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16 Days of Activism – 25 November to 10 DecemberThe International Campaign to End Violence against Women and Girls is part of an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. The dates 25 November, International Day against Violence against Women and 10 ...
- US funds Parliament project to prevent sexual harassment (Category: Breaking News)
- Lotus Tower turns orange to shed light on gender-based violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Lotus Tower turns orange to shed light on gender-based violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Lotus Tower turns orange to shed light on gender-based violence (Category: Breaking News)
By Ian The President in his speech at the opening of the Southern Expressway said that this could be the beginning of building a modern society. He also mentioned that had there been such an expressway linking the north with the south the extremists would not have succeeded in capitalising on the mistrust among communities. ...
- "I dont like to use the term 'student supppression' simply because there is no such thing" (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota urges educated youth to take country forward (Category: Business)
Eco-labels get special platform at SLDF 2011 Apparel showSri Lanka’s apparel industry has long been established as a visionary garment maker, through its responsible practices and campaigns like ‘Garments without Guilt’. A key point stressed at the recently concluded ‘South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum’ that affects the future of this influential industry, is the co...
- DHL partners HSBC Colombo Fashion Week for third consecutive year (Category: Business)
- ‘The Fashion Circle.com’ launched in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Having launched Sri Lanka’s first-ever equity investments and financial information portal, Sri Lanka Equity Analytics (www.srilankaequity.com) recently celebrated its successive second year of operations by reaching the milestone of 5,000 registered online memberships and over five million hits. Sri Lanka Equity Analytics is a financial portal designed to address varying needs of the invest...
- Borsa Italiana’s cash markets go live on MITs Millennium Exchange (Category: Business)
- Millennium’s Trading and Surveillance platforms go live in Johannesburg (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
- SUN FM presents Arash live in concert this December (Category: Business)
After the recent Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, critics found three new words for the acronym ‘CWG’ – Corruption, Waste and lack of Governance. The Chairman of the Indian National Olympic Committee, who was Chairman of the Organising Committee, is presently in Tihar Jail, in Delhi with many of his acolytes, on charges regarding ...
- CWG bid money not wasted: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hosting CWG would inspire 45 other nations – President (Category: Business)
- A month to go for vote, Govt. says momentum building on Hambantota’s 2018 CWG bid (Category: Business)
MUMBAI (AFP): Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s failure to make his 100th international century left fans in Mumbai deeply deflated on Friday, with supporters leaving the stadium in their droves after his dismissal for 94. In contrast to the previous three days, when crowds were thin on the ground, supporters flocked to the Wankhede Stadium to ...
- IPL Cricket (Category: Business)
- India beats Sri Lanka to take cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- BMW gets Sachin behind the wheel (Category: Business)
- Tendulkar on course for 100th century (Category: Business)
Abu Dhabi, November 24, 2011 (AFP) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq is hoping to win the Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka on Friday to lift their rankings and give them a clean sweep of the series after their Test and one-day victories. Pakistan, the 2009 World Twenty20 champions, have lost 13 of their last 24 ...
- We tried our best says Dilshan (Category: Business)
- Confident Misbah ready for England (Category: Business)
- Misbah praises professional Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Pakistan aim to learn from mistakes (Category: Business)
Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) – the local office of creative giant Leo Burnett Worldwide – won the highly acclaimed ‘Commercial of the Year’ award at the prestigious Sumathi Awards, the biggest festival of the country’s television industry held recently at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. Managing Director Ranil De Silva at ...
- Leo Burnett celebrates exceptional year in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s first Spikes Asia metal won by Leo Burnett (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett Colombo honoured at Leo Intel Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins again at Adfest 2012 (Category: Business)
Arrenga Capital Research takes a deeper look at Budget 2012 and impact on select listed companies 1. A challenging deficit target – 6.2% of GDP in 2012 I. Government revenue targeted to grow by 20.2% YoY to Rs. 1,126.1 b (14.7% of GDP) II. Total Government expenditure to rise 14.1% YoY to Rs. 1,594.9 b ...
- Highlights of the Budget 2012 proposals (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Budget 2012: Growth in focus (Category: Business)
- Budget bloats! (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
The Free Dictionary defines impunity as ‘exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines’. In the context of the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and to bring ...
- The Need to Address Persistent Impunity for Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Power: Opium of the political class (Category: Business)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
Following are the brief key suggestions that came out at the groundbreaking pre-Budget 2012 brainstorming session held recently under a joint initiative by the Daily FT and the MBA Alumni Association of University of Colombo with Secretary to the Treasury Dr. P.B. Jayasundera as the Chief Guest Apparel sector: Brandix CFO Hasitha Premaratne • Apparel ...
- Hapag in SCE Combo Service 2012 – Trans-Pacific Trade (Category: Business)
- Boosting Asia’s resilience (Category: Business)
- Actuaries, pipe welders, gecochemists wanted by UK (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: The Iranian army is conducting a four-day training exercise to test its defences, state TV reported on Saturday, amid rising international tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. Press TV said the war games started on Friday and were taking place over 800,000 square km in the east of the country. “The initial stage of the ...
- Nuclear stand-off (Category: Technology)
- Hot Plan (Category: Business)
- Nuclear Dispute (Category: Business)
- Iran: Heading toward a nuclear show-down? (Category: Technology)
DTV (Dialog Television), a subsidiary of one of Sri Lanka’s largest telecommunication service providers Dialog Axiata PLC, is extending its sponsorship of the Mercantile Rugby Sevens for a record ninth consecutive year. The Mercantile Rugby 7’s, one of the most anticipated events in the mercantile sporting calendar, will kick off from 18 to 20 November, ...
- Mercantile Rugby 2012: call for entries (Category: Business)
- Dialog strikes deal with Singer outlets on bill payments (Category: Business)
- Chat Margins (Category: Business)
Nihonbashi was one of only two Sri Lankan restaurants selected to feature in the 2011/2012 edition of The Miele Guide, published earlier this week. Known as Asia’s first independent restaurant guide the much respected Miele Guide ranks the top 500 restaurants in Asia. To be recognised by it as one of two restaurants in Sri ...
- Nihonbashi celebrates 17 years of culinary excellence (Category: Business)
- Nihonbashi, the most romantic venue this Valentine’s Day (Category: Business)
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays conferred on Chef Dharshan Munidasa (Category: Breaking News)
- The worst restaurants to work for! (Category: Business)
NEW DELHI: The annual India International Trade Fair (IITF) opened yesterday, with products from all over the world on exhibition and sale to 1.4 million visitors expected to throng Pragati Maidan. The IITF, inaugurated by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will be thrown open to the general public from November 19 till its conclusion on November ...
- Iowa State Fair moving ahead with precautions for 2021 (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Iowa State Fair moving ahead with precautions for 2021 (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Global Village draws two million visitors in two months (Category: Business)
- Biggest lifestyle fair opens today at BMICH (Category: Business)
A leader in Sri Lanka’s hospitality trade, the Mount Lavinia Hotel (MLH) is known throughout the world for its scenic beauty and first-rate services. Although a historic hotel aged beyond two centuries, MLH moves parallel to the 21st century hospitality trade practices and innovations, and its values are very much in par with ethical practices ...
- SriLankan Airlines in a new design era (Category: Business)
New craft inspired ‘in-flight collection’ of fashion, accessories and jewellery to be launched at Sri Lanka Design Festival 2011The national carrier that has bridged the nation with the world for over three decades is soon to launch an in-flight collection that will carry the message of Sri Lankan craft heritage internationally. These collections will include ...
- SriLankan Airlines in a new design era (Category: Business)
Reuters: Italy’s president appointed former European Commissioner Mario Monti on Sunday to head a new government charged with implementing urgent reforms to end a crisis that has endangered the whole euro zone. After a frenetic weekend during which parliament passed the reforms and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stepped down to the jeers of hostile crowds, ...
- Italy’s Monti defends reform as opposition grows (Category: Business)
- Italy’s Monti sees end of crisis getting closer (Category: Business)
- Crisis in Italy spurs fears of euro zone break-up (Category: Business)
- Out: politicos; in: technocrats (Category: Business)
By Chamitha Kuruppu The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna claims spending Rs. 265 billion on an 11-day extravaganza is intolerable for an economically ailing country like Sri Lanka. Addressing a media briefing the JVP warned that the aftermath of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games would not be rosy as the Rajapaksa administration predicts According to JVP Propaganda ...
- Govt. takes vengeance on private sector over pension bill – JVP (Category: Business)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- AKD’s India visit: ‘JVP will not compromise Lanka’s security and economic interets’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP urges public to hold Govt. accountable for “gambling with public money” (Category: Business)
Sri Lankans artistes signed under major labels Sony and Universal MusicBy Cheranka Mendis The Sherifs are the new wave of Euromerican influenced Asian singers, songwriters and producers. Made up of Azlan Sheriff and Dirk James, they are the only Sri Lankan born producers/artists to have produced an album scheduled for release under major labels Sony ...
- Sony international signs up Alston (Category: Breaking News)
- Sony sees $ 2.9 b loss, reveals daunting task for new CEO (Category: Business)
- Sony launches sensational showroom (Category: Business)
- Sony launches 360 degree sweep panorama series (Category: Business)
Reuters: David Beckham’s five years in Major League Soccer (MLS) have “delivered on all aspects”, commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday, adding that he hopes the England international will stay on in the league. Beckham’s original five-year deal with the L.A Galaxy concludes after the Nov. 20 MLS Cup final between his club and the ...
- Beckham to re-join Galaxy on two-year deal (Category: Business)
- Becks Agrees Galaxy Stay (Category: Breaking News)
- IT Galaxy opens with latest HP notebooks (Category: Business)
- Samsung unveils four new Galaxy smartphones (Category: Business)
Coats, which has raised the bar and set industry standards in the area of sewing solutions, has joined hands with Sri Lanka Design Festival to project the many capabilities of the local apparel and fashion industry to the world. In order to share Coats’ global expertise in the apparel vertical integration sector, the company has ...
- Coats Thread partners Design Festival 2011 (Category: Business)
- Coats Thread ties up with AOD (Category: Business)
- Coats Lanka recognises AOD’s emerging fashion talent with special award (Category: Business)
PARIS (Reuters): France announced 65 billion euros of tax hikes and budget cuts over five years, as President Nicolas Sarkozy seeks to protect the country’s creditworthiness in financial markets without killing his chances of re-election in six months time. The main goal was to protect a top-notch credit rating that allows France to fund itself ...
- Sarkozy details measures for growth, jobs (Category: Business)
- Euro zone barely grows in Q3, recession looms (Category: Business)
- Voting begins in France, economy may doom Sarkozy (Category: Business)
- Euro zone crisis reaches France, turns existential (Category: Business)
Range of exhibitions, forums and workshops for students and general public For the third consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Design Festival is preparing to provide South-Asian region with a rare opportunity to witness and learn from the creative talent and expertise of globally renowned creative industry professionals. SLDF 2011 has invited a group of elite ...
- SriLankan Airlines in a new design era (Category: Business)
- Famous designers, industry specialists in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
nSriLankan Airlines partners with Sri Lanka Design Festival: launches luxuriously designed flatbed at SLDF this November SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s national airline, in a bold attempt to enhance its products and services to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development will launch its latest addition: The luxury flatbed on Business Class. Partnering ...
The forum will be held on 18 NovemberThe South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) as one of its main highlights of 2011, is already participated by apparel manufacturing leaders and their key partners promising to be a great platform and networking opportunity for apparel industry’s backward integration sector and ...
- Sri Lanka apparel industry on Design Festival catwalk (Category: Business)
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
London, (ANI): The bookmaker who had contacted former South African captain Hansie Cronje to fix a Test match against England reckons that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is clueless when it comes to spot-fixing. Marlon Aronstam now works in horse racing, but claims that he has seen enough in cricket to suggest that fixing remains ...
- Probe Order (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka President vows to Finish Term, won’t run for Re-Election (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Manipulation (Category: Business)
- New iPhone broken? Try nail polish (Category: Australia, Queensland)
DUBAI (Reuters): A Bahraini sovereign wealth fund has launched a 100 million dinar ($265 mln) food security fund to invest in agricultural projects in the tiny Gulf kingdom and abroad, an official said. “The fund is based on purely commercial principles,” Mohammed Mubarak al-Sulaity, chief executive of Bahrain’s Future Generations Reserve Fund (FGF), told Al ...
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Empty Stocking Fund brings in more than double its goal (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
The inaugural show of the two day Pakistan Film Festival 2011 was held yesterday at the National Film Corporation auditorium. The main feature of this film festival was the screening of ‘Khuda Khay Liye’ (In the name of God), a Pakistani Urdu film with English subtitles, written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor. Member of ...
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka has 'war crimes rebuttal video (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 to broadcast Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (Category: Breaking News)
- Last-minute gaming gifts: 25% off headsets, BOGO 50% off Switch games and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
The South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by SLDF as one of its main highlights of 2011, is to be held on 18 November and will see many key apparel experts and high profile international press gather to provide their insights on topics that are crucial for Sri Lanka’s campaign to lead South Asian apparel ...
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
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