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Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Plantation Industries: Interview
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Interview: Navin Dissanayake How can mechanisation enhance plantation productivity without disrupting the traditional labour-intensive markets? NAVIN DISSANAYAKE: The tea industry in Ceylon, particularly the large tea estates, has employed the traditional model of a labour-intensive workforce. Over the last two decades the movement of labour to more urban areas has reduced this workforce. Also the…
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Interview: Ashok Pathirage What strategies are in place to advance Sri Lanka’s retail market against regional competitors? ASHOK PATHIRAGE: The global retail industry is dynamic and the Asia region plays a strong role in retail leadership initiatives. Organised retail trade and regional branded goods are an important part of the global retail transition. Sri Lankan retailers are more strategic…
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Dammika Ranatunga, Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA): Interview
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Interview: Dammika Ranatunga To what extent can the SLPA encourage capacity building of port activities? DAMMIKA RANATUNGA: Port development in Sri Lanka is not powered by the generation of imports and exports, as the economy is too small to support a large hub port with gateway cargo like those ports serving larger economies. Therefore, any port development has to focus on the demand for trans-shipment…
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Hiran Cooray, Chairman, Jetwing: Interview
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Interview: Hiran Cooray Which tourism segments should Sri Lanka target to increase growth, and what marketing techniques should be employed in this effort ? HIRAN COORAY: Traditionally, our tourists have predominantly come from Europe – countries such as the UK, Germany, France, etc. Whilst arrivals have not been impacted negatively, we see new markets such as India and China growing rapidly. It…
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Dilith Jayaweera, Chairman, George Steuart Group: Interview
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Interview: Dilith Jayaweera How would you characterise the challenges that are currently facing the retail sector? DILITH JAYAWEERA: Recently, the retail sector in Sri Lanka has been dealing with a lack of consistency in government policies and regulations, and haphazard changes are making strategic planning difficult. The problem is exacerbated by a fluctuating exchange rate which creates parity…
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Dileepa Wijesundera, Group CEO, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT): Interview
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Interview: Dileepa Wijesundera How will the new undersea cable system provide more connectivity in Sri Lanka? DILEEPA WIJESUNDERA: SLT investments continue to further strengthen the country’s global connectivity, which was a key strategy devised to support the national objective of making Sri Lanka the digital centre of the region. The company has focused on the capacities that will be required…
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Anura Wijayapala, Chairman, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB): Interview
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Interview: Anura Wijayapala By what means will independent power producers fulfil the target of generating electricity using only indigenous renewable sources by 2030? ANURA WIJAYAPALA: Sri Lanka is blessed to have nearly 50% of its electricity generated by renewable energy sources. In very dry years this decreases, and in wet years it increases. We plan to maintain the renewable proportion of electricity…
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Madu Ratnayake, Executive Vice-President and General Manager, VirtusaPolaris: Interview
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Interview: Madu Ratnayake How can Sri Lanka best continue to position itself as a knowledge services centre amid increasing competition in the region? MADU RATNAYAKE: Sri Lanka is uniquely positioned to market itself as a centre of knowledge services in the region. We have the perfect mix of a high-quality, innovative talent pool with extremely competitive pricing that is attractive to businesses.…
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Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview
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Interview: Ananda Jayawardane What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector? ANANDA JAYAWARDANE: The main reasons for brain drain are better opportunities for those scholars who go abroad for various academic purposes, and the frustrations and challenges they face when working in Sri Lanka. Opportunities abroad include an academically rewarding…
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Jayantha Karunaratne, Chairman, Tea Exporters Association: Interview
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Interview: Jayantha Karunaratne What impact have falling tea prices and lower output had on the tea industry? JAYANTHA KARUNARATNE: The slide in tea prices began in around March 2014 and was due to a number of factors. These included sanctions on Russia, falling oil prices and the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. From around July 2016 tea prices began rising when crop shortages were reported…