Rikaza Hassan

The no-nonsense Allianz Insurance CEO dishes on her strategy to gain market share and keep their heads far above the choppy waters of the insurance industry

Be it in the Galle Fort or in a cinnamon estate, a selection of second home options

Kiteboarding, the extreme water sport that uses a large ‘kite’ to harness the power of the wind to be propelled across a water surface, is a popular tourist activity in Sri Lanka, especially in places like Kalpitiya. It so happens that Sri Lanka is also a destination for kite manufacturing

Founder of Power World Talavou Alailima always believed his middle-class gym offering had legs. Now the Indian fitness market leader is investing in his dream

Market Area Director for Asia Pacific of Volvo Cars Chris Wailes is responsible for the markets in New Zealand, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. A Volvo veteran (he has worked for the Swedish company since the age of 17, when he sold his first Volvo on his first day on the job), he discusses autonomous driving and the future of cars

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is setting up a technology services centre in Colombo that will form the backbone to exchanges and clearing houses within the Group worldwide

In most countries, e-commerce market leadership belongs to the retailer willing to burn cash. After telco Dialog acquired the business, now branded Wow.lk, it adopted a measured approach. Wow.lk’s investments are focused on bottleneck-bustinginfrastructure rather than market share grabbing ones

…and not buy that second car

Three Sri Lankan companies showcase the why, what and how of flexible work arrangements

In the wake of Sri Lankan names being revealed in the Panama Papers, no one is really sure how legal offshore holdings are from a Sri Lankan perspective, what laws have been flouted (if any) and what the Sri Lankan government can do to get any illegally held monies back. Ayomi Aluwihare, Corporate/Commercial Law Partner at F J & G De Saram, the oldest law firm in Sri Lanka, helped clear up the confusion.

Style-conscious young men are riding on the heels of their fashion-savvy female counterparts

Underwear and inner wear products for men and women developed and designed by Emjay Penguin secures core product status for two seasons

Businesses make various assumptions about the motivations of their customers. At Rukula, the main assumption is that people are good and even strangers will repay a loan

A Sri Lankan startup is combining the advantages of podcasting with audio messaging in an easy-to-use app