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Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...
- ESPN STAR Sports bags multi-year broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- ICC launches World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC announces WT20 warm-up schedule (Category: Business)
A goat’s best friend is Mervyn! The populace has been cruel to him. Ok, to the goat too, but I am talking about a man willing to be incarcerated just to liberate a hapless animal. Thankfully, the President interceded and saved the day for both. The Minister had promised to defy a Court order and ...
- The other red meat (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Battle of the superfoods (Category: Business)
- Mervyn Silva offers she-goat to Goddess Kali (Category: Breaking News)
- Marauding goat Billy attacks trio (Category: Australia, Victoria)
Fashion presenter and activist Emmanuel Ray has been nominated for London Personality of the Year 2012 at London Lifestyle Awards, by his audience and members of the public. A Sri Lankan who migrated to the UK in hope to study art and theatre, finally makes it to one of the celebrities of London. A S ...
- Lankan born Emmanuel to open Gibraltar Fashion Week as VIP guest (Category: Business)
- Fashion icon last year! (Category: Business)
- Four international and eight local designers showcase at HSBC CFW Resortwear 2012 (Category: Business)
- Caribbean King readies to wow audience in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo leads the way in sustainable tourism with a record three consecutive year Green Globe certification. The nationally and internationally awarded five star hotel is the only Sri Lankan hotel to be certified by the premier international sustainability body for a third year. Green Globe is the global travel and tourism industries’ certification ...
- Cinnamon Lakeside first Green Globe re-certified Sri Lankan hotel (Category: Business)
- Bentota Beach Hotel is Green Globe certified (Category: Business)
- Green Globe Certification convenes fourth annual summit (Category: Business)
- ‘I will be Green’ ensures five Green Globe certifications for JKH Hotels (Category: Business)
The support from the bastion of the game, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and world famous Brian Lara propelled the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League T20 tournament to the global stage on Saturday. Kicked off via an international style show of dance and culture of seven provinces at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, the SLPL celebrated its ...
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Stage set for Mahindra SLPL Finalé (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
Sporty Solutionz Pvt Ltd, the Indian subcontinent’s leading sports rights management company, shall distribute the television rights globally for the inaugural edition of the Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League Twenty20 Cricket Tournament starting from 10 August and to be played until 31 August. The high-voltage, action-packed Mahindra SLPL shall be broadcast live in 80 countries ...
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Stage set for Mahindra SLPL Finalé (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Breaking News)
By S.R. Balachandran BSc, FCA, FCMA (Sri Lanka) Several people who have been successful in their life have used suitable timely opportunities efficiently. In Tamil there is a famous proverb, ‘luck taps at your door only once’. Late kung-fu super Star Bruce Lee was sent to San Francisco by his parents as he was involved ...
- Important issues (Category: Business)
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Recognising the receptionist (Category: Business)
Whilst tracking the key moments of the London Olympics, I realised how reliant I was on the text updates that beeped on my Blackberry and then when time permits go to YouTube or the official websites to experience this key happening as it unfolds to the world. But, then I realised that my friends had ...
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola and McDonalds launch London Olympics 2012 memorabilia (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes (Category: Business)
Biggest contingent of top Indian corporate leaders in town for the first ever bilateral CEOs Forum and other events as mega India Show kicks off today with Commerce Minister Sharma as Chief Guest By Nisthar Cassim Indian business leaders are rushing to Sri Lanka as the giant neighbour kicks off today what can be described ...
- Indian Commerce Minister in town tomorrow to lead greater ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to ask for fair share of Indian market at first bilateral CEOs Forum (Category: Business)
- Mega ‘India Show’ in August 2012 to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- India calling (Category: Business)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles of India Anand Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 2-5 August 2012, coinciding with the prestigious ‘India Show – Land of Limitless Opportunities’ being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce from 3-5 August 2012 at the BMICH, Colombo. ‘India Show’ ...
- Ayubowan India! (Category: Business)
- Mega ‘India Show’ in August 2012 to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Big Indian pharma team in town (Category: Business)
- Over 30 Indian firms at Arogya 2012 healthcare expo today (Category: Business)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
Live the thrills and spills of the London Olympics from the comfort of your home as Dialog Television (DTV); Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service is broadcasting the 2012 Olympic Games in High Definition for the first time in Sri Lanka on ESPN HD (High Definition). DTV customers who have subscribed to ...
- Sri Lanka’s first HD broadcast launched by Dialog TV (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Ranked 97 in HD Index (Category: Breaking News)
- Earth's gravity pictured in 'HD' (Category: Technology)
- Watch Sri Lanka vs Pakistan game 2011 live stream online free on PC in HD (Category: Breaking News)
Dialog Television (DTV), Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service recently announced the introduction of the country’s first HD (High Definition) broadcast, leading Sri Lanka into the era of advance digital media. With enhanced picture quality, vivid colours, sharper images and Dolby digital surround sound; the HD service will enable DTV subscribers to ...
- Sri Lanka Ranked 97 in HD Index (Category: Breaking News)
- Panasonic launches FULL HD 3D Viera Plasma TV in Sri Lanka together with Softlogic (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Nidahase Inna Umaria n Devashrie Full HD www Music lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Hoda Kale Samanthi Sagarika Full HD www Music lk (Category: Video)
Poor rainfall throughout Sri Lanka during the past few months has caused a drought unheard of during recent history. Particularly affected Districts are Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla. Farmers complain that their crops are being ruined or are on the verge of being ruined. Some villages complain of the shortage ...
- Drought and lessons learned (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Mahaweli Project – North Central Province canal: A tunnel in the wilderness? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of irrigation water for paddy cultivation: A way out (Category: Breaking News)
After over two decades, the untouched, charming beaches of Passikudah, in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, are slowly being rediscovered for their scenic golden sands and calm waters, rich in biodiversity. The bay of Passikudah comprises of a flat, soft sandy bed extending approximately 100 meters into the sea with a shallow fringing coral ...
- Basil opens Amethyst Resort in Passikudah (Category: Business)
- Amethyst– the Gem of the East Coast (Category: Business)
- Citrus Group’s Passikudah land buy faces legal snag (Category: Business)
The grand finale of the highly anticipated Ranaviru Real Star Mission Two, one of the most watched reality shows in Sri Lanka which highlights the hidden talents of our armed forces personal to hit the airways live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini on 6 July. Ranaviru Real Star was developed on a concept given by Secretary, ...
- Ranaviru Real Star Grand Finale Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
By Shanuka Tissera Singer Sri Lanka last week announced the tie up as the exclusive distributors in Sri Lanka, for Huawei’s best selling range of Android-enabled smartphones, mediapads and mobiles. Huawei, a global giant in telecom and mobile devices is entering the Sri Lankan market with a range of affordably-priced products that appeal to youth ...
- Singer Drives Smartphone Revolution With Huawei (Category: Business)
- Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program, inspiring digital talent... (Category: Breaking News)
- Huawei looks for cloud acquisitions, partnerships (Category: Business)
- Huawei and Discovery team up to make waterproof phone (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s first-ever digital ready and HD ready television station, Hiru FM, will be launched on 23 May at 6.02 a.m., Asia Broadcasting Corporation announced yesterday. It marks the organisation’s foray into Sri Lankan television under its flagship brand Hiru after enjoying much success in the radio industry. Hiru TV will be the ...
- ABC’s Hiru TV gears to shake up the television industry (Category: Business)
- Stars for Hiru TV (Category: Business)
- Video: Hiru TV (Hiru Television) Introduction - www.hirutv.lk (Category: Video)
- Hiru FM blames Thilanga for Colombo defeat (Category: Breaking News)
News Butterfly, the unique TV programme from the US’ FOX news network, is now filming in Colombo for an exclusive segment on Sri Lanka’s new upswing. News Butterfly Market Place (NBMP) is described as a ‘unique women’s movement on TV’. According to NBMP, ‘the programme is a TV Channel venture for beautiful and talented women ...
- First-ever global logistics expo makes good ground for business networking (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian business supports Sri Lanka Expo 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Ind-Expo seminar on ‘New Food Hygiene Regulations’ (Category: Business)
- Over 55 tour agents, 50 international journalists for Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
Titan Fleet Management, France a specialist yacht management company places confidence in Colombo for their repair requirements on super luxury yacht Lauren L. This seven star category 90 meter long yacht called in for repairs on 1 February. The luxury yacht called in for her 10 year class survey repairs coupled with hull surface preparation ...
- Dockyard completes Norwegian BOS Angler’s dry-dock repair (Category: Business)
- Quick job for UK owned container carrier’s Kota Halus repairs at Dockyard (Category: Business)
- MV Brilliant dry docking repairs completed in Colombo (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Asia Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Rayynor Silva confidently promised that the network’s first television channel Hiru TV will shake up the television industry in Sri Lanka, uplifting standards and setting the bar of expectations of the viewers of television in Sri Lanka. Scheduled to be launched on 3 May, the television channel will ...
- ABC’s Hiru TV to launch on 23 May (Category: Business)
- Hiru FM and Sooriyan FM win ‘Best Radio Stations in South Asia’ (Category: Business)
- Stars for Hiru TV (Category: Business)
- Video: Hiru TV (Hiru Television) Introduction - www.hirutv.lk (Category: Video)
When one saw recent pictures of a fit and energetic Chief Executive of Sri Lanka Inc. dashing downfield with a football, for a moment many would have wondered if football in Sri Lanka had indeed found a new sponsor, the State itself! But with the Minister of Sports watching intently, we were soon to realise ...
- Mobitel supports Civil Defence Force ‘Nandimithra’ Football Team (Category: Business)
- Samaposha Fuels Under 13 Schools’ Football (Category: Breaking News)
- Focuss Appointed Official Casual And Formal Wear Provider For Sri Lanka Rugby (Category: Breaking News)
Can clothes, fashion accessories and makeup make a country look democratic?Dictators have begun to dress up their autocratic regimes in the manner of democracies with all the mod cons that help to pass off a system of government, which is for all purposes a dictatorship, as a five-star democracy. This in the manner that a ...
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
- Trust deficit and consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
- Inept’ocracy (Category: Business)
The MBA Alumni Association of the University of Colombo presents the Management Conference 2012, themed ‘Beyond Traditional Boundaries,’ which promises to bring together a diverse group of individuals, each of whom has dared to go beyond conventional limits and as a result, excelled in their respective fields. The conference will be held today at the ...
Bollywood singing sensation and heartthrob Sonu Niigam will arrive today for a mega musical extravaganza tomorrow night at the CH and FC. Star Event Management is the brainchild of Sudharma Nettikumara, the lady credited with bringing Niigaam down for Sri Lanka’s first live concert. The award-winning Niigaam has sung for many box office films ...
- Udit Narayan, live at CH&FC tonight (Category: Business)
- Star-studded opening ceremony launches IPL (Category: Business)
- Sonu Niigaam loves Sri Lanka! To enthrall Lankans tonight (Category: Business)
- CJS re-launches more interactive and ‘hip’ website (Category: Business)
Park Street Mews came alive with music on 29 January as it presented another unique, once in lifetime experience by hosting two international greats – Ken Stringfellow (of R.E.M fame) and Dr. Eugene Draw – a Canadian electric violinist; along with brilliant local artists Out of Time and the Beat Drummers. Ken Stringfellow – a ...
- Skzin and Bones: The darker side of art and design (Category: Business)
- Poetry Slam at the American Center (Category: Business)
- Unilever’s Pears to make millionaire children (Category: Business)
The market was jam-packed. A tuk-tuk overloaded with huge bunches of green bananas almost ran over my foot, knocking me off balance. Intense aromas and stenches invaded all our senses. Bicycles and the tiny motorised carts vied with jostling shoppers and merchants for space in the frenetic and frantic Pettah bazaar in the heart of ...
- Fadna Green Tea, with the goodness of Gotukola now available (Category: Breaking News)
- Fadna launches Cinnamon Tea at Anuga International Food Fair (Category: Business)
- Lipton launches lavish range of flavoured teas (Category: Business)
- Colombo International Tea Convention promotes ExclusiviTea of Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
Text and pic by Harsha Udayakantha Peiris Malaka Dewapriya a young cinematographer with a determined mission towards a cinema with a richer conception to uplift the social bases of the communities has launched fieldwork for his first feature on silver screen for the local and international audience, namely, ‘Bahuchithavadiya’ which narrate...
- ‘Arctica’ set to focus the spotlight on Sri Lankan Cinema (Category: Business)
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
- Miscellany By Ranat (Category: Business)
Effects first major move to become a self-made entrepreneur; his new venture N Capital acquires 70% stake Aspires to make iconic 35-room resort luxurious with Rs. 500 m investment to add 50 more rooms under a new wing and plush refurbishment Says deep south will be centre of economic, tourism and recreation boom with air ...
- Ricky Mendis buys 8% of Serendib Hotels for Rs. 142 m (Category: Business)
- Location! Location! Location! (Category: Business)
- LOLC seeks Rs. 4 b funding for Lanka’s biggest resort complex (Category: Business)
- Shareholders vote out Rights; Malwatte opts for debt for tourism venture (Category: Business)
Last year when I got the opportunity of attending the summer programme at Harvard, one of the sessions that really got my attention was a session titled ‘Corporate Athleticism’. Coming back to Sri Lanka I was eager to bring to life this new theory called ‘Corporate Athleticism,’ which in actual fact was practiced by many ...
- A heart that feels and a mind that thinks (Category: Business)
- Do not sacrifice yourself while facing global challenges (Category: Business)
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
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