My confidence in the Quality Circle concept continued to grow. I became increasingly convinced that, if properly adapted to our culture, it could make a significant...
What does meritocracy really mean? When Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore from a resource-poor island into one of the world’s most successful economies, he consistently championed...
From the Pathfinder Collection Private collections are shaped not only by scholarship, but also by travel, accident, curiosity, and the lives through which objects pass. They...
In earlier years, the main oil company in Dhahran—ARAMCO—was managed entirely by Americans. Even during my time in Saudi Arabia, most of the top executives there...
I have already recounted many aspects and attributes of the Minister’s character, outlook and mode of functioning. The most important aspects were that he was hardworking,...
When I say oil I mean petroleum. The question seems to me foolish and primitive. If oil is a source of energy only we have other...
Since humans shifted from hunting and gathering to settled communities, growing food has been part of daily life and culture. Historians suggest that the end of...
“”Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, competence and common sense?”Lee Iacocca (Where Have All the Leaders Gone?) Overcrowding has been a fact of Lankan...
Coexistence, Landscapes, and Lessons from Asian Megafauna Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture 6 pm, Thu 16th July, Jasmine Hall, BMICH The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus...
PB Jayasundera banished to plant mangoes in Nikaweratiya (Excerpted from Vol. 3 of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) Bad policy decisions by the GR-PB (Jayasundera) combine crippled...