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The location of Sri Lanka has a strategic significance and this has been proven by the historical trading activities between Sri Lanka and ancient China, Egypt, and the Roman Empire. There is ample evidence to show that Sri Lanka was a main trading hub in Asia. The reasons for occupation of Sri Lanka by the ...
- Accelerating inclusive growth: The role of the external sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to revive FTA talks with India, China and Thailand (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka geared for globalisation? (Category: Business)
- EDB turns 33 (Category: Business)
India yesterday in a statement gave some reassurances over the nuclear power plant in its Southern state following series of news reports raising fears of the dangers to Sri Lanka arising from the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in southern India. The statement issued by the Indian High Commission is as follows. It ...
- 'SL not targeting India N-plant' (Category: Breaking News)
- India allays Sri Lanka's fears over Tamil Nadu nuclear plant (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government to discuss safety precautions of nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu with the Indi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan officials to investigate on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (Category: Breaking News)
By Marianne David Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo won two coveted awards at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards – the Best Five Star City Hotel Award and the Best Host Hotel Spa. Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011 awarded high performers across 11 categories and evaluated hotels in the industry based on their contribution towards tourism. ...
- Top hotels sweep World Spice Food Festival awards (Category: Business)
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
The academics are marching. The students are marching. The Muslims are marching. Every day hundreds images of throngs of people shouting slogans and demonstrating blare across television screens, newspapers and of course, the internet. SMS news alerts about road closures and barricades abound as popular discontent rises to the surface through trade union agitation and ...
- No interference in Sri Lanka’s Judiciary, President asserts (Category: Business)
- Divi Neguma Bill to be back anew (Category: Business)
- Northwestern Provincial Council approves the Divi Neguma Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- SC order and govt.’s trial balloon (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan plantation industry veteran Dan Seevaratnam was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award at The Asia Pacific HRM Congress, one of the most prestigious Human Resource summits in the world held in Bangalore, India, last week.
In strong signs of private sector expansion in the country, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s Company Registrar has garnered more than US$ 13.6 million (Rs 1.8 billion) in its Company Fund in on-going operations and plans to go high tech with the backing of its rich coffers.
By Amantha Perera JEJU, South Korea (IPS): As ravenous consumers of natural resources, companies are beginning to recognise that they owe a monetary debt to the planet, and are sharpening their pencils to calculate it. In 2004, when the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) held its four-yearly World Conservation Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, ...
- IUCN Puts The Accent On Business (Category: Breaking News)
- Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to prospective investors outlines core values (Category: Business)
- Nature Trails – setting the trend in eco-tourism (Category: Business)
- Power: Form, flexibility and force (Category: Business)
It is with great sacrifices that Sri Lanka brought about a victory against ruthless terrorism, which is certainly a feather in the cap of Rajapaksa family. No one can dispute the fact that President Rajapaksa provided the political leadership and ensured that the LTTE was decimated at any cost. The Tamil diaspora and the pro-separatist ...
- Eight Lankan refugees arrested in TN (Category: Breaking News)
- Coast Guard stand on TN fisherman ‘outrageous’: Jayalalitha (Category: Breaking News)
- TN determined to regain Katchatheevu (Category: Breaking News)
- TN BJP will continue to press for retrieval of Katchatheevu: Annamalai (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and China inked 16 agreements yesterday in a move that will solidify already strong relations. Xinhua News reported that China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo together with his 150-strong delegation singed the agreements when they met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. However no details were given of what the agreements contained ...
- Cherishing China! (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, China sign 16 new agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: China strengthens its grip on Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Chinese official arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
I wonder if you can remember the famous World Cup Soccer final some years back where the fourth referee intervened after the great Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final. It would have perhaps gone unnoticed if not the TV referral. In my view, if this had gone unnoticed, it ...
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
- Will companies overpower countries? (Category: Business)
- Brand Finance launches Nation Brands 100 (Category: Business)
- Interbrand reveals world’s best global brands in 2011 (Category: Business)
Guardian Insurance Brokers have been appointed the exclusive agents to market the products of US Insurance Giant Aetna in Sri Lanka, filling a need for high quality specialized medical insurance cover.
- Cyclists warned to insure (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
World Duty Free Group (WDFG), the leading duty free operator at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) along with the reputed beverage supplier, Brown Forman Worldwide, recently commenced another exciting mega promotion, andlsquo;Cricket Fever 2012andrsquo; on 1standnbsp;September to coincide with the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka this September and October.
- 'World Cup trophy' impounded (Category: Breaking News)
- World Duty Free Group brings cricket fever to BIA (Category: Business)
- World Duty Free Unveiled At BIA (Category: Business)
- Trade Agenda (Category: Business)
The place isn’t a paradise for minorities but the economy is recovering By Sam Baker Asuasentinel.com: The Government of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka has probably botched its dealings with the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. Still, the disenchantment with Colombo may be overblown three years after the end of the ...
- Army inquiry a delaying tactic: Human Rights Watch (Category: Business)
- President calls on diplomats to counter threats from pro-LTTE Diaspora (Category: Business)
- NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human R... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rejected asylum seekers abused in Sri Lanka, says rights group (Category: Breaking News)
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of tourism education and training efforts.
- Masters and Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
- Onyx dives into Sri Lankan market (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal-Lanka tie-up for tourism promotion (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka-based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in Stockholm last month.
- Plumber Dylan no tap dancer (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Shortages: Water supplies in crisis (Category: Technology)
- Regional beauty winners (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Water infection fixed for now (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Continuing its growth momentum, Orient Finance PLC adds yet another milestone, with the opening of its doors to the acceptance of fixed deposits, subsequent to being licensed by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Finance Business Act No 42 of 2011 as a Finance Company.
- Red Ink (Category: Business)
- Finance Losses (Category: Business)
- Finance Recovery (Category: Business)
- Serial Winner (Category: Business)
The UNIDO focal point office in Colombo has successfully marshalled a US based top tier global fund for its pioneering bamboo initiative leading to large scale bio-mass alternative energy material growth in Sri Lanka.
Reuters: French Open winner Maria Sharapova will join US Open champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray in warming up for next year’s Australian Open at the Brisbane International, organisers said on Thursday. Afghanistan’s captain Nawroz Mangal signs on a bat after a captains’ news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena, Clijsters confirm for Brisbane International (Category: Business)
- Nigeria draw with Ireland and progress to the last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues wave swamps Lions (Category: Australia, Queensland)
The global escalation of commodity prices in the latter part of last decade impacted Sri Lanka’s rice market, with retail prices showing sharp increases for the consumer. The regulatory forces with a ceiling on consumer prices and guaranteed price for paddy did alleviate this problem to some extent. Today it has taken a different turn ...
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s stake in the intl. agriculture debate (Category: Business)
ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played unofficial matches, all targeted towards a proper build-up to the event, ...
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
- Mathews on Sri Lanka’s exit: ‘We’ve let the entire nation down’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Gayle absence haunts Windies’ Bangladesh tour (Category: Business)
On Friday (7) afternoon, the eve of provincial council elections in three provinces, a certain gathering took place at 101, Rosmead Place, which houses the corporate offices of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) National List Parliamentarian, Tiran Alles. Consultations that lasted for hours, took place between Alles and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa and a few ...
- Towards impunity and democratic erosion (Category: Business)
- Monsoons and elections (Category: Business)
- Election fever grips as political parties begin campaigning (Category: Business)
- Outside conspiracies will not be allowed – Mahinda (Category: Business)
Peopleandrsquo;s Leasing Company PLC has secured the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan non-banking financial institution to secure two international credit ratings.
Indiaandrsquo;s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorpandnbsp;expanded its network into the international market. The newly incorporated brand entity launched 14 of its two-wheeler models in Sri Lanka on 3 September at the Waterandrsquo;s Edge.
Marketing Director of Pan Audio Private Limited and Director of Pan Care Pvt. Limited, G. S. Sylvester has been selected as team leader for the Group Study Exchange, an international programme exchange for young professionals organized by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
Thriving with the vision of becoming the global role model for community centred social development, International Movement for Community Development (IMCD) has demonstrated clear prospects of becoming an exemplary social service organization in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s largest telephony services provider Dialog Axiata PLC has donated revenue generated from SMS (Short Messaging Service) based voting on the grand finale of Ranaviru Real Star: Mission 2 to the Api Wenuwen Api Fund, administered by the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development.
The much anticipated Islamic Finance News Roadshow will be inaugurated today by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ajith Nivaard Cabraal. The Governor will deliver the key note address at this forum which will also see the attendance of many other key officials of the Sri Lankan Islamic banking and finance industry. ...
- IFN Roadshow a boost for Islamic finance in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Amana Bank Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Amana Bank - Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka . (Category: Breaking News)
- Amana Bank - Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Hero MotoCorp Ltd marking the launch of brand andlsquo;Heroandrsquo; in Sri Lanka the first international market, said that the country is a land of opportunities and is a key market for many Indian companies.
- The forgotten hero behind Shackleton (Category: Technology)
- Newport student excels as athlete, makes blankets for seniors (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- 15-year-old Granite Stater races motorcycles professionally in MotoAmerica series (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Portsmouth student excels in the amateur racing circuit (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
Sri Lanka is to become the first international market where the new brand identity of Indiaandrsquo;s Hero Motocorp Ltd., is being launched, with the new identity being unveiled at Waters Edge today.
- Albuquerque police investigate fatal stabbing (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Des Moines police make arrest in fatal Thanksgiving hit-and-run (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Port: Heitkamp may just be the wrong color woman (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Port: Heitkamp may just be the wrong color woman (Category: USA, North Dakota)
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, this week hosted an advanced trade finance seminar in Colombo to train bankers from Sri Lanka and Maldives on using sophisticated trade finance products, the better to serve small entrepreneurs engaged in international trade.
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- The CoL is the responsibility of the Finance Minister - Bandula (Category: Breaking News)
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