OPINIONIPL lessons for business leaders
The IPL provides some hard lessons for business leaders. Consider the following:
- Kolkata let its iconic leader Ganguly go
- Murali and Dilshan have to ‘fight’ for their place
- Captains Sangakkara and Vettori dropped themselves from the team
It’s all about current performance!
What is Buddhism?
By Ajahn Brahmavamso
For more than 2,500 years, the religion we know today as Buddhism has been the primary inspiration behind many successful civilisations, a source of great cultural achievements, and a lasting and meaningful guide to the very purpose of life for millions of people. Today, large numbers of men and women from diverse backgrounds throughout the world are following the Teachings of the Buddha.
LLRC Report recommended access to Information Law
By Patricia A. Butenis
The 20th century American politician Thomas “Tip” O’Neill once famously said that “all politics is local”. That was often true of the news in the last century as well. With the advent of so many technological changes, however, the truism for information in the 21st century has become “all news is international”.
‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka
By Dr. Laksiri Fernando
Asian Tribune: I am here not talking about Karen Connelly’s popular love story by the name of ‘Burmese Lessons,’ but rather Aung San Suu Kyi’s entry into Parliament as the Leader of the Opposition in Myanmar (or Burma) with 42 other members who were elected early April in a by-election from the National League for Democracy (NLD). There is no doubt that this is also a ‘love story’.
Boosting Asia’s resilience
Global crisis must not disrupt the region’s continuing transformation: ADB Report
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: While developing Asia must build a firewall against possible escalation of the global financial crisis, it must not veer from long-term structural reforms already underway to further its economic transformation, delegates at the Governors’ Seminar at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) heard yesterday.
Matters of concern
Listed below are some observations which need clarification from the relevant authorities.
Lieu leave on 07.05.2012
Unity in diversity
Permit me first to extend a warm welcome to you all to this Conference on ‘Delivering Inclusive and Sustainable Development’. To all our panellists and moderators who have travelled from afar, from Europe, North America and others from South Asia, I express my deep gratitude on behalf of South Asia Policy & Research Institute, Centre for Policy Research and Club de Madrid.
Separate state
I noted with interest that Karunanidhi is keen to establish a separate state for the Tamils of the world. I think he has an excellent opportunity of doing so in the State of Tamil Nadu, and I am sure India would now be happy to consider such a request if it is made jointly by Karunanidhi and Jayalalitha.
Letters to the Editor – Response to W.A. Wijewardena on GDP per capita by R.M.B. Senanayake
W.A. Wijewardena faults me for using the GDP deflator as a proxy measure for general price level inflation. GDP deflator refers to a general price level and it is often used as a proxy to measure inflation in the economy.
‘The Business of Sports’: A long overdue commentary!
A word about ‘The Business of Sport’ column that appears in the Daily FT, which I have deeply enjoyed.
Here is a series of articles that touched the ‘inner depth’ of Sri Lanka’s popular sport arenas. It is a pity that the sport enthusiasts in Sri Lanka are denied of modern trends in sports literature.
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