Indunil Hewage

‘Demand for cyber security jobs on the rise’

The wide reach of technological usage and the increase in cyber attacks across the globe, highlights the importance of implementing a uniformed mechanism and uniformed rules...
Colombo needs development plan to maintain quality of city

Sri Lanka needs to make constant efforts to develop the existing infrastructure of the Colombo City, particularly, the Colombo Sewer system to maintain the quality of the...
‘SL has potential to be leading wellness tourism destination’

Sri Lanka could emerge as a leading destination for wellness tourism in the world with the enthusiasm for Ayurveda and wellness products and services among health conscious...
Martin Bauer Group and Hayleys Global Beverages form JV

Sri Lankan multinational Hayleys PLC and Germany’s botanicals giant Martin Bauer Group (MBG) announced a historic joint venture partnership in Hayleys Global Beverages (Pvt)...

Colombo needs good development plans

Colombo is in need of better and controlled development plans to maintain the quality of the city, a senior official representing the local architecture industry said.It was also suggested that Sri...
U.S, China trade dispute to impact value chain systems

The ongoing trade dispute between the U.S and China will considerably impact the value chain systems of technological and agricultural products of Southeast and South Asian countries, a senior...
‘Lankan apparels from Ethiopia, Kenya could lose duty free access’

The unprecedented shift in US foreign policy following the election of Donald Trump as the President has contributed to further volatility on the political economy with particular implications for...
Path to common currency for South Asian region

A top investment banker in Bangladesh stressed that countries in South Asian region should reduce tensions between borders, build trust and engage with the people to successfully realise the vision...
Govt takes safeguards to face economic challenges – Mangala

Sri Lanka’s potential remains as bright as ever despite some of the dark clouds gathering in the horizon globally, Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera said.“While the country is...
Experts discuss transformation faces in retail sector

Abheek Singhi -Senior Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group, stressed that retail sector in order to stay relevant and to successfully face emerging trends in the retail space has to come...
Biz leaders share success based on Buddhist values

Business leaders are increasingly discussing on the need for incorporating fundamentals of Buddhist teaching with business strategies as a solution to empower the poor and powerless people in society...
‘E-commerce, virtual store concept threatening retail real estate sector across Asian countries’

Emergence of e-commerce and virtual store concept is noticeably replacing physical stores, threatening the demand for retail real estate sector across many countries in Asia including Sri Lanka, said...
‘Small scale industrial zones covering every district essential’

Sri Lanka’s main investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) says it is facing huge challenge catering to the project requirements of BOI approved companies owing to lack...
‘Lanka needs to leverage on emerging Maritime opportunities’

Senior Advisor for Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation Eric Miller said that Sri Lanka’s location advantage is necessary, but not sufficient condition for becoming a maritime and logistics hub in...
‘MCC project to make Lanka attractive place to invest’

The Multi Country Consolidation (MCC) Project in Sri Lanka, supported by the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation will be a very specific and impactful initiative that will make Sri Lanka an...
SLPA to table National Port Master Plan soon

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) official said they will table the National Port Master Plan and other related polices and regulations relating to the ports and shipping industry shortly to get the...