Devin Jayasundera

Driven by the urge to give electronics its due place in Sri Lanka, Ajith Pasqual was undaunted by challenges and founded a high-tech startup that made a big breakthrough

The food retail giants are warming up for a Cambrian shift in Sri Lanka’s retail evolution. With a wide, open space on offer, it’s too soon to call a winner

AFTER 12 YEARS AS THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DUSHNI WEERAKOON WAS HERALDED IN TO LEAD THE INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES IN A TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCE. BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF HER PREDECESSOR, SHE’S ON COURSE TO BUILD A VOICE THAT COULD SHAPE SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY

HELANI GALPAYA, A DIRECTOR AT LIRNEASIA, WANTS YOU TO TREAT THE INTERNET AS A FRIEND AND A FOE AT THE SAME TIME

When the country’s power generation sources drain out, investors look elsewhere

How one company’s journey changed a university’s thinking on startups

Tony Weeresinghe’s second coming is all about making the small man rich

H one, the IT arm of Hidaramani Group, wants to make data accessible from the C-suite down to the shop floor

Suranga Nanayakkara dreams of a world of cyborgs – beings with both organic and mechanical body parts – and is on to making it happen

Leo Burnett Canada Group Creative Director Anthony Chelvanathan wants to make ads that feel less like ads

The country’s leading engineering university is leveraging its technical legacy to usher in an era of entrepreneurship

WSO2 Chief Sanjiva Weerawarana prescribes how Sri Lanka can take the most out of a software-driven world

Sri Lanka’s startup hype has transformed from an idea to an ecosystem. Can it deliver on its promise?

A book review on Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer

For three decades, Dilmah was the poster boy for Ceylon Tea. Today, the company faces a litany of problems, from declining retailermargins, threats from commodity brands and a looming possibility of blended Ceylon tea in the market. The question is, what is Dilmah going to do?

Marketer Lewie Diasz explains why Sri Lanka’s marketing field is growing at a snail’s pace

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

Sri Lanka’s condo market is booming, making some question if it is heading for a bust

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

The Northern Province is in a state of economic isolation. While the state is in a political dreadlock, ordinary people have taken charge