Reimagining public transport in Sri Lanka
Apr 02, 2013 (LBO) - Last week, I had the opportunity to moderate a powerful expert panel on transport at the LBO-LBR CEO Forum. Below is a revised version of …
Apr 02, 2013 (LBO) - Last week, I had the opportunity to moderate a powerful expert panel on transport at the LBO-LBR CEO Forum. Below is a revised version of …
Mar 15, 2013 (LBO) - Suddenly, electricity is on everyone’s minds. I watched vox pop segments on a TV show (people on the street speaking to a camera). They …
Feb 19, 2013 (LBO) - I’ve been seeing the insides of too many airports, one reason for the long gap since the last Choices column. Made me reflect on what …
Dec 07, 2012 (LBO) - The middle page of the December 5th, 2012 Lankadeepa, the newspaper with the highest readership in Sri Lanka, carried a long interview …
Nov 29, 2012 (LBO) - I came across a little index from The Economist that I tweeted about. I was surprised by the reaction: lots of retweets; even caused the …
Nov 19, 2012 (LBO) - The government of Sri Lanka owns and operates two loss-making airlines. There was a time when the one poorly performing airline was …
Oct 22, 2012 (LBO) - Protests are starting against the announcement that everyone pulling ground water will have to obtain a license. online pharmacy buy cipro …
Oct 09, 2012 (LBO) Some colleagues who had come to Sri Lanka at my invitation for a business meeting had flights out Sunday late evening. My first thought was …
Sept 11, 2012 (LBO) Last night I watched Bill Clinton nominate Barack Obama as the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Clinton is a classic speaker. …
Aug 13, 2012 (LBO) - My book was launched August 6th. My task was to thank people. This was important because the preface of this rushed-to-print book was …
July 09, 2012 (LBO) - A few weeks back I wrote that the government is subsidizing a known carcinogen, diesel, pointing specifically to the lumbering, …
June 25, 2012 (LBO) - If Sri Lanka is to achieve transformative, inclusive growth, it needs to have 7 percent plus growth for several consecutive years. online …
June 18, 2012 (LBO) - Health is not a topic that is routinely covered in this column. online pharmacy buy cipro with best prices today in the USA I am not …
May 30, 2012 (LBO) - Bangladesh is upset because India is about to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union. buy elavil online …
Apr 17, 2012 (LBO) - The headline of a popular Sinhala language daily on 16 April 2012 screamed that 18 people had died in road accidents over the three days …
Apr 12, 2012 (LBO) - In theory, national governments should issue tsunami watches and warnings. For sure, they should be the only ones issuing evacuation …
Mar 26, 2012 (LBO) - I like the fact that the present government gets things done. The planning for the Southern Expressway started in 1988. It was completed …
Mar 05, 2012 (LBO) - With some difficulty, given high hotel prices and uncertainty around visas, we organized a regional workshop that drew participants from …
Jan 30, 2012 (LBO) - Reforms have costs. In any system, there are those who benefit from the status quo. Former President Kumaratunge once said in a speech …
Nov 25, 2011 (LBO) - In most countries, visa fees are set through subordinate legislation. In Sri Lanka, it comes in the National Budget, read by the …