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By Cheranka Mendis As you walk in to the children’s ward at the National Cancer Institute of Maharagama you cannot help but feel a lump in your throat, tears threaten to spill over and sobs have to be choked back. Turning towards you will be these little faces – eyes big as saucers, lips sometimes ...
- CCCline 1333 tele-counseling service to reach out to more Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- ‘English day 2012’ with John Keells scholarship program (Category: Business)
- Special visitor at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: The International Cricket Council’s chief executives’ committee (CEC) has suggested that an associate or affiliate member such as Ireland could host a ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The CEC said non-Test-playing countries “should consider submitting a detailed proposition
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- Naming teams for World T20 deadline extended (Category: Business)
- Women's World Twenty20 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
The only Sri Lankan sportsperson to have qualified for London 2012 Olympics has called on the country’s authorities to plan ahead to get the best out of sportsmen and women. Niluka Karunaratne, the national badminton champion for the last ten years, told BBC Sandeshaya that otherwise Sri
- Sri Lanka-Iran bilateral relations enhanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to issue long-term residence visa for foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announces new fuel limits for vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Today TOP TWENTY (Category: Breaking News)
Abu Dhabi: Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott had joked in his match commentary on the third day of the Abu Dhabi Test that he would sell his three houses if his side lost the match. Little did he know that Day 4 would turn the fortunes in Pakistan’s favour. Pakistan got an unassailable 2-0 lead ...
- England v Sri Lanka: Andrew Strauss's side can still beat the rain and Sri Lanka, says Geoffrey ... (Category: Breaking News)
- England host West Indies, Australia and South Africa next year (Category: Business)
- ICC praises “clinical” England team after India sweep (Category: Business)
- Misbah sees bright future despite Sri Lanka defeat (Category: Business)
BBC: At least 31 people have been injured in clashes between guards and rioting inmates at Welikada prison yesterday. Most of the injured are prisoners who were shot by guards. Police deny claims that three inmates were killed. Several buildings were set alight in the remand wing of Colombo’
- Five people injured in prison escape attempt (Category: Business)
- 'Four killed' in prison shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Prisoner Killed In Shoot Out (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka prison riot killings: Use of medicinal drugs probed (Category: Breaking News)
Media organisations in Sri Lanka have urged the authorities to investigate all recent attacks on media personnel and institutions. The watchdogs say they will stage a protest on 25 January in Colombo against a series of attacks against media personnel in recent years. It will especially mark “Black January” during which many prominent media personnel ...
- Media protest confined to Fort station compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Media groups to mark 'Black January' (Category: Breaking News)
- Pro-govt demonstration against media protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy denies another alleged attack on Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
The newly elected president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has once again has predicted that at least five years will be needed to resolve its financial crisis. Upali Dharmadasa, who was elected uncontested on 03 January, said the SLC will get a considerable amount of income from future tours of other Test playing nations by ...
- SLC hires former ICC Chief Lorgat as Special Adviser (Category: Business)
- Former Lanka cricket chief Thilanga wants his position back (Category: Business)
- SJB calls for sacking of SLC management (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa backs Sri Lankan cricketers’ pay dispute: Smith (Category: Business)
The Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover’s sensational new SUV – a car that won 34 international awards in the three months after its first production model came off the line in September 2011 – has arrived in Sri Lanka. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced, the Evoque has been described as ‘one ...
- Range Rover Evoque sponsors top authors at GLF (Category: Business)
- Victoria Beckham turns designer hand to cars (Category: Business)
- Britain’s best new cars (Category: Business)
- Range Rover to serve Hill Club tennis as Diamond Sponsor (Category: Business)
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna is to make an official visit to Sri Lanka on 16 January to discuss bilateral relations and security in the region. The Government web site news.lk said that in an interview given to the Indian Journal Business Standards, Krishna has said that the Indian Government has never provided overt or ...
- India,Lanka working closely for release of fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to talk with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Send a team to SL: Congress MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- India blamed for rights abuses in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: Hoteliers in a popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka have accused a local politician of blackmailing them and demanding ransom from hotels at the peak of a tourism season. The Hikkaduwa Hoteliers Association (HHA) told BBC Sandeshaya that the town’s Mayor, Winnie Kariyawasam
- Mayor accused of blackmailing hoteliers (Category: Breaking News)
- Mayor for Hikkaduwa remanded for bribery charges (Category: Breaking News)
- Typhoid outbreak among Colombo city hotel workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourists desert Tangalle beach (Category: Breaking News)
A shocked leisure industry yesterday decried the deadly attack on tourists in Tangalle over the weekend as the biggest setback for the sector which was rebounding following the end of the war. They urged the Government and law enforcement authorities to ensure harshest punishment against those responsible whilst calling for adequate measures to ensure safety ...
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- Business as usual for professionally-managed southern hotels (Category: Business)
- Govt. reiterates law will prevail over Tangalle tourist tragedy (Category: Business)
LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss is aiming to complete four successive Ashes series victories over Australia with wins at home in 2013 and again on the return leg in 2013-14. “Playing in back-to-back Ashes series would be a realistic goal,” Strauss told BBC radio
- Sri Lanka v England: Andrew Strauss says quitting hasn't crossed his mind as he seeks to sto... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ashes just the first step, vows Strauss (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Strauss happy but not cocky about top spot (Category: Business)
- Ruthless England braced for new challenges (Category: Business)
36,371 people were killed on the UK’s roads in the 10 years to 2010 according to the BBC. But despite this, the lowest number of deaths occurred in the UK’s Motorways, which would be similar to Sri Lanka’s new Highway. The Motorways are not crash-free
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Five accidents reported on Sunday in E-01 (Category: Breaking News)
What to expect on 16 DecemberThe organisers behind the exciting and highly anticipated weekend set to take Colombo by storm, are ready to share their inside plans with the public. After many months of logistics and operational planning, the 16 and 17 of December is looking to promise an event unlike any event Sri Lanka ...
- Colombo Night Races and Electric Peacock Festival in December (Category: Business)
- Colombo revs up for Night Races (Category: Business)
- Up close and personal with Voice Print (Category: Business)
- Strong hop festival at WIP! (Category: Business)
By Peter Day The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust that continues the legacy and the vision of the late Sri Lankan innovator is organising the inaugural ‘Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture’ to be held on 13 December 2011. The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust organises the lecture with the Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka – of which ...
- Harnessing knowledge: Grassroots innovations for inclusive development (Category: Business)
- ‘The Ray’ award to commercialise Sri Lankan inventions (Category: Business)
- Biennial ‘Ray Award’ to commercialise Sri Lankan inventions (Category: Business)
(BBC) Conservationists in Sri Lanka have welcomed a decision by US-based multinational food firm Dole to abandon plans for a huge banana plantation. Campaigners say Dole had hoped to team up with a local company, Letsgrow Ltd, to plant the bananas in Somawathiya National Park. The park is home
- Tassie dole queues grow (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Off the dole and on to mine sites? (Category: Western Australia)
- Dole cheat hardline (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Dole bludger 'myth' hit (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Offering epic safari adventures, Chaaya Wild transcends expectations and enthrals nature enthusiastsBy Marianne David If there’s one message that Yala reinforces, it’s the fact Sri Lanka is so abundantly blessed – a miracle in many ways. Despite its rising position as a hotspot for leopards being temporarily halted in its tracks during the latter stages ...
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
- Chitral’s take on Chaaya Wild and the wild (Category: Business)
- Project Leopard: Chaaya Wild’s responsible tourism drive (Category: Business)
In an exclusive interview with the Daily FT, Keells Hotel Management Services Head of Eco Tourism and Special Projects Chitral Jayatilake said that over the years, Yala has progressed from being a great place to go on safari to a great place to see leopards. According to Jayatilake, the transition took place over the last ...
- Project Leopard: Chaaya Wild’s responsible tourism drive (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans urged to diversify leopard trail (Category: Business)
- Wildlife Filmmaker ‘wowed’ by unique leopard sightings (Category: Business)
- 26 leopards, 16 blue whales: Roger Hooper’s ‘Ultimate Island Safari’ (Category: Business)
The inaugural Colombo Night Races and the second Electric Peacock Festival will take place this December, taking entertainment in Colombo to another level. The organisers of both events promise the country a weekend like never before, packed with fast cars and stellar music acts. The two events will take place on 16 and 17 of ...
- Colombo revs up for Night Races (Category: Business)
- Alternating races could ease crowded F1 calendar (Category: Business)
- Night Races Will Affect Roads (Category: Breaking News)
- Roads in Fort closed for night races (Category: Breaking News)
Following is the address delivered by Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation Dr. Sarath Amunugama at the fourth South Asia Economic Summit (SAES IV) Plenary Session: In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, there has been a noticeable shift in economic clout, moving from the USA and the debt-plagued countries of the Eurozone, to ...
- Asia Pacific trade and investment (Category: Business)
- Developing Asia’s growth to moderate amid global uncertainty, says ADB (Category: Business)
- Challenging times for Asia Pacific (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
Races are scheduled to kick off from 7.00p.m on 17 December By Kshanika Argent For the first time in Sri Lanka’s history (with the exception of a brief period in the 60’s) Colombo will witness night races at the inaugural Colombo Night Races which coincides with the second Electric Peacock Festival, scheduled for this December. ...
- Colombo Night Races and Electric Peacock Festival in December (Category: Business)
- McLarens Formula the most competitive event at Colombo Night Races 2011 (Category: Business)
- McLarens Formula the most competitive event in Colombo Night Races 2011 (Category: Business)
- UML races to highest ever half yearly after tax profit (Category: Business)
‘World Chall-enge’ is a global contest conducted by BBC TV, Newsweek and Shell. During its six-year existence, Sri Lanka has been able to win the top prize not once, but twice. In 2006, it was ‘Maximus,’ a firm making paper out of elephant dung, that won this prestigious
- Jana Aragalaya now ‘Frontline Socialist Party’ (Category: Breaking News)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- ‘The Artist’ Wins Producers Guild’s Best Picture Award (Category: Business)
During the Leaders’ Forum of the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference held on 26th October this year, Prof. Tissa Vitarana, Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs, made a statement based on the theme of the discussion “How does UNESCO contribute to building a culture of peace and to sustainable development”. Speaking at a plenary ...
- Prof. Vitarana in UNESCO Leader’s Forum in Paris (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapilavastu Relics exposition from Aug 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Technology Marketplace’ exhibition now on at BMICH (Category: Business)
- Time to reconvene APRC, says Tissa Vitarana (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan represents global team of entrepreneursAspirations Edu-cation’s General Manager Deepamala Abeysekera became the only Sri Lankan to represent a group of 30 entrepreneurs in the world from, USA, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, to read for her postgraduate studies in entrepreneurship at the University of Cambridge. Cambridge has acquired an international reputation as an ...
- University of Cambridge International Examinations meets stakeholders (Category: Business)
- Cambridge Ruskin International College introduces Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in Camb... (Category: Breaking News)
- Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Dr. Craig Turner, EDGE Conservation Biologist from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Sri Lankan zoologist, Saman Gamage called on the British High Commissioner John Rankin recently to brief him about the work being done to protect the red slender loris. Until recently, the Horton Plains slender loris was believed possibly extinct. In 2009, ...
- Scientist on rare slender loris find (Category: Technology)
- Mysterious primate driven to the brink of extinction by Britain's taste for tea photographed for... (Category: Breaking News)
- Jetwing Vil Uyana featured as one of the 15 best eco hotels in the world by Condé Nast Traveller (Category: Breaking News)
- Exclusive recognition for Jetwing Vil Uyana (Category: Breaking News)
The plantation sector in Sri Lanka is “in turmoil” as a result of the recent hike in workers’ salaries, tea traders say. Jayantha Keragala, the chairman of Ceylon Tea Traders Association (CTTA) has told BBC Sandeshaya that the industry is not faced with an immediate crisis due
- Dust tea exporter arrested by CID (Category: Breaking News)
- e-sale of tea waste, packaged tea (Category: Business)
- A daily cup of tea, for a healthy heart and body (Category: Business)
- More dust tea seized from Galle (Category: Breaking News)
According to latest report of Global Peace Index (GPI), Sri Lanka ranked 126 while Norway ranked in ninth place. Here we are talking about the riots that took place in UK recently and the same GPI ranked the UK in 26th place (100 places ahead of Sri Lanka). A series of incidents erupted in England ...
- SL among top 5, best for weddings – Kouni (Category: Business)
- Why does Sri Lanka need more tourists from China? (Category: Business)
- Terrorism Risk Index 2011: Sri Lanka safer than UK (Category: Breaking News)
- SL’s human development record improves (Category: Business)
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