If one reads the report, (link below) that was recently published in the Daily Mirror, it seems to imply that retail workers are particularly badly exploited by their employers. Just think about it for a moment. http://www.dailymirror.lk/expose/article/Overworked-on-Overtime-The-toil-behind-the-smile-that-greets-I-am-shocked-and-surprised--154747.html Supermarkets of any size are Food City, Keells, Laugfs, Arpico, and Sathosa, the latter owned by the Government All other retail are ...
Kalawewa National Park, was designated as such over 3 years ago, but is still treated like a playground for locals to come and have a rollicking time, at the expense of the Elephants it is supposed to protect. On Monday, 27th August 2018, I came to the Nikinniya village side of the Kalawewa National Park, after purchasing my Park ...
As is their right, last afternoon, the Park Rangers of the Minneriya Park, arrested a fisherman, for loitering on the park grounds. The fishermen are NOT allowed to go on land in the park grounds, they are permitted at certain stipulated times to fish in the Minneriya Tank, and they can go ashore on the bund side of the tank, ...
In today’s papers there are so many discussions about how much is to be spent on education to produce the raw material of HR for the future workforce, but nowhere in this minefield of humungous expenditure plans is there a reference to the key that needs to be opened before any of this proposed expense can begin to achieve the ...
To commemorate my 1000th, yes one thousandth post in this blog that has an overriding theme, of improving the quality of life of ALL who live in this Serendipitous Island, I summarize as follows:I have covered some topics at length if only because when I wake up in the morning, that theme resonates in my mind as one that requires ...
WHY? WHY?What does wasting mean? Undernourished/ MalnourishedPlease read the link below in full in yesterday’s Daily Mirror Newspaper, to appreciate and understand the true extent of Child Malnourishment in Sri Lanka today. While politicians are fighting each other and jockeying for position, our kids are starving, due in most part to their policies.http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Parents-should-love-nurture-and-stimulate-children-UNICEF-Country-Rep--152573.html Shame Shame Shame, for the most populous ..
The lecture last evening (12th July 2018) @ the PGIAR, (Post Graduate Institute of Archeology and Research, was to be on Pre Historic Settlements. However Dr Siran Deraniyagala, a former Director General of Archeology, spoke on the arrival of humans through history into Lanka. This was in the presence of a distinguished gathering that included renowned Archeologists, Dr Roland Silva, ...
Its the 21st Century Education StupidWhen Samsung decided to invest heavily in Vietnam, they looked first at the labor force, not its cost, but its flexibility in turning out their smart phones in the manner they wanted. They were able to motivate and get productivity and consistency out of the labor force. In 2016 Samsung alone accounted for US$40B of ...
Let’s face facts of effective employment.We who work in the private sector – “are at the mercy of our employers” unless of course we own the company. We have NO illusions of that fact. If we don’t perform – we are out of a job. Sometimes we are even fired for doing the job correctly, due to internal politics, where ...
The Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics just penned an article about some fact relating to the 1.1M Public Sector workers, excluding the Tri Forces Personnel.http://www.ft.lk/columns/Public-and-semi-Government-sector-employees-exceed-1-1-million/4-658694Of the 300,000 who commute to their offices in Colombo, he has not analyzed, because he has not questioned them, on the time they spend commuting. WE ALL KNOW, when we go ...
No one can be blamed for being glued to screens waiting for the latest status report of the rescue effort of the 12 boys and their coach. This especially so as they have been rescued in batches of 4 on consecutive days, and the expectation is that all will be rescued on the final day, Tuesday, July 10th.The focus of ...
We have been given assistance throughout the ages by Japan, partly in recognition of the support given in international fora by JR Jayawardene, at times when reparations of the Second World War were being discussed.Sri Lankans don’t realize they live in a Country more fortunate than Japan, we don’t have earthquakes and floods in the way they do, despite some ...
The tragic news yesterday in Ekgal Oya in Damana in the Ampara District of drowning of 4 individuals, due to the boat they were in capsizing, again brings to the fore that NO ONE is pointing out the inherent danger of anyone venturing into a water source not prepared, at least by wearing a life jacket. Prior to making it ...
All parents want what is best for their kids, within their ability to financially and economically manage the expense and commitment.(commitment which is very important is often forgotten. That is the commitment on the part of the parent, in time to ensure that the child develops the skills they are interested in developing and are good at, but are not ...
My employer is a Minister in the present Government, and he visited his factory today to review progress. When lesser mortals like wealthy businessmen visit their companies, they come alone, or at most with a PA to take notes for follow up. Instead an army of 4 security and 4 hangers on came in, crowding our administration department, where he ...
I was approached by a very pleasant young man of 20 last evening at my home in Ratmale, Minneriya and here is his story as he told me. I have not verified the facts, but if it is true, then there is a serious and urgent need to clean up every aspect of entry into any public sector or State ...
Irrational behavior is now rife, and politicians in pacifying the electorate, should STOP making statements/promises, without AT LEAST doing a back of the envelope calculation of the ROI in that public spending allocation.Govt. Expenditure allocated for an investment, while theoretically better than spending that same amount on recurrent expenditure, MUST nevertheless yield a return. We don’t need to talk about ...
They don’t have land – Government's role is to make both parties work together to utilize this land, for both to benefit from their respective inputs.Going back to basics of Capitalism, land labor and capital, is the basic principle that is as old as human beings itself, and in Sri Lanka we have not been able to grasp this, so ...
In protecting our biodiversity, the forests under the jurisdiction of the Forest Department play a prominent role. However the resource that goes into the research to protect and promote this heritage, and understand the ecosystem is minimal and not appreciated. There are few graduating with this knowledge.I was privileged to have the guidance of a professional in this field to ...
Let’s go back to the drawing board. The concerns of veterans and their families have to be administered by people who know the subject. Using one example to make the point, there is enough knowledge today, to diagnose, treat and in some way, alleviate the suffering of Veterans with PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We also know that this condition ...