Market Economy at 40
Does low economic growth poison politics or are toxic politics the cause of anaemic growth?
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
Vickum Nawagamuwage
The founder of wellness resort Santani lives in an imaginary world as a tiger tamer on a game reserve
HOUSING BOOM
Cement maker INSEE has a strong retail base