards large thermal plants need urgent repairs, but the utilitys tariffs are not being revised, as politicians dillydally …
Sams View
India and Pakistan were the main beneficiaries in moves by the United Sates to have South Asian allies after the events on September 11. International affairs …
Fly Away Peter’85
Colombo is unusual for a capital city in having a large number of wetlands.rnAround Kotte for example a number of wetlands still remain.rnBut these natural …
Drinking Poison
As traditional farming methods are lost to chemical fertilizer dumping in Sri Lanka, its people are paying with their lives. Over use of chemical fertilizer …
The Bright Side
US policy towards South Asia might offer a window of opportunity for peace and economic prosperity in Sri Lanka.rnrnOn December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the …
Teething Problems
rnrnThe countrys largest telecom operator has failed to bill its customers since last December, due to delays in implementing its new US$ 20 mn billing …
Baby Boomers
Perfume isnt all smell. Men and women who splash it on no less than baby cologne, are driving growth and pushing retail sales in the mass market for …
Picked by an Angel
Developed economies spend the equivalent of two to three percent of their GDP on Research and Development (R&D).rnBut the figure is much lower for emerging …
Third Innings
Sanjiva is excited about prospects for open source software in Sri Lanka.Clad in a denim shirt like any other software engineer he is taking some time off from …