By Tyron Devotta
Sunela Jayawardene is on a mission to demonstrate that origins of Sri Lanka goes well beyond Vijaya's landing, and it is an important factor in establishing the ...
by Tyron Devotta
For decades, psychology textbooks have painted a clear picture: machines can't perceive objects unless they see them whole. The human mind, they claimed, was far superior. ...
by Tyron Devotta
My recent article on Generative AI (GAI) in journalism sparked lively debate. A veteran journalist even contacted me, worried about AI replacing writers. My answer? AI can ...
by Tyron Devotta
The ink may still be drying on traditional newspapers, but some believe the writing is already on the wall for the old guard of journalism. Generative AI, a type of ...
Effective PR statements must consider the contextual aspect in the wider story and relevance to current news cycles. Spokespeople need to maintain skills in managing media rhetoric and conveying ...
by Tyron Devotta
Today, we are all in search of answers to the question ‘what went wrong?’ How did Sri Lanka come to this state? And all too easily our fingers point at the ...
By Tyron Devotta
What value does the Port City Colombo have for Sri Lanka? From a purely transactional point of view, selling the reclaimed landmass for a quick buck (dollar) and sinking the ...
by Tyron Devotta
I have never given an opinion on food before, as a serious review (books I have done). However I write this because the Walawwa Kade’s Batti Kottu is worth some serious ...
By Zander Combe
Tourism has more to do with community engagement than what one may imagine. At its roots tourism is all about foreigners meeting locals and learning about each other. ...
by Tim Jacobson
To some Sri Lanka is a small island sitting in the ocean at the south of the Indian subcontinent with the expectation that it and its large neighbour would be fairly similar. That is ...
“Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul” - Don McLean
The pandemic is a good time to paint, like Van ...
During the pandemic Joanna Jayawardena found a silver lining in the dark cloud. She is a maker of gifts, and the success to her story is the detail that goes into personalising the gift boxes she ...
By Cecil Roche
When online shopping took off in the early 1990s, it changed the entire landscape of the retail industry. Retailers had to reposition their products to compete in a global market ...
