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Mon, 20 Jan 2020 Today's Paper
20 Jan 2020 - 0 - 47
Timothy Donald Cook was born in Alabama, United States, on November 1, 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Auburn University, in 1982. His Master of Business Administration was from Duke University.
International market conditions are anticipated to generate extremely lucrative opportunities for Sri Lanka’s sustainable oil producers through the first half of 2020 (1H2020).
17 Jan 2020 - 0 - 17
Sound economic policies and strong institutions have transformed Asia and the Pacific over the past five decades into a centre of global dynamism, according to a new book from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
17 Jan 2020 - 0 - 25
Omar Khan, a pioneer of neuro-linguistic programming and a leading innovator in transformational learning in the US and throughout the world, says the most essential attribute of a leader is to demonstrate behaviourally and personally what you ask of others. Khan is the founder and senior partner of a global leadership development and consulting firm that operates in the Americas, UK, Asia/Pacific (Singapore), Middle East (Dubai) and South Asia
17 Jan 2020 - 0 - 31
Recent brinkmanship between the United States and Iran is the latest signal of Washington’s distraction from great power competition with China. The crisis in the Middle East and impeachment proceedings in Washington, have distracted the Trump administration from its stated emphasis on the Indo-Pacific as its priority theatre.
16 Jan 2020 - 0 - 292
The Port of Colombo is ranked the world’s number one container growth port among the top 30 container ports for the year of 2018, in container handling. It has also recorded a 13.5 percent growth for the year 2018, over the same period of the previous year,
16 Jan 2020 - 0 - 107
The high-potential tourism industry is the next game-changer in the Sri Lankan economy, however, Sri Lanka lacks conceptual requirements and is in dire need for creative tourism, innovation with technology and knowledge-based decision making.
16 Jan 2020 - 0 - 16
The Port of Singapore recorded strong growth in the past decade. In particular, the container throughput in 2019 hit an all-time high of 37.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), amidst challenging global economic conditions.
16 Jan 2020 - 0 - 44
Ceyline, on behalf of Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC), successfully delivered six locomotives and 24 train carriages to Sri Lanka Railways, yesterday.
14 Jan 2020 - 0 - 153
Every day, a vast amount of information is transmitted, stored, and collected across the globe, enabled by the rise of computing and communication power.
14 Jan 2020 - 0 - 62
Some people and certain places take us back in time. They draw out things lodged so long in the back shelves of memory that we’ve almost forgotten they exist. Nalin Dharshana. Nedalagamuwa. A person and a place. In their ‘togetherness’ one can read economy, history, agriculture, entrepreneurship and much more.
14 Jan 2020 - 0 - 30
After a stellar 2019, investors are naturally asking themselves whether the strong performance can continue in 2020 or not. Trying to answer this is difficult as different perspectives provide different answers.
14 Jan 2020 - 0 - 18
The Sri Lankan Export Development Board’s country-of-origin certification mark for the spices sector supports growers, processors and manufacturers by helping them to identify their products as Sri Lankan Born and informs customers and consumers that all significant parts, produce, processing and products are of genuine Sri Lankan origin.
13 Jan 2020 - 0 - 63
Management By Walking Around (MBWA) has received prominence due to the leadership of the country President Gotabaya Rajapaksa making surprise visits to some of the important government departments to observe the workings and efficiency of the public service and to see how the public are being served.
13 Jan 2020 - 0 - 201
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (born June 15, 1950) is an Indian-born steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. Mittal owns 38 percent of ArcelorMittal and holds an 11 percent stake in Queens Park Rangers F.C.
08 Jan 2020 - 0 - 157
Following is the full text of ‘Road Map: Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2020 and Beyond’ delivered by Prof. W.D. Lakshman Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka 06 January 2020.
07 Jan 2020 - 0 - 94
Despite multiple measures by successive governments to bring down tobacco prevalence in Sri Lanka, still more than one in four males use tobacco.
07 Jan 2020 - 0 - 11
After a disappointing 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, there is a need to restore confidence that the intergovernmental process can deliver on mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
06 Jan 2020 - 0 - 15
Carl Douglas McMillon was born on October 17, 1966, in Tennessee, USA and grew up as the eldest of three children. His parents moved the family to Bentonville, Arkansas, the home of Walmart headquarters, when McMillon was 16. McMillon began working for Walmart when he was 18 years old during the summer holidays of his high school unloading trucks in a distribution centre. After high school, McMillon attended University of Arkansas, where he grad
03 Jan 2020 - 0 - 19
Sri Lanka is well known for its tea, gems and spices and over the years, the island nation has undergone a shift, making it popular for its services, where the local expertise in the IT space is much sought after.
03 Jan 2020 - 0 - 29
Following is an open letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by minority shareholder activist K.C. Vignarajah.
02 Jan 2020 - 0 - 443
Sri Lanka’s much anticipated presidential election in November 2019 was won convincingly by Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
02 Jan 2020 - 0 - 12
A few years ago, Binita Biswokarma’s life took a sharp turn for the worse.
01 Jan 2020 - 0 - 153
For long, our nation’s tourism authorities have considered figuring out a way to justify the return on investment to politicians and policymakers as key to serving the interests of the industry.
01 Jan 2020 - 0 - 114
The practitioners in the wellness tourism industry endorsed the formation of the Sri Lanka Wellness Tourism Association (SLWTA), seen as a long-felt need by those actively involved in the industry.
31 Dec 2019 - 0 - 57
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, our industry does not respect tradition - it only respects innovation.
31 Dec 2019 - 0 - 95
The Fortune Business Insight estimated that the global blockchain technology market size is expected to reach US$ 21,070 million by the end of 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.4 percent, showing a promising start for the upcoming technology.
31 Dec 2019 - 0 - 160
From ancient times, humans have used the force of water flowing in streams and rivers to produce motivepower. However, such use is not very evident in the history of Sri Lanka.
30 Dec 2019 - 0 - 63
Following is the full text of the speech made by new Central Bank Governor Deshamanya Prof. W.D. Lakshman at the Monetary Policy Review press conference held last Friday. He is the 15th Governor of the Central Bank.
30 Dec 2019 - 0 - 161
Louis Vincent Gerstner Jr., (born March 1, 1942) is an American businessman, best known for his tenure as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IBM, from April 1993 until 2002. He is largely credited with turning IBM’s fortunes around.
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