Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - February 2006

In this issue

Long-term cash and stock-based compensation has become standard fare for most private sector companies in their drive to attract, retain and motivate top executives.

Somawansa Amarasinghe, Leader of the JVP gives his candid views on the performance of President Mahinda Rajapaksa since his election into office, with their support. He sees good progress in the short period since the election but also sees problems that will arise in the future that will need decisive action by the President.

Navin Dissanayake, a barrister, and an attorney at law, entered Parliament in the year 2000. In 2002, he was appointed the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries under the United National Party (UNP) regime. Providing his mettle, he has stepped out from under the shadow of his late father, Gamini Dissanayake, a legend in Sri Lankan politics.

Newton Gunaratne, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, spoke on his views of the Sri Lankan electronic media field. Gunaratne is the only person to have started his career as an announcer 40 years ago and step-by-step climbed up the ladder to reach his current position,