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MTV Channels Ltd., is exploring options to legally challenge the Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to grant television rights for three years to politically-connected Carlton Sports Network (CSN). MTV has in writing requested for a cancellation alleging that due process was not followed and the selection was flawed and unreasonable. Claiming that SLC maintains a transparent ...
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: MTV (Category: Video)
- Video: mtv (Category: Video)
- MTV To Live And Let Live At Olympics (Category: Sports)
Reuters: American Webb Simpson clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling one-shot victory at the 112th US Open on Sunday after overhauling overnight leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell. The 26-year-old Simpson, who triumphed twice on the PGA Tour last year, charged into contention with four birdies in five holes around the turn on ...
- Rose in BMW driver’s seat after ‘round of the year’ (Category: Business)
- Donald’s golf double looking doubtful (Category: Business)
- Donald charges to stunning US money win (Category: Business)
- Sizzling Swede Pettersson takes command at Kiawah (Category: Business)
Japan continues to be a top partner of Sri Lanka as our bilateral trade with the Land of the Rising Sun topped $ 1.2 b in 2011 and knowledge transfer of Japanese manufacturing practices to Sri Lanka has helped improve quality of manufacturing here. “Japan has always been a key trading partner as well as ...
- JASTECA program on ‘Japanese Way to Delight Customers’ (Category: Business)
- Top seminar on Japanese style of management by JASTECA (Category: Business)
- “Land of the Rising Sun now our seventh trade partner”: Rishad to Japan Times (Category: Business)
Clickthrough rates significantly undervalue the brand performance of online campaigns, according to a Nielsen study that finds little correlation between the frequently cited metric and offline return on investment. The study, which combined meta-analysis and modelling from hundreds of marketing campaigns, signals a need for marketers to use other metrics to gauge the effectiveness of ...
- ANCHOR the Peoples Choice (Category: Breaking News)
- Nielsen, Gary (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Nielsen, Gary (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Nielsen, Gary (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Given that Sri Lanka is to launch its IPL version later this year branded Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) and there is a trend globally for sports to be integrated to business, I thought of picking some insights that are emerging from the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL A key pick up from the ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Knowhow of purposeful use of mobile trend the need of the hour: ICTA CEO (Category: Business)
- Zigo partner with Cellcity to launch phone range in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Tapping into mobile’s massive growth potential (Category: Business)
Political parties supporting Greece’s international bailout begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country leaving the euro and brought relief to global markets. Conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras called for broad support after winning Sunday’s election over the Syriza party, wh...
- Greeks seek better terms after Spanish rescue (Category: Business)
- World economies prepare for panic after Greek polls (Category: Business)
- Asia shares fall to 2012 lows as Europe worries weigh (Category: Business)
- Greek Cabinet formally approves bailout deal (Category: Business)
Reuters: Singer and reality TV judge Cheryl Cole sped to the top of the British charts with her single “Call My Name” in its first week on release, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. The dance number, written and produced by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and taken from her new album “A Million Lights”, ...
- Maxi Priest will perform live at Hikka Fest on August 11th (Category: Breaking News)
- Weary Brett Lee quits international cricket (Category: Business)
- Billy Ocean to perform in Colombo on Valentine’s Day (Category: Business)
Reuters: Cool-headed Germany extended their Euro 2012 winning streak to reach the last eight with a solid 2-1 victory over Denmark on Sunday as two goals from an inspired Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal through and sent the Dutch packing. Lukas Podolski marked his 100th appearance for Germany with a 19th-minute goal in Lviv, before Michael ...
- New Euro 2012 ball faster than Jabulani, Adidas CEO says (Category: Business)
- German men win second successive hockey gold (Category: Business)
- Germany says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine isn’t for people 65 and older (Category: USA, New York)
- Germany says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine isn’t for people 65 and older (Category: USA, New York)
(ANI): The controversy surrounding the application of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the game of cricket at the international level refuses to die down. Though, it is well known that Indian cricketers have expressed serious doubts about the UDRS, and often objected to its use in international fixtures, other countries such as Australia ...
- ICC set to take up India’s UDRS rejection (Category: Business)
- Lankan lawyer to sue ICC over referral system (Category: Breaking News)
- Make UDRS mandatory - Kumar Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- India rejects ICC’s proposed reforms (Category: Business)
Reuters: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally received her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Saturday after spending 15 years under house arrest, and said her country’s full transformation to democracy was still far off. “What the Nobel Peace Prize did was to draw me once again into the world of other ...
- Aung San Suu Kyi released (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar’s Suu Kyi makes historic debut in Parliament (Category: Business)
- Suu Kyi says ready to lead Myanmar to democracy (Category: Business)
- Suu Kyis release a lesson to Sri Lankas leaders - Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
United Motors Group announced strong financial results for the year ending 31 March 2012. During the year under review, the Group achieved a turnover of Rs. 20.8 billion and a post-tax profit of Rs. 2.27 billion which compares with a post-tax profit of Rs. 907.8 million achieved during the previous financial year. Commenting on the ...
- UML Group Makes Rs. 11 Bn. (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia forecasts UML net profit to rise 79% to Rs. 1.6 b in FY12 (Category: Business)
- UML races to highest ever half yearly after tax profit (Category: Business)
- President revs up reconditioned vehicles (Category: Business)
The government of the Maldives is said to be looking for funding from the private sector for an advertising campaign to boost its tourism industry following turmoil earlier this year when its elected president was forced from office in what he later claimed was a coup. A report in Minivan News said the government had ...
- Maldives repositions with new tourism slogan, logo (Category: Business)
- Maldivian Dy President meets with President Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives denies luxury spas are fronting prostitution (Category: Business)
- Seminar on bilateral trade between Maldives and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia will create the largest network of marine parks in the world, protecting waters covering an area as large as India while banning oil and gas exploration and limiting commercial fishing in some of the most sensitive areas. Australia’s marine reserves will increase from 27 to 60 under the new scheme, covering more ...
- Maldives to create world’s biggest marine reserve (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to auction more oil exploration blocks (Category: Business)
- Licences for oil and gas cut back (Category: Technology)
- Cairn to decide on Sri Lanka oil viability by mid-2013 (Category: Business)
Reuters: China put its first woman into orbit on Saturday, one of three astronauts to attempt a critical space docking in the latest challenge for the country’s ambitious space program. A Long March rocket blasted off in the early evening from the remote Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the northwestern Gobi Desert, carrying with it ...
- China in new manned space flight (Category: Technology)
- Russia set to resume Soyuz flight (Category: Technology)
- China ready for next space leap (Category: Technology)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
A pledge of continued support to Sri Lanka’s tourism industry through award-winning air services was one of the highlights of the high profile formal opening of The Emirates Lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake yesterday. Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline and Mohammed Mattar, Divisional Senior Vice President Airport Services joined Minister of ...
- Emirates invests in own premium lounge at BIA (Category: Business)
- Emirates invests Rs. 200 m for dedicated lounge at BIA (Category: Business)
- Emirates wins Gold “Airline of the Year” at ATN Awards (Category: Business)
- Oman Air opens new lounge at Muscat Airport (Category: Business)
Reuters: Authorities in the world’s major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast doubt on the nation’s future in the euro zone . Britain announced on Thursday it would flood its banking system with cash ...
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
- Euro zone seals second Greek bailout worth 130 b euros (Category: Business)
- Merkel scrapes win on Greek bailout, rebels grow (Category: Business)
- World stocks, euro rise on hopes Greece ditches referendum (Category: Business)
Peter Kropotkin is a Russian revolutionist who has commented in his book ‘The Conquest of Bread’ what he considers to be the weaknesses of the economic systems of capitalism and how poverty and scarcity thrives on. However, Kropotkin did not believe in the theory of state and is known as an anarchist. The issue of ...
- Sri Lanka state finances would improve with domestic domestic restructure: think tank (Category: Breaking News)
- Limits of statist development or state capitalism (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka net government debt soars in 2021 despite zero foreign deficit finance (Category: Breaking News)
- Rupee depreciation: A powerful tool to drive growth and employment? (Category: Business)
By Shanuka Tissera The new direction of the banking sector in Sri Lanka has been announced. Union Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing banks, which was also the pioneer of internet banking in Sri Lanka, partnered with SLT PEO TV at Galle Face Hotel yesterday. SLT PEO TV paved a new path in the ...
- PEO TV, HBO promotion winners take away big prizes (Category: Business)
- Transforming towards broadband Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- SLT deploys FTTX technology to boost broadband (Category: Business)
- DFCC Vardhana Bank promotes financial inclusion in 2011 (Category: Business)
Rameez Fazal and Danushka Kathriarachchi of Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) the Sri Lankan office of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency network Leo Burnett Worldwide will represent Sri Lanka in Cannes at the Young Lions TV category at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France.
- Triad Team wins Young Lions in Sri Lanka - heads to Cannes 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven young Sri Lankans to compete at Cannes Lions 2012 (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 finale (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins first ever Cannes Lion metal for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Singer Sri Lanka recently launched their range of ultra energy efficient TCL LED TVs. TCL has been Singerandrsquo;s second best selling TV for a considerable period of time and has become a trusted household name. TCL LED TVs offer up to 60% savings on power consumption (35 watts) compared to a conventional Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) television off equal size which consumes up to 90 watts of power.
- Most energy efficient range of LED TVs from TCL debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
By Shanuka Tissera Singer Sri Lanka last week announced the tie up as the exclusive distributors in Sri Lanka, for Huawei’s best selling range of Android-enabled smartphones, mediapads and mobiles. Huawei, a global giant in telecom and mobile devices is entering the Sri Lankan market with a range of affordably-priced products that appeal to youth ...
- Singer Drives Smartphone Revolution With Huawei (Category: Business)
- Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program, inspiring digital talent... (Category: Breaking News)
- Huawei looks for cloud acquisitions, partnerships (Category: Business)
- Huawei and Discovery team up to make waterproof phone (Category: Business)
ESPN and News Corp have announced a definitive agreement under which ESPN will sell its 50 per cent stake in ESPN Star Sports (ESS) to a unit of News Corp, ending a 16-year partnership. The transaction gives News Corp full ownership while “providing ESPN more independence and flexibility in future support of The Walt Disney ...
- ESPN STAR Sports bags the rights to cover ‘SLPL’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ESPN STAR Sports bags multi-year broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Iowa Wolves to not hold season in state this season (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Iowa Wolves to not hold season in state this season (Category: USA, Iowa)
Singer Sri Lanka recently launched their range of ultra energy efficient TCL LED TVs. TCL has been Singer’s second best selling TV for a considerable period of time and has become a trusted household name. TCL LED TVs offer up to 60% savings on power consumption (35 watts) compared to a conventional Cathode Ray Tube ...
- TCL - The Most Energy Efficient Range Of LED TVs Makes Its Sri Lankan Debut (Category: Business)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
Ripley Entertainment, the holding company for Guinness World Records, is hoping to build on the brand’s presence in Asia-Pacific with the launch of live attractions. “Guinness World Records (GWR) is doing very well in Asia-Pacific, where it’s regarded as a serious and prestigious brand,” Jim Pattinson Jr, president of Ripley Entertainment, said yesterday at ...
- Entries at Spikes Asia reach all-time high (Category: Business)
- Asia’s Top 1000 Brands: Sony tops in India, Samsung in Asia Pacific (Category: Business)
- Lenovo appoints Saatchi & Saatchi for Asia-Pacific and Latin America (Category: Business)
- IHG signs Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Patong, Phuket (Category: Business)
Reuters: When given the choice, most people around the world would give up their cellphone rather than their computer and would prefer to live without social networking rather than television, according to a new global survey. In an Ipsos poll for Reuters of 19,271 adults from 25 countries, the older, more traditional technologies and pastimes ...
- Nationwide Poll backs 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Same-sex marriage support (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Family First wanted preference deal, says Sex Party (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Romney’s lead dips despite wins: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Category: Business)
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest mobile service provider, has extended its strategic partnership with Cable&Wireless Worldwide (CWW) to meet the growing customer demands for managed services. According to the arrangement, Dialog Axiata will leverage C&W Worldwide’s extensive International MPLS network, mainly into the European region and with it, be able to offer its ente...
- Dialog partners with CWW aiming to grow managed services (Category: Breaking News)
- Suntel is history now (Category: Business)
- DTV powers Mercantile Rugby 7s (Category: Business)
- Vodafone to buy Cable & Wireless Worldwide for $ 1.7 b (Category: Business)
With new features and new children’s products to come, Emirates stays at the head of the pack inflight In its on-going efforts to invest in the latest entertainment content and newest systems, Emirates has recently upgraded the hardware on its new Boeing 777 fleet to bigger, much wider, and digitally-enhanced screens for its winning inflight ...
- Emirates Reveals New Screens On In flight Entertainment (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates continues roll-out of inflight product innovations (Category: Business)
- Emirates Wins SKYTRAX Award Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates in-flight entertainment wins Skytrax Award (Category: Business)
DFCC Bank (DFCC) and DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) consolidated and integrated their presence on the information superhighway into one location through the launch of their new website www.dfcc.lk. With a view to delivering seamless banking services through a convenient, easy to navigate portal, the Banking Group hopes to meet the financial needs of the cyber ...
- “Make a Major Change in Leasing with “DFCC Bank – Unlock the Most Affordable Option in the Market” (Category: Breaking News)
- DFCC Vardhana Bank takes exclusive personalised banking to Jaffna (Category: Business)
- DFCC Vardhana Bank opens 125th branch in Kegalle (Category: Business)
- Narrowing Margins (Category: Business)
Abans has launched LG’s latest marvel in 3D entertainment, the LG Cinema 3D Smart TV series LM6700 – which blends seamless, edge to edge simplicity into the users viewing experience through a beautiful unconstrained widescreen. It comprises of a breathtaking Full HD 1080p LED screen, which provides superior brightness, clarity and colour detail – whether ...
- LG Electronics on mute as mobile phone losses mount (Category: Business)
- LG expands exclusive brand store to seven new locations; offers 40% discount (Category: Business)
- LG Launches Record Breaking CINEMA 3D Smart TV (Category: Business)
- Abans unveil new budget smartphone LG Optimus L3 (Category: Business)
Historically, capital markets have played an important role in the development of market economies and therefore the development of efficient regulation of securities too has become increasingly important. While fostering the development of the economy, the capital markets also play an important equalising role. Viz – it attracts the participation of a large number of ...
- SEC To Work Towards Strengthening Investor Protection (Category: Business)
- Regulatory framework in place for Exchange Traded Funds (Category: Business)
- Top Govt. politico among investors summoned by SEC via ‘fiery’ notice (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
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