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Published on Feb 2, 2023 10:50:39 AM by Trader's Life
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Published on Jul 8, 2022 10:59:23 AM by Trader's Life
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently organised a seminar and workshop on ‘Lighting the Future’ at The Sands, Kalutara. Top architects, consultants and key opinion leaders in the building and project business were invited for this event, along with their families. The invited guests and their families checked in on Friday at the hotel. ...
- DIMO opens most modern Lighting Studio (Category: Business)
- Overall Gold for DIMO tribe (Category: Business)
- DIMO pays tribute to its champions (Category: Business)
- DIMO ventures into maritime industry, launches maritime solutions (Category: Business)
New commander of Sri Lanka Navy took helms Thursday ceremonially at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo. Sri Lanka Commander-In-Chief, President Mahinda Rajapaksa promoted Rear Admiral Jayanath Colombage to the three-star rank of Vice Admiral with effect from 27 September, and appointed him as Sri Lanka Navy’s 18th Commander. He succeeds the retiring Navy Commander Vice ...
- Lankan Navy Commander visits Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy Commander visiting Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy Chief observes Naval Flood Relief Operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy Commander brings rival navy chiefs together (Category: Breaking News)
Rain-hit game goes host’s way as West Indies fails to chase down 48 runs in eight overs (strap) In what was seen as the first major upset of the tournament, an inspired Sri Lanka overcame West Indies challenge by five runs, courtesy the Duckworth/Lewis method, to register its first win of the ICC Women’s World ...
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Lewis Hamilton will leave McLaren and race for the Mercedes Formula One team next season after agreeing a three-year deal in which the Briton replace seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher. McLaren announced separately that Mexican Sergio Perez would partner 2009 champion Jenson Button in their line-up next season. The announcements by Mercedes and McLaren ...
- F1 looks for a pattern in the unpredictable (Category: Business)
- Formula for a Win! - Put Schumacher in a Red Bull, says Ecclestone (Category: Business)
- Rosberg wins in China for first F1 victory (Category: Business)
- F1 launch time and optimism is in the air (Category: Business)
Retailers of Hutch from all over the island had their dreams of sailing the super luxury Star Cruise Virgo turned to a reality recently. The retailers who worked for the promotion “Hutch Mega Millions” sailed the Star Cruise Virgo from Singapore. The lucky winners spent a night in Singapore and had ample time to do ...
- Luxury cruise from Chennai to Trinco (Category: Breaking News)
- Just let us cruise (Category: South Australia)
- Cruise numbers down (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Three cruise liners to carry 6,000 tourists (Category: Breaking News)
Launches its latest international watch brands; prizes and surprises on offer this weekendDiamond Dreams, one of the leading and most accomplished jewellery brands in Sri Lanka, has always left its customers mesmerised and spoilt for choice with its exquisite jewellery collections. Established in 2009, Diamond Dreams has rapidly evolved to become the country’s favourite high ...
- Directors aren’t a rarity at Blue Diamonds (Category: Business)
- New Directors on Blue Diamonds Board (Category: Business)
- Fake Diamonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Blue Diamonds poor with profits, rich with MDs! (Category: Business)
Reuters: Pop star Katy Perry was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year on Tuesday, after a whirlwind 12 months in which she split up with her husband and turned their break-up into a hit single and film. Perry, 27, channeled her split with British comedian Russell Brand in late 2011 into the chart-topping hit ‘Part ...
- Disco King still the best! (Category: Business)
- Katy Perry Disses Beyonce (Category: Breaking News)
- Katy Perry crashes Melbourne formal (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- ‘Jon Secada – Live in Concert’ in December (Category: Business)
Reuters: J.K. Rowling takes a step into the unknown on Thursday with the publication of her debut adult novel, five years after the seventh and final instalment of the Harry Potter series became the fastest-selling book in history. “The Casual Vacancy” is virtually guaranteed to top the bestseller lists in Britain, the United States and ...
- Cover of J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel revealed (Category: Business)
- ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling writing adult novel (Category: Business)
- Harry Potter novels available in ebook format (Category: Business)
What is tipped to be the biggest single largest sole foreign investor project the $ 460 million Krrish Square at Transworks House in Fort will start selling luxury condominium units from today, the Indian promoters disclosed last night. Launching to media and corporates separately, the Krrish Square on the four-acre land area is a mixed ...
- $ 450 m Transworks Towers to transform city (Category: Business)
- Gains, Pains In Paki FDI (Category: Breaking News)
- Letter: Sheyenne Street deal is not sweet for the city (Category: USA, North Dakota)
By Marianne David The head of the country’s best five star city hotel this week made a fresh case for effective and aggressive marketing of Sri Lanka as a holiday destination to maximise benefits from unique advantages and peaceful times. “Sometimes you can be the best, but if nobody knows about it, you’re not going ...
- Choices (Category: Business)
- People want me to play till 2011 World Cup says Jayasuriya (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket crave for more matches against India (Category: Sports)
- France wants to be involved in development of Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
Vice Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayaka who assumed duties as the 17th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy on 15 January 2011, retired yesterday after 35 years of service. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, promoted the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake to the rank of Admiral on 24 ...
- New Sri Lanka Navy Commander says India can provide proof, if any of fisherman killing (Category: Breaking News)
- New Commander of Sri Lanka Navy appointed (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy Commander promoted to Admiral (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy Commander promoted to Admiral (Category: Breaking News)
By Marianne David Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo won two coveted awards at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards – the Best Five Star City Hotel Award and the Best Host Hotel Spa. Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011 awarded high performers across 11 categories and evaluated hotels in the industry based on their contribution towards tourism. ...
- Top hotels sweep World Spice Food Festival awards (Category: Business)
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
HDFC Bank, a specialized housing Bank launched the online Banking portal recently enabling customers to have access to their accounts at any time. This ensures fast, easy and secure access to HDFC accounts. HDFC Bank was in the process of upgrading its services continuously for the past period considering the evolving needs of its customers ...
- HDFC Launches HDFC EBanking (Category: Business)
- Affordable housing loans from HDFC (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank widens mobile access to online services (Category: Business)
- Shared ATMs (Category: Breaking News)
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)
DE-CIX, the world’s largest internet exchange, located in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), has achieved a new data throughput record: Internet traffic at DE-CIX exceeded the two Tbit/s (terabits per second) mark for the first time ever. More than 480 internet service providers from over 50 countries are currently connected to the internet exchange, bringing the ...
- Atlanta Firefighters Warned About Personal Data Security Breach (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Mobile phones made 59% of total web traffic last year (Category: Breaking News)
- Starlink space-based internet, explained video - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Starlink space-based internet, explained video - CNET (Category: Technology)
As if the very unpredictability of the format wasn’t enough, the ‘R’ factor is threatening to add to the excitement as the firstphase of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 enters its climactic stage. End September isn’t necessarily the best time to play cricket in Sri Lanka, but for most of the first week of the ...
- West Indies go through at Ireland’s expense (Category: Business)
- We have to win the power play overs: Porterfield (Category: Business)
- Matthews stars as West Indies defeat Ireland to stay alive (Category: Breaking News)
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan, a team with fantastic pedigree at the ICC World Twenty20s; New Zealand dependent on one or two key players – usually good for a scrap, but not always a serious contender against the big teams. The two sides played to reputation at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where some solid hitting in ...
- Taylor and Oram smash Pakistan to get to 302 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan lose to a rampant Kiwi side by 110 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Babar, Rauf, all-round Shadab help Pakistan brush aside New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Formula One cars will continue to swerve around the skyscrapers of Singapore for the next five years after the government agreed on Saturday to help cover the S$150 millioncost of hosting the unique night race. There had been some doubt about the future of the event, the only night race on the calendar, as ...
- Montezemolo suggests shorter and later F1 races (Category: Business)
- India can be one of the great F1 venues (Category: Business)
- New tyres make F1 better: Webber (Category: Business)
- F1 looks for a pattern in the unpredictable (Category: Business)
$ 450 m mega project to be completed in 2014 By Uditha Jayasinghe The Government has leased the iconic Transworks House land to India’s Krrish Group for 99 years at $ 49 million, whilst the $ 450 million mega project is slated to be completed by 2014. The land encompasses the Transworks House, a colonial ...
- Ambitious $ 460 m 4-towers Krrish Square at Fort to start selling units from today (Category: Business)
- $ 450 m Transworks Towers to transform city (Category: Business)
- People will be resettled in Sampur: Basil Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- Gains, Pains In Paki FDI (Category: Breaking News)
Excel World Entertainment Park (EWE) – formerly known as Excel World – now a fully owned subsidiary of Browns Investments PLC, offers the whole family a one-stop wholesome entertainment spot in the hustle bustle of Colombo 10, one of the busiest areas in the City. In addition to a well orchestrated entertainment package, facilities for ...
- Excel World Entertainment Park Gets New Look (Category: Business)
- Excel World Entertainment Park With A New Look (Category: Business)
- The Management Club – Colombo moves to exciting new location (Category: Business)
- Philippines Independence Day celebrated (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is offering 2717.243 acres of land and 415.7 acres of water body in six selected areas for eco-friendly beach, wildlife and waterfront developments. Located in Kalpitiya, Kuchc-haveli, Bentota, Pasikudah, Dedduwa and Yala, all land offered will be given on a long-term 99-year lease upon payment ...
- Divyaa Lagoon Resort first luxury boutique hotel to open in Kalpitiya (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan government to lease out 10 more islands in Kalpitiya for tourism development (Category: Breaking News)
- Golden opportunity for tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
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)
Hilton Colombo Residences yesterday announced its latest ‘Drink as much as you feast’ food and beverage promotion at its flagship restaurant, Union Bar & Grill. The promotion would be held every Sunday to Wednesday between 7 and 10 p.m. Guests would be treated to a full international buffet, which consists of salads, soups, main course ...
- Phase 2 construction begins on Unser (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Phase 2 construction begins on Unser (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Chinese man returning to Shanghai from Sri Lanka infected (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s women team to Sri Lanka for SAFF Championship (Category: Business)
The Silvas are at it again. A week dominated by news of political brats on the rampage once more, this time directing their rage at an Army Major, ended with the soldier recanting his story and the two main suspects in remand being transferred to prison hospital on “medical” advice. The whole incident smacked of ...
- Blake says visit positive, key challenges remain (Category: Business)
- The Ides Of March Comes Around To A Rajapaksa Regime (Category: Breaking News)
- US – India Alliance Puts Pressure On Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Political pickles and quicksilver fortunes (Category: Business)
SINGAPORE (AFP): Formula One star Lewis Hamilton Wednesday revealed how his father’s simple advice to “never give up” had stopped him quitting during dark days in his career. Hamilton, under intense speculation over which team he will drive for next year, has often cut an unhappy figure this season despite his three wins. In 2011, ...
- Hamilton confirms split with girlfriend (Category: Business)
- Hamilton expected to extend McLaren deal (Category: Business)
- Bets on for Massa and Hamilton to collide again (Category: Business)
- SAP subsidiary pleads guilty in Oracle case (Category: Business)
AFP: Kevin Pietersen has been left out of England’s Test squad for the tour of India as the controversial batsman pays the price for the text message scandal that has left his international career in tatters. Pietersen was dropped for the final Test against South Africa after sending texts to opposition players that contained criticism ...
- Pietersen woes continue with golden duck (Category: Business)
- Pietersen wants to dominate world cricket (Category: Business)
- Pietersen not in England’s provisional T20 squad (Category: Business)
- Kevin Pietersen misses World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
Five star luxury hotel brand Eden Resort and Spa of the LOLC Leisure Group was recently honoured with a National Level Merit Award at the CNCI Achiever Award 2012, organised by The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries. Eden was presented with this award in the National Level Extra Large category (Services sector) and was ...
- Eden Resort & Spa receives Certificate of Excellence 2012 by Trip Advisor (Category: Business)
- Diversified young conglomerate LOLC honoured with six accolades (Category: Business)
- Shima cuts the mustard (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Osseo special education staff member wins statewide award (Category: USA, Minnesota)
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