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The beautifully sculptured dancing figurines stood out striking against the milky white backdrop under a shower of golden light.
Yet another sustainability project was organized by the Corporate andamp; Offshore Banking department of Seylan Bank PLC recently at Gurugoda Kanishta Vidyalaya, Horana.
The National Mobile Service Provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel has come forward to lend their support to the National Child Protection Authority.
Having pioneered the Bridal exhibitions in the country,andnbsp;Bridal Fair 2012andnbsp;will mark its 16th successful year. Started in 1997, inspired by the conceptandnbsp;andldquo;All your wedding needs under one roofandrdquo;,andnbsp;it covers the entire wedding market, spiced with professional fashion shows, make up/dress demonstrations and bridal shows, providing the best opportunity to would-b...
- Vogues Bridal Haven re-defines the Sri Lankan wedding dream (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Love is not canceled': Iowa bridal industry prepares for major comeback (Category: USA, Iowa)
- 'Love is not canceled': Iowa bridal industry prepares for major comeback (Category: USA, Iowa)
- 'Love is not canceled': Iowa bridal industry prepares for major comeback (Category: USA, Iowa)
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) recently signed up for the Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (SLIPS) through Commercial Bank, the first-ever to be so in the non-banking financial institutions category.
Pan Asia Bank ceremonially opened its 73rdandnbsp;Branch in Trincomalee on last Friday (21 September 2012) atandnbsp;No. 459, Dockyard Road, Trincomalee.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened a second customer service point in Wellawatta, to serve its increasing customer base in that part of Colombo.
andldquo;When we advertise for IT graduates for our software development company, Open Arc Systems Management (Pvt) Ltd, we receive hundreds of applications. However, even to select one person is so difficult due to their poor knowledge, zero industrial exposure and negative attitudesandrdquo; said OpenArc Chairman/CEO Daya Hettiarachchi.
The biggest savings bank in Malaysia, Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) says through higher loan revenues and increased community banking activities they expect a 25% growth in profitability during 2012.
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andlsquo;Itandrsquo;s time to build skills for tomorrowandrsquo; was the theme of the evening at the Microsoft Education Solution Workshop co-hosted by Tech One Global and Microsoft held on the 29 August at the TajSamudra Hotel, Colombo.
The worldandrsquo;s movie capital is not Hollywood anymore. It is now Indiaandrsquo;s Bollywood. andnbsp;Bollywood is the nickname for the Hindi-language Indian film industry located in Bombay (now known as Mumbai, though Mollywood hasnandrsquo;t quite caught on.)
Singapore-based Fonda Global Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a leading engineering and construction company is mulling the setting up of a Rs 6.5 billion construction industry training and testing center as a BoI-approved venture.
Browns Group has grown from strength to strength recording a 19% growth in revenue to Rs 14.4 billion, while profitability was also up by six per cent for the year ended April 2012.
It is increasingly becoming vital for management accountants to take into account non-financial value, especially the andlsquo;human aspectandrsquo; to enable decision makers to make well-informed decisions, it was reiterated at the recent CIMA Management Accountantsandrsquo; Conference 2012.
- Drain fee floated in review (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Kudankulam comments taken out of context, says Sri Lankan Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Cat laws to target dumping (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Labor battle brewing between Teamsters, Waste Management (Category: USA, Washington)
Awards for excellence in Plantation research 2012 was held at Taj Samudra Hotel on 20 September 2012.
- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? (Category: USA, Montana)
- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? (Category: USA, Montana)
- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? (Category: USA, Montana)
- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? (Category: USA, Montana)
Mexican food has never failed to excite our taste buds owing to its varied flavours, colourful decorations and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. Evolving through centuries of blending indigenous cultures with European flavours Mexican food is an exciting combination of all these unique flavours. Bringing you Mexican ...
- Empty Stocking Fund, Dec. 6, 2020 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Empty Stocking Fund, Dec. 6, 2020 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Empty Stocking Fund, Jan. 15, 2021 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Empty Stocking Fund, Dec. 27, 2020 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
Reuters: About 2,000 Chinese employees of an iPhone assembly company fought a pitched battle into the early hours of Monday, forcing the huge electronics plant where they work to be shut down. Authorities in the northern city of Taiyuan sent 5,000 police to restore order after what the plant’s Taiwanese owners Foxconn Technology Group said ...
- The bitten apple (Category: Business)
- Gujarat holding talks with Japan, US firms as PM Modi eyes chipmaking hub (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee violence threats in Indian city of Bangalore (Category: Business)
- Obama says it’s clear US economy ‘not doing fine’ (Category: Business)
Reuters: Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network in what officials say is a bid to improve cyber security but which many Iranians fear is the latest way to control their access to the web. The announcement, made by a government deputy minister on Sunday, came as state television announced Google ...
- Iran to launch domestic internet network (Category: Breaking News)
- Google could be your next ISP (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Two Iranians with 250 million worth drugs arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Microsoft redesigns Bing, plays up Facebook link (Category: Business)
Reuters: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp is expected to double its production of hybrid vehicles to 1.2 million this year to tap demand in Asian markets, the Nikkei reported. Toyota plans to launch a hybrid version of its flagship Corolla sedan in Japan as early as autumn next year, the business daily reported, adding that ...
- 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: The PHEV with power, looks and value - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
- 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: The PHEV with power, looks and value - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
- 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid review: The 21st century people's car - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
- 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: The PHEV with power, looks and value - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
Reuters: Riskier assets fell broadly on Monday, dragging down Asian shares, copper and oil but the dollar strengthened as investors shifted their focus to weak economic fundamentals while monitoring progress in the euro zone debt bailout scheme. The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7%, with a 1.5% drop in its materials ...
- Rupee weaker on importer dollar demand (Category: Business)
- Asian shares fall, dollar spikes vs yen on intervention (Category: Business)
- Stocks slip on profit-taking ahead of SEC ruling (Category: Business)
- Asian shares fall on fears over Europe fund tightness (Category: Business)
By John C. Abell Thousands of people will be “the first” to get the new iPhone 5 today. I won’t be among them. I’ve had every model of Apple’s revolutionary handset since it was first unveiled five years ago — upgrading even if my phone contract hadn’t expired yet — and, like the first-time parent ...
- New iPhone doubles data consumption – study (Category: Business)
- Apple expected to unveil new iPhone next week (Category: Business)
- Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone (Category: Business)
- Apple says iPhone 4S broke preorder record (Category: Business)
In clear signs that Sri Lankaandrsquo;s trade with India is set to grow further and recent noise about Sri Lanka in Tamilnadu (TN) has almost no impact on the surging business to business (B2B) linkages, a 45 member strong biz delegation led by S. Rethinavelu, Senior President of the Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce andamp; Industries (TCCI-one of the powerful business Chambers in all of India and th...
- Sri Lanka denies responsibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan accent exposes trio with forged passports (Category: Breaking News)
- No sooner Hilary Clinton leaves than Jayalalitha is met by SL High Commissioner (Category: Breaking News)
- Eelam demand not in the interests of Lankan Tamils: TNCC (Category: Breaking News)
Serendib Education Foundation (SEF) incorporated under Parliament Act No. 54/2009 recently celebrated its 20 Anniversary. The SEF provides financial support to talented students who have excelled in their secondary education and have the ability and skills to reach greater heights as they pursue higher studies.
The Hayleys Group displayed its commitment to help the nation combat the spread of HIV/AIDS by becoming the latest entity to join the andldquo;Passing the Pillowandrdquo; programme launched by the Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS (LBCH).
next Sourcing, a wholly owned subsidiary of next Plc, UK, the retail clothing and accessory giant, recognized and acknowledged its Supplier base at the Suppliersandrsquo; Seminar held at Park Street Mews Colombo recently.
Watawala Plantations PLC, a subsidiary of Sunshine Holdings PLC, emerged the winner of the award for Institutional Building at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress (APHC) awards ceremony held in Bangalore, India on the 7 September.
Anushka Perera De Fonseka is a creator of fine jewellery with a very clear idea of what her gorgeous jewellery collections set out to achieve. She sees jewellery as an essential part of womanly self expression and something to be collected, retained and loved.
- SRI LANKA PARLIAMENT - Benefits of development evenly distributed now- Prime Minister Parliame... (Category: Breaking News)
- Gem and jewellery centre for World Trade Centre (Category: Breaking News)
- Romancing the stone (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- A land like no other! (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan businesses were encouraged to exploit business opportunities in other developing countries recently at a forum at which views were raised on the many advantages such investments present to local businesses including lower production costs, access to unsaturated markets and diversification of risks.
A Sri Lankan insurance professional has achieved a personal and corporate milestone by qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the chartered professional body for actuaries in the UK.
HDFC Bank donated valuable and urgently needed medicinalandnbsp;drugs to the Cancer Hospital, Maharagama, recently.andnbsp;This was organized by the members of the Sports Club of the bank as a part of the bankandrsquo;s Corporate Social Responsibility.
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