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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.
SpiceJet CEO Neil Raymond Mills will speak about ‘How relevant are your strategies?’ at the Experience Sharing Forum organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) on 13 September at 6 p.m. at the Galadari Hotel. At the forum Mills will share what strategies worked for SpiceJet, India’s best and Asia’s fourth best low ...
- Increased Reach (Category: Business)
- SpiceJet to launch Dubai flights (Category: Business)
- Emirates has no interest in Indian carriers (Category: Business)
- Island Lure (Category: Business)
South Africa, Sri Lanka’s leading trade partner in Sub-Saharan Africa and the third most competitive economy in the $ 13.7 trillion BRICS grouping, is making an unprecedented investment foray into resurgent Sri Lanka with no less than a $ 122 m initial investment –and is scheduling yet another strong business delegation to Sri Lanka next. ...
- Powerful South African biz delegation in town today (Category: Business)
- South African delegation begins major B2B talks (Category: Business)
- Top South African biz team coming in Sept. (Category: Business)
- South Africa keen to explore business opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Hindu: Sri Lanka’s ruling UPFA on Sunday won key elections in three of the country’s nine provinces, including a victory in the Tamil and Muslim dominated eastern state that was once an LTTE stronghold, where the Mahinda Rajapaksa-led coalition defeated the main Tamil party TNA. While UPFA won comfortable majorities in the North Central ...
- TNA wants to form Eastern PC; SLMC to decide on invitations (Category: Business)
- UPFA retains Eastern PC by slim margin (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMC defers poll decision (Category: Business)
- TNA urges voters in the East not to be fooled by false promises (Category: Business)
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., commonly referred as the (ISC)², is the global, non-profit leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers. The (ISC)² (www.isc2.org) is recognised for its Gold Standard certifications (including the renowned CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Pr...
- First – ever CISSP CBK Boot camp conducted in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CICRA launches CISSP boot camp (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan team moves ahead in Global CyberLympics (Category: Business)
- First CISSP CBK boot camp in Sri Lanka next Tuesday (Category: Business)
The Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) recently welcomed the inaugural flight of Sri Lanka-based low-cost airline, Mihin Lanka, to the kingdom. The new milestone of Mihin Lanka, an airline 100 per cent owned by the government of Sri Lanka, is a reflection of its progressively growing operations, a statement from BAC said. The ceremony was attended ...
- Sri Lanka: Namal Rajapaksa to open Mihin Lanka Airlines office in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Mihin Lanka flight makes emergency landing after cargo hold fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Mihin Lanka flight makes emergency landing over suspected fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Seats full of losses? (Category: Business)
Incident could affect Madurai getting international connectivity: Trade bodies The Hindu: The recent tension over the presence of Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu has caused trade bodies in southern districts worry over the prospects of international connectivity for Madurai as the first full-fledged international flight was scheduled from Colombo on 20 September. While not going ...
- TNCCI concerned over attack on Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- Mihin Lanka to operate first international flight out of Madurai (Category: Business)
- Doubts over the upcoming Madurai – Colombo flight (Category: Breaking News)
- Long-awaited flight to Lanka may commence in September (Category: Breaking News)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week announced global traffic results for July showing slower growth in both air travel and freight, but with considerable variation by region and market. n July passenger demand in aggregate was 3.4% higher than the same month last year, compared to a 6.3% increase in June and average ...
- 2011 ends on positive note for global aviation (Category: Business)
- July global passenger traffic gets a boost, freight stagnates – IATA (Category: Business)
- Global aviation demand growth compromised by high oil prices – IATA (Category: Business)
Container vessel Mv Buxcliff under ISE service of MSC Geneva, calling Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) as a weekly caller, recently marked a historical move count of 4,954 (7,650 TEUs) at the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT). This is the highest number of moves handled by an individual vessel at JCT. MSC is using the Port ...
- SLPA Chief, MD meet MSC President in Geneva (Category: Business)
- Container handling at Colombo Port a record high (Category: Breaking News)
- DP World’s Aden terminal handles its biggest-ever ship (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka ahead in the race of port constructions: SLPA MD (Category: Business)
Photo Technica recently introduced the superior Nikon D800 camera to the Sri Lankan market. Specially designed and manufactured by the world renowned Nikon Camera Company of Japan to fully cater to the special needs of superior photographers and cinematographers worldwide. Photo Technica with 55 years of experience in importing cameras and photographic equipment, selling and ...
- Photo Technica presents Nikon cameras to S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia (Category: Business)
- Photo Technica appoints Dr. Balawardena as Nikon Brand Ambassador (Category: Business)
- Black Friday camera deals available now: Save on GoPro, Canon, Nikon and Sony - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Black Friday camera deals available now: Save on GoPro, Canon, Nikon and Sony - CNET (Category: Technology)
2012 unlikely to match up to 2011 tea revenue; stakeholders’ voice uncertaintya By Cheranka Mendis The tea industry which brought in revenue of approximately US$ 675 million within the first six months of this year – US$ 50 million below the revenue collected in the same period in 2011 – is likely to fall short ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Tea exporters want Gota to defeat mafia (Category: Business)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
Union Bank announced the appointment of Sabry Ghouse and Sunil Karunanayake as new Independent Non Executive Directors to the bank’s Board of Directors with effect from 30 August 2012. Appointment of independent directors is an integral part of the bank’s good governance practices, thus ensuring further commitment to the protection of shareholder interest. In this ...
- Union Bank appoints former CB Deputy Governor to Board (Category: Business)
- Wijeyeratne appointed to Union Assurance Board (Category: Business)
- NAMAL moves into new head office (Category: Business)
- Singer Finance appoints two new independent Non-Executive Directors to its Board (Category: Business)
The 10th Annual General Meeting of LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd. was held on 30 August 2012 at the Hotel Galadari. Releasing its Annual Report for 2011/12, LankaClear stated that the company’s net revenue grew by 12% whilst the profit after tax grew by 39% compared to the previous financial year. The theme of the Annual Report ...
- LankaClear’s profit before tax up 32% to Rs. 162 m (Category: Business)
- Kotagala to tap rubber in Cambodia with $ 70 m investment (Category: Business)
- Lighthouse Hotel goes for refurbishment, more rooms (Category: Business)
- Mercantile Investments wins Gold for 12th consecutive year (Category: Business)
BA Accountancy Top-Up Pathway to elevate local students’ to higher financial management proficiency Wisdom Business Academy, the largest CIMA business school in Sri Lanka, renowned for its high quality higher education paths in financial and business management stream has tied up with Robert Gordon University (RGU), UK with a vision of providing an opportunity to ...
- CIMA : The Choice (Category: Breaking News)
- Invest In Cima (Category: Breaking News)
- Wisdom Ties Up With Robert Gordon University UK (Category: Business)
- Finance and accounting careers in BPO/KPO industry for CIMA students (Category: Business)
TMC Colombo at Excel World The Board of Management of The Management Club recently concluded negotiations with Excel World Entertainment Park to relocate its Club from the Galle Face Hotel to the premises of Excel World with effect from 1 October 2012. The move at end August was propelled by the imminent renovation plans of ...
- About TMC (Category: Business)
- TMC’s Wisdom Quiz today (Category: Business)
- CMI UK Sri Lanka holds 11th AGM (Category: Business)
- Regional Project Management Conference 2012 to be held in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
The Management Club (TMC), formed in 2001 under the auspices of The Chartered Management Institute – UK Sri Lanka Branch, is a forum dedicated to uplift management practices in Sri Lanka on par with the best of international standards and strives to achieve this by providing constant opportunities for member interaction and participation at appropriate ...
- TMC’s Wisdom Quiz today (Category: Business)
- The seed of knowledge blooms into a flower of wisdom (Category: Business)
- TMC To Discuss New Challenges For Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Seylan emerges as the best among banks at TMC’s Wisdom Quiz (Category: Business)
TMC Wisdom Quiz 2012 on 16 September The Management Club has been an inspiring source for sharing and enhancing the knowledge of quizzing enthusiasts in Sri Lanka through their efforts in organising the TMC Wisdom Quiz for six consecutive years since September 2006. Following the success of TMC’s Wisdom Quiz, the event that has now ...
- TMC’s Wisdom Quiz today (Category: Business)
- Seylan emerges as the best among banks at TMC’s Wisdom Quiz (Category: Business)
- Seylan Bank felicitates victorious trade quiz team (Category: Business)
- The Management Club – Colombo moves to exciting new location (Category: Business)
ELECTIONS come and go but the Government has a new set of challenges this week that will test it seriously. Quick on the heels of the poll comes the UN review mission that is here to decide on the Government’s progress on reconciliation and implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). Before this ...
- MR talks with US (Category: Breaking News)
- LLRC report inadequate in some areas but still essential - Burt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to brief international community on human rights and reconciliation during UNHRC ses... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government to include progress in implementing LLRC recommendations in UPR report (Category: Breaking News)
A salutary reader interest on share market regulation A reader of the previous week’s My View titled ‘SEC: Not a mere watchdog, but a bloodhound mandated to bite’ has raised an important issue with this writer. He has asked the question why it is necessary to have a regulator to police the financial markets and ...
- The ability to save (Category: Business)
- Of Confidence Tricksters and Ponzi Schemes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pyramid schemes galore in rural areas where financial literacy is low– Police spokesman (Category: Breaking News)
- Need To Restrain The Power Of Shadow Finance (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Sri Lanka’s economic growth this year may range between 6.7% and 7.2% depending on the impact of a drought that has lasted since the beginning of the year, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera said on Thursday. The Central Bank has forecast 7.2% economic growth this year, after revising it down in March from the ...
- Central Bank emphatic dollars are coming (Category: Business)
- Appreciating the exchange rate to create prosperity (Category: Business)
- ComBank records highest growth in ‘Inter-Bank Electronic’ payments (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
Rt. Sir Alan Haselhurst Exco-Member from United Kingdom and delegation fro UK, Anguilla, Canada whom arrived in Sri Lanka to participate in the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which will be held in Colombo was welcomed by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Chandima Weerkkody at the Bandaranaike International Airport – Pic by K. Prasad N...
- Expert body to reform the law (Category: South Australia)
- Desal firms in $9m suit strife (Category: South Australia)
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
Speed Water Systems, opening Water Shops selling bottled drinking water in all main towns in the suburbs of Colombo, under the slogan ‘To make purified water more affordable and available to all’, recently opened their newest Water Shop at No. 332/71, Pannipitiya Road, Battaramulla, (near David Pieris Motor Company), recently. Speaking at the opening of ...
- ‘Speed Water Shop’ opens in Wadduwa (Category: Business)
- Speed Water Systems gives new look to water bottles (Category: Business)
- Speed Water Opens ‘Water Shop’ In Battaramulla (Category: Business)
- Speed Water Systems opens newest distribution centre in Rajagiriya (Category: Business)
Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa visited Poland at the invitation of Minister of National Defense Tomasz Siemoniak to attend the 20th International Defence Industry Exhibition (MPSO) held in Kielce from 3 to 6 September. The exhibition was inaugurated by President of Poland Boruslaw Komorowski on 3rd of September amidst a large ...
- Secretary Defence meets Polish Officials (Category: Breaking News)
- It is imperative to equip our armed forces with state-of-the-art technologies and capabilities –... (Category: Breaking News)
- Defence Secretary visits Janadipathi Abisheka Exhibition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rules out defence agreement with Pakistan - Gota explains why Defence allocation was r... (Category: Breaking News)
Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC (MI) 2011/12 Annual Report was awarded the Bronze Award in the Financials – Diversified Services category at the recently held 2012 Vision Awards in New York. The Vision Awards is organised by the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP) and is seen as one of the premier annual report competitions ...
- Mercantile Investments Annual Report wins LACP Award (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka wins over New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Mercantile Investments and Finance expands presence outside Western Province (Category: Business)
- Mercantile Investments wins Gold for 12th consecutive year (Category: Business)
A youth delegation comprising of 24 children of Indian Army families accompanied by two academic staff visited Sri Lanka from 30 August to 5 September under the ‘Youth Exchange Program’ of Sri Lanka Army’s Viru Daru Society. The delegation was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Viru Daru Society Chairperson Deshani Jayasuriya and several ...
- Indian Army youth delegation visits Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Youths of Indian & Sri Lankan Army Families Fuse Together Staging a Cultural Show (Category: Breaking News)
- Youths of Indian and Sri Lankan Army Families Fuse Together Staging a Cultural Show (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Army youth delegation visits Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The India-Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was established by a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of India and Sri Lanka in 1998 in order to foster India-Sri Lanka relations through the enhancement of economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation and to promote greater understanding between the people of the two countries. Some of the recent ...
- Port Pursuit (Category: Business)
- Bilateral Links (Category: Business)
- Twenty20 (Category: Business)
- Faster Trains (Category: Business)
Up to 160 new scholarships with a cumulative value of Rs 8.3 million are to be awarded to students and young people from all districts of Sri Lanka at the 12th round of the annual ‘Ceylinco Life Pranama’ scholarships presented by life insurance leader Ceylinco Life. The company’s flagship policyholder rewards initiative in the field ...
- Sri lanka - Pranama scholarships for Lanka’s future leaders (Category: Education)
- Ceylinco Life presents another Rs. 8.5 m in ‘Pranama’ scholarships (Category: Business)
- Ceylinco Life to present Rs. 8.4 m as 164 ‘Pranama’ scholarships in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Rs. 8.3 Mn. On Offer (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’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 Api Wenuwen Api Fund, a cooperation between the Ministry ...
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
- Ranaviru Real Star Season Two grand finale today (Category: Business)
- Ranaviru Real Star Grand Finale Today (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Ranaviru Real Star - Mission 2' winner receives her new house (Category: Breaking News)
Facets Sri Lanka 2012, the 22nd Sri Lanka International Gem and Jewellery Show opened on Thursday at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Center. It ends today
Partners with the Department of Probation and Childcare to fund the education of children in need in Sri Lanka Baby Cheramy, a trusted brand of leading Sri Lankan conglomerate Hemas Holdings PLC, celebrates 50 years of enriching lives of Sri Lankan mothers and children this year. Commemorating the brand’s milestone and promoting the importance ...
- Baby Cheramy ‘Thaagi Pahasa’ competition thrills consumers (Category: Business)
- Baby Cheramy Has A Big Heart (Category: Business)
- Unilever’s Pears to make millionaire children (Category: Business)
- Baby Cheramy ‘Thaagi Pahasa’ awards exciting prizes to winners (Category: Business)
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