Sri Lanka must throw open its borders to foreign workers & immigrants, without many conditions
Immigration policy should emulate Singapore’s. If an immigrant can find a job here, they and their family should be allowed to live here
Thirukumar Nadarasa
The Chief Executive of Hutch may be passionate about his work, but his heart belongs to his old Ford Mustang.
South Asian Businesses In United Front
Trade chambers in the least integrated region in the world are coming together to collectively lobby governments for change
Lessons from the great outdoors
Experiential training takes teams from the concrete jungle and into a literal jungle. The unfamiliar surroundings spark a spirit of adventure and team members have to depend on each other to overcome the challenges, building relationships and empathy.
Auditing Auditors: Making Bloodhounds of Watchdogs
New rules are comingto improve auditor independence and hold them accountable for their work. As watchdogs, auditors are required to see all, hear all and tell all, and the capital market regulator wants to make sure they do. Also, the audit profession will no longer be allowed to self-regulate.
The Society Jeweller
The wealthy invest in ‘passion assets’. In high demand are precious gemstones, diamonds and branded jewellery. Blue sapphires and rare gems from Sri Lanka also make these lists. Fifteen years ago a high-quality blue sapphire had a ceiling price of $3,000 per carat.Now it can fetch as much as $30,000.
Performing At Top Gear
By diversifying, United Motors has softened the impact of import duty fluctuations and even leveraged a few benefits.
Stacking Up On Open Source
Building on WSO2’s cost-saving open-source middleware, Mitra Innovation has developed a construction industry product that emulates the open source model.
Spot Spotting
Taking the lead on Lankan leopard learning
Hideaways Around Galle
Hotels around Galle are plentiful for holidaying with extended family and friends. But we discovered some new and exciting private homes, which are also open for holidaymakers
Going Digital
Local brands are catching the Internet bug