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Diaspora investment in Mullaitivu, Mullai Milk Processing Industries
By Jekhan Aruliah Mr S.Thavaseelan, known as Seelan, was born in Kayts a town at the Northern end of Jaffna’s Velanai Island. His father, who delivered letters for the Ceylon Post Office, died when Seelan was 4 years old. He left the young family with a government pension which his mother supplemented doing other jobs. […]
“Growing sense of insecurity among people despite years of development growth,” UN report
Global development progress does not automatically lead to a greater sense of security, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on human security released Thursday. New data and analysis in the report, New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene, shows that people’s sense of safety and security is at a low […]
SIR PONNAMBALAM ARUNACHALAM (1853-1924)
On the 98th Death Anniversary which falls on January 9, 2022 Compiled by Sega Nagendra and Suresh Murugaser, great grandchildren of Sir P. Arunachalam FAMILY Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the youngest Son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam. He was born on September 14, 1853, to a highly respected and a well-educated professional family originally from Manipay, […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW: What will the year 2022 look like for Sri Lanka? W A Wijewardena
“Sri Lanka will have a very gloomy future in 2022. If the government is interested in avoiding it, it has to immediately change the present economic policy Unless the government does that, we are heading towards a major disaster in 2022.” Dr. W A Wijewardena, Former Central Bank Deputy Governor
VIDEO INTERVIEW: What will the year 2022 look like for Sri Lanka? W A Wijewardena
“Sri Lanka will have a very gloomy future in 2022. If the government is interested in avoiding it, it has to immediately change the present economic policy.buy amoxicillin generic over the counterUnless the government does that, we are heading towards a major disaster in 2022.” Dr. W A Wijewardena, Former Central Bank Deputy Governor
John Keells Foundation’s “Break the Silence” public campaign targets domestic violence
John Keells Foundation conducted a two-week public campaign against gender-based violence under its Project WAVE (Working Against Violence through Education). This year’s campaign sustained last year’s theme of ‘Break the Silence’ with a special focus on Domestic Violence in the context of reported surge in complaints received on hotlines during the pandemic. The overall objective […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Decision Makers in Sri Lanka – Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder & CEO, WSO2
“The real value in the IT industry is not providing services to other countries but creating products that other countries buy and there are many barriers as to why we are not doing enough of that,” says Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder & CEO of WSO2. This video interview series will feature leaders who share their […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Decision Makers in Sri Lanka – Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder & CEO, WSO2
“The real value in the IT industry is not providing services to other countries but creating products that other countries buy and there are many barriers as to why we are not doing enough of that,” says Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder & CEO of WSO2. This video interview series will feature leaders who share their […]
Wartime organic farming lessons for peacetime
By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly “going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and embargoes in the North. Some items were totally banned, others were provided in restricted quantities. From ladies’ sanitary pads to batteries to petrol and cement, chemical fertilisers and pesticides many […]
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“Lots of leaders give themselves too much credit. They think, I made the decision but they won’t realize that there were other people but they take the credit for it. But most of our decisions we make collectively.” Peter D’Almeida, CEO of Kehelmala Productions This video interview series will feature leaders who share their biggest […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Decision Makers in Sri Lanka – Peter D’Almeida
“Lots of leaders give themselves too much credit. They think, I made the decision but they won’t realize that there were other people but they take the credit for it. But most of our decisions we make collectively.” Peter D’Almeida, CEO of Kehelmala Productions This video interview series will feature leaders who share their biggest […]
State Minister Balasuriya and BOI woo French investment to Sri Lanka
State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya, along with the Chairman of the Board of Investment Sanjay Mohottala, carried out a series of business meeting in France last week on the sidelines of the IFTM TopRESA Travel mart that took place in Paris. This included a series of high level meetings with a number of […]