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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 ...
- Cantaloupe Aqua earns Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Category: Business)
- TAJ GROUP POSITIVE ABOUT SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Balance tourism demand (Category: Business)
- Best Western opens its largest and first hotel in Russia (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Detention of Lankans: Families to appeal (Category: Breaking News)
- Risky Voyage (Category: Business)
- Pirate Attack (Category: Business)
- Risky Voyage (Category: Business)
Whilst tracking the key moments of the London Olympics, I realised how reliant I was on the text updates that beeped on my Blackberry and then when time permits go to YouTube or the official websites to experience this key happening as it unfolds to the world. But, then I realised that my friends had ...
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola and McDonalds launch London Olympics 2012 memorabilia (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes (Category: Business)
India is committed to award special preferential treatment for Sri Lanka andlsquo;without seeking any reciprocity in returnandrsquo; and is also andlsquo;very keenandrsquo; to enter Lankaandrsquo;s ports, airport and energy-related infrastructure projects.
A Joint Task Force (JTF) /committee for economic promotion announced by India in Colombo on 03 August has been further expanded -within a mere 24 hours of its initial announcement.
Sri Lanka's leading private banking house- Hatton National Bank continued to record strong results in H1 2012, driven by growth in core banking operations, amidst increasing interest rates and restrained credit growth.
“Did you really have to tell the whole world you were in a bad mood?” Kuraishini Navaratne, a friend, e-mailed from Turkey. “It’s the Olympics, man, cheer up!” she admonished. Can the Olympics cheer me up? Tuned into the games to find out. Watching Queenie jump off a helicopter was too much to handle but ...
- Badminton star calls for better planning (Category: Business)
- Olympics: Will London follow Greece? (Category: Business)
- Sampath Bank supports Olympian Badminton Champion Thilini Jayasinghe (Category: Business)
- Qatar to bid for 2024 Games – official (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Robust exports to get boost via Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- EDB turns 33 (Category: Business)
- hSenid showcases innovative ICT solutions at GITEX 2011 (Category: Business)
- CNCI seminar on regional trade agreements (Category: Business)
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 ...
- With Olympics ahead London hotels ‘pricing themselves out of market’ (Category: Business)
- Final countdown starts to London Games (Category: Business)
- London leading destination city in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Six-time world champion Foster sinks Olympics return (Category: Business)
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 ...
- PATA, Chengdu Culture and Tourism Development Group sign MoU (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
- PATA Mart returns to the Philippines (Category: Business)
- Useful guide to understanding Chinese outbound travel market launched (Category: Business)
The famous explorer Marco Poloandnbsp;of the 12thandnbsp;Century wrote that Sri Lanka is the finest island in the whole world. For centuries it had been a great tourism destination particularly for European travellers. However, the 30 year long internal conflict and terrorism had a negative impact of tourism and the growth of the industry got stagnated.
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
- Dream property for sale (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
The world renowned Kandy Esala Perahera taking place in the hill capital during these days is reported to have attracted a record number of tourists to the country to watch this exotic pageant unique to Sri Lanka.
Diesel andamp; Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) together with TATA Motors India recently introduced the latest range of TATA Small Commercial Vehicles (SCV) to Sri Lankan market. The SCV range comprises the DIMO Batti (promoted in India as Tata Ace Zip), TATA Super ACE (earlier known as DIMO Lokka) and DIMO 207 DI BULLET.
- New range of TATA Small Commercial Vehicles from DIMO (Category: Business)
- Mercedes-Benz New Year Bonanza Winners Get Brand New TATA Nano Cars (Category: Business)
- Tata Nano reaffirms as the most fuel efficient passenger vehicle (Category: Business)
- 35 Starbus owners to tour TATA Motor’s plants (Category: Business)
Softlogic Information Technologies one of the premier IT companies in Sri Lanka and a pioneering subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings Group was awarded the Dell Most Valuable Partner Award-Consumer Segment, in the recently held andlsquo;Dell Channel Summit 2012andrdquo; in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
- Softlogic Information Technologies launches Dell Gallery in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Softlogic enhances Dell experience through Concept Store in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Softlogic introduces new Dell Inspiron N5110/N4110 laptops in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Softlogic Information Technologies launches Dell PowerEdge 12g servers in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Construction work began on Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first-ever andlsquo;green universityandrsquo; on Wednesday (25 July) with the laying of the foundation stone for the National School of Business Management (NSBM) byandnbsp; Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dallas Alahapperuma.
The prestigious printer establishment Leaf d Private Limited andshy;andndash; a subsidiary of the Ranpath Group became Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first printing house to own the technologically advanced high-end Canon imagePRESS C7010VP Digital Printing Press from Canonandrsquo;s local Authorized Distributor, Metropolitan Office (Pvt) Ltd.
- Print Boss (Category: Business)
- Not Printing (Category: Business)
- 150 years of ink and memories (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Too Far (Category: Business)
KFC in partnership with Pepsi recently sent 20 Sri Lankans on an all-expenses paid tour to Singapore which included an all access day pass to Universal Studios-Singapore, one of the foremost theme parks in the world.
The Accounting Standards Committee (ASC) and the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) undertake the arduous responsibility of promulgating accounting standards in the country. However, this has proved to be a mammoth challenge. Surveys reveal that many companies remain unaware of frequent changes taking place in accounting standards.
- ARE YOU READY FOR IFRS? (Category: Business)
- Dialog publishes Sri Lanka’s first IFRS compliant reviewed quarter financial report (Category: Business)
- Unfair Value (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka seminar series on new accounting standards (Category: Business)
Despite the current state of the economy, there are certain sectors that continue to grow enabling the insurance industry to widen its horizons, opined a former head of Sri Lankaandrsquo;s insurance industry umbrella body.
- Carbon tax hits auto repairs (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Ceylinco Insurance expands in North, East (Category: Breaking News)
- SLI declares highest ever life insurance bonus (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has the potential to become a major exporter of low-end plastic products to European countries and the United States of America (USA), Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka (PRISL) Vice President, Anver Dole revealed recently in an exclusive interview withandnbsp;Ceylon FT.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
World Bank Country Director Diarietou Gaye has blogged against the rising child abuse in Sri Lanka. Here is her blog titled “It’s Not OK!”Every day, children over the world are molested, raped, abused, and killed. Who is responsible? We all are, as parents, teachers, prominent personalities, journalists, neighbors, politicians, religious figures, men and women of ...
- Australian govt. must ok Lankan president’s case - PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Measure to strengthen luring law awaits Quinn's OK (Category: USA, Illinois)
- R U OK? Day founder dies (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Wildlife refuge gets federal OK (Category: USA, Illinois)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) commences a Special Diploma Course on Port Security for the security personnel of the institution. The course is conducted in collaboration with the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana.
‘Readiness to succeed by breaking barriers’, a roundtable on the opportunities and challenges facing Sri Lanka’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) industry, will be held on 2 August at King’s Court, Cinnamon Lakeside. Sri Lanka, with its pool of qualified accounting professionals second only to the UK’s in size, is in an ideal position to ...
- ‘Readiness to Succeed by Breaking Barriers’ roundtable tomorrow (Category: Business)
- SLASSCOM publishes Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) report on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Plantation Problem (Category: Business)
- SLASSCOM, ACCA hold executive briefing series on ‘Finance Transformation’ (Category: Business)
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first-ever international plastics exhibition, to be held on 10, 11 and 12 August at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, will provide an opportunity for local entrepreneurs to witness firsthand the enormous potential for plastics manufacture and members of the local industry to adopt new technology used globally for plastics production, the Plastics and Rubber Instit...
- First-ever international plastics exhibition next month (Category: Business)
- Over 100 Indian firms at first-ever international plastics exhibition (Category: Business)
- Plastics parade ! (Category: Business)
3M Sri Lanka hosted it seventh Volition Integration Professionals (VIP) Installer certification programme to key customers and business partners recently in a bid to boost the IT sector in the country. The three day workshop saw 61 participants from 30 corporate and government institutions converge to experience hands-on training on premise cabling.
Rohan Somawansa, the 2010/2011 past president of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) was appointed the Vice President of the Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) at the Annual General Meeting, held in Tokyo, among many candidates from other powerful member countries, namely Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippine, Singapore andamp; Malaysia.
Sri Lanka needs a new wave of reform to avert a possible balance of payment (BoP) crisis, stressed Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Susantha Ratnayake.
The 2012 CIMA Global Business Challenge, held in Sri Lanka for the first time, kicked off earlier this week with the 22 teams of four from all across the world battling it out to come out on top. Being held for the fourth year, the Business Challenge attracted 12,000 participants initially. In Colombo to witness ...
- Unilever Sri Lanka partners 2012 CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka prepares to host 2012 CIMA Global Business Challenge (Category: Business)
- UK team wins CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Popularising international trade and commerce through mind sports competitions (Category: Business)
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s annual wedding exhibition highlight of the year- the Bride and Groom Fair 2012, organized by Asia Exhibitions and Conventions (Pvt) Ltd and the Bride and Groom wedding magazine, was held on the 20, 21 and 22 July 2012 at the BMICH.
- 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)
All is set for the inauguration of the Sri Lankan edition of premier league cricket which will begin in August 2012.
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