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WHEN the South Asian region formed the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC hopes were high that it would be the first step in integrating the political, economic and social synergies of the region for overall growth and development. Decades later this dream has largely failed but the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and ...
Royal College, ranked among the best schools in the country, celebrates 177 years of education inculcating pride, honour and responsibility. Students of Royal are from varying social backgrounds, ethnicities and religious faith. Since 1835, Royal College has produced outstanding individuals from many walks of life, and they have played a key role in shaping the ...
Dreamcatchers, an exhibition of paintings by Teruni Wikramanayake and Asela Abeywardene and sculpture by Gayan Gunasekara, will be held on 21 and 22 July at the Lionel Wendt. The exhibition will be the first public showcase of the artists’ work, all three of whom are students of renowned Prof. Sarath Chandrajeewa. Commenting on the rationale ...
Red Bull Island Hopping successfully came to a close with the race favourite, Fabio Ingrosso, taking home the first place trophy. The 36 year old Swiss National completed the race in an incredible 40 minutes and 22 seconds and went onto to be crowned champion of Red Bull Island Hopping Coming in exactly one minute ...
Zahira College, one of the leading public Schools in the Island gets its long awaited dream of a Swimming Pool, with its ceremonial opening on Saturday 14th July at 4.00 p.m. Three Special Guests Al Haj Desamanya M.T.A.Furkhan, Chairman Confifi Group, Al Haj M.H.Omar, Founder – Brandix and Manilal Fernando – Chairman, Holcim Lanka Ltd ...
MADRID(Reuters): Promising Moto2 rider Marc Marquez will replace the retiring Casey Stoner and join Spanish compatriot Dani Pedrosa at Honda for the 2013 and 2014 championships, the MotoGP team said on Thursday. The 19-year-old Marquez, world champion in the 125cc category in 2010, finished runner-up in Moto2 last year and is currently leading the standings ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘The Business of Sports’ is a fortnightly column that appears every other Thursday. This is Feature #22, continuing to seek a greater public engagement in our national sports and a sporting surveillance on what goes on away from the arenas and behind the scenes. Readers are invited to share their views and express their opinion ...
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 ...
Reuters: A seventh Challenge Cup secured, Roger Federer was ready for a week’s holiday on Monday before returning to London to complete what he hopes will be a unique Wimbledon-Olympic double triumph at the All England Club. The moment London were awarded the Games seven years ago, Federer tapped the dates into his electronic phone ...
Reuters: Roger Federer never doubted his ability to win grand slam titles during a two and a half year drought in which he was written off in some quarters and passed the 30 year age barrier that often signals the beginning of the end for top tennis players. After winning his seventh Wimbledon title with ...
Poor rainfall throughout Sri Lanka during the past few months has caused a drought unheard of during recent history. Particularly affected Districts are Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla. Farmers complain that their crops are being ruined or are on the verge of being ruined. Some villages complain of the shortage ...
After over two decades, the untouched, charming beaches of Passikudah, in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, are slowly being rediscovered for their scenic golden sands and calm waters, rich in biodiversity. The bay of Passikudah comprises of a flat, soft sandy bed extending approximately 100 meters into the sea with a shallow fringing coral ...
The top level performances of the sales force of Scan Products Division of CW Mackie PLC – in 2011/12 were recognised at a ceremony held at the Club Palm Bay Hotel Marawila recently. Congratulating the winners, the chief guest at the Awards ceremony CW Mackie Chairman/CEO W.T Ellawala assured that just as much as the ...
The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines ‘reconcile’ as ‘finding an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas that seem to be opposed to each other’. ‘Reconciliation’ is defined as ‘an end to a disagreement and the start of a good relationship again,’ and as ‘the process makes it possible for two different ideas ...
Roger Federer is being hailed as possibly the greatest athlete in sports history after his spectacular return to the summit of tennis with a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon crown. Federer’s spellbinding 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 triumph over home hope Andy Murray not only ended all arguments over his status as tennis’ undisputed king, but also sparked ...
Given the fact that Police had an impressive outing the previous week, much was expected from them against a young and relatively inexperienced CR outfit. At half time the exchanges were even and the score line indicated the same. Both sides resorted to some open and rather expansive rugby and CR resorted to some deep ...
Tie-up with East West Properties to see 200-room, 11-storey Weligama Marriott Resort and Space come up in mid 2014Marriott International has announced the signing of an agreement with Weligama Hotel Properties Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of East West Properties PLC, to open a hotel in Sri Lanka – the Weligama Marriott Resort & Spa in ...
By Shanuka Tissera Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo last week announced its latest accomplishment as the recipient of the ‘Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lanka’ award at the Business Destinations 2012 travel awards. The hotel has now entered the ring to do battle with the likes of the Trump Hotel Chicago, Fair Mont Hotel Vancouver and Marina Bay ...
Serena Williams is making no secret of her desperation to crown one of the most inspiring sporting comebacks with a Venus-equaling fifth Wimbledon title on Saturday. “I really, really want it,” the American superstar said ahead of her championship showdown with Polish history-chaser Agnieszka Radwanska. Grand slam tennis is littered with heart-warming comeback tales: think ...
With the intention of adopting the ‘going green’ concept, the Galadari Hotel joined hands with Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt.) Ltd., entering into an ‘Electronics Recycling Agreement’ on 29 June 2012. Ceylon Waste Management is the pioneer in electronic waste recycling, specialising in the business of providing electronic waste recycling and waste handling and under the ...
Heritance Ahungalla, one of Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Group’s deluxe hotels, has employed scores of people and sources supplies from the neighbouring villages as part of the ongoing investment drive to embrace sustainability. More than 65 per cent of the hotel’s staff of 400 have been recruited from the local villages, many of them have ...
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews have been named as the two international icon players for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) that begins on 10 August. The duo will join five other Sri Lanka players as icons of their respective teams, lend the fledgling league some star power ...
The grand finale of the highly anticipated Ranaviru Real Star Mission Two, one of the most watched reality shows in Sri Lanka which highlights the hidden talents of our armed forces personal to hit the airways live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini on 6 July. Ranaviru Real Star was developed on a concept given by Secretary, ...
Unveils first-to-market features with new Deskjet Ink Advantage printers in Sri Lanka HP on Wednesday announced an expanded portfolio of HP Deskjet Ink Advantage printers with five new printers that offer more choices for affordable, HP-quality printing and first-to-market technologies such as wireless direct printing that does not require a network. The new HP Deskjet ...
STR Global has released some preliminary data from its Annual Profitability Survey 2012. Now in its 14th year, the survey contains detailed data on hotel revenues and costs, showing the dynamic evolution of the sector by city, country and region. “We are pleased to have increased this year’s participation level particularly in Latin America, China ...
Reuters: Tom Cruise led Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest paid actors released on Tuesday, earning nearly twice that of second place Leonardo DiCaprio and recapturing his spot among Hollywood’s top-earning performers after his recent blockbuster movie “Mission: Impossible.” Cruise, who turned 50-years-old on Tuesday amid speculation over whether his box office pull cou...
Reuters: The BET Awards on Sunday split top honors among several artists, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances and an emotional tribute to late singer Whitney Houston. Beyonce was named best female R&B artist, while Brown, who performed his hit single “Turn Up the Music” from his new album ...
“The Lavinia Dressed Crab, a signature dish, was spicy, moist, steeped in its sinful flavours, pulsating with the finest flavours the destination has to offers,” states a guest at last year’s promotion A fabulous selection of fine seafood freshly caught and prepared to your desire and a wine guide to find the perfect wine to complement ...