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nSriLankan Airlines partners with Sri Lanka Design Festival: launches luxuriously designed flatbed at SLDF this November SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s national airline, in a bold attempt to enhance its products and services to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development will launch its latest addition: The luxury flatbed on Business Class. Partnering ...
The forum will be held on 18 NovemberThe South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) as one of its main highlights of 2011, is already participated by apparel manufacturing leaders and their key partners promising to be a great platform and networking opportunity for apparel industry’s backward integration sector and ...
- Sri Lanka apparel industry on Design Festival catwalk (Category: Business)
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
The South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by SLDF as one of its main highlights of 2011, is to be held on 18 November and will see many key apparel experts and high profile international press gather to provide their insights on topics that are crucial for Sri Lanka’s campaign to lead South Asian apparel ...
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has said “Belgian tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka grew by 114.5 per cent during the first nine months of 2011” and that “Sri Lanka has become one of the most preferred destinations in Asia for Belgian tourists”. The Ambassador added that: “The number of ...
- BELGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS SRI LANKA HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE (Category: Breaking News)
- Belgian, SL ties strong (Category: Breaking News)
- Belgian companies to invest in Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Airline, unions appear again before govt-ordered labour tribunal Qantas says 447 flights grounded, 68,000 passengers affected since Sat PM calls for end to dispute World leaders at Perth meeting among those affected Rival airlines put on more flights MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways and its unions appeared before a labour tribunal on Sunday ...
- Qantas chaos casts shadow on Gold Coast bid for 2018 CW Games? (Category: Business)
- Blow for Qantas as talks with Malaysian Airlines end (Category: Business)
- Qantas overhauls with $ 9 b fleet order, two new airlines (Category: Business)
- Fair Work ends Qantas industrial dispute (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Reuters: Residents fled Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, on Thursday after authorities warned the city would soon be flooded and called a special five-day holiday to let people escape. Traffic in central Bangkok was light as the holiday began but a main road out of the city to the flood-free south was jammed. Many people were heading ...
- Thais tense as floods set to swamp more of capital (Category: Business)
- Ever-resilient Thai tourism may bounce back after floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher (Category: Business)
- Thai PM warns on prices as flood fears grip Bangkok (Category: Business)
The Galle Fort first built in 1588 by the Portugese, and extensively renovated by the Dutch from 1649 onwards, has now become an icon of Sri Lanka. Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Fort and its inner properties have become synonymous with history and adventure. Perfect for Jetwing Hotels, as they introduce their ...
- Jetwing ready for GLF 2012 (Category: Business)
- Creating memories that last - Jetwing Hotels at the Bridal Fair 2011 (Category: Business)
- Jetwing Animal Clinic at Tangalla Bay (Category: Business)
- Jetwig Hotels wins eight TripAdvisor certificates of excellence (Category: Business)
Dubai International said it has become the first airport in the region to introduce modular sleeping pods that offer comfort, privacy, entertainment and connectivity for passengers. Called SnoozeCube, each of the accommodation units contains a full-sized bed, a touch-screen television offering a selection of entertainment and music, as well as high speed internet access. Most ...
- Dubai cheers to Tassie whisky (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Dubai ‘to be world’s biggest air hub by 2018’ (Category: Business)
- 475kg heroin seized at BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Airline pulls out all the stops in new luxurious service to Dubai (Category: USA, Washington)
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) says there is no need for travel agents and tourists to change Thailand travel plans due to flooding to the north of Bangkok. PATA head office is located in Bangkok city centre which is operating normally. PATA Interim CEO Bill Calderwood said today: “As you are aware from TV ...
- PATA Awards Leading Travel Professionals (Category: Business)
- PATA Mart returns to the Philippines (Category: Business)
- Lankans advised to avoid Thailand (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans advised to postpone Thai trips (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo: Newbie Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has flown down to Sri Lanka on a four-day visit to film a documentary and do a magazine photoshoot. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau said that the 24-year-old actress will do a photoshoot at the world heritage site Sigiriya for the European life style magazine L`Officiel and later do ...
- Resident Mission (Category: Business)
- Fiscal Expectations (Category: Business)
- Resident Mission (Category: Business)
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Bollywood cinema’s latest female sensation Ms.Sonakshi Sinha arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday via Sri Lankan Airlines UL 142 at 5.44 a.m. from Mumbai –India for a four- day special promotional assignment in the country. The Bollywood beauty was given a very warm reception on arrival at the BIA, with a traditional welcome dance and greeted ...
- Udit Narayan, live at CH&FC tonight (Category: Business)
- SUN FM presents Arash live in concert this December (Category: Business)
- Weary Brett Lee quits international cricket (Category: Business)
CBL-Ritzbury is partnering with the Central Environment Authority (CEA) to spearhead an awareness campaign on the importance of conserving ‘wetlands’ in Sri Lanka. This is the first time a Sri Lankan company has extended its corporate social responsibility assistance towards this cause. CBL-Ritzbury has always gone beyond its regular business practices and got in social ...
- Ritzbury pledges continuous support for Protection of Wetlands (Category: Business)
- Ritzbury to spearhead awareness campaign on Wetlands in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Munchee & Ritzbury win FMCG category gold awards at The World Brand Congress - 2010 in Mumbai (Category: Breaking News)
- Ritzbury Powers 21st Junior National Squash Championships (Category: Breaking News)
I like to be an optimist. No matter what may happen around us, I would like to retain feelings of hope I have for all human-kind and on a more intimate level for you, for me, the newborn and the to-be-born. Yet, what has already happened around me, happening now and may happen in the ...
- IMF MD calls for anchoring stability to sustain higher and better growth (Category: Business)
- Asia sees red over ‘green economy’ (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
The mobile phone as the pitch goes could be the most powerful marketing tool ever invented. Until recently, however, the cell phone has been mostly about talking the talk (or texting the text). Now, from an advertising perspective, there are signs that they may be starting to walk the walk. Worldwide, there are twice as ...
- Colombo to host GSMA mWomen Working Group meeting (Category: Business)
- Tapping into mobile’s massive growth potential (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka ready to provide optimum service via mobile phone (Category: Business)
- Report sought from operators (Category: Breaking News)
By Sally McLaren On 11 September, the world marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, and Japan marked sixth months since the triple disasters of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant accident. On the same weekend, one corner of the vast Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo was transformed into ...
- Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo celebrates Independence Day (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka's beauty in the Land of the Rising Sun (Category: Breaking News)
- Embassy in Japan to hold ‘Sri Lanka Festival’ in Tokyo in Sept. (Category: Business)
- Success for Sri Lanka Motor Vehicle Summit in Tokyo (Category: Business)
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has launched a new campaign with a budget of 19 million euros ($26.7 million) designed to boost international tourism to Cyprus this year. According to Alecos Orountiotis, CTO chairman, the “Cyprus in Your Heart” campaign will promote Cyprus’ history and culture, friendliness and hospitality, its mix of modern and contemporary ...
- Increased tourism numbers expected (Category: Western Australia)
- 56 Cyprus beaches win top eco-label (Category: Business)
- Duluth tourism expected to improve but not fully rebound in 2021 (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Duluth tourism expected to improve but not fully rebound in 2021 (Category: USA, Minnesota)
Bullish on post-war revival in tourism and to cater to growing demand for its hospitality Renuka City Hotels Plc, is investing Rs. 200 million to add 20 more rooms, bringing the total to 100 inclusive of the adjoining Hotel Renuka. Chairman Ravi Thambiayah told the Daily FT that the company was waiting for approvals to ...
- Sri Lanka: Renowned hotelier warns tourism industry not to sit back and wait (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Renuka City hotel to expand (Category: Breaking News)
- Needed, 800,000 Hotel Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Gardiner collects 2% Kandy Hotels stake from foreign fund (Category: Business)
Reuters: England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After losing the test series 4-0, India started brightly in the shortest version of the game and racked up 165 all out, only to see England reach their target with three balls to ...
- Muammar Gaddafi dead of wounds following capture - Reuters (Category: Breaking News)
- “Zero hour” for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi lessons for brand building (Category: Business)
Asia Capital recently sold its 53% stake in Asian Alliance Insurance and a 40% stake in Asia Siyaka, realising Rs. 2.3 billion. It now plans to forge ahead with a new portfolio of investments in films, hotels and IT. Asia Capital’s senior management outlined these plans and its forthcoming Initial Public Offering, plans to float ...
- Asia Capital appoints Stephan to its Board (Category: Business)
- Asia Leisure partners with Japan Capital for new hotel project in Wadduwa (Category: Business)
- Appropriation Bill tabled in P’ment; 2012 maximum borrowing at Rs. 1.15 t (Category: Business)
- PABC Bank to raise Rs. 1 b from Japan (Category: Business)
By Devin Jayasundera Siedles Ltd., Sri Lanka’s leading electronic appliances supplier yesterday launched the new Sony Bravia high definition televisions to excite local customers. Sony the forerunner of innovative technology has being one of the leading brands in consumer electronics, which has spread its wings in providing 3D entertainment for televisions. Sony Bravia LCD HDTV ...
- Sony launches sensational showroom (Category: Business)
- Sony warns of fourth annual loss; flags $ 2.2 b TV loss (Category: Business)
- Sony to recall 1.6 m LCD TVs globally (Category: Business)
- Sony sees $ 2.9 b loss, reveals daunting task for new CEO (Category: Business)
Reuters: The lure of the Premier League has brought many of the world’s biggest names to play football in England – and it also draws huge numbers of fans from abroad to watch it. More than 750,000 visitors to Britain attended a match last year according to figures from national tourism agency VisitBritain, underlining the ...
- Messi strikes thrice in Barcelona’s 8-0 rout of Osasuna (Category: Business)
- Spectators join on field footy brawl (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Manchester City snatch title at the death (Category: Business)
- City survive scare to win, Chelsea take it easy (Category: Business)
The ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ trishaw race started off in grand style on Saturday 20 August 2011 at 8:30 a.m. from the premises of Tangerine Tree Hotel, Minuwangoda. The competitors kicked off to a solid start, with the official flag-off given by the Acting Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism Vipula Wanigasekara along with the presence ...
- Mongoose Adventures local sponsor for Lanka Challenge 2012 (Category: Business)
- Innovative tourism students in spotlight at PATA Social Entrepreneur Challenge (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
A high level delegation from Russian oil and natural gas giant Gazprom led by its Director General Gulev Valeriy this week met Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at his office in order to discuss investment opportunities, especially in the oil exploration in the Mannar and Cauvery Basin, natural gas market as well as tourism ...
- Government in the dark on extent and volume of Mannar Basin gas deposits (Category: Business)
- Another Indian firm to explore oil in Mannar Basin (Category: Business)
- Russia’s oil giant Gazprom to send technical team to explore Mannar basin (Category: Business)
- Govt. not aware of extent of gas deposit (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka Challenge 2011: The 12-day rickshaw challenge continues; adds east coast territoryAfter officially captivating the world in 2009 and 2010 through the first and second editions of the Lanka Challenge, Large Minority in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism plans to continue their meaningful adventure with the Lanka Challenge 2011; a 12-day rickshaw challenge taking ...
- ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ trishaw race starts off in grand style (Category: Business)
- ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ off to a grand start (Category: Business)
- Four best NSCA teams for 2011 meet for Namal Rajapaksa Challenge Trophy (Category: Business)
Every rule in the book was broken. At least for us laymen – watching the horrific footage screened by Channel 4 last Tuesday – it certainly did look like every rule in the book was broken two years ago when Sri Lankan forces closed in on a defeated LTTE. Naked prisoners shot in the head; ...
- Channel 4 claims Sri Lanka footage “authentic” (Category: Breaking News)
- New video evidence of alleged Sri Lankan War Crimes requires UN Investigation -Amnesty Internati... (Category: Breaking News)
- UN expert: Video proves Sri Lanka war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka 'war crime' images fuel Tamil resentment (Category: Breaking News)
By M.S.Shah Jahan Super slim Kate-Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, 29, the princess-to-be has a worry over her engagement ring with Ratnapura sapphire. Kate has slimmed down so much that she had to shrink her famous engagement ring to fit her finger...
- Ceylon Sapphires glitter with the Royal Wedding. (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain Agog With Royal Wedding Announcement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gifts sapphire hair pin to Kate (Category: Breaking News)
- Massive film series has successful run (Category: Breaking News)
Mercy me! Some good things do happen in this island home of ours. The latest is that laws are to be introduced to lesson noise pollution emanating from vehicular traffic. A Gazette notification will be published next month to announce the laws. Never too late is what Menika chanted since she for one wished from ...
- The Maid Who Gave Them Breakfast in Bed is Now Confined to Bed (Category: Breaking News)
- Epitaph For A Death And A Death Defying Pronouncement (Category: Breaking News)
- Heavenly Galle And Down To Zero Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Reaction To Obama’s Speech And Nearly 100,000 War Widows (Category: Breaking News)
It's time to get out the forks and pop the corks as the annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival opens for a sixth season.Several festival events are set for Thursday with opening ceremonies on Friday in Charleston's Marion Square.The main attraction at the festival is the Culinary Village where visitors can attend cooking demonstrations and try samples of food and wine at more than 90 booths.Ther...
- Atlanta Festivals Go Green (Category: USA, Georgia)
- State Vesak Festival at Mahiyangana (Category: Breaking News)
- Longest night at the movies (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Crush to ease at Taste (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
by Darini Rajasingham Senanayake On 4 February, Sri Lanka celebrated its 63rd birthday. After nearly three decades of armed conflict, it is now one of Southasia’s calmest and fastest-growing countries. Its social indicators, apart from the northeast zone, remain the...
- Military in Sri Lanka encroaching on civilian control of government (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka military extending its influence over civilian affairs, things are not looking good fo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s North: Rebuilding under the Military (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “People want their freedom. People want their bread. People want to stop their lousy dictators from looting their countries”. — A Jordanian Dissident (New York Times – 30.1.2011) Tunisia and Egypt, in revolt, are at the end...
- JVP for Tunisia style option (Category: Breaking News)
- Tyrants and Their Families: Gaddafis and Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Telephone call from Gaddafi tp Rajapaksa shows Mahinda is on the wrong side of history (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksa project of establishing familial control over the State Army and the SLFP (Category: Breaking News)
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