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We are frogs in a well: Lewie Diasz
Marketer Lewie Diasz explains why Sri Lanka’s marketing field is growing at a snail’s pace
leadership
Big companies couldn’t catch Zara’s eye, a government department did
Indira Malwatte’s Export Development Board did what Sri Lanka’s largest firms couldn’t, and she promises to do more
innovation
Hey Alexa, Ok Google and… Err, Siri?
Apple is launching a smart speaker in December 2017, a late entry to the voice-responsive speaker market after Amazon and Google. Are these speakers any good or of use in Sri Lanka?
leadership
People are simple, we complicate things
Advertising agency Leo Burnett’s Chief Creative Officer for South Asia is a master fuser of mass appeal with intimate engagement, a delicate balancing act in a highly distracted world
features
Market Economy at 40
Does low economic growth poison politics or are toxic politics the cause of anaemic growth?
features
Reviving Sri Lanka’s exports and attracting FDI to the export sector
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features
Growing up in the ‘hal-polu’ days
Chanuka Wattegama, a 70s child, narrates the socio-economic impact of the closed economy on the middle class of the day
leadership
Five Trends in Sri Lanka’s Condo Market
Sri Lanka’s condo market is booming, making some question if it is heading for a bust
opinion
Auditor General’s bombshell on fiscal data raises more questions
The issues raised by the AG haven’t cropped up suddenly. These have persisted for years, and could be just the tip of the iceberg
features
The Very Real Challenges of Fake News
Fake news in its viral form can be a threat to democratic institutions. However, in searching for solutions to the crisis, we must recognise it as a nuanced, complex and variable phenomenon
zen,live-bravely
Vickum Nawagamuwage
The founder of wellness resort Santani lives in an imaginary world as a tiger tamer on a game reserve
features
HOUSING BOOM
Cement maker INSEE has a strong retail base
innovation
CAN YOHO BED DO FOR SMALL HOTELS WHAT PICKME DID FOR TUK-TUKS?
Sri Lankan online hotel booking service Yoho Bed can soon become branded hotel rooms’ market leader by taking budget hotels from the fringes to the mainstream
leadership
Melwire invests in the construction boom and dviersification
The family controlled steel building materials manufacturer is quietly weaning off from the protectionist trade policy that fattened it
leadership,live-bravely
China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ will link South Asia with the East
The Chinese initiative is more than a network of highways and ports into Europe. It’s unlocking intraregional opportunities for developing countries in Asia
leadership
Despite being small, you can still hire the best to build a high value, high margin business: Mano Sekaram
Employees today are demanding more than pay and perks from their jobs. A company founded by Mano Sekaram 15 years ago has successfully negotiated this
leadership
Dr Saman Kelegama: Sri Lanka’s finest champion of economic reforms
The economic reforms agenda is not always popular; it is sometimes hijacked by narrow special interests. But Dr Kelegama showed it was worth fighting for
By Deshal De Mel
public-policy
Grey imports from the UK perturbs Sri Lanka’s luxury car market
Independent luxury car importers are exploiting loopholes to minimise hefty import taxes, but consumers—initially benefitting from cheaper prices—are suffering
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