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LOS ANGELES(Reuters): Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was named the ‘World’s Best Dressed Woman’ of 2012 by People magazine on Wednesday, wowing the celebrity magazine with a simple elegant style that avoids some of fashion’s quirkier trends. The Oscar-winning actress, 39, and wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, headed a list of the year’s style mavens that ...

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Ramani Fernando Salons are the Hair and Beauty partners of the Colombo Fashion Week – Resort Wear Show. When it comes to mega shows such as this, Ramani Fernando and her team always turns out to be the first choice, and one does not have to look elsewhere. With loads of experience handling mega events ...

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Reuters: President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to “bring to justice” the Islamist gunmen responsible for a ferocious assault that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans – an attack that may have been organised in advance. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the other Americans died after the gunmen attacked the lightly fortified ...

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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 ...

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The first monthly draw of the ‘Save and Be a Winner Twice Over’ was held recently at the Country Office of MCB Bank Sri Lanka located in Colombo 01 where the winners for the month of July 2012 were announced. The event was graced by Seema Ilahi Baloch, The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri ...

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Singapore Airlines said yesterday it has signed a major agreement with Panasonic Avionics for advanced in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) systems for more than 40 new aircraft on firm order with Airbus and Boeing. The agreement is valued at nearly US$400 million, based on the list prices of the systems and spares. Under the agreement, ...

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Power of the village One of the most respected business personalities that Sri Lanka has produced to the multinational belt of companies is Lalith De Mel, better known as J.C.L. De Mel. I was blessed to have had the exposure of being trained by him during the times that he was the Global Director for ...

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BEIJING (Reuters): China will provide subsidies worth $2.2 billion to buyers of energy-efficient computers and air-conditioners in the latest effort to stimulate domestic demand and encourage the use of environmentally friendly technology, Xinhua reported on Sunday. The one-year subsidy programme will cover purchases of desktop computers, air-conditioners, fans, water pumps, compressors and transf...

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Reuters: The London Paralympics have sold more tickets than any previous Games and been broadcast to more people in more countries, organisers said. More than 2.7 million tickets have been sold for the London Games which is 900,000 more than in Beijing four years ago. Organisers had originally set a target of 35 million pounds ...

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CIC Agri Businessesandrsquo; advert created to communicate its corporate values won the TV commercial of the year accolade at the 36th SIGNIS (OCIC/UNDA) Salutation for creative arts, television and cinema for 2012, which was held on 1 September at the BMICH.

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Thai Airways International recently held a pre-launch reception to showcase its first Airbus A380-800 aircraft and new products and services. Thai Airways has configured all six of its A380s scheduled to join the fleet between this year and next with 507 seats in three classes: 12 in Royal First Class, 60 in Royal Silk Class, ...

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TMC Colombo at Excel World The Board of Management of The Management Club recently concluded negotiations with Excel World Entertainment Park to relocate its Club from the Galle Face Hotel to the premises of Excel World with effect from 1 October 2012. The move at end August was propelled by the imminent renovation plans of ...

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The Management Club (TMC), formed in 2001 under the auspices of The Chartered Management Institute – UK Sri Lanka Branch, is a forum dedicated to uplift management practices in Sri Lanka on par with the best of international standards and strives to achieve this by providing constant opportunities for member interaction and participation at appropriate ...

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A salutary reader interest on share market regulation A reader of the previous week’s My View titled ‘SEC: Not a mere watchdog, but a bloodhound mandated to bite’ has raised an important issue with this writer. He has asked the question why it is necessary to have a regulator to police the financial markets and ...

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Reuters: South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius brought the curtain down on a summer of thrills in the Olympic Stadium when he won the final Paralympic track gold medal with a dominant display in the men’s 400 metres on Saturday. It was a happy ending for Pistorius who finished the Paralympic Games with an individual gold after ...

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Reuters: Ukraine’s Vitaly Klitschko retained his WBC world heavyweight title on Saturday when the referee stopped the contest against Manuel Charr in the fourth round after the German sustained a deep cut above his right eye. The 41-year-old Klitschko controlled the fight in the first three rounds, keeping his previously undefeated opponent at bay with ...

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With the launch of Freesh TV, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first web television channel, countryandrsquo;s television industry has gone up to new era of entertainment.

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Rhino Roofing Products Limited, the leading producer of roofing and ceiling sheets in the country launched a new promotional drive for its trademark range of roofing and ceiling sheets. Boldly titled ‘Rhino Wasana Rella’, the island wide promotion is open to all customers that purchase a minimum of Rs. 25,000 worth of Rhino roofing products. ...

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Reuters: President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak economy as he appealed for a new term in office and defiantly rejected Republican Mitt Romney’s proposals for growth as heartless. Accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Obama gave a more down-to-earth follow-up to his 2008 “hope and ...

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A goat’s best friend is Mervyn! The populace has been cruel to him. Ok, to the goat too, but I am talking about a man willing to be incarcerated just to liberate a hapless animal. Thankfully, the President interceded and saved the day for both. The Minister had promised to defy a Court order and ...

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CIC Agri Businesses’ advert created to communicate its corporate values won the ‘TV Commercial of the Year’ accolade at the 36th SIGNIS (OCIC/UNDA) Salutation for creative arts, television and cinema for 2012, which was held on 1 September at the BMICH.   The commercial, created by the ad agency Triad (Pvt) Ltd., beat competition, with ...

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HSBC Colombo Fashion Week is launching its annual Resort Wear show in partnership with Jetwing and Fashion TV. Colombo Fashion Week has always maintained that its sole purpose is to uplift the platform for local designers and after nine years, felt the time was right to develop a secondary platform, which focuses on the high ...

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Emmanuel Ray is a London-based presenter and socialite. He won Fashion Icon of the Year award at Fashions Finest Awards UK, 2011. He was named Britain’s First ‘It Boy’ by BBC entertainment correspondent Paul Conway. He regularly contributes on line and on air and hosts a variety of exclusive soirées including fashion shows, art exhibitions, ...

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Fashion presenter and activist Emmanuel Ray has been nominated for London Personality of the Year 2012 at London Lifestyle Awards, by his audience and members of the public.  A Sri Lankan who migrated to the UK in hope to study art and theatre, finally makes it to one of the celebrities of London. A  S ...

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Avani Bentota Resort and Spa has reaffirmed its penchant for trendsetting in hospitality with its comprehensive and multi-facetted new IP TV system. The first Sri Lankan hotel to introduce this feature to its service offering, Avani Bentota has always been known for its capacity to provide for its guests a holiday experience which is not ...

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NORTON, MASS. (AP) Tiger Woods has become the first $100 million man on the PGA Tour. Woods finished third Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship and made $544,000, pushing his career total to $100,350,700. Next on the list is Phil Mickelson, who finished fourth at the TPC Boston and has $66,805,498. ‘’The purse increase helps,’’ ...

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Reuters: The Pakistan Cricket Board has conveyed its concern to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the omission of off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal from the shortlist of nominees for the annual ICC awards. Having been named in the ICC’s test team of the year, Ajmal missed the shortlist of nominees for the international, test and ...

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American Express is offering six card members a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy SIII each and two card members  a chance to win Rs. 25,000 in cash. To be part of this exciting promotion simply shop with American Express Card for Rs. 2500 at any Keells Super or Super K outlet from 21 July ...

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At an event held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel amidst an eminent gathering of celebrities, guests, clients, foreign delegates and media, Quantum Fitness recently launched NordicTrack and PRO-FORM, the latest addition to their renowned range of fitness products and introduced Anarkalli Aakarssha the celebrity Sri Lankan film and tele drama actress, beauty queen, model cum ...

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In keeping with its commitment to offer enhanced customer care and a superior interactive brand experience, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national telecommunications provider, unveiled its new teleshop at a heritage building in Colombo Fort. The one-of-a-kind teleshop was ceremonially inaugurated by Greg Young, CEO of SLT, on 28 August 2012. The opening of this ...

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