Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Oct (121)
Narrow by Category
- Business (121)
New CEO Kapila Chandrasena upbeat on prospects for national carrier and Sri Lanka as a tourist destination post-warWhen the news of the impending change at the top in the national carrier broke, the Daily FT headlined the lead story on 6 May 2011 as ‘Turb-UL-ence,’ with a pun. But for the man in the hot ...
- $ 500 m boost for SriLankan Airlines (Category: Business)
- Flying smarter (Category: Business)
- Colossal loss incurred by Mihin (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan and Mihin ready to fly high (Category: Business)
International Consultants Chairman Ranjiv Goonawardena had kindly invited the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to participate by showcasing the great opportunity that Sri Lanka has to offer, at the Islamic Real Estate Finance (IREF) Summit and Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony of which it was a sponsor. International Consultants sponsored for the second year the ninth ...
- EFC launches new guide to investors (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank adjudged ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ for record 14th year (Category: Business)
- CSE holds Investor Forum in Malaysia (Category: Business)
Last week my phone beeped and the text message read ‘The Chairperson of the Security and Exchange Commission Indrani Sugathadasa had resigned citing reasons of values and principles for her resignation’. My mind went back to the time when this lady when she was the Board Director at EDB. Whenever tough decisions had be taken ...
- 2011: Power achievements for Sri Lanka, but… (Category: Business)
- The changing face of brand Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Govt. to abolish duty-free vessel imports to boost $ 500 m boating industry (Category: Business)
IN 2010, the boost for Sri Lanka tourism was being named the top travel destination by the New York Times. As the dawn of 2012 emerges the plus point is being among the top six of National Geographic’s best global destinations. Upbeat on tourism, the Government is considering a target of 950,000 arrivals for 2012 ...
- Israel tourism slips 2.4% to 3.36 m in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets UNWTO Regional Director (Category: Business)
- Increased tourism numbers expected (Category: Western Australia)
- Sri Lanka discussed to get UNWTO help (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)
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 ...
- AVIVA NDB produces highest number of IQA winners again (Category: Business)
- Winners galore in Seylan Bank’s ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw (Category: Business)
- Hemas rewards winners of ‘Fems Ran Million’ (Category: Business)
- Award winners at prize giving of Trinity College London (Category: Business)
FRANKFURT (Reuters): Uncertainties caused by the euro zone debt crisis and a stuttering global economy could hit spending next year on holidays by Germans, the world’s top spenders on trips abroad, a German travel association said. “Our market researchers forecast moderate market growth of between two and three per cent,” the DRV said on Thursday. ...
- Tour firms juggle luxury, packages in profit battle (Category: Business)
- TUI cuts German jobs as tourists move online (Category: Business)
- The world’s worst tourists (Category: Business)
- German travel firms says Greece bookings plunge (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Outside conspiracies will not be allowed – Mahinda (Category: Business)
- Karu condemns assault on Opposition MPs (Category: Business)
- A Budget for all! (Category: Business)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced that New York city will reach a record 90,000 hotel rooms by year’s end, representing a 24% increase since 2006. More than 7,000 rooms are in the pipeline that will add to the city’s hotel inventory, with an average 40% of new openings taking place in boroughs other than ...
- New York City set for record 50 million tourists in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Woman who confronted Black teen arrested in California (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Woman who confronted Black teen arrested in California (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Woman who confronted Black teen arrested in California (Category: USA, South Dakota)
By Cheranka Mendis The tourism industry yesterday welcomed the reduction in the online visa processing fee from the initial US$ 50 flat rate for every country, giving into the concerns and objections of industry stakeholders. The scheme, scheduled to be in effect from January 2012, will now charge US$ 10 from travellers from South Asian ...
- Vehicle importers honk for fair deal (Category: Business)
- Dentsu Public Relations remains highest-earning Asia-based PR firm: Holmes report (Category: Business)
- Shahrukh, Salman Mumbai’s biggest taxpayers (Category: Business)
Airline, unions appear again before govt-ordered labour tribunal Qantas says 447 flights grounded, 68,000 passengers affected since Sat PM calls for end to dispute World leaders at Perth meeting among those affected Rival airlines put on more flights MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways and its unions appeared before a labour tribunal on Sunday ...
- Qantas chaos casts shadow on Gold Coast bid for 2018 CW Games? (Category: Business)
- Blow for Qantas as talks with Malaysian Airlines end (Category: Business)
- Qantas overhauls with $ 9 b fleet order, two new airlines (Category: Business)
- Fair Work ends Qantas industrial dispute (Category: Australia, Queensland)
The last week was an eventful week indeed. We barely recovered from the news of the death of the maverick inventor Steve Jobs. Although I am a loyal Microsoft right-brain person, I admired the ‘left-brain innovative spirit’ of Apple and the ingenuity of the man. He had not gone to university and had what some ...
- Prince Charles pays tribute to “mama” (Category: Business)
- Video: Podi Mama 22 - 13th October 2014 - www.LankaChannel.lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 19 07th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 21 10th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) says there is no need for travel agents and tourists to change Thailand travel plans due to flooding to the north of Bangkok. PATA head office is located in Bangkok city centre which is operating normally. PATA Interim CEO Bill Calderwood said today: “As you are aware from TV ...
- PATA Awards Leading Travel Professionals (Category: Business)
- PATA Mart returns to the Philippines (Category: Business)
- Lankans advised to avoid Thailand (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans advised to postpone Thai trips (Category: Breaking News)
BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand’s worst floods in decades have jolted a global supply chain already straining under the impact of Japan’s tsunami, as deluged factories threaten some of the kingdom’s key export industries. The floods have killed about 300 people, damaged one-tenth of Thailand’s rice paddy and made major roads north of Bangkok impassable. Toyota, Ford, ...
- Ever-resilient Thai tourism may bounce back after floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand races to defend Bangkok from floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand raises minimum wage as firms struggle with floods (Category: Business)
- PATA says no need to change travel plans to Thailand (Category: Business)
DNH Financial shares some key insights to the upcoming earnings season and how to manage investments in the Colombo stock marketFIn the absence of any significant news, the Sri Lanka bourse continued to trade on a lacklustre note with the ASPI and MPI falling by 2.2% and 1.7%WoW to close the week at 6,550 and ...
- Corporate earnings impressive, time to start bottom fishing? (Category: Business)
- Bullish DNH forecasts ASI hitting 7,500 in 3Q; 9,000 by year-end (Category: Business)
- DNH Financial says market can be beaten (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
A new cable car system being built across the River Thames in London will be sponsored by Emirates Airline in its biggest UK sponsorship deal since Arsenal. Emirates Airline President Tim Clark and Mayor of London Boris Johnson have announced the AED 204 million ($55 million) agreement between the airline, the Mayor’s office and Transport ...
- Emirates Air Line UK’s first urban cable car opens in London (Category: Business)
- London’s Emirates Air Line to open on 28 June (Category: Business)
- Emirates offers special student fares to UK (Category: Business)
- First Emirates Air Line tower completed in London (Category: Business)
Justice and fair-play is paramount Justice and fair-play are of paramount importance to all members of the world family consisting of 193 nations expecting justice and fair-play equally. It is the principle on which the United Nations was established in place of the less-effective League of Nations, in order to settle differences among nations based ...
- Transparency and equality in human rights arena (Category: Business)
- Towards ‘Wonder of Asia’ with regional and world peace (Category: Business)
- MIGHT OF POWERFUL NATIONS CANNOT PREVAIL AGAINST JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY – PRESIDENT AT UN SESSIONS (Category: Breaking News)
AS Sri Lanka celebrated World Tourism Day yesterday, it seems an opportune time to discuss the positives as well as the challenges facing Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Government on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to provide employment in the tourism industry to one in seven people on the back of a 50 per cent earnings ...
- Sri Lanka discussed to get UNWTO help (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish a central Tourism Authority (Category: Breaking News)
- Developing tourism in Sri Lanka and challenges (Daily News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government to release five year tourism development plan this week (Category: Breaking News)
Industry expects modest growth but no boom expectationsby Cheranka Mendis The tourism industry is looking at a 10-15% increase during the coming winter season although there will be no sell-out as earlier expected, according to industry experts. The season, which usually amounts to the highest number of arrivals each year, was initially expected to bring ...
- Profit Gap (Category: Business)
- Facelift for two Colombo Fort Hotels’ properties (Category: Business)
- Rubber optimism intact (Category: Business)
New offerings Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa and Chaaya Wild Yala to be launched on 1 NovemberBy Marianne David The John Keells Hotels Group’s latest offerings – Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa and Chaaya Wild Yala – are gearing up to take the industry by storm, as the group continues with heavy investments, throwing its weight behind Sri Lanka’s ...
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
- JKH revamps leisure footprint with Chaaya Tranz, Chaaya Wild (Category: Business)
- Chaaya change (Category: Business)
- Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa, gets ready to be transformed (Category: Business)
Tiger Woods heads Emirates Australian Open Field The Australian Open is set to soar to even greater heights with the announcement that Emirates will partner the championship as the new naming rights sponsor for the next three years in an agreement with event promoters World Sport Group. The sponsorship further deepens Emirates’ commitment to golf ...
- Emirates renews sponsorship of DP World Tour Championship (Category: Business)
- Perth to host Australia’s richest golf event (Category: Business)
- Emirates on course as official airline of the Irish Open (Category: Business)
- Couples tells Tiger Woods to play more (Category: Business)
By Sachin David The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) yesterday announced that the 27th National Rowing Championships will be held from September 15 to 17 on the waters of the Bolgoda Lake. ARASL President Rohan Fernando (right) receives the replica of sponsorship cheque from Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel General Manager Corporate Operations ...
- Musaeus rowers break records at bolgoda (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka team to participate at 14th Asian Rowing Championships in Korea (Category: Business)
- t-sips powers inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championship (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Private Sector Assessment of the Report to the United Nations Secretary General by the Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka was released on Thursday. The private sector critique is a compilation of views raised by a private sector group in Sri Lanka who are concerned about the content of the ...
- Private sector’s critique of Advisory of UN Panel of Experts (Category: Business)
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
- David Vs Goliath in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- East vs .West, good vs. bad: Dissecting ‘glocalisation’ in branding (Category: Business)
Reuters: England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After losing the test series 4-0, India started brightly in the shortest version of the game and racked up 165 all out, only to see England reach their target with three balls to ...
- Muammar Gaddafi dead of wounds following capture - Reuters (Category: Breaking News)
- “Zero hour” for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi lessons for brand building (Category: Business)
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country’s antiquities expert said on Wednesday. The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site’s location, will challenge the theory that the domestication of animals took place 5,500 years ago ...
- Gibson Medical Facility could become cornerstone site for new homeless shelter (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Gibson Medical Facility could become cornerstone site for new homeless shelter (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Gibson Medical Facility could become cornerstone site for new homeless shelter (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Hawaii’s first mass vaccination to kick off on Monday (Category: USA, Hawaii)
By Marianne David Warm, welcoming and exuding good cheer, the Cinnamon Lakeside’s newest General Manager Denis Gruhier perfectly fits into the best qualities the hospitable hotel is well-known for and his affirmation of Sri Lanka’s optimistic post-war outlook for tourism in particular and the country in general is welcoming news indeed. Having joined the Lakeside ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside to launch first-ever floating restaurant (Category: Business)
Combined publicity programme The Government’s plan to formulate a combined publicity programme to build a unified brand for Sri Lanka tourism is well timed and one of the brilliant steps taken in the right direction. It is noted that the project is to be named Tourism Promotion Programme (TPP). Currently Sri Lanka is at the ...
- Minister Basil Rajapaksa introduces special plans for tourism promotion (Category: Breaking News)
- New programme to promote the Traditional New Year globally (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Embassy in Seoul woos Korean tourists (Category: Business)
- Boost in the Tourism sector will help offset other revenue losses (Category: Breaking News)
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’. “It is most fitting that Egypt, home to some of the world’s most celebrated cultural heritage and a leading tourism destination, be the host country for ...
- Promoting global understanding through travel (Category: Business)
- Visa promotes tourism in Egypt (Category: Business)
- Tourism ministers to attend ATM 2012 (Category: Business)
The Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) and the China Muslim Travel Association (CMTA) have sealed their tourism cooperation deal. The new partnership is deemed to boost tourism between Malaysia and China. Tourism Malaysia Acting Director-General Datuk Azizan Noordin was quoted in eTurbo News that with the collaboration between these two associations, they ...
- Eastern Moves (Category: Business)
- Trade Ties (Category: Business)
- SL notches more than 100 percent increase in tourist arrivals last year (Category: Breaking News)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sri Lanka expanded 7.90 percent in the first quarter of 2011 over the same quarter, previous year. Historically, from 2003 until 2011, Sri Lanka's average quarterly GDP Growth was 6.26 percent reaching an historical high of 8.60 percent in December of 2010 and a record low of 1.50 percent in March of 2009. Sri Lanka is a developing economy off the southern coas...
- Sri Lanka GDP reaches three-decade high (Category: Breaking News)
- GDP growth rate 8% 2nd highest quarterly GDP growth since 2002 (Category: Breaking News)
- Growth Number (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Annual GDP Growth Rate (Category: Business)
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (42)
- Political crisis (27)
- Foreign exchange reserves (32)
- Shortage (1)
- Bank reserves (20)
- Fuel (5)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (98)
- Russia (7)
- Sri Lanka Tea (86)
- Tourism (121)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (90)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (121)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (86)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (93)
- Sri Lanka Elections (87)
- Hiru Tv (13)
- ITN News (121)
- Shakthi Tv (13)
- Derana Dream Star (18)
- EPF (2)
- BBC (1)
- Rob Ford (1)