@2022 - All Right Reserved. Designed and Developed by Rev-Creations, Inc
1217 results found in 1875 ms
Page 9 of 41
An important feature of the recent Sri Lanka Economic Summit, which both the Guest Speaker Gurcharan Das, Author, Columnist and Management Consultant and Keynote Speaker Dr. Kalpana Kochar, Chief Economist – South Asia of the World Bank, referred to were the opportunities presented to Sri Lanka by the ongoing process of globalisation and particularly the ...
The EU Switch Asia Program – Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project held a reception recently at the Park Street Mews, for senior tourism professionals and other associates. Short presentations were made by representatives from Kuoni, Travel Foundation and Travel Life, all from UK and by Switch Asia Program – Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project, and ...
Says trade before politics and wants better connectivity for businessmen By Uditha Jayasinghe Sri Lanka should tap into the south Asian region, which is putting trade before politics, said a top official, calling for Sri Lanka to move ahead with the Comprehensive Economic Free Trade Agreement (CEPA). South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Chamber ...
With affluence improving post-war as well as its value for money, Sri Lanka is among the fastest growing markets for tourism in Thailand. According to official data from Thailand, visitors from Sri Lanka grew by 20.85% to 32,878 in the first half of this year. Percentage growth wise it is one of the highest apart ...
The much-awaited meeting between President and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and capital market stakeholders yesterday was described as “very positive” by most, though some disagreed. Conflicting emotions over the outcome were expected since there was much heat generated before the meeting by various parties including the regulator. President Mahinda Rajapaksa chairs the meeting w...
The Sri Lanka-Indonesia Business Council (SLIBC) which functions under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its 19th Annual General Meeting recently. SLIBC was established in 1991 with a view to promote trade, investment, tourism and services between the two countries. Albert Abdi, Charge d’ Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in Sri ...
By B.A.B. Goonetilleke Sometime in 2009, in what was to become a defining moment in the new Digital Age, Bradley Manning, a 24-year-old Army private based at an outpost in Iraq, began to download a veritable trove of classified cables dispatched by US missions around the world on to a thumb drive. Whether Manning stepped ...
Sri Lanka andndash; Indonesia Business Council (SLIBC) which functions under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its 19thandnbsp;Annual General Meeting recently. SLIBC was established in 1991 with a view to promote trade, investment, tourism and services between the two countries.
Delayed project for Rs. 20 b five-star hotel cum residencies kicks off, 20-year management deal to be finalised with Hyatt, global financiers included; set to be largest hotel and tallest building in town By Uditha Jayasinghe The long-awaited Rs. 20 billion Hyatt management venture recommenced yesterday in what aims to be the Colombo’s biggest hotel ...
Reuters: Sri Lanka now expects 2012 tea production of around 325 million kg, below its target of 330 million kg, as output has fallen in the last five months due to drought, the State-run Tea Board said. Tea production in the first half of the year fell 4.3 per cent year-on-year to 163.26 million kg ...
The Council for Business with Britain (CBB) held its 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the British High Commission in Colombo. British High Commissioner John Rankin was the Chief Guest. Seated from left: Vice Chairman Shirendra Lawrence, British High Commissioner John Rankin, Chairman Nick Nicolaou, Hon. Treasurer Mohammed Ziauddin and Immediate Past Chairman Anil Wijesinghe ...
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Director General and Sri Lanka Conventions Bureau General Manager Vipula Wanigasekera and Managing Director Yatra Travel with the members Thai heritage Travel consortium who visited Sri Lanka on a familiarisation tour prior to sending the Thai groups on pilgrim and heritage tours from Thailand to Sri Lanka
In 1959, Elvis Presley aka ‘The King’ released an album titled ‘50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong’, a compilation of hit singles. The rock band Bon Jovi in 2004 followed up with ‘100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong’, a play on the previous Elvis album. The question is; what do these albums have in ...
By Shanuka Tissera 25 July is a date to pencil into your diaries. The official announcement of the PULL Forum took place on 18 July at the Galadari Hotel, where the event is scheduled to take place. Sri Lanka is already recognised as a top tourist destination and investment hub, but how can companies do ...
A port city is an extension to the port, in order to acquire the advantageous facilities of the port and the port background to shape up the environment of the city surrounded by port. This is not a novel concept where many countries are adapting this principle to achieve their economic and leisure goals. Baltimore ...
Sri Lanka Tourism in collaboration with Ebert Silvas’ offer special luxury packages for both foreign and local tourists to view the Kandy Esela Perahera, known to be one of Asia’s most spectacular cultural pageants. The packages are organised to view both Kumbal and the Randoli Peraheras from 23 July to 1 August. The Esala Perahera ...
The Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC), the leading sports club representing the travel industry in Sri Lanka has teamed up with 3CS to develop its official website. Travel Trade Sports Club President Dushy Jayaweera signed the agreement with 3CS Managing Director Sandaruwan Maddumabandara at an event held at the Ramada Hotel recently. The Travel Trade ...
During the long war, the Government was preoccupied with financing and fighting it. The Private pector was burdened with uncertainty about the future. Now with the war behind us, we must examine and debate strategic options for developing our country. One of the key options is pursuing a globalisation strategy. CEPAs and FTAs are variations ...
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals in June rose 21.6% from a year earlier, welcoming 65,245 tourists, whilst first half performance has lost momentum in comparison to corresponding period of last year. Data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed arrivals in the first half at 452,867, up 18.7% from first six ...
Sri Lanka and Vietnam expect to increase the bilateral trade between the two countries up to the threshold of one billion US dollars within the next three years. The recent third Joint Commission Meeting of Sri Lanka and Vietnam held in Hanoi and chaired by the foreign ministers of the two countries, the focus was ...
The 21st Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Canada Business Council was held recently at the Canada Club. The council, which focuses on the objectives of ‘promoting investment, trade and joint venture between Sri Lanka and Canada,’ is one of the twenty One bilateral business councils that function under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber ...
Heads turning attraction! Biggest sporting event in post-war Sri Lanka aims to boost future cricket talent at provinces; leisure and entertainment industry to get a fillip 21-day contest from 10 August involving local and global stars to be promoted as “village, country and the world” coming together as one to celebrate Sri Lanka’s passion MCC ...
By Shanuka Tissera The prestigious MBA Alumni Association University of Colombo, boasting some of the finest MBA courses in Sri Lanka kicked of their 15th annual AGM on Thursday 12 at Cinnamon Lakeside. The outgoing President – Pubudu De Zoysa lead the event by sharing the highs and milestones the association made in the year ...
Luxury resort records Rs. 1.233b asset baseThe Fortress Resort and Spa announced the successful completion of FY 2011/2012, with stellar financial results in all areas including profits, asset base and shareholder equity. Occupancy rates for the resort in Koggala were high throughout the season as the high-end, colonial architecture-inspired Fortress continues to carve out a ...
Wimbledon is special to me not because I played the tennis circuit during my schooling days but for the insights that I get into life and business in general. The 2012 edition in particular was unique, given that a Brit was in the finals of the men’s singles game, that was happening after 74 years. ...
Standard Chartered Bank has revised Sri Lanka’s credit outlook to stable from positive and is advising bond investors to await the conclusion of Sri Lanka’s $ 1 billion Sovereign issue prior to getting involved in the country’s debt market opportunities. This advise is contained in SCB’s latest Asian sovereign credit coverage. “While we believe that ...
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa has urged for greater integration among private sector of South Asia to boost region’s socio-economic prosperity. “Economic integration is the best way to achieve and sustain economic prosperity among the South Asian nations. Enlarging the opportunities for trade and investment among the SAARC countries can be an effective instrument to ...
WHEN the South Asian region formed the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC hopes were high that it would be the first step in integrating the political, economic and social synergies of the region for overall growth and development. Decades later this dream has largely failed but the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and ...
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka is truly emerging as the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ with 5% consistent growth over the past few years backed by a boom of tourism and an increase in the value-added sector, SAARC CCI President Vikramjit Singh Sahney said yesterday. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the seminar ...
Roomsnet.com which has over 12 years of experience in the global online travel industry, is showcasing its solutions at the Hotel Show 2012, which opened yesterday at the BMICH. Providing a platform to showcase their products for hotel suppliers, both local and international, the Hotel Show 2012 is and on until Sunday. Citing experts, Roomsnet.com ...