The once powerful United National Party is in deep slumber, and the contributory factor has been the uncharismatic and lack lustre leadership. It would be in the long term interests of the party for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down, and grant the freedom for its members to elect a leader of their choice. The lessons [...]
People follow leaders. Thus, there is a great danger that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is teaching people all the wrong things. He is teaching that violence can resolve conflicts, that opinions can be silenced and that laws can be bent. The imminent danger is that people are taking him seriously. Many children today are growing up [...]
Nations Trust Bank plc (NTB) recently conducted a seminar for business customers which included traders, importers, exporters, manufactures and distributors with the objective of discussing budget 2011’s tax proposals and its impact on their businesses. The Seminar consisted of a presentation made by NTB Senior Manager Taxation Ms. Charmaine Tillekaratne on the key highlights of [...]
Stanley Jayawardena Although my association with him was mainly through his children, particularly Prasanna, Ruvani and Priya, the passing away of Stanley Jayawardena evokes a sense of loss as well as nostalgia for the times of our youth and of such men. Prasanna, Ruvani, Priya and I were members of the original Colombo (Host) Leo [...]
Walkers Tours and Whittalls Travels, John Keells Group’s Destination Management Company (DMC) recently launched an initiative, a first by any DMC in the country. The unique self-financed model will result in 106 brand new Nissan Bluebird Sylphy vehicles being introduced into John Keells Leisure Sector’s tour operations, including the travel counters at the Group’s two [...]
A state owned multinational company exporting value added petroleum byproducts to the island of an annual value of US$ 18 million, after more than 20 years of business here, set up a representative office in Colombo on Saturday. When this reporter questioned a representative from Qatar Petrochemical Company Ltd. (QAPCO) why that was so, he [...]
By Dr. Marcel de Roos – Psychologist PhD Bullying at school (children) or at the work place (adults) is a serious problem. It is a universal, non-cultural defined phenomenon. Research has shown that the prevalence and manifestation of bullying in the West and East is almost similar. It can be verbal, physical or electronic (this [...]
Sala ProSat GPS Navigation system was awarded e-Swabhimani 2010 at the National Best e-Content Awards conducted by ICTA. Sala ProSat, a part of Sala Enterprises Ltd., deals with computer peripherals, telecoms and navigation systems in the local market. They are the sole distributor of many international brands providing innovative technology. With an extensive distributor network [...]
I’m sitting at Park Street Mews, waiting to listen to the Duke Spirit. This is a band that opened for REM and played on Letterman. Right now they’re seated in a corner warehouse, listening to a Sri Lankan choir sing Poker Face. It’s sweet, but slightly surreal. By the end of the night the crowd [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara More explosive details of the ‘golden gift’ scandal at the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) have been unearthed by The Sunday Leader. Startling revelations have now emerged as to how Chairman, NGJA, Anil Koswatte demanded gold from gem miners free of charge prior to the ‘Jewels Sri Lanka 2010’ exhibition which [...]
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