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By Shanuka Tissera A year to date, since the last annual general meeting of The Planters’ Association of Ceylon, there have been some turbulent changes in the tea, rubber and coconut industries due to the crisis in the Middle-East and EU. The 158th AGM of The Planters’ Association of Ceylon took place on 17 August ...
- Sector report (Category: Business)
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- Forbes and Walker recaps tea industry’s 2011 (Category: Business)
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
Last week I had the opportunity of meeting Hermawan Kartajaya, one of the top 50 gurus who has shaped the world of marketing. His perspective to the changing landscape of marketing and what business must do sure opened my mind set to a new way of thinking business and Sri Lanka’s policy decision making. Hermawan ...
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- Eminent speakers at SLIM International Marketing Conference 2012 tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Honorary Fellow Dr. Hermawan Kartajaya visits SLIM (Category: Business)
- Driving marketing in the boardroom (Category: Business)
As long Sri Lanka exports tea as a commodity, the local industry will continue to battle for survival, former Planters' Association of Ceylon Chairman Mahendra Amarasuriya said recently.
The 12th Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Sri Lanka Region ended in grand success, helping Sri Lankan marketers to prepare their best defence to face challenging times. The conference was inaugurated by Attorney General Palitha Fernando on Monday 13 August while the technical sessions were held on Tuesday 14 August 2012 ...
- SLIM delegates shine at Philippines National Marketing Conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Honoured for driving marketing in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CIM Future Marketers Conference 2012 on Saturday (Category: Business)
- mPowered Brand Pavilion at CIM Annual Conference 2012 (Category: Business)
IN a challenging economic environment, tourism is Sri Lanka’s lifeline to development. However, increasing political tensions, crime rates and stand-offish Government policy is threatening to choke this much-needed revenue. Sri Lanka has decided to challenge a British Government travel advisory warning Britons over an upsurge of nationalism, sexual offences and anti-Western rhetoric i...
- Visit by British Royals boosts Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- More British tourists arrive (Category: Breaking News)
- Business as usual for professionally-managed southern hotels (Category: Business)
- British High Commissioner hosts reception for UK companies at Sri Lanka Expo (Category: Business)
Inflation, hyper inflation and chronic inflation Inflation, as understood by the unsuspecting citizen, is the rising cost of prices over a period of time. This interpretation is far from satisfactory. It is high time people were educated as to the real causes of inflation. Dissecting the inflationary causes would be a difficult task for an ...
- ‘Divi Neguma’ Dept: Development catalyst, dependency creator or a white elephant? (Category: Business)
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
- From poverty to sustainability in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Misplaced Aspirations, The Elite And The Poor (Category: Breaking News)
Disruption to food production, due to adverse weather conditions in USA, China, Russia and India could contribute to a spike in world food prices. Due to its direct exposure to global supply disruptions, Sri Lanka could be adversely affected, warns Sri Lankaandrsquo;s economic think tank andndash; Pathfinder andndash; in its latest andlsquo;economic flash.andrsquo;
- Lawmakers take up issue of genetically-altered foods (Category: USA, Washington)
- Tucson Originals holding food drive at its restaurants (Category: USA, Arizona)
- Lithonia Food Thief Strikes Same Homeowner 4 Times (Category: USA, Georgia)
- How long can someone survive in the cold without food? (Category: Technology)
Brand Finance’s Annual Global Nation Brand Analysis Prologue Over the past three years, nation branding has received an enormous amount of coverage in Sri Lankan newspapers. Whilst some of these are based on the need to provide a marketing approach to building a nation, and its brand; many of the articles focus on developing a ...
- Brand Finance launches Nation Brands 100 (Category: Business)
- Brand ‘Sri Lanka’ valued $ 23 b; ranks 76th globally (Category: Business)
- Branding Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Minority shareholder activist K.C. Vignarajah has written a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa appealing him to retain Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Tilak Karunaratne who has announced his resignation by Friday. Here is the full text of the letter: 16.08.2012 H.E Mahinda Rajapaksa The President of the Republic of Sri Lanka, Temple Trees, Colombo ...
- Right of Reply: SEC responds to ‘Cracks in SEC?’ (Category: Business)
- SEC appoints Consultative Committee for capital markets (Category: Business)
- SEC’s independence from Executive comes up at COPE meeting (Category: Business)
- Tremors over Tilak’s talk! (Category: Business)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa awarded the Presidential Colours to the Sri Lanka Army’s Gemunu Watch on Wednesday (15). Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga and Secretary Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa were also present at the occasion. The President awarded the Presidential and Regimental Colours to First, Second (Volunteer) and Third (Volunteer) Battalions of the .....
- President awards Colours to Gemunu Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- President awards Colours to Gemunu Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo City Tour celebrates second anniversary with war heroes’ kids (Category: Business)
MALE (Xinhua): The main opposition in the Maldives has submitted a set of proposals to the government to end the political crisis in the country, officials said on Thursday. The festival of the famous Nallur Kandaswamy temple was held last morning. The historic festival draws devotees from around the island as well as overseas. Seen ...
- Nasheed’s Colombo visit put on hold (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives elections will not be in ‘foreseeable future’ (Category: Business)
- Three Lankans sentenced in Maldives for transporting liquor (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition in Maldives says polls bolster its early vote call (Category: Business)
A well respected professional, Dr. Hermawan Kartajaya from Indonesia was on a visit to Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) the national body of marketing in Sri Lanka. The Indonesian author and public speaker in marketing studies, who co-authored several books with the worlds marketing guru Professor Philip Kotler, met with SLIM Council members and ...
- Honorary Fellow Dr. Hermawan Kartajaya Visits SLIM (Category: Business)
- SLIM delegates shine at Philippines National Marketing Conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Eminent speakers at SLIM International Marketing Conference 2012 tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Prof. Liyanage given Honorary Fellow Status at SLIM (Category: Breaking News)
Strikes are becoming the bane of Sri Lanka. As the country grapples with numerous strikes taking place crippling many services, the logic of holding these work stoppages and the Government response to them has become the daily bread and butter of the media. The university lectures have been on strike for several months now, following ...
- Bus strikes islandwide affect commuters (Category: Breaking News)
- Gold strikes record as macro unease jolts markets (Category: Business)
- IFS strikes deal with Mir Technologies in Bangladesh (Category: Business)
- Strikes paralyse government hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
Point of view By a market participant The investors were compelled to wait nearly 17 years to reap the benefit of a real bull run in 2009 after the elimination of the LTTE terrorism and how the SEC destroyed it within a one-and-a-half year period due to ill conceived, irresponsible decisions is well known and ...
- Real potential of the Colombo stock market (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Brokers delighted by talk, lunch with President (Category: Business)
- More about the real potential of the stock market (Category: Business)
‘THE Greatest Show on Earth,’ otherwise known as the Olympics, closed its 2012 chapter well and truly with the Sri Lankan contingent returning on Wednesday. Their rather dismal performance has raised old questions of how bad decisions, lack of funding and politicisation is shackling Sri Lanka’s sporting chances. Sri Lankan athletes had 30 officials with ...
- Pradeep Sanjaya wins Sri Lankas first medal at Paralympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Sudesh Peiris takes first medal at Commonwealth games (Category: Breaking News)
- Adams finally gets her hands on shot put gold (Category: Business)
- Union Bank and NAMAL sponsor RCGC monthly medal (Category: Business)
The worst drought in the US in at least five decades has resulted in the loss of one-sixth of the expected corn crop. The UD Department of Agriculture (USDA) has estimated that corn farmers have been compelled to abandon fields greater in area than Belgium and Luxembourg combined, following the hottest July ever recorded in ...
- Global food prices near 3-year highs – World Bank (Category: Business)
- Resource depletion: Opportunity or looming catastrophe? (Category: Technology)
- No inflation respite for Asia despite fall in food, fuel prices (Category: Business)
- Japan says El Nino emerges, raising fears on food prices (Category: Business)
Shares thoughts on sustainability in volatility and the way forward The Guest of Honour, Dato’ Charon, President and Members of the Professional Bankers’ Association, my dear friends, first of all, let me thank the Association of Professional Bankers for inviting me this evening to your 24th Convention and giving me the opportunity to share a ...
- Association of Professional Bankers’ anniversary convention on 13 and 14 August (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
- APB President speaks on the theme of Annual Convention 2012 (Category: Business)
- CSE holds Investor Forum in Malaysia (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka and Swaziland Tuesday signed an agreement on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between the two countries following bilateral discussions held between Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the visiting King Mswati III of Swaziland. King Mswati III accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu and his delegation arrived in the island yesterday for a three-day ...
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral discussions, sign agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral talks, sign agreements (Category: Business)
- King of Swaziland in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Banquet hosted in honour of King of Swaziland (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and Swaziland Tuesday signed an agreement on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between the two countries following bilateral discussions held between Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the visiting King Mswati III of Swaziland. King Mswati III accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu and his delegation arrived in the island yesterday for a three-day ...
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral discussions, sign agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri lanka, Swaziland sign bilateral agreements (Category: Business)
- King of Swaziland in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Banquet hosted in honour of King of Swaziland (Category: Breaking News)
incoming United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Michele J. Sison on Friday (9) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC. Ambassador Wickramasuriya congratulated Ambassador designate Sison and wished her success on her new appointment. The two ambassadors reflected on the current state of US-Sri ...
- New US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Meets Her Conterpart in Washington (Category: Breaking News)
- Relations enhanced by economic, diplomatic initiatives (Category: Breaking News)
- New US envoy to prioritise HR in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- US to appoint new ambassador to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The technical sessions of the Association of Professional Bankers’ 24th anniversary convention were held yesterday, bringing the APB’s flagship event to a close. Aptly themed ‘Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge,’ each technical session explored an area that could throw obstacles in the path of bankers and the line-up of speak...
- More than ever, businesses must think ‘what if’ (Category: Business)
- Banking foresight – Shaping integrated development (Category: Business)
- APB to promote ‘Sustainability in Volatility’ at 24th anniversary convention (Category: Business)
- Threat of recession contains risk of further global bank failures (Category: Business)
The NDB Group has delivered yet another strong performance for the first half year of 2012 recording a commendable profit after tax of Rs. 1,362 million to its shareholders, which is an increase of 36 per cent compared to the previous year. Chairman of the Bank Hemaka Amarasuriya stated: “The impressive results are attributable to ...
- NDB reports strong financial results in 1Q (Category: Business)
- NDB awarded international accolade for brand excellence (Category: Business)
- NDB Group 2011 profits up 35% to Rs. 2.9 b (Category: Business)
- NDB enjoys $ 59 m net receipts; poised for investment and growth (Category: Business)
By Nisthar Cassim The world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company, Nestlé said last week Sri Lanka is a high growth market with strong upside in tandem with improving socioeconomic development aided by the end-of-war benefit. “We are experiencing double digit growth in Sri Lanka and see very positive prospects going forward. Our commitment to ...
- Creamier 2011 for Nestlé Lanka shareholders (Category: Business)
- Nestlé Worldwide Executive Vice President in town (Category: Business)
- Nestle Lanka ends 2011 with strong results (Category: Business)
- Rs. 1.1 b Nestle rice noodle plant to serve convenient-foods hungry Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
The ‘Yes-Man’ Parasite, a.k.a. HMV The dictionary definition of a ‘pun’: ‘the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or words that have different meanings but sound the same’. The second word of the headline of today’s column is not exactly a pun, but somewhat akin to one, as ...
- Nihal’s Fundamental Rights application on Expropriation Law fixed for 26 Jan. (Category: Business)
- Checks and balances - Is there such a thing as unlimited power? (Category: Business)
- Sajith slams Expropriation Bill (Category: Business)
- Inept’ocracy (Category: Business)
Indo-Sri Lanka relations have come under the limelight once again following President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s statements and moves by South Indian politicians to hold a pro-LTTE forum, which has been actively condemned locally. In the strongest reaction yet to India’s contentious support to a US-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against ...
- Mega ‘India Show’ in August 2012 to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Indian private sector to invest in ports in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- India’s DMK leader holds conclave on Sri Lankan Tamil issue (Category: Business)
- Sacred Kapilavastu relics return to India after 25-day exposition in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
South Africa will extend its fullest cooperation for Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process and its drive for economic development according to Deputy Minister of International Relation and Cooperation Republic of South Africa Ebrahim Ebrahim when he met Senior Adviser to the President and Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at the Ministry of Economic Development on ...
- South Africa to assist Sri Lanka's reconciliation process and economic development (Category: Breaking News)
- NGO assistance sought for Northern Development. (Category: Breaking News)
- South African delegation begins major B2B talks (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka updates UK on debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
Chennai: After Chennai police denied permission to hold the planned Eelam conference in public grounds, India’s DMK leader, M. Karunanidhi has held an assembly on the issue on Sunday in a private hotel ahead of the conference, Indian media reported. The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has however given up demanding a Tamil Eelam and ...
- India's DMK leader holds conclave on Sri Lankan Tamil issue (Category: Breaking News)
- DMK members stopped the speech of Lankan Tamils at the debate of TESO conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian govt. stamps down on Eelam meeting in Tamil Nadu (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunanidhi decides to drop Eelam agenda from TESO conference (Category: Business)
Collective of Nationalist Organisations staged a demonstration march in the capital Colombo yesterday to protest the Tamil Eelam Solidarity Organisation (TESO) Conference that was scheduled to be held in Chennai today by the leader of the Tamil Nadu political party DMK. The Chairman of Sri Lanka’s Sinhala nationalist Patriotic National Movement Gunadasa Amarasekera called the ...
- Maintaining hard-won peace (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka nationalist organizations protest India's Eelam conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance split into three groups - report (Category: Breaking News)
- LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran alive, claims Pazha Nedumaran (Category: Breaking News)
Politicians come and go, but while they are in power they seem to believe they are above the law. The fact that in 2012 alone legal action is being taken for 42 politicians alone shows the level of degradation that governance is undergoing in Sri Lanka and presents a powerful case for accountability. From allegedly ...
- Sri Lankan people have lost faith in police due to political pressure, opposition MP says (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil says breakdown of law and order serious issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu says only 4% accused of crimes convicted (Category: Business)
- Privileged Expenses (Category: Business)
Devolution of power must come from within Parliament of Sri Lanka and can never be successfully imposed from aboard, former Indian Cabinet Minister Subramanian Swamy said. “This devolution is moreover not an Indian demand, but certainly it is our concern and expectation as well wishers of Sri Lanka who stood by you in your grueling ...
- TISSAINAYAGAM WINS "FOREIGN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR" AWARD (Category: Breaking News)
- 23 refugees attempting to flee arrested by TN police (Category: Breaking News)
- High Seas (Category: Business)
- CB asked to make currency notes trilingual (Category: Business)
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