Walter Wuthmann

The real price of luxury

Ruwan Gunaratne* has worked behind the bars of luxury hotels for nearly three decades. He started learning his trade in five-star hotels in Colombo, and then spent a few years in the Maldives before...

A bitter deal trying to get sugar out of Sri Lankan teas: Plantations Minister

When it comes to tea, Sri Lanka has a reputation to protect.Even though the country is the fourth largest exporter of tea in the world, “Ceylon Tea” is some what the most...
Towards a more transparent government

When the news came out earlier this month that the last international operator at the Mattala International airport had stopped all of its services there, not many were...
Mandatory retirement age should be raised from 55 to 65 years:Eran

The mandatory retirement age should be raised from 55 to 65, State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne said on Wednesday.“I am a strong advocate that the mandatory...
Sri Lanka inks five new MoUs with Finland

Representatives of the Sri Lankan and Finnish governments signed five new Memorandums of Understanding at a ceremony in Colombo on Tuesday.The MoUs cover the sectors of...