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Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently organized the Second Tata Nano Mileage Challenge Rally for Tata Nano owners in Colombo.

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Richardson Projects is a subsidiary of the Richardson Group, which is a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s electrical products and infrastructure industry recently launched the successor to Moeller brand Eaton. Moeller and Eaton, two of the most established and respected names in the electrical sector came together as Eaton acquired Moeller in the year 2008. In ...

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The location of Sri Lanka has a strategic significance and this has been proven by the historical trading activities between Sri Lanka and ancient China, Egypt, and the Roman Empire. There is ample evidence to show that Sri Lanka was a main trading hub in Asia. The reasons for occupation of Sri Lanka by the ...

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Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently organised the second Tata Nano Mileage Challenge Rally for Tata Nano owners in Colombo. The rally was flagged off from Colombo, with the objective of raising customer awareness and reassuring the position of Tata Nano as the most fuel efficient passenger car in Sri Lanka. Twenty five Tata ...

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Global giant Standard Chartered Bank tips Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rebound in 2013, after contracting this year from 2011. It is forecasting economy to grow by 7.5% in 2013 and by 7.7% in 2014 from 6.8% this year. However, forecasts for the next two years are lower in comparison to record 8.3% growth achieved ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka will cut spending from the 2012 budget to keep the fiscal deficit to a targeted 6.2%, the treasury secretary said on Monday, adding that growth may fall as low as 6.5%this year because of a drought and the global slowdown. By April this year, Sri Lanka’s budget deficit was 285.8 billion rupees ...

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Asia Wealth Management is urging retail investors to ‘pull up their socks,’ suggesting a more confident approach to equities investment. Here are excerpts from Asia Wealth’s weekly review: The market has healed so fast within a very short period lowering the year-to-date loss to -2.7%, despite reaching highs of negative 20%. There are many explanations ...

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Ever Leading, the fourth L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group’s First Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard recentrly. The ceremonial rope cutting for the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Kitty Yen, Chairman of Evergreen Sky Catering Corp in a ceremony attended by dignitaries from ...

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SriLankan Airlines established its presence in the most bustling district of the Southern Province, Hambantota, with the opening of a new sales office on Friday, 21 September. The branch office will facilitate travel formalities to a large clientele in the south-eastern coast area. The modern facility is equipped to handle reservations, ticketing, Prepaid Ticket Advices ...

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The first-ever National Bamboo Processing initiative will be kicked off today, 19 September, at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. The UNIDO focal point office in Colombo will be launching the event with Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen and Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Anura Siriwardena. The launching will also be attended by senior ...

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The UNIDO focal point office in Colombo has successfully marshalled a US based top tier global fund for its pioneering bamboo initiative leading to large scale bio-mass alternative energy material growth in Sri Lanka. “We are highly encouraged by the strong co-financing support of the Global Environment Fund (GEF) headed by Jeffrey Leonard, whose firm ...

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The SriLankan Airlines Group stamped its class as an institution that is in the forefront of environmental conservation, when it swept the ‘State Sector Buildings – Large Scale’ category at the Vidulka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2012. The National Carrier won the only Silver Award in the category, while its subsidiary SriLankan Catering Ltd. was ...

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The place isn’t a paradise for minorities but the economy is recovering By Sam Baker Asuasentinel.com: The Government of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka has probably botched its dealings with the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. Still, the disenchantment with Colombo may be overblown three years after the end of the ...

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Despite a reversal in the rate of exports decline and evidence of some improvement, Sri Lanka is actively moving to help its exporters to face the global downturn, with a challenging new $ 12 b export goal set for 2102. “Since you, the distinguished exporters, who account for nearly 80 per cent of Sri Lanka’s ...

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   NFC-enabled student ID card launched for the first time in Sri Lanka The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel launched a student identity card solution that works on NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, for the first time in Sri Lanka. The student identity card named iCard was launched at Royal College. The NFC card reader ...

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The global escalation of commodity prices in the latter part of last decade impacted Sri Lanka’s rice market, with retail prices showing sharp increases for the consumer. The regulatory forces with a ceiling on consumer prices and guaranteed price for paddy did alleviate this problem to some extent. Today it has taken a different turn ...

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On Friday (7) afternoon, the eve of provincial council elections in three provinces, a certain gathering took place at 101, Rosmead Place, which houses the corporate offices of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) National List Parliamentarian, Tiran Alles. Consultations that lasted for hours, took place between Alles and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa and a few ...

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By Shanuka Tissera Amendments to the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Act have been finalised and approved by the Attorney General. It is expected that both bills will be presented to Parliament shortly for enactment. Pending the enactment of new legislations, the Cabinet of Ministers has appointed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) as ...

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SINGAPORE (Reuters): High sulphur gasoil premiums fell on Monday as demand faltered in the region with the start of monsoon rains in Pakistan and a restart of Sri Lanka’s refinery after an unplanned shutdown, traders said. The cash premiums for the benchmark 0.5 percent sulphur gasoil fell by eight cents to 85 cents a barrel ...

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Access Engineering PLC, the leading value engineering solutions provider in Sri Lanka, was selected by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. to partake in one of the country’s most exhilarating infrastructure projects, the new International Airport at Mattala, Hambantota. Funded by the Government of the Peoples Republic of China, construction of the Hambantota International Airport is ...

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week announced global traffic results for July showing slower growth in both air travel and freight, but with considerable variation by region and market. n July passenger demand in aggregate was 3.4% higher than the same month last year, compared to a 6.3% increase in June and average ...

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 Going back to basics is the way out With climate change being a key concern among the community, Ratnapura Tea Research Institute Senior Research Officer Dr. M.A. Wijeratne noted that general tea cultivation would be disrupted in the coming years due to global warming. Possible impacts Discussing the potential impacts as predicted by scientists, Dr. ...

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Professional Met Consu-ltancy Services (Pvt.) Ltd. has been awarded Sri Lanka National best Energy Services Company award for the second consecutive year 2012 at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency award ceremony held on 19 August at Colombo Hilton Hotel. Professional Met Consultancy Services Chairman and Managing Director M.A. Justin receives the award from Environment ...

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By Shanuka Tissera One of the country’s largest apparel exporters, Brandix, has successfully shown how eco-friendly solutions can be adopted by a large scale enterprise to not only reduce their carbon footprint, but prove a positive correlation between reducing carbon emissions and innovating planning resulting in heftier revenue streams. Brandix Lanka Head Environment and Energy ...

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The launch of Piaggio BOSA, manufactured in India using ultra-modern Italian technology, was held at Waters Edge recently. Introduced to the market by Associated Motorways Ltd (AMW), the distinctive features of Piaggio Bosa and the warm reviews it received from Dealers, amply demonstrated its capability to revolutionise the automotive trade. The launch ceremony of Piaggio ...

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The SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 held in June this year revolved around the theme ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices,’ of which the highlight was the final session of the two-day summit, the CEO and CFO Forum. The panel featured Dialog PLC Group CEO and Managing Director Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, John Keells Holdings Finance ...

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One of India’s largest business forces, the Mahindra group announced last week its plans to increase market share in Sri Lanka. The $ 15.4 billion Mahindra Group already has a presence in the automobiles and tractors industry, but is now planning to enter into two-wheeler, aerospace and vehicle finance. The title sponsors of the Sri ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka has shut its sole 50,000 barrels-per-day oil refinery for a few days after damage to a floating pipeline at the Colombo port, an official said on Monday. The shutdown is unlikely to have a large impact on the Asian diesel market as Sri Lanka’s gasoil demand is lower than usual at the ...

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SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian gasoil prices remained supported on Monday as spot demand emerged from Sri Lanka and the Philippines, traders said. Gasoil cracks slipped by 14 cents to $19.91 a barrel while September prices increased more than October gasoil prices in the derivatives market.  Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp. is seeking 300,000 barrels of gasoil ...

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The Planters’ Association of Ceylon, the representative body of the island’s corporate plantation sector lauded the Regional Plantation Companies (RPC’s) which secured awards at the first ever National Plantation Awards held at Temple Trees recently. The ceremony saw a total of 86 outstanding performers including smallholders, manufacturers, exporters and RPCs receive awards from...

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