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Globe Mirror Industries (GMI), the first tempering plant to be established in Sri Lanka in 1969 has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification, a clear indication of its growth and credibility in terms of maintaining a high standard of quality throughout the years. GMI was started by late Mohammed Nawaz and has since grown to be ...
- Piramal Glass wins National Biz Excellence award for second year (Category: Business)
- New wine glasses aim to balance “water and fire” (Category: Business)
- Piramal Glass Ceylon shines with Rs. 149 m after tax profit in 1Q (Category: Business)
- Piramal Glass Ceylon opens Rs. 25 m effluent treatment plant (Category: Business)
Mobitel, the country’s state owned mobile communication company intends to play a key role in national information and communication technology (ICT) transformation. It is going through an organisational revitalisation process in order to gear up to make a greater contribution towards national transformation led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Under its ‘Change to Lead.Now’ organ...
- Taking IT to the villages, Mobitel opens regional IT centre in Kegalle (Category: Business)
- Mobitel rings back Lalith as CEO (Category: Business)
- National Transport Commission signs up with Mobitel for Mobile Enterprise Solutions (Category: Business)
- Sooriyawewa gets Mobitel’s first regional customer care contact centre (Category: Business)
Kelvinator, a world renowned brand of refrigerators, recently partnered with Softlogic to exclusively distribute and retail its newest range of refrigerator models. Softlogic being an established leading player in the retail consumer electronics market carrying authorised distributorships for world famous brand such as Panasonic, Samsung, Candy, Russel Hobbs, Midea, Dell, Nokia, Ignis and Xerox am...
- Softlogic launches own range of laptop computers (Category: Business)
- Softlogic Information Technologies introduce 21st century classroom in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Relish the new taste of a healthy lifestyle with Samsung refrigerators (Category: Business)
- Softlogic Information Technologies launches Dell Gallery in Colombo (Category: Business)
The first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote 75 years ago: “It would be absurd to say that the profit motive does not appeal to the average Indian, but it is nevertheless true that there is no such admiration for it in India as there is in the west. The possessor of ...
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- The rise of State capitalism: new masters of the universe or an ominous portent? (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
Sincere apologies, Hamlet! This distortion is to highlight the current impasse and to stress the need for thinking beyond short-term situational measures. The impasse is in getting the public university system going and in dealing with demands without forgetting that there is a nation in waiting and the vision for it involves that it should ...
- This Fourth of July! (Category: Business)
- Education reforms for ‘disciplined development’ in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
- Nation branding: A holistic perspective (Category: Business)
Why the Government should listen to the demands of university academics Sri Lanka is experiencing the dividends of peace at the moment. The Sri Lankan economy has expanded by a healthy growth rate of 7.9 per cent during the first quarter of this year, from the same period a year earlier
- “Our motto is quality, not money”: BMS President (Category: Business)
- Chaos in universities: A solution? (Category: Business)
- This Fourth of July! (Category: Business)
- More transparency on Z scores, demands TISL (Category: Business)
Reuters: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday the end of the economic crisis in his country was in sight and that the euro zone must not let the single currency become a source of friction between the north and south in the bloc. Speaking at a conference in Rimini, he said the euro ...
- Mario Monti named to head new Italy government (Category: Business)
- Euro area crisis risks EU sovereign ratings – Moody’s (Category: Business)
- S&P piles pressure on Franco-German budget plan (Category: Business)
- Merkel seen as big loser in euro zone showdown (Category: Business)
Travellers can now enjoy surprising value with Cathay Pacific Airways’ Getaway Surprise to the vibrant cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Perth in Australia. Explore the wonders of the Australian outback, experience the diverse cultures and outdoor lifestyle, and savour a multitude of tantalising cuisines offered by a melting pot of cultures in this delightful land. ...
- Experience Hong Kong Sevens With Cathay Pacific (Category: Breaking News)
- Cathay offers ‘Double Asia Miles’ to Frequent Flyers (Category: Breaking News)
- Cathay Pacific unveils delightful smart saver fares to USA (Category: Business)
- Cathay offers Getaway Surprise promotion to Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Beijing (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The technical sessions of the Association of Professional Bankers’ 24th anniversary convention were held yesterday, bringing the APB’s flagship event to a close. Aptly themed ‘Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge,’ each technical session explored an area that could throw obstacles in the path of bankers and the line-up of speak...
- More than ever, businesses must think ‘what if’ (Category: Business)
- Banking foresight – Shaping integrated development (Category: Business)
- APB to promote ‘Sustainability in Volatility’ at 24th anniversary convention (Category: Business)
- Threat of recession contains risk of further global bank failures (Category: Business)
Emirates is offering its passengers star-class accommodation in Dubai from just US$40 per person per night, valid over a whopping 12 months – from November 2012 to October 2013. Available to all Emirates passengers regardless of class of travel, the amazing Emirates Dubai Stopovers promotional offer encompasses a series of exceptional value-added packages for the ...
- Emirates SkyCargo Hits 100% in Use of Electronic Air Waybills From Dubai Hub (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates offers luxury hotels savings for online bookings (Category: Business)
- Emirates: Bonus Miles for Oct. (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister of Foreign Affairs holds wide ranging discussions with the SL Business Council in... (Category: Breaking News)
If any of you are sports enthusiasts, I am sure the most difficult working week would have been the last one. Watching the Olympics past midnight as, most of the blue ribbon events are in the evening UK time and then being at the office by 8:30 makes life tough. To me, the Olympics was ...
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
- Brand Finance values Olympics ‘brand’ at $ 47.6 b (Category: Business)
- Woods and Donald eyeing 2016 golf chance (Category: Business)
- Federer eyes golden finale to glittering summer (Category: Business)
Stephen Covey, a former business professor whose 1989 leadership manifesto ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; sold more than 25 million copies on the way to becoming one of the most highly effective volumes in the history of self-help publishing, died last month at a hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was in the ...
- Dr. Covey’s impact in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Myth of managing managers (Category: Business)
- Reflections on renewal (Category: Business)
- Avurudu awakening (Category: Business)
Whilst tracking the key moments of the London Olympics, I realised how reliant I was on the text updates that beeped on my Blackberry and then when time permits go to YouTube or the official websites to experience this key happening as it unfolds to the world. But, then I realised that my friends had ...
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola and McDonalds launch London Olympics 2012 memorabilia (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes (Category: Business)
Presented in partnership with Sri Lanka Design FestivalThe Young Creative Entrepreneur Design and Fashion Award is a British Council initiative offered in partnership with the Sri Lanka Design Festival. This award, originally titled the Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award was revamped this year to include both the ‘Design’ and ‘Fashion’ sectors. The award seeks the ...
- Darshi to showcase at Russia Fashion Week (Category: Business)
- Chokolaate Mother Daughter Fashion Designer 2012 title up for grabs! (Category: Business)
- Coats Lanka recognises AOD’s emerging fashion talent with special award (Category: Business)
By Shanuka Tissera Sumit Ganguly is a Professor of Political Science and holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilisations at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has been a Fellow and a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington DC and serves on the editorial board of numerous boards ...
- Away test failures puncture Dhoni’s leadership aura (Category: Business)
- I will start training in a week or two: Yuvraj (Category: Business)
- South Asia on the move (Category: Business)
Thailand-based Centara Hotels and Resorts currently has 55 hotels and resorts in its portfolio, with a mixture of owned and managed properties. In the next five years the company has a target to acquire more than 45 hotel and resort properties with the intention of reaching 100 in 2017. Centara believes its ambitious target to ...
- Centara renames hotels on New Year’s Eve (Category: Business)
- Resort hype! (Category: Business)
- Centara to open two hotels in Sri Lanka in second half of 2012 (Category: Business)
- Centara launches Cense value spa brand at new Khon Kaen hotel (Category: Business)
By a Special Correspondent A year or back from today, Sri Lankan economy had been sailing strongly amidst global economic typhoons. Most of the macro variables were reflecting peace dividends and rejuvenated hope. However, by mid 2011, the country’s trade deficit, fuelled by credit expansion
- Why Lion leads frontier (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Flexible exchange rates and impact on exporters (Category: Business)
- Value investors enter as speculators exit (Category: Business)
NDB Investment Bank Limited (NDBIB) was adjudged the ‘Best Investment Bank in Sri Lanka’ recently at the Awards for Excellence 2012 by Euromoney, the world’s premier financial markets magazine. This is a historical achievement for NDBIB as well as the country since it is the first time Euromoney has ever recognised an investment bank in ...
- NDBIB creates history at Euromoney Awards (Category: Business)
- NDB’s Annual Report 2011 ranked high amongst the best in the world (Category: Business)
- NDB Group 2011 profits up 35% to Rs. 2.9 b (Category: Business)
- NDB reports significant profit growth during 1H 2012 (Category: Business)
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. ...
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Tea in catch-22? (Category: Business)
- The US Open and Sri Lankan policy (Category: Business)
Malaysia Airlines’ second Airbus A380 received a VIP visit from UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, as part of his attendance at the opening day of Farnborough International Airshow. Malaysia Airlines’ Group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya and Fabrice Bregier, President & CEO Airbus, welcomed the UK Prime Minister on-board the aircraft following the official ...
- Malaysia Airlines sets milestone with launch of A380 scheduled service (Category: Business)
- Malaysia Airlines brings cheer with successful A380 joyride and route proving flight (Category: Business)
- Malaysia Airlines takes delivery of its first A380 (Category: Business)
- Emirates’ A380 makes Kuala Lumpur debut (Category: Business)
Third batch of students graduate in TangalleThe third batch of 23 students, trained in hotel operations under ‘Jeevana’ Livelihood Development Scheme, promoted by NDB, passed out at a ceremony held in Tangalle on 9 July. MP Namal Rajapaksa was the chief guest at the ceremony. Initiated in September 2010, ‘Jeevana’ Livelihood Development Program endorses NDB’s ...
- NDB ‘Jeevana’ empowers youth in Jaffna together with DIMO (Category: Business)
- NDB Bank enhances hospitality trade through ‘Jeevana’ initiative again (Category: Business)
- NDB helps youths to get jobs in the growing tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s new development tagline Sri Lanka’s current development tagline has been to make it the ‘Emerging Wonder of Asia’ as originally enunciated in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana: Vision for the Future’ and reaffirmed in both the Development Policy Framework of the Government issued in 2010 and the Annual Report of the Ministry of Finance and ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
Recent newspaper advertisements heralding the birth of a sports economy is indeed good news for sportsmen in general and sports entrepreneurs in particular. Tax exemptions that serve as attractive incentives are a much awaited step in the right direction for a small nation who has time
- Sports Track (Category: Business)
- Sports Track (Category: Business)
- Tax Breaks (Category: Business)
- Will play only if you pay! (Category: Business)
Toronto star: Mohamed Nasheed’s current status makes The Island President a misnomer. The star of the acclaimed documentary is now the ex-president of the Maldives, the island paradise in the Indian Ocean that is in danger of sinking due to high waves caused by climate change. Nasheed was forced to resign this past February, in ...
- Maldives President resigns after Police mutiny (Category: Business)
- Maldives eyes $100 million tourist tax for CO2 plan (Category: Business)
- Nasheed slammed for representing Sri Lanka at COP27 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sir Richard Branson says world faces “The Mother of All Recessions” (Category: Business)
By Shanuka Tissera Sri Lanka China Business Cooperation Council has launched the ‘SLCBCC Business Star Awards 2012’ in a big way this year by opening the competition to any company conducting trade between Sri Lanka and China. The official announcement was made on Wednesday (20) at the Galadari hotel in a bid to show appreciation ...
- Saluting stars (Category: Business)
- SLCBCC Business Star Awards 2012 (Category: Business)
- SLBCC To Reward Businesses Engaged In Trade With China (Category: Business)
- China assures further strengthening of business ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claimed on Monday that its candidate had won the country’s first free presidential election, defeating Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister and ending 60 years of rule by presidents drawn from the armed forces. An election committee source told Reuters that Islamist Mohamed Morsy, a U.S.-educated engineer, was comfortably ahead of former ...
- Egypt president recalls parliament, generals meet (Category: Business)
- A little music goes a long way in Egypt vote (Category: Business)
- Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on army (Category: Business)
- West should embrace “Arab Spring” Islamists — Qatar (Category: Business)
With highest-ever top and bottom line performance premier blue chip JKH says knowing exactly who were are, what we stand for and where we are headed makes all the differenceI am pleased to present the Integrated Annual Report, and the Statement of Accounts, for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2012. The Report encapsulates the ...
- Jumbo profit at JKH (Category: Business)
- Stellar 3Q for JKH (Category: Business)
- JKH forges with solid growth (Category: Business)
- Good start by JKH in “challenging” FY13 (Category: Business)
A total of 350 key business professionals in Karachi were hosted by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Regional Division for an evening meeting on the theme ‘Harnessing the True Potential of Pakistan,’ which was a first-of-its-kind in the Pakistani financial capital Karachi. The event attracted the key political movers and shakers of Karachi ...
- Sri Lanka call off Pak tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trade delegation to participate in Expo Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Consul general says Lanka, Pakistan FTA not exploited (Category: Breaking News)
- Vast potential exists to enhance Pak-Lanka trade: SL Consul General (Category: Business)
LONDON (Reuters): Bookings at London hotels for the Olympic period are down by around a third on last summer, with travellers being put off by high prices, a British travel agent said on Wednesday, dampening hopes that the Games will help to revive Britain’s economy. Credit ratings agency
- Style on a budget is key in European hotels battle (Category: Business)
- Exhibitor bookings for ITB Asia 2012 up 33% over 2011 (Category: Business)
- Switch-Asia to host tourism sustainability seminar (Category: Business)
- Small Luxury Hotels of the World reports record year (Category: Business)
Overview Entrepreneurship is the big thing, not the next big thing as it has always been the sustainable and profitable way of adding market and economic value to the society and country. Have no attitude or a dream of becoming another Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Otto Beisheim or a Richard Branson in that ...
- New Year: So what? (Category: Business)
- World’s largest gathering for spirit of entrepreneurship begins today in Liverpool (Category: Business)
- Thought prisoners (Category: Business)
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