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Thu Sep 20 18:21:08 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10330336

Twenty-five Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned home on Thursday after their applications were rejected by Britain, creating more discussion on the country’s treatment of returnees. The flight carrying eight Muslims, 13 Tamils and four Sinhalese arrived at the international airport at midday. According to reports, once they landed the group was questioned by the Police ...

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Lovely cricket!

Sun Sep 16 17:16:45 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.05165168

Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...

Tue Sep 11 16:00:37 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.25044513

Sri Lanka’s diamond-swallowing story took an surprising turn Tuesday as police revealed the 1.5 carat stone gulped by Chou Wan, 32, at a gem show was fake, and that the real thief is still out there with the stolen precious stone valued at $13,000. Wan was taken to Colombo National Hospital on Saturday where X-rays ...

Thu Sep 06 15:46:02 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.118060976

Owned and operated by Sri Lanka’s largest blue chip conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC and positioned as a star value addition at John Keells Hotels Group, ‘Nature Trails’, the dedicated Wildlife and Adventure Tourism division of Chaaya and Cinnamon Resorts, bagged the award for the ‘Best Nature and Wildlife Service Provider’ at the Sri Lanka ...

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Fashion icon last year!

Wed Sep 05 17:39:21 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.37659642

Emmanuel Ray is a London-based presenter and socialite. He won Fashion Icon of the Year award at Fashions Finest Awards UK, 2011. He was named Britain’s First ‘It Boy’ by BBC entertainment correspondent Paul Conway. He regularly contributes on line and on air and hosts a variety

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Countdown to Spikes Asia starts

Tue Aug 28 16:34:57 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10435215

In three weeks, Spikes Asia, the regional Asia-Pacific Awards and Festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications, will be opening its doors for three days of learning, inspiration, content and networking. With a record number of entries and delegates expected, Spikes Asia 2012 is set to be an exciting and outstanding event. Unmissable world ...

Sun Aug 26 17:46:37 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.059030488

REUTERS: US astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two ...

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Bolt wins 200, Blake sets personal best

Fri Aug 24 16:58:36 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.08854573

Reuters: Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran 19.58 seconds for victory in the 200 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday while Yohan Blake equalled the third fastest time ever to win the 100 in 9.69. The effervescent Bolt performed the air guitar as he was presented to the crowd before predictably dominating the ...

Mon Aug 20 16:22:16 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.146093

Reuters: Kevin Pietersen’s woes continued on Sunday when he was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey having been dropped by England for the third test against South Africa for sending provocative text messages. Pietersen sent texts criticising his England team mates and staff to South Africa players. The South African-born batsman ...

Thu Aug 16 14:46:32 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.37659642

BBC: Thousands of people from India’s north-eastern states have fled the southern city of Bangalore amid fears that they will be targeted in attacks. Indian Home Secretary RK Singh blamed the mass exodus on “rumour mongering”. He insisted there was was no threat

Tue Aug 14 15:27:20 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.08854573

Four years ago in Beijing, the Americans, who had previously come first in all but one Olympics since they boycotted the 1980 Games, were stung when they were knocked off the top of the overall podium by the Chinese. “China’s big challenge is in swimming and track and field. There are so many medals at ...

Tue Aug 14 15:27:19 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.118060976

London (ANI): A man from Birmingham has bought the running spikes worn by Usain Bolt in the Olympics during the 100m heats. Walton Wilkins from Bordesley Green, paid an undisclosed fee for the footwear which Bolt used on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s final. Sports memorabilia collector Wilkins said he was “very chuffed” to get them. ...

Tue Aug 07 08:53:29 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.044272866

Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...

Thu Aug 02 14:55:49 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.08854573

Reuters: Olympic judges and referees came under fire on Wednesday with one fighter accusing them of “a fix”, another successfully appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls. Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan (R) and Australia's Jai Tapu Opetaia fight during their Men's Heavy (91kg) Round of 16 boxing ...

Fri Jul 27 14:57:39 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07378811

LONDON (Reuters): Britain’s economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring euro zone crisis. Finance minister George Osborne said figures released on Wednesday showed Britain had “deep-rooted economic problems,” adding that the slump in the second quarter was ...

Thu Jul 26 14:41:37 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10330336

Live the thrills and spills of the London Olympics from the comfort of your home as Dialog Television (DTV); Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service is broadcasting the 2012 Olympic Games in High Definition for the first time in Sri Lanka on ESPN HD (High Definition). DTV customers who have subscribed to ...

Wed Jul 25 16:36:45 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07378811

Reuters: The Olympics kick off on Wednesday with a women’s soccer match between Britain and New Zealand in Cardiff, and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, hero of the Beijing Games and the fastest man on earth, vowed to win again, declaring: “This is my time”. The match in the Welsh capital comes two days before Friday’s ...

Mon Jul 23 15:17:08 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07378811

Reuters: South African Ernie Els won the British Open by one stroke from Adam Scott on Sunday after the Australian suffered an extraordinary late collapse on an incident-packed final day. World number 13 Scott, chasing his first major championship, started the last round with a four-shot lead and seemed to be cruising to victory as ...

Fri Jul 20 17:13:20 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10435215

Gearing up to grab international attention with new song ‘Game Over’Q: What’s happening on your end, Yashan? A: Well I’m working on my third studio album these days. I will be releasing a brand English new song this weekend titled ‘Game Over’. I am also in the process of producing a song for Shanudrie, one ...

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Bin Hammam’s life ban overturned by CAS

Fri Jul 20 15:10:53 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10435215

REUTERS: Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has won his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a life ban from all soccer-related activity over bribery allegations. However, CAS said the decision did not amount to an “affirmative finding of innocence” for Bin Hammam, saying that FIFA’s investigation had not been ...

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Wimbledon 2012 pick-ups for Lanka

Mon Jul 16 17:08:28 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.059030488

Wimbledon is special to me not because I played the tennis circuit during my schooling days but for the insights that I get into life and business in general. The 2012 edition in particular was unique, given that a Brit was in the finals of the men’s singles game, that was happening after 74 years. ...

Wed Jul 11 18:46:50 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.14757621

Dialog Television (DTV), Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service recently announced the introduction of the country’s first HD (High Definition) broadcast, leading Sri Lanka into the era of advance digital media. With enhanced picture quality, vivid colours, sharper images and Dolby digital surround sound; the HD service will enable DTV subscribers to ...

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Challenges of port development

Wed Jul 11 18:46:49 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07378811

By Cheranka Mendis While the aggressive expansion plans for ports in the country are being commended by many due to the potential they hold for the future, it has not been easy sailing for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), which has had to face many turbulent waves ever since development work began. SLPA Director ...

Mon Jul 09 16:33:51 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07378811

Positioned as the new Asian gateway and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Sri Lanka’s maritime and logistics initiatives will be given another boost from the inauguration of Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics two-day Conference and Exhibition that commences on 10 July 2012 at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo. The conference ...

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Webber wins in the Silverstone sunshine

Sun Jul 08 16:26:08 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.118060976

Reuters: Australian Mark Webber won a sunny British Grand Prix on Sunday for Red Bull to den y Fernando Alonso a second successive victory and slash the Ferrari driver’s Formula One lead to 13 points. Alonso, winner at Silverstone last year, had led from pole position but was powerless to prevent Webber powering past six ...

Sun Jul 08 16:26:06 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.20660672

Reuters: Dani Pedrosa won the German MotoGP in dramatic circumstances on Sunday after his Honda team mate Casey Stoner, who started in pole position crashed out of the race on the last lap of the Sachsenring. The Spaniard claimed his first victory of the season, with compatriot Jorge Lorenzo second and Italian Andrea Dovizioso third. ...

Better collaboration lets businesses take back the supply chain

Mon Jul 02 17:37:59 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.08854573

By Alastair Sorbie Having a closer supply chain will be beneficial to all stages of business, Alastair Sorbie says You don’t need to be a leading business guru to have noticed the changes that have affected the global manufacturing sector and the international supply chain behind so many of the products we all own. The ...

Sun Jul 01 17:32:08 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.0730465

A top level Sri Lanka Ports, Trade and Logistics conference and exhibition will be held from 10 to 11 July at Colombo Hilton, organised by industry specialists Seatrade. The multi-stakeholder sponsored and endorsed event will showcase commercial opportunities and development of South Asia’s new maritime hub and logistics centre – Colombo and Sri Lanka. Seatrade ...

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Australia asylum bill voted down

Fri Jun 29 17:17:06 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.37659642

BBC: Australia’s parliament has voted down an asylum bill after fierce debate reignited by the sinking of two boats in the past week. The bill would have reopened a detention centre on Nauru and allowed the government to send asylum-seekers to Malaysia for processing. The bill passed

Wed Jun 20 17:01:36 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10330336

Reuters: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi announced in Britain on Tuesday that she was prepared to take the helm as the leader of her people, the strongest signal yet she saw herself as someone who could lead her country one day. Myanmar’s then-ruling junta freed the Oxford-educated Nobel Peace Prize laureate from house ...

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