When the first trains in almost two and a half decades started running through this war-ravaged town in Sri Lanka in mid-September, Sinngamuththu Jesudasan could not resist the temptation to go and have a look – repeatedly.

Sri Lanka is in the midst of hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and President Mahinda Rajapaksa is about to assume the position of Chair-in-Office for the next two years.

When Commonwealth leaders gather in Colombo on November 15 for their biennial meeting, they will be sending a message to the human rights advocates worldwide who campaigned so strongly against this event.

Following is the address delivered by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the inauguration of Commonwealth Business Forum 2013 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo yesterday.

Exports from Sri Lanka are thrice cursed. They are declining as a share of global exports, as a percentage of Sri Lankan gross domestic product (GDP) and also in absolute value. It’s timely to evaluate the reasons and consider solutions.

“It has only been four years since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. The government needs more time to provide a business-friendly climate that would attract more investment”.

Unilever’s new Chairperson for its Sri Lankan business operation, Shazia Syed spoke with Mirror Business about her personal experience in Pakistan, where she was the first Pakistani woman to head Unilever’s Sales division and Unilever&rsq

The following is a speech by Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, a guest speaker at Business Today Top Twenty Five 2012-2013 awards ceremony. Let me start by....

Two recent  articles in a weekly newspaper  reported that the government of Sri Lanka  has been advised  equity participation in coal mining companies after the Board of Investment (BOI) had.....

Hard landing, soft landing, no landing, overheating. Pundits’ views on China’s economy bounce around—often rapidly—between these descriptions. Just two short months ago, the dominant concern was

If this home ownership style is properly followed and developed, affordable homes at different levels will continue to create vibrant and healthy communities and cities across the country.

Casinos are not the playgrounds for the rich and the dashing anymore. The era when it was gentlemen in black tie and ladies in evening dress and glistening jewels is over.

The basic logic argues there are only three ways to improve a company’s bottom line. Increase revenue, reduce costs, or both. Imagine attending a meeting where fresh strategies intended to resolve or improve the company’s bottom line are

“Good roads, canals, and navigable rivers, by diminishing the expense of carriage, put the remote parts of the country more nearly upon a level with those of the neighborhood of the town. They are upon that, the greatest of all improvements.&rd

A product of the early stage development of Sri Lanka’s ICT Industry, Microsoft’s new Country Manager for Sri Lanka, Imran Vilcassim started his career with Microsoft a decade ago as a technology engineer.

While it assures you that you will lack nothing in life, it also seems to place an extra burden of social responsibility on your shoulders. Understandable of course – when you are the daughter of a billionaire who has a doting father and a fort

The complex documentation of a condominium project should be clearly understood by the purchaser. First-time condo buyers are sometimes confused by the monthly maintenance fee that condo buildings charge.

The Appropriation Bill was tabled in Parliament earlier this month and debates on Budget 2014 will dominate Parliament from now till the year’s end. But the value of these debates to the country will depend on the integrity of consultation and

The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) is highly optimistic on the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) as it is confident the event will bring an array of opportunities for not only the banking sector, but for the entire

Japan was the first to declare a nationwide “Quality Month” in November in the 1960s as part of its drive to excel in quality. The initiative was taken by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).

Bhutan is renowned for espousing Gross National Happiness but now the isolated Himalayan nation is also looking to become known as a world leader in organic farming.  “We are nearly all Buddhists.

Two recent news items in the local print and electronic media on exploration activities by foreign companies prompted me to write this article to highlight the legal implications involved under the Mines and.....

Have you ever arrived at your hotel early and huffed and puffed because your room wasn’t ready? There’s a good reason for that:....

Buying a condominium can be a confusing process. Many people do not know what a condominium is or the legal structure and responsibilities that are involved in owning one.

On April 13, 2013, the Central Bank launched its Annual Report for 2012. The governor’s speech exploded in the news over the attention he drew to avoiding the ‘middle income trap’.

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), apex think tank on socio-economic policy issues has been publishing the State of the Economy report since 1992 with a complementary theme selected each year. 

Extreme floods and storms are becoming more frequent: Their incidence rose five fold globally in the last decade compared with the 1970s. Asia is at the sharp end of this trend, which has alarming consequences for human welfare and enormous implic

Developing and implementing a marketing plan is not enough to reach marketing objectives. Marketing plans and strategies are required to be monitored, evaluated and adapted to meet the changing market environment, needs and opportunities. Marketing c

We tend to think of ‘risk’ in predominantly negative terms, as something to be avoided or a threat that we hope won’t materialize. However, in the investment world, risk is inseparable from performance and rather than being desirabl

This week, another 10 workers in Bangladesh lost their lives in a deadly fire at a garment factory, another in a series of incident ranging from building collapses to fires that have claimed over 1,500 lives in the past year alone. This has brough