Deep in the heart of an ancient kingdom, snug in a rural setting is a luxurious abode for those who seek the serenity of wilderness without having to give up on the creature comforts of urban living. Imagine a little ‘palace’ all to oneself. King sized beds, the softest linen, the fluffiest pillows, comfiest sofas, ...

It was not so long ago that Anything.lk celebrated reaching the 50,000 fans milestone on Facebook. Scarcely two months after that, Anything.lk has reached a staggering 100,000 fans. This is no mean feat when you consider that there is only one other Sri Lankan company on Facebook that has more fans (incidentally a partner of ...

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 ...

By Roel Raymond Two months ago I sat for my first year final exams at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Last months edition of the Hi Magazine showcased 3 pages of clothes from designer K.T Brown – modelled by me. And in December, I will be on Art TV – as a contestant for ...

Wins in categories of ‘Household Supplies & Services’ and ‘Corporate Reputation/Professional Services’OgilvyAction’s ‘Washing School’ campaign for Unilever’s Surf Excel brand, leader in the detergent market in Sri Lanka, succeeded in increasing the brand’s market share and internal sales volumes in the process of garnering attention to best practices in laundry ma...

After seven successive and successful forums, the Accounting Forum 2011, organised by the Accountancy Students’ Association University of Kelaniya (ASAK), is to be held for the eighth consecutive time on 8 December at Ceylon Intercontinental Hotel Colombo from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Accounting Forum 2011 is an annual event organised at a grand level, ...

Dialog Axiata PLC announced yesterday the secondment of its Group Chief Marketing Officer Nushad Perera to take up a regional role at the Headquarters of the Axiata Group Berhad in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.   Perera’s new role will be in the capacity of a Senior Vice President within the Group Strategy function of the Axiata ...

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. ...

The best way to make the benefits of ICT to reach all the people, especially the disadvantaged as envisaged by the President is to develop local e-content talent, said President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. The Presidential Secretary said so while participating as the Guest of Honour at the e-Swabhimani Awards 2011 held in Colombo recently. Speaking ...

Chinese Dragon Café has had an exciting and eventful year serving up mouth-watering Chinese cuisine with their unique signature flavour to their ever-expanding following of loyal customers. This December season they are turning up the heat in the kitchen by offering delectable goodies, holiday catering and festive giveaways, and with the holidays right around the ...

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...

Merchants who are facing challenges in improving sales and enhancing brand visibility have been offered a zero-risk, cost-effective solution with the launch of www.mydeal.lk, one of Sri Lanka’s latest and fastest growing ‘daily deals’ websites. Within two weeks of its launch, the website of MyDeal.lk (Pvt) Ltd. had attracted approximately 12,000 fans on Facebook – ...

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...

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 ...

Amid religious blessings, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ceremonially declared open the country’s first expressway, the E-01 Southern Expressway, from Colombo to Galle. Unveiling a commemorative plaque at the southernmost access road to the expressway from the Pinnaduwa interchange in southern city of Galle, the President in his capacity as the Minister of Highways opened the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abu Dhabi, November 24 (AFP): Legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya on Thursday backed his country’s team and captain Tillakaratne Dilshan, saying they needed time and space to recover after losing both Tests and the one-day series to Pakistan. Sri Lanka lost the fifth and final one-day by three wickets on Wednesday, which handed Pakistan ...

A 17 member business delegation from of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) led by Chamber President Asoka Hettigoda, met the President of Viet Nam Truong Tan Sang at the Presidential Palace during their visit to Viet Nam from 13-18 November. Hettigoda explained to Truong Tan Sang the current economic conditions, improved ...

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, this week announced that its ‘Haté Kathawa’ campaign in Sri Lanka has bagged the Silver award at the extremely prestigious Effie Awards 2011 held in Colombo. Airtel Lanka was the only brand to be ranked as a winner in ...

Forty years ago, Intel Corporation introduced the world’s first commercially available microprocessor – the Intel 4004 – triggering the start of the digital revolution. While most people have never seen a microprocessor, devices that contain them have become so integrated into daily life that they have become virtually indispensible. Microprocessors are the “brains” i...

With the festive season around the corner, Keells Super has just launched an amazing promotion to reward loyal customers. The promotion, named ‘Double Christmas,’ exposes all Keells Super shoppers to two great promotions. The main promotion allows shoppers to win Rs. 100,000 in cash daily.  The purchase of four out of 23 nominated brands with ...

This is the week of Budget bashing for some and for others it is the week for inventing cute ways to meet the bashes. As is usual for most, it is looking at this all in the ‘what’s in it for me?’ mode. For some, it is also about ‘who said what’ and not ‘what’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Triad Sri Lanka won the coveted Silver and Merit awards at the recently concluded Sumathi Tele Awards 2011, for their SLI Motor ‘Insured for Reality’ TV commercial and Sri Lanka Army ‘Bravehearts’ TV commercial respectively. This win in “The Best TV Ad of the Year category” is the fourth accolade in a row for the agency, ...

Text by M. Farook Lantra The 41st edition of the Mercantile Rugby Sevens was held at the CR & FC Grounds from 18th to 20th November in front of a capacity crowd. More than 400 participants from 42 leading mercantile firms participated in the tournament sponsored by Dialog TV and organized by Mercantile Rugby Football ...

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 ...

MAS holdings yesterday clinched the 41st Mercantile Rugby Sevens Cup beating debutant Nations Lanka Plc team scoring 20-14 at the CR&FC grounds at Longdon Place. The three-day tournament was sponsored by Dialog TV. Forty four teams from 39 firms competed for this year’s championship  - Pix by Indraratne Balasuriya

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 ...