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Politically-motivated violence or a riot is a form of civil disorder characterised often by what is thought of as disorganised groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. A riot could also be due to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Political violence was seen in ...
- Heed people’s call for new political model (Category: Breaking News)
- Sovereign People, Legal Despotism & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- A sad state of affairs (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
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)
Given that Sri Lanka is to launch its IPL version later this year branded Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) and there is a trend globally for sports to be integrated to business, I thought of picking some insights that are emerging from the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL A key pick up from the ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Knowhow of purposeful use of mobile trend the need of the hour: ICTA CEO (Category: Business)
- Zigo partner with Cellcity to launch phone range in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Tapping into mobile’s massive growth potential (Category: Business)
Predicts wide-body 777 would be a success Warns Airbus on delays of its A350-1000 DUBAI (Reuters): Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates has urged Boeing to make up its mind quickly on plans for an enhanced version of the wide-body 777, predicting it would be a success in the market. Emirates’ President Tim Clark also warned Boeing ...
- Emirates receives 1,000th Boeing 777 (Category: Business)
- Spotlight turns to output as Boeing wins show (Category: Business)
- Boeing targets number one spot with 1,000 jet sales (Category: Business)
- Emirates’ $18 b blockbuster Boeing order kicks off air show (Category: Business)
With the recent relaxing of the rupee exchange rate and subsequent increase in fuel prices, trade unions and the opposition parties are conducting protest campaigns against the Government, demanding a reduction in oil prices and the cost of living. This article investigates the living conditions of citizens in the recent past and present, quality and ...
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- The Economic Impact of Exchange Controls (Category: Business)
- Living with debts (Category: Business)
- Strategies on reducing or getting out of foreign debt (Category: Business)
The Visible Hand of the government ‘The Visible Hand’ was the title which the famed London-based economics weekly, The Economist, used when it published a special report in its issue on 21 January 2012 on the rise of state capitalism in the modern era. The title has a pun: The governments do not care to ...
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- A monetary constitution to add on to the legal constitution? (Category: Business)
sports.ndtv.com: Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has approached the BCCI about the possibility of hosting IPL matches, the new SLC president, Upali Dharmadasa, has said. The idea has been proposed as a way for SLC to raise additional revenue because the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) failed to get off the ground last year, after ...
- SLC eager to host IPL matches (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka eager to host IPL matches - Dharmadasa (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Upali holds puja to banish ‘evil spirits’ (Category: Business)
- SLC hires former ICC Chief Lorgat as Special Adviser (Category: Business)
Reuters: AT&T has dropped its controversial $39 billion bid for Deutsche Telekom’s US wireless unit, bowing to fierce regulatory opposition and leaving both companies scrambling for alternatives. AT&T will have to find another way to address its shortage of wireless airwaves while Deutsche Telekom has to go back to the drawing board on what to ...
- AT&T to buy Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA for $39 billion (Category: USA, Washington)
- Heineken wins control of Tiger beer maker; focus shifts to F&N (Category: Business)
- More than ever, businesses must think ‘what if’ (Category: Business)
- TNT agrees to UPS’s raised cash takeover offer of $ 6.8 b (Category: Business)
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday, with its mobile phone division sinking deeper into the red, dashing hopes of a recovery in its struggling smartphone business. LG’s handset business reported losses for a sixth consecutive quarter, with losses more than doubling to 140 billion won ($124 million) ...
- Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone (Category: Business)
- Samsung confident of outselling Nokia in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Samsung to post strong Q4 on record smartphone sales (Category: Business)
- Samsung sees higher Q2 handset earnings (Category: Business)
NEW DELHI, Sept 7 (Reuters): A powerful bomb placed in a briefcase outside the High Court in New Delhi killed at least 10 people and wounded 61 on Wednesday in an attack authorities said was claimed by a South Asian militant group linked to al Qaeda. The bomb dug a crater three to four feet ...
- IS member connected with Sri Lanka Easter bomber held for links with Coimbatore blast suspects: ... (Category: Breaking News)
- VIDEO: Blast outside high court in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhi blast: Kashmir cyber cafe owner detained (Category: Breaking News)
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