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Sri Lankan beauty queen, Bollywood actress and superstar, Jacqueline Fernandez andndash; the Brand Ambassador for Colombo Jewellery Stores (CJS) was back in the island to re-launch the CJS website.
- CJS celebrates iconic 90 years of elegance and superior craftsmanship (Category: Business)
- CJS re-launches more interactive and ‘hip’ website (Category: Business)
- CJS to launch latest haute couture jewellery collection, SILVER (Category: Business)
- Colombo Jewellery Store gets exclusive deal to sell Visconti writing instruments (Category: Business)
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of tourism education and training efforts.
- Masters and Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
- Onyx dives into Sri Lankan market (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal-Lanka tie-up for tourism promotion (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka-based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in Stockholm last month.
- Plumber Dylan no tap dancer (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Shortages: Water supplies in crisis (Category: Technology)
- Regional beauty winners (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Water infection fixed for now (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt) Ltd. re-launched one of the companyandrsquo;s most popular and sought after brands andlsquo;Lemon Puffandrsquo; that has been a favourite biscuit among Sri Lankan youth for more than 40 years.
MAS Holdings andndash; the official clothing sponsor for Sri Lanka Cricket recently unveiled the official game day clothing line of Sri Lanka Cricket at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo.
- Political Distractions (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Cricket crave for more matches against India (Category: Sports)
- Not Cricket (Category: Business)
- Team Spirit (Category: Business)
Driven by its vision to be the most admired insurance broker in the Industry, Guardian Insurance Brokers is set to offer some of the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for corporate and Individuals in Sri Lanka.
- Cyclists warned to insure (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
Rainco, a leading brand for rainwear in South Asia with a presence inIndia,MaldivesandSri Lanka, will partner the Colombo Fashion Week for the very first time at its inaugural Resort Wear Show to be held later on this month.
KPMG Sri Lanka hosted a CEO and Islamic Finance Industry Leaders Round Table Discussion on Friday 7 September at the KPMG premises in Colombo.
Continuing its growth momentum, Orient Finance PLC adds yet another milestone, with the opening of its doors to the acceptance of fixed deposits, subsequent to being licensed by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Finance Business Act No 42 of 2011 as a Finance Company.
- Red Ink (Category: Business)
- Finance Losses (Category: Business)
- Finance Recovery (Category: Business)
- Serial Winner (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP), which is in the forefront of promoting the adoption of good techniques and practices for improving productivity and quality, embarked on a new programme to visit factories with good practices.
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.
Reuters: French Open winner Maria Sharapova will join US Open champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray in warming up for next year’s Australian Open at the Brisbane International, organisers said on Thursday. Afghanistan’s captain Nawroz Mangal signs on a bat after a captains’ news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena, Clijsters confirm for Brisbane International (Category: Business)
- Nigeria draw with Ireland and progress to the last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues wave swamps Lions (Category: Australia, Queensland)
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 ...
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s stake in the intl. agriculture debate (Category: Business)
ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played unofficial matches, all targeted towards a proper build-up to the event, ...
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Gayle absence haunts Windies’ Bangladesh tour (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Towards impunity and democratic erosion (Category: Business)
- Monsoons and elections (Category: Business)
- Election fever grips as political parties begin campaigning (Category: Business)
- Outside conspiracies will not be allowed – Mahinda (Category: Business)
The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and Aids (LBCH) launched their revamped website andlsquo;www.ibchconnect.comandrsquo; with information and updates to educate, inform and raise awareness on HIV and AIDS on the premise that there is still a high level of ignorance of the disease and that prevention is better than cure.
- 47 Sri Lankan children living with AIDS . (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands Turn Out For AIDS Walk (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Emory Lands Leading AIDS Researcher (Category: USA, Georgia)
- National policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace finalized (Category: Breaking News)
With the intention of bridging cultural and ethnic divides amongst Sri Lankans, a friendly cricket match between Ananda College and Jaffna Hindu College was held recently at the Ananda College grounds.
- 'She was awesome': First responder, nurse dies after contracting COVID-19 (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- 'She was awesome': First responder, nurse dies after contracting COVID-19 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- 'She was awesome': First responder, nurse dies after contracting COVID-19 (Category: USA, Maine)
- 'She was awesome': First responder, nurse dies after contracting COVID-19 (Category: USA, Maryland)
Standing tall at 6 feet 10 inches, and surging towards stardom with Seylan Bank is Sri Lankan netball skipper Tharjini Sivalingam andmdash; theandnbsp; worldandrsquo;s tallest netballer, and considered the best player within the Asian Netballing Circuit.
Peopleandrsquo;s Leasing Company PLC has secured the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan non-banking financial institution to secure two international credit ratings.
One of the largest healthcare systems providers in Sweden, Cambio Healthcare Systems has set up a research and development centre in Sri Lanka and is now poised to expand further with the vision of being the leading healthcare systems provider in the Nordic regions.
- Swedish BOI enterprise Cambio Healthcare Systems expands its operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Helping to control dengue (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. readies COVID-19 inoculation rollout as regulators OK first vaccine (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- U.S. readies COVID-19 inoculation rollout as regulators OK first vaccine (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) 2011 Annual Report won two prestigious awards at the recently held 2011 Vision Awards in New York. The awards andndash; a Gold Award in the Insurance category and a Bronze Award for the most improved Annual report in the Asia Pacific region andndash; are especially significant as the Annual Report was conceptualized and designed to mark SLICandrsquo;s 50th an...
- Communications Tool (Category: Business)
- CEAT awards on offer for Lankan cricketers (Category: Breaking News)
- SLIC wins at LACP Vision Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
- 47th ICASL Annual Report Awards gets off the ground (Category: Business)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently held the awards ceremony for the Certificate and Intermediate level students where a total of 21 students won special prizes for their accomplishments in the initial stage of the chartered accounting course offered by the institute.
- Media Studies (Category: Business)
- Budding Business (Category: Business)
- Restricted Entry (Category: Business)
- Tuition Ban (Category: Business)
Theandnbsp;United States,andnbsp;Sri Lankaandrsquo;s single largest trading partner is keen to double its exports toandnbsp;Sri Lankaandnbsp;by 2014, a top of official of the USandnbsp;embassy said recently.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
10-day rally checkmated by profit taking on Rs. 2 b turnover; buying returns at tail-end Retailers, who staged a dramatic bull run in recent weeks, propelling indices to rise by over 10%, yesterday took what one broker described as a “well-deserved breather” as profit taking ruled the Colombo Bourse. The ASI after a momentary rise ...
- Bourse ends week on the up (Category: Business)
- CSE rebounds with fresh interests in blue chips and speculative stocks (Category: Business)
- Bourse in welcome rebound; market cap up by Rs. 25 b (Category: Business)
- Milanka Index turns positive after 17 months (Category: Business)
By Maheshi Perera It’s a question to most people whether social media is a fad or not. This was the same question that has prompted Sirasa News First to introduce an innovative digital and mobile platform yesterday. Capital Maharaja Organisation said as a leading news provider, Sirasa believes that it was time that they give ...
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Corporate earnings of entities listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange have contracted in the second quarter of 2012, says a research report released recently by Lanka Securities Research.
The Maldives Hotel Asia 2012 will see the participation of a 20 member delegation from Sri Lanka from 10 to 12 September 2012 courtesy of the Sri Lanka andndash; Maldives Bilateral Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Many students who followed the marketing course at the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) passed out at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) annual graduation ceremony held recently at the Waters Edge, Battaramulla. SLIM is an accredited centre for CIM and it conducts lectures for CIM students at its branch in Kandy as well.
- SLIM students do well at CIM examination (Category: Business)
- SLIM world prize winner in Singapore (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka - CIM launches Introductory Certificate in Marketing (Category: Education)
- SLIM, SLII to introduce Diploma in Insurance Marketing (Category: Business)
Come September, the Beira lake will be transformed from still to stirring for the first ever Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championships.andnbsp; Fourteen leading schools from the country will flock to the Colombo Rowing Club to take part in the true spirit of camaraderie and principled athletics for four consecutive days.
- t-sips powers inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championship (Category: Business)
- Dana's back in the boat (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- S. Thomas And Musaeus Win Schools Rowing Titles (Category: Sports)
Unileverandrsquo;s trusted oral hygiene expert andlsquo;Signalandrsquo; re-launched its global anti-cavity product, andlsquo;Signal Strong Teethandrsquo; with a pledge to andldquo;build stronger teeth for the futureandrdquo;. This anti-cavity product range and its technology is recognized by the World Dental Federation and accepted by the Sri Lanka Dental Association.
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