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World Duty Free Group (WDFG), the leading duty free operator at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) along with the reputed beverage supplier, Brown Forman Worldwide, recently commenced another exciting mega promotion, andlsquo;Cricket Fever 2012andrsquo; on 1standnbsp;September to coincide with the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka this September and October.
- 'World Cup trophy' impounded (Category: Breaking News)
- World Duty Free Group brings cricket fever to BIA (Category: Business)
- World Duty Free Unveiled At BIA (Category: Business)
- Trade Agenda (Category: Business)
No home advantage, no points for familiarity with the conditions, no guesses for who could win it. ESPNCricinfo: There was a time when the subcontinent was mystery, assigned dark and exotic shades. It was the land of the unknown, rendered even more so by inventive prose. You got the feeling that visiting teams were waiting ...
- World Bank to redesign 17 ongoing projects in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyber Centers in Moneragala District (Category: Breaking News)
- Ronaldo joins 2014 World Cup committee (Category: Business)
- Dubai to build underwater hotels (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Army inquiry a delaying tactic: Human Rights Watch (Category: Business)
- President calls on diplomats to counter threats from pro-LTTE Diaspora (Category: Business)
- NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human R... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rejected asylum seekers abused in Sri Lanka, says rights group (Category: Breaking News)
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)
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