Son of Sudath Munaweera, a former first-class cricketer, Dilshan Munaweera began playing at the age of nine and has represented Nalanda College, Sri Lanka under 19,  Bloomfield C & AC, Sri Lankan A and now is a part of the UVA NEXT franchise in the SLPL. An opening batsman, Munaweera has been picked to the ...

The third leg of the first round of selections for the Airtel Rising Stars  was held at the Prison’s Sports Club Anuradhapura with over 500 applications received from young footballers, all hoping for a dream-come-true opportunity to train at the legendary Manchester United soccer academy in the UK. After a gruelling try out session, three ...

SLPL’s young star Akila Dhananjaya wins selection along with Dilshan Munaweera Sri Lanka has picked two uncapped players including the on-going Sri Lanka Premier League’s young star the under 21 player Akila Dhananjaya as part of its 15-man squad for the next month’s World Cup T20 tournament. Offspinner Akila plays for Sri Lanka Captain Mahela ...

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. A Global Survey ...

By Cassandra Mascarenhas One of Colombo’s most highly anticipated events of the year, the inaugural Senses and Soul Colombo Music Festival, the first-ever music festival of its kind to be held in Sri Lanka, will kick off tonight with a grand opening ceremony and concert featuring the Gipsy Kings and the All Star Band, which ...

What is sales management? Sales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm’s sales operations. It is an important business function as net sales through the sale of products and services and resulting profit drive most commercial business. These are also typically ...

Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara emerged the most energy efficient hotel in Sri Lanka by winning the highest accolade awarded in the large scale hotel sector at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2012 which concluded recently. This is the second consecutive year that Aitken Spence Hotels has been recognised at the awards. Last year ...

Construction of a top class IT university in Sri Lanka revealed at the launch   By Cassandra Mascarenhas Furthering the Government of Sri Lanka’s vigorous adoption of e-governance, an extension of the Lanka Government Gate project, ‘Lanka Cloud,’ Sri Lanka’s first-ever cloud computing platform, was launched last week by the Lanka Government Information Infrastructure (...

Protecting the small depositor   One reason for poor communities the world over responding to the service facility provided by Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) to take in the small amounts of savings the poor generate on a daily or weekly basis is the security offered by the cash being securely looked after at a remote ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Myanmar could follow Asia’s fast growing economies and expand at 7% to 8% a year, become a middle income nation, and triple per capita income by 2030 if it can surmount substantial development challenges by further implementing across-the-board reforms, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study says. ”Myanmar’s strategic location, rich natural resources ...

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 ...

The second annual Youth Fest is set to take place from 24 to 26 August at the MAS Institute of Management Technology, Thulhiriya.   The three day event, which looks to promote experiential learning amongst the youth in Sri Lanka, will have over 250 participants ranging from university undergraduates and school leavers, to members of ...

Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo leads the way in sustainable tourism with a record three consecutive year Green Globe certification.  The nationally and internationally awarded five star hotel is the only Sri Lankan hotel to be certified by the premier international sustainability body for a third year. Green Globe is the global travel and tourism industries’ certification ...

After a steady even par opening round yesterday, local Sri Lankan star Mithun Perera came roaring up the score-board in the second round of The Standard Chartered Open 2012 with an eight under par ‘bogey free’ 63. He lies two shots off the lead which is jointly held by Abhijit Chadha, the overnight leader who ...

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. ...

In its first-ever official level discussions with Sri Lanka on the proposed pharmaceutical manufacturing hub, which has now excited the Lankan private sector, India has given a strong, structured recommendation on the way forward for Sri Lanka’s dream: Focus on the huge global market first. “I don’t say that the local market of Sri Lanka ...

LONDON (Reuters): The London Olympics were described as “happy and glorious” by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge on Sunday as he officially closed the 30th Summer Games. “These were happy and glorious Games,” Rogge told cheering competitors and spectators packed into the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in east London, in a clear reference to Britain&#...

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...

Anushka Sharma and Sunny Leone are probably two obscure names to the Daily FT reader. I must admit this was true for me too until very recently when I had the opportunity to view a programme on Star Movies called ‘Front Row,’ a talk show hosted by Indian national award winning author and film critic ...

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 ...

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 ...