The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), Sri Lanka’s premiere sports entertainment channel will be exclusively broadcasting all the action as the Lions take on Pakistan in 3 Tests , 5 ODI’s and 1 T20 match, commencing 18th October 2011. Enjoy exclusive access via CSN all throughout the series as it travels from Abu Dhabi to Dubai ...

Text & Pic by : Ruzaik Farook The Past Prefects’ Association of Zahira College, Colombo will organize “Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7’s” for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday, 22nd October 2011 from 8.00 am onwards at Zahira College Grounds, Maradana, Colombo. This is an inter school invitation seven a side football tournament approved by ...

Asia Digital Entertainment (Private) Limited held a soft-launch for Sri Lanka’s premier entertainment magazine, ‘Showtime,’ at a press conference. ‘Showtime,’ a bimonthly magazine targeted at entertainment enthusiasts between the ages of 18 and 60, focuses on the local and international movie and music scenes as well as the local television industry. Part of the Asia ...

Reuters: One-time hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam may get the longest prison sentence to date for insider trading, sending a harsh warning to anyone else who considers becoming a master of trading on confidential information. Prosecutors are seeking one of the longest sentences ever for an insider-trading defendant, arguing that the 54-year-old Galleon Group founder ...

A COLLEGE drop out and global genius is dead. Steve Jobs was a very private person, eccentric and brash. He was fired from the company he founded Apple and was brought back to resurrect it and make it one of the most valuable and admired companies on earth, its stock earlier this year the most ...

The very idea of espying leopard on the legendary Leopard Rock in the twilight of an evening while sipping a sundowner, or seeing herds of elephant majestically winding their way on their endless journeys, all very up close and personal; all the while, enjoying the sights and sounds of the jungle in the wild, seated ...

n Becomes first network agency in Sri Lanka to host a premier regional forumJWT’s Asia Pacific Executive Creative Directors (ECD) will be meeting in Colombo for the agency’s quarterly creative review, ‘Passion Patrol’. Held from 10-12 October, ‘Passion Patrol’ is the meeting that reviews the best work produced in the network’s offices across 18 countries ....

The Prima Group, in partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket, has made all plans to commence the Prima Champions Cup 2011, Under 15 Inter-district   and inter provincial Tournaments. The press conference was held at the SLC headquarters on 4th October 2011 with the participation of all senior officials from SLC and Prima Group. Group General Manager ...

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the Sri Lankan office of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency network Leo Burnett Worldwide, became the first agency in Sri Lanka to win metal at the Spikes Asia Festival that was held in Singapore recently. ‘Pass It On Once You’re Done With It,’ to  promote eye donations, won Bronze in ...

The RWCT embarks on an ambitious mission to inspire local inventors commencing with the launch of Ray Wijewardene’s official website.The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust (RWCT) in partnership with the British Council and TVE Asia Pacific launched the late Ray Wijewardene’s official website at the British Council on 28 September 2011 amidst a gathering of family, ...

The schools U19 cricket six a side tournament is being held for the 19th consecutive year on the 7, 8, and 9 October 2011. The tournament conducted at the Wesley College grounds (formerly known as Campbell Park) will be played for the ‘Munchee Trophy” sponsored by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) for the fourth consecutive year ...

Stafford Motors, the sole authorised distributor in Sri Lanka for Honda Motor Corporation of Japan, has tied up with Dialog Enterprise to provide an integrated communication solution that will enhance productivity of its operations while reducing communication costs. The new solution provided by Dialog Enterprise is a fully converged IP (Internet Protocol) based solution capable ...

Sri Lanka’s flagship telecommunications service provider, Dialog Axiata, in collaboration with Starhub, a fully integrated operator in Singapore, now offers customized international connectivity solutions to customers. The partnership is focused on delivering the lowest cost connectivity solutions with strict service levels between Sri Lanka and Singapore using each other’s network.
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American Express Cards in partnership with Autogrill Lanka Limited (formerly Alpha Orient Lanka Ltd) recently launched a promotion rewarding cardmembers with exciting electronic gift items in collaboration with Softlogic Holdings Limited. The promotion was launched on the 1st of September 2011 and every transaction made using an American Express Credit card for US dollars 85 ...

The mobile phone as the pitch goes could be the most powerful marketing tool ever invented. Until recently, however, the cell phone has been mostly about talking the talk (or texting the text). Now, from an advertising perspective, there are signs that they may be starting to walk the walk. Worldwide, there are twice as ...

Mismanagement in sports administrationThe role of oligarchs in sports administration, national, regional and international, is not solely a South Asian phenomenon, it is a worldwide cancer. Anyone who has worked in the sports sector in South Asia would have come up against this debilitating factor. It is all pervasive and endemic. Once at a South ...

Geared at testing marketing and communication effectiveness to the hilt for the fourth consecutive year, ‘Effie Awards Sri Lanka 2011’ was launched last evening at the Ceylon Continental Hotel. The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), which is at the helm of this initiative, launched the only international advertising awards being conducted in Sri Lanka ...

AFP: ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said on Wednesday cricket’s world governing body could discuss India’s opposition to the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) at a high-level meeting next month. The hugely influential India cricket board this week changed its stance on even the partial use of the UDRS, saying the current technology was not ...

By Sally McLaren On 11 September, the world marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, and Japan marked sixth months since the triple disasters of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant accident. On the same weekend, one corner of the vast Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo was transformed into ...

Aims to broaden ICT horizons to revolutionise lifestyles of Sri LankansSri Lanka Telecom (SLT) launched its ultra high speed broadband network yesterday under its nation-wide network modernisation project ‘i-Sri Lanka’. This is the largest ICT project in Jaffna alongside the opening of the SLT Regional Telecommunication Office and Maintenance Centre in Jaffna. The ‘i-Sri Lanka...

Establishing a landmark in Sri Lanka’s aviation history, SriLankan Airlines’ makes its maiden flight to the historic city of Moscow, commencing a twice-weekly scheduled service between Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on 17 September 2011. Religious observances by dignitaries of the four religions in Sri Lanka will invoke bl...

Power Scan (Pvt) Ltd started its operations in 2003. Throughout the years the company’s product offering and related services has expanded to Data Center Design Building and Total IT infrastructure solutions creating a name for itself in the IT industry in Sri Lanka. The company has tied up with world reputed brands like Emerson/Liebert for ...

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 ...

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Aug 29, 2011 (AFP): Rival squads and officials for the first cricket Test between Australia and Sri Lanka starting at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday: Australia (from): Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Philip Hughes, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Trent ...

Reuters:  South Korea’s LG Electronics hasn’t been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have plummeted. The money-losing phone unit has also been a major value destroyer for LG shareholders. LG’s market value is ...

SRI LANKAN filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s debut feature film ‘Flying Fish’ which went on to win the Tiger Prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this year swept up the Blue Chameleon Award at the Cinema Digital Seoul Festival, which wrapped up last week. Chosen by an international jury of critics and academics, the film ...

According to latest report of Global Peace Index (GPI), Sri Lanka ranked 126 while Norway ranked in ninth place. Here we are talking about the riots that took place in UK recently and the same GPI ranked the UK in 26th place (100 places ahead of Sri Lanka). A series of incidents erupted in England ...

Asia Capital recently sold its 53% stake in Asian Alliance Insurance and a 40% stake in Asia Siyaka, realising Rs. 2.3 billion. It now plans to forge ahead with a new portfolio of investments in films, hotels and IT. Asia Capital’s senior management outlined these plans and its forthcoming Initial Public Offering, plans to float ...

Asia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio Network, Sri Lanka’s largest radio network, has provided yet another enriching and historic experience to Sri Lankans living around the globe with the introduction of international SMS News Alerts. For the first time in Sri Lankan media history, ABC Radio Network’s Gold FM, Hiru FM and Sooriyan FM which have ...

Coming from a marketing background I tend to view the happenings of the world from a lens that can be different to many. Last week’s developing story of the Anna Hazare episode in India was unique, in my perception. A man who does not own a computer and is 74 years of age, with little ...