Can the great potentials of biotechnology be directed towards ensuring food security and economic development in the developing world?

What really is a source code? To the uninitiated, it is a kind of product DNA which software development companies carefully put together and it forms the base to develop...

All she had at the beginning was a passion to conquer the skies that had until then been limited mostly to men – she was Amelia Earhart, the first woman to have piloted a plane...

Through listening to customers and incorporating their feedback in product design, Cathay Pacific Airways was voted “World’s Best Business Class” in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™ programme, in which more than 18 mil

Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter Brandix has been adjudged Asia’s ‘Best Brand’ for the second consecutive year by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and won three more awards at the 2012 CMO Asia Awards for Excellence i

The Plantations Human Development Trust (PHDT) has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), the accredited body in Sri Lanka by the International Standards Organization.

Although many Sri Lankans have not-so-fond memories about the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) due to scandals surround it, a book has been written by a member in the Steering Committee of IIFA outlining how the event rolled out.

So many facets of the “Asian century” are discussed heatedly. But one is glossed over — economic freedom. Market liberalisation is a crucial enabler of Asia’s current awakening. Its “negative” acts – removing

Dinesh Weerakkody,  Chairman, Commercial Bank of Ceylon in this interview talks of some of the challenges faced by our policy makers, and the need to mould our younger generations into a way of thinking that is geared suitably to engage in a glo

I do not think it necessary for me to emphasize on the use of the legume Gliricidia for its many uses in this country. Hence the Legume Gliricidia Maculate has been the most useful legume available in this part of the world. It is since initially tim

Communication affects all areas of our lives, business and personal. But do you ever wonder if you could be communicating better? In this information age, we have to send, receive and process huge numbers of messages every day.

In a previous article we highlighted some common mistakes investors make when investing in the primary market (when applying for shares from an Initial Public Offering). This article will mainly focus on mistakes made by investors

Tomorrow there will probably be women runners, or even women football players? If such sports are played by women, would they constitute a proper...

Monocultures are large areas of land cultivated with a single crop, using methods that imply a high use of inputs such as agro chemicals and machinery.

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

AFP: Sri Lanka’s tea industry is deeply divided over plans to boost earnings by importing cheaper leaves for blending and re-export, over fears the changes could water down the ‘Pure Ceylon’ brand.

It seems our paradise nation has become an active haven for sexual perverts and rapists – not a day goes by without having to stomach a yet another unpalatable story of a rape or a sexual... 

The recent murder of a seven-year-old little girl in the Kirulapone area shocked and shook up our little world.   The brutality of this act is inconceivable to many, especially since it was...

R. M. P. Dayawansa, Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Personal Financial Services, Hatton National Bank, in an interview with Daily Mirror, talks about Sri Lanka’s biggest and most popular deposit draw scheme, Pathum Vimana. Excerpts:

Dialog Television (DTV), Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service recently announced the introduction of the country’s first HD (High Definition) broadcast, leading Sri Lanka into the era of advance digital me

Microsoft Sri Lanka has been selected by ICTA as the event partner for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012, which will be held on July 18 and 19, at Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

Climate change is considered one of the most serious threats to the global environment. Increasing concentrations in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane, nitrous oxide, hydro fluorocarbons, per-fluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluorid

In 1987, Mark Mobius told his would-be employers Franklin Templeton that he will head their emerging markets equity fund provided they open their first office in an emerging market country. The group assented to this request and an office in Hong Kon

What is change management? This is a question you may have heard from colleagues or co-workers in passing or in formal presentations. While many of us ‘know’ intuitively what change management is,...

The Primary Market, also called the New Issue Market, is the market for issuing new securities. The Colombo Stock Market witnessed 18 new share issues last year and four new share issues during the first quarter of 2012.

According to the CEO of Starbucks, it is.  Howard Schultz chose July 4, the American Independence Day, to put his thoughts...

Sampath Bank earned yet another accolade in its 25th year by being honored as the Best Banking Group in Sri Lanka at the World Finance Awards held recently. World Finance is a critically acclaimed bi-monthly magazine and website providing in-depth c

Sri Lanka Insurance declared a Rs4 billion in Life Insurance Bonus  for its policy holders this year endorsing 50 years of trust placed on the Company by the Sri Lankan people. The declaration comes breaking the company’s own record of the

Rubber has been grown traditionally in the Low Country Wet Zone covering the Southwestern, Southern and Central parts of Sri Lanka, though the low and mid elevations in the Intermediate and Dry Zones are also being explored now with varying degrees o

Do you think you work with a bully? Do you regularly feel intimidated, dread to work near a particular co-worker or you’re yelled at, insulted and put down? Does a co-worker talk over you at meetings, criticize you or steal credit for your work