Criss-crossing several plenaries and smaller discussions over three days, Sunday Times Business Editor Feizal Samath found the conversations and debate on issues confronting the global media ‘engaging’ and similar to many situations back home.Invited by Deutsche Welle as part of the German Embassy in Colombo’s Visitor Programme, he was only Sri Lankan among 2000 participants from over 100 countries to attend the meeting in Bonn.

Happy feet

Public debt and bonds out of Central Bank control

Ranatunga’s “yahapalana” recruitment drive

Government negotiating with Iran Air to dispose of the 3 Airbus A350-900

New annual company fees in 2016 Budget: Are they legal?

Reddy Yoga lifts the spirits of a creaking body – briefly

Unwise about MICE

Full liberalisation of the forex market

Sri Lanka’s leading hotel group partners with Louis T Collection

CAFFE petitions appeal Court: Disqualifiy Central Bank Governor

Coconut growers concerned about palm oil imports

Private sector can play key role in SDGs, asserts Lankan economist at Oxford seminar

Music, satire and street art – not an unholy combination – DW Forum

Brothers-in-migration: Real-life prince and an Afghan journalist who hid in a coffin to sneak across borders

Call for new social media platform supported by media outlets

Flying robot ‘excites’ journalists at the Global media Forum

Dangerous business of blogging in Bangladesh

Sporting scandals, doping and remote prospects of Sri Lanka hosting the Olympics

Finance companies accuse CB officials of undue interference

Strategic Risk Solutions supports Cinnamon Lakeside

Unilever project empowers rural women through entrepreneurship

Computers of local NGO accused in Bangladeshi bank hacking case come under forensic scrutiny

SL negotiating with Chinese Government to offset low rates on H’tota Port City loan

NSB to go on a roadshow to pitch national carrier

Korean government funding for digitisation of SL’s land bank

RPCs propose Rs.35 per kg for plantations in new model

Sri Lanka goes ahead with foreign exchange market liberalisation

SL Government can do more to support start-ups

Ice, ice baby – a cool idea calls for a Quickee

‘LookApp’, a new innovation location based mobile app opens up online business platform

Taken for a ride by ‘Taxi Karaya’ Zulfer

Start-Ups underwater and other highlights

Underwater and aerial robotics feature at Sri Lanka’s first Robotics Meetup

“John Keells X”: Open innovation challenge of John Keells Group

State hotel institute earmarks plans, ups intake

Indo-Lanka business talk on linking tourism ties

New regulations force classification of registered hotels