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The first quarterly draw of the Nations Trust Bank (NTB) Nations Saver Promotion was held recently in the presence of an official from the Western Provincial Council and six winners from each branch were selected and awarded an array of electrical home appliances. The prizes included a double door refrigerators, 22” LCD televisions, washing machines, ...
Firstsource Dialog Solutions, the joint venture between Firstsource Solutions and Sri Lanka based Dialog Telecom Axiata PLC yesterday announced that it has significantly grown it’s Sri Lankan business since inception in May 2011. Firstsource Dialog Solutions (FDS), a joint venture between Firstsource and Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata (FDS) contributed significantly to Firstsource’s A...
E.A. Dayawathie (56), a year teacher from Matugama recently won the top prize of Rs. 1 million in Seylan Bank’s (February) ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw, becoming the fourth millionaire to date. “I never expected to win the top prize. And yes of course I am very happy,” she says. With 24 years teaching experience, Dayawathie ...
Unilever Sri Lanka recently reintroduced the popular TV show ‘Wonderlight Kumariyo’ with new attractions. The show was a household favourite back in the day before Unilever acquired the brand in 2009. As a brand that is popular amongst the masses of Sri Lanka, the company took a novel approach to revive this show with more ...
Q: Is Cricket a sport, a business or an industry? A: Cricket, like a lot of sports started off as an amateur sport (with part-time players), then became a professional sport (with people playing it for a living) and has now transitioned into a multi-billion dollar, multi-faceted industry In the first two years of the ...
TVS Lanka recently held its Annual Service Dealer Conference 2012 for its countrywide dealer network at the Randiya Hotel in Koralawella, Moratuwa. With an attendance of over 350 service dealers covering all four corners of the island, representative from TVS and Sons TVS Motor Company Ranjith Fernando – Chairman United Motors and the Management Team ...
Rs. 1.4 b forex drags bottom line down by 72% to Rs. 365 m Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading national integrated telecommunications service provider, said yesterday it continued its financial trajectory, complemented with pragmatic operational initiatives, to deliver Q1 2012 results with a growth of 9% in revenue and 14% in operating profit. The ...
An internship with MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and DialogCorporate heavyweights MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and Dialog Axiata PLC are in search of the next batch of exceptional interns to join their annual Summer Internship Program, commencing July 2012. This joint initiative is rated one of the best internship programs in the island and has been ...
Posts Rs. 2.1 b non-cash forex loss from rupee devaluation Dialog Axiata PLC yesterday announced its consolidated financial results for the three months ending in March. Financial results included those of Dialog Axiata PLC and of the Dialog Axiata Group post-consolidation with subsidiaries Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd. (DBN) and Dialog Television (Pvt) Ltd. (DTV). ...
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s first-ever digital ready and HD ready television station, Hiru FM, will be launched on 23 May at 6.02 a.m., Asia Broadcasting Corporation announced yesterday. It marks the organisation’s foray into Sri Lankan television under its flagship brand Hiru after enjoying much success in the radio industry. Hiru TV will be the ...
Vista Advertising and Business Consultants (Pvt) Ltd was given a special recognition award for its outstanding contribution, to build technology giant Hewlett-Packard’s Personal Systems Group brand in the Sri Lankan market. Over 20 years of growing brands gives Vista Advertising a unique edge in providing a whole array of services to clients. Vista’s innovative style ...
n The Scholar who has refused to changeHumanistic approach Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera, scholar, writer, poet, novelist, social activist and many more, in a special contribution to Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume Two released last month, has tried to analyse the most recent history of Sri Lanka in the context of the onset of the process ...
Reuters: Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against German-led austerity. Hollande was set to beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy by a decisive 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent margin, the TNS-Sofres polling ...
By Patricia A. Butenis The 20th century American politician Thomas “Tip” O’Neill once famously said that “all politics is local”. That was often true of the news in the last century as well. With the advent of so many technological changes, however, the truism for information in the 21st century has become “all news is ...
By Cheranka Mendis Come winter this year, Sri Lanka will be ready to welcome 4000 up-market tourists from Austria, Germany and Switzerland with the first ever regular cruise liner sailing in to the Colombo Port. The cruise liner, FTI Berlin will make its maiden voyage to this part of the world in December starting off ...
iPhonik Pvt Ltd., a converged communication solution company providing solutions based on Voice, Data and Video last week launched its flagship hospitality solution Chameleon at the Kamikaze Lounge and was well received by hospitality industry experts, architects and consultants. Chameleon has three main components and can be procured separately. In-room entertainment portal, room control system ....
Sri Lanka spent Rs. 56 b on above-the-line advertising in 2011 Taking wing to India for meetings is a usual routine for any business leader attached to a multinational in Sri Lanka as most such organisations have their regional offices in India. During a recent visit to India, the hype surrounding IPL – 5th edition ...
The need for an integrated program on a war footingIn 2008, eight prizewinning economists were asked to list the type of projects which would do the most good for the most number of poor people, if they had an imaginary $ 75 million to spend. Half of their proposed projects involved nutrition. There has been ...
Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajpaksa declared open the newly built Green Paradise Agro Eco Hotel in Dambulla on 29 April. Total investment for Green Paradise Agro Eco Hotel is Rs. 1,200 million. The Green Paradise Resort is located in Dambulla, in the central province of Sri Lanka. Nestled in the jungles of the cultural triangle, the re...
By Cheranka Mendis Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni (PIMA) Platinum Honours 2011 held on Friday recognised the contributions of Ramal Jasinghe, Anura Siriwardene and Dr. L.J.A. Peiris for their outstanding performance in their respective careers. Jasinnghe is the Director/CEO of Asian Alliance Insurance, and Peiris is the Managing Director of Royal Fernwood Porcelain whilst Siriwardene ...
By EMMA STONEY New York Times: WELLINGTON — When you think of Sri Lanka, rugby is not generally something that springs readily to mind. The island nation is certainly better known for cricket, tea exports and its recently ended civil war. But Sri Lanka’s British colonial forefathers left behind more than cricket as a sporting ...
By Marianne David HSBC and the British Council launched ‘HSBC Youth Enterprise Awards 2012’ yesterday, a business plan contest aimed at recognising young entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Open to Sri Lankan undergraduates, postgraduates and students aged 16 to 26 representing universities, private higher education institutions, technical and vocational institutions and professional training ...
Less than a year after starting up on its own, the company prepares to replicate its Indian success in Sri LankaJubilant FoodWorks, the master franchisee of Dominos Pizza for South Asia, last year set up its own subsidiary company in Sri Lanka, moving away from the franchisee partnership which held the fort for the Group ...
HNB Pathum Vimana, the biggest deposit draw in Sri Lanka, has rewarded countless Sri Lankans with amazing prizes over the last twenty years. The lucky winners of the Pathum Vimana 2011 draw received their prizes at a ceremony organized by Hatton National Bank. The prize presentation for the winners was held at HNB Towers on ...
Wins four coveted metalsLeo Burnett Solutions Inc., the Sri Lankan office of the globally recognised network dominated the Goa Fest advertising award festival by winning four coveted metals in a cross section of categories, for its clients Cargills Ceylon, Akzo Nobel – Dulux and the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society (SLEDS) last weekend in Goa. ...
HSBC Signature cardholders, an exclusive circle of customers, have been offered a 10 per cent discount on Emirates First and Business Class travel from Colombo to ten popular destinations. The exciting promotion valid from 1 April to 30 June is applicable for both return and one-way tickets purchased on-line via www.emirates.com/lk from 1 April to ...
Emmanuel Ray, winner of Fashions Finest’s Fashion Icon of the Year award (2011), has been asked to officially open Gibraltar Fashion Week commencing 19 April 2012. Emmanuel will meet with fashion designers, press and a selection of important members of the Gibraltarian government. Reene Weston, designer and organiser had the following to say about why she chose ...
Last Sunday when the unknown Ajinkya Rahane scored 103 runs off just 60 balls at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, which helped the Rajasthan Royals to score a massive 195 runs at IPL season five, my mind went to just one ethos the IPL is all about – highlighting performance. It is how IPL ...
With ending of the Maha season paddy harvesting, newspapers and TV have been highlighting problems encountered by farmers in disposing of their harvest. Due excellent weather, free from drought, flood and disease, farmers have received a bumper crop but the problem is to convert the harvest into cash, in order to settle debts incurred in ...
THE Sri Lankan office of the global advertising agency Leo Burnett has once again made history with its award winning short film, “Pass it on when you’re done with it“ making it into the prestigious Gunn “Showreel of the year” Report. The commercial has made an appearance in the “Top 100 Creative Ideas of 2011” ...