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The International Aviation Academy (IAA) the training arm of SriLankan Airlines andmdash; the national carrier of Sri Lanka andmdash; proudly announces the launch of its first overseas operations on 15 August 2012.
With apologies to Francis Bacon whose quote is misquoted but not in essence of what he meant. Bacon’s comment that “reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man” is to be seriously looked at today in education and in practice where we appear to falter at every step of ...
Developed economies heading towards a recession The global economy started off the second half of 2012 with a whimper as the latest data confirm that growth is faltering across all regions. Europe is clearly in the midst of an intensifying contraction, US consumers and businesses are pulling back in the face of increasing uncertainty, and ...
SEOUL, (Reuters): South Korea’s Olympic badminton coach Sung Han-kook has had a lifetime suspension cut to two years, while four players sent home from the London Games for throwing matches also had their bans reduced. The four women’s doubles players booted out of the Games for their part in the scandal had two-year bans cut ...
As a Hilton Colomboandrsquo;s Blue Energy Community initiative, 20 scholarships were awarded to The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism andamp; Hotel Management re-entry students for four Basic Level courses during the International Youth Week - 12 to 18 August.
Reuters: Iran unveiled upgrades to six weapons on Tuesday, including a more accurate short-range missile and a more powerful naval engine, Iranian media reported, in what seemed to be its latest response to international pressure over its nuclear programme. The hardware was presented at a ceremony marking Defence Industry Day and attended by President Mahmoud ...
Reuters: Russia warned the West on Tuesday against unilateral action on Syria, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama threatened “enormous consequences” if his Syrian counterpart used chemical or biological arms or even moved them in a menacing way. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after meeting China’s top diplomat, said Moscow and Beijing were ...
Global Media Networks Ltd. (GMNet) has unveiled a Colombo Stock Exchange-based free game simulator VstoX Colombo Virtual Exchange (www.vstox.com) with a view of introducing a virtual simulation to investors on the Colombo Bourse’s activities for the first time in Sri Lanka. VstoX integrates the real life order placement system, commonly known as ATS (Automated Trading ...
The governmentandrsquo;s intervention in industry should be focused on areas in which Sri Lanka has a comparative advantage and the development of the investment climate of the country is vital for industrial growth, opined International Finance Corporation (IFC) Country Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Adam Sack.
Now read local and international news headlines from your mobile device from the comfort of your home or on the go as Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider Dialog Axiata PLC is offering its subscribers to catch the daily headlines on the go via MMS Newspaper from The Daily Mirror.
REUTERS: India batsman VVS Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, saying it was “time to move on” despite his selection for the two-test series against New Zealand. The 37-year-old said he would step down with “immediate effect” during a news conference in his home city of Hyderabad, where India host the Kiwis ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): A trend measure of Americans signing up for new jobless benefits fell close to a four-year low last week, but weakness in a regional factory gauge showed US recovery still faces an uphill climb. Other data on Thursday gave mixed signals about the strength of an incipient housing recovery, with groundbreaking on new ...
andlsquo;Sri Lanka Plastandrsquo; International Plastic Exhibition was held at Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) Colombo on 10, 11 and 12 August 2012.
The rollout of broadband in Sri Lanka was pioneered by the country’s national telecommunications provider, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), which counts over 300,000customers in the country for its fixed broadband service. Also the company played a crucial and significant role as the infrastructure facilitator for the country’s mobile broadband boost. Over the years, SLT has ...
Reuters: Asian shares inched higher on Thursday but gains were limited as investors waited for more clues over the timing and extent of any further stimulus to tackle the euro zone’s debt crisis and support global growth. Strong U.S. industry output report on Wednesday, which followed similarly solid retail sales and employment data for July ...
Unacceptable employee conduct comprises a number of behaviours and sometimes volatility levels. An employee may be having a bad day and snap at co-workers and bosses. Another employee may be going through problems at home and is late for work or absent frequently. There have been instances where some employees felt that it was acceptable ...
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters): Leading members of the Group of 20 nations are prepared to trigger an emergency meeting to address soaring grain prices caused by the worst US drought in more than half a century and poor crops from the Black Sea bread basket. France, the United States and G20 president Mexico will hold a conference ...
Following is the text of the letter written by good governance activist Chandra Jayaratne to Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) D.E.W. Gunasekera with regard to the Securities and Exchange Commission and capital markets. 14th August 2012. Hon. D.E.W. Gunasekera M.P. Chairman, COPE, Parliamentary Complex, Sri Jayawardhanapura, Kotte. Dear Sir, The priority ...
Reuters: Usain Bolt and Jamaica’s speedsters smashed the 4×100 metres world record, Britain’s Mo Farah brought London to its feet with another golden distance win and Mexico broke Brazilian soccer hearts in a thrilling penultimate day of Olympic action. But Saturday’s sporting highs were tempered by news that a Syrian runner was expelled from the ...
Reuters: Brent crude fell below $113 a barrel on Friday as a sharp slowdown in China’s trade flows heightened worries about demand for fuel, putting to one side hopes of stimulus measures aimed at lifting global growth that could boost oil use. China’s July exports rose just 1 per cent from a year earlier, undershooting ...
By Chamitha Kuruppu The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) on Wednesday stated that the time has come for the public to “stand against the irresponsible decisions and unwise acts of the Finance Minister and the Central Bank Governor that leads this country into an economic downfall.” President Mahinda Rajapakse as the Minister of Finance and Central ...
Ever since the first aircraft was conceptualised by Leonardo Da Vinci, the dream of flight is still continuously evolving. The latest aircraft is known as the dream liner Boeing 787. There has been no end to the technological advances in aviation. The global aviation industry has since been enlarged into a multibillion dollar business and ...
Cantaloupe Aqua, a private hotel and beach club, was recently featured in the UK’s Sunday Times Travel Magazine as one of the top 50 ‘Unbelievable Hotels Under £100’. Named among some of the top hotels around the world, Cantaloupe Aqua was the only Sri Lankan hotel to make it into the top 50. The Sunday ...
Family members of six Sri Lankan sailors who are still being held hostage aboard the MV Albedo launched a nationwide appeal on Monday in a bid to raise enough money to free their loved ones as the Government has made no attempt to assist them. The sailors are among 15 crew still being held captive ...
Reuters: A visibly shaken Kofi Annan admitted defeat in his attempts to bring peace to Syria on Thursday, but – perhaps keen to protect his legacy from the taint of another genocide – laid the blame for the failure on the big powers that claim to back him. Syria was the best chance for Annan, ...
Reuters: Asian shares and the euro fell on Friday as investors shunned risk after the European Central Bank took no immediate action and only hinted at future steps to tackle the euro zone’s fiscal woes, following similar inaction from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Investors also have reasons to be more cautious ahead of a key ...
Presently Sri Lankan software has been exported to regions such as North America, EU, Australasia and East Asia. With the recent global financial slow down, most of the matured software markets are not as vibrant as earlier for the software products and services. Considering this fact, EDB has identified developing regions of the world as ...
Reuters: British tourism chiefs hope the Olympics and a global advertising campaign will entice more overseas visitors by 2015 and more than compensate for any short-term losses as the country tries to dig out from a double-dip recession. Tourism Minister John Penrose said the 2012 Olympics had given Britain the chance to re-establish itself as ...
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced that PATA Travel Mart 2013 (PTM2013) and PATA Board Meeting will be hosted by the City of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China in September 2013, at its PATA’s Executive Board Meeting on July 28, at the Hotel ICON, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Martin J Craigs, PATA CEO, revealed ...
MillenniumIT, a leading technology solutions provider and part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), yesterday announced that Millennium Surveillance, the company’s trading surveillance software has gone live at the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), one of the oldest exchanges in the region. This news follows the LSEG announcement of the successful launch of MillenniumIT systems at three ...