Capital gains is taxed in most countries; however, the Sri Lankan proposal to re-introduce the tax in 2017 is crude for the form it takes

To sign or not to sign: That is NOT the question. How committed are we? That is.

Cinque Terre’s ‘five lands’ or villages, with its terraced hillsides and centuries-old vineyards, have the effect of transporting travellers back in time

Killer whales are here and well worth meeting

The 71-year-old industrialist saved a boat yard from closure by buying its yachts for a charter business. Now he visions hundreds of boats zipping along the Sri Lankan coast on tourist charters

The meticulous Executive Director of the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) is living life to the fullest now and has no expectations of making it to 90 years

Four decades after free market economic policies were introduced, Sri Lanka still struggles to get its head around it

Link Natural Products, a subsidiary of listed CIC Holdings PLC, is developing a range of herbal cosmetics branded Earth Essence, having built successful Ayurvedic healthcare brands for local and export markets

Sri Lanka’s overreliance on vehicles, booze, fags, and now, phone use for tax revenue is a symptom of a deeply flawed system

The World Bank has published a report on polices that can boost South Asian competitiveness. Its co-authors discussed the findings in an interview

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