If current marine plastic pollution trends continue, the ocean will contain more plastic than fish by 2050, predicts the World Economic Forum report The New Plastics Economy. The Ocean Conservancy estimates that over 150 million metric tons of plasti

A photo showing a ‘cop’ checking the sack of ‘terrorist suspect’ for ‘explosives’ went viral over past weeks. The ‘cop’ was a boy of about 17 years old in his all white school uniform, conspicuously displaying the badge of a prefect.

Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day. Most of you might not be aware of it because in Sri Lanka, we pretend that women don’t bleed. Poor menstrual hygiene is caused by a lack of education on the issue, persisting taboos and stigma, limited access to hygi

After being de-sensitised for many years by virtually zero interest rates, one can suddenly earn a positive yield on cash again in many major currencies.

Thursday saw general elections results for 543 seats of the 17th lower house of India’s national Parliament re-enforcing most of the preceding Exit Poll predictions that had already set television screens on fire since Monday morning.

If there was one characteristic that could define the four and a half years of the ‘Yahapalanaya’ government, it would be ‘Inconsistency in Policy’.

Eva Yi-Hwa Chen, usually referred to as Eva Chen, is a Taiwanese businessperson and the co-founder and CEO of Trend Micro, the world’s largest security firm.Currently she is graded as one of the top 100 most influential executives in the industry a

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry led by the Joint Apparel Association Forum Sri Lanka (JAAF) recently rolled out an image-building media campaign aiming to transform the negative stereotypes on the female employees in the apparel industry, with a view

For centuries, human beings have waged a relentlessbattle againsta litany of diseases that have ravaged countless generations.

The escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China is now in the danger zone. Surely, reason will ultimately prevail. At least that is the common refrain in the echo chamber, especially in light of the dark history of earlier t

The fallout from the recent spate of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka highlights the tension between religious freedom as a fundamental human right and national-security concerns. The country’s ban on face coverings — which admittedly impinges on re

The Easter day bombings in Sri Lanka created a sense of deep fear among the citizens; it still prevails even one month after the incidents. Even in the business sector, these acts of terror have served to create uncertainty within the marketplace. Mo

Sri Lanka’s economy is not growing as fast as its potential would suggest. The final data on the country’s economic performance has not yet been collated, all forecasts point to a GDP growth rate of approximately 3.6 percent in 2018. While this i

With Chinese Vice Premier Liu He scheduled to arrive in Washington late last week, hopes and expectations were rising that the US and China were on the verge of successfully concluding a trade agreement that would cool trade tensions and restore some

Sri Lanka has had a turbulent history in recent centuries, especially over the last few decades. This has often been linked to rivalries between communities perceived to be different by either or both religion and ethnicity.

Cinnamon is the leading spice commodity of Sri Lanka. It contributed to approximately 54 percent of total spice exports and accounted for 8 percent of total agriculture exports in terms of values, in 2017. During the last decade, Sri Lanka has domina

It is in the public domain for quite some time that the government of the day has not given priority to the most important ‘national security’ concerns and it did not figure high on the governance agenda since January 2015. Archbishop of Colombo

By the time of 4/21 events, Sri Lanka’s fashion industry was about to undergo a paradigm shift. Normalcy and the growth economy that prevailed in the decade long post-conflict period have worked well for this crucial niche industry segment. Colombo

With President Trump threatening additional tariffs, the tit-for-tat tariffs already in place are complicating business decisions and causing long-term damage for soybean farmers, warns Stephen Olson.

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, recently announced it continues to lead the way on training and education in the company’s ongoing efforts to close the cyber security skill gap by rolling out ev

Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and Asia is one of the hottest destinations. Though it generates sizable economic effects, there is a growing recognition that tourism is a double-edged sword. For example, large numbers o

(Launceston, Australia) REUTERS: China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of those vast programmes that should be positive for global commodities, but finding any concrete proof of increased demand is proving far more elusive.

On Easter Sunday 2019, Islamist suicide bombers targeted three Christian churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, killing over 250 people. The so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility but two little-known local groups, called the Jammiyathu

Terrorism is not an obvious subject for economic analysis. The greatest cost comes in the form of lives lost and injured. However, terror attacks also aim to disrupt economic life and how far they succeed needs to be assessed and evaluated.

On Easter Sunday, my wife and I attended the Easter Sunday Mass at 6:30 a.m. at All Saints Church, Colombo 8, then visited Cinnamon Grand, returned home by around 9:15 a.m. only to hear the reports of explosions in three churches in Negombo, Battical

The recent power crisis we encountered should not be a surprise to anyone as it was waiting to happen and of our own creation.

This marks the fourth in a series of articles that analyse the economic aspects of the Presidential Election 2020.

The Autonomous Database, the newest offering in Oracle’s product portfolio, is said to be showing tremendous growth in ASEAN and SAGE regions, according to the cloud company’s top management.

Sri Lanka emerged as a potential hot-spot for investments after the end of civil conflict in 2009.

A year ago, economic activity was accelerating in almost all regions of the world. One year later, much has changed. The escalation of US–China trade tensions, needed credit tightening in China, macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey, disrupt