Author: LMD International

THE AUGMENTED WORKFORCE Why AI is an augmentation rather than an alternative – Ruwandi Perera Year 2024 is here… and it’s a mixed bag if ever there was one! Several countries including Russia and the US have scheduled their presidential elections this year, Paris is preparing to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and the UN has designated 2024 as the International Year of Camelids – meaning animals such as camels and llamas, which play a key role in animal husbandry. In addition to keeping pace with elections, the Olympian Games and alpacas, it’s also crucial to keep abreast of…

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BIO WELLNESS INNOVATIONS Merilee Kern discusses the power of epigenetic healing in promoting happier and healthier lives Mental health problems stemming from lifestyle concerns such as stress, loneliness or isolation, anxiety, trauma, debt, bereavement, medical issues, social media and more are at an all-time high. And since the results are wreaking havoc on society, families and individual wellbeing, there’s an escalating movement towards preventative care. In fact, new Gallup findings indicate stress, sadness and worry have all inched higher worldwide – and they’ve pushed up Gallup’s Negative Experience Index to another level. STEMMING STRESS However, the good news is that there are…

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Sri Lanka’s Siren SHENELLE RODRIGO Consider 91.1k, 58.7k, 54k, 21.8k… That’s a lot of numbers for one person! But this is what statistics look like when it comes to YouTuber, content creator and model Shenelle Rodrigo. She has done more than her fair share of travelling, vlogging, breaking boundaries and giving voice to the wonders of Sri Lanka – with much more up her sleeve. And she’s still under 30! To explain these numbers, Shenelle commands 91,100 subscribers on YouTube, 58,700 followers on Instagram, 54,000 on Facebook and 21,800 on TikTok – and still counting, on each of these social…

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How to transform agrifood systems and act as global agent of change the key focus FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for an innovative, action-oriented and results-targeted approach. ©FAO/Sujeewa de Silva 20/02/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – How to harness the potential of a dynamic region in transforming the ways in which our food is produced and distributed globally, while also tackling its own all-too persistent problems of hunger and poverty – these are the crucial challenges that ministers from across Asia and the Pacific will be discussing in a four-day meeting here this week, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

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