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India will look to start the new season on a winning note when they clash with on-form Sri Lanka in a one-day series starting in Hambantota on Saturday. India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (R) and Sri Lanka’s captain Mahela Jayawardene talk before a news conference ahead of their One Day International (ODI) cricket series ...
- Away test failures puncture Dhoni’s leadership aura (Category: Business)
- Dhoni concentrating on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- First off day for Lankan bowlers – Mahela (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka's NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB) Limited has clinched the titles for Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first investment bank to win an international award as well as the first local investment bank to win an award for excellence from andlsquo;Euromoney,andrsquo; one of the worldandrsquo;s leading financial markets magazines.
- NDB Investment Bank raises Rs. 38 b in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Watch Tower (Category: Business)
- Dollar Stocks (Category: Business)
- Derived Rating (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka's NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB) Limited has clinched the titles for Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first investment bank to win an international award as well as the first local investment bank to win an award for excellence from andlsquo;Euromoney,andrsquo; one of the worldandrsquo;s leading financial markets magazines.
- NDB Investment Bank raises Rs. 38 b in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Watch Tower (Category: Business)
- Dollar Stocks (Category: Business)
- Derived Rating (Category: Business)
The wait for fans in India and Pakistan to see the two countries face each other in a bilateral series is set to end. The BCCI confirmed today that Pakistan will tour India for three One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in December – January. This will be the first bilateral series between India and ...
- UAE wants to host ‘highly anticipated’ Indo-Pak cricket series (Category: Business)
- PCB wants formal discussions with BCCI for resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties (Category: Business)
- Pakistan chief optimistic about renewing cricket ties with India (Category: Business)
- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (Category: Business)
Four examples; two bad and two goodThe website of the London Economist newspaper has a reference to an official of a certain country referring to a journalist in words similar to what follows – I have substituted words which would be appropriate to an officer and a gentleman addressing a lady, for what was actually ...
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- Entrepreneur and the profit motive (Category: Business)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
A delegation headed by National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) President, Asoka Hettigoda met Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena recently to brief the progress of andlsquo;Arogya 2012andrsquo; International Healthcare Exhibition and Symposium organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Health.
- More doctors should specialize in judicial medicine & anaesthesiology (Category: Breaking News)
- State health leaders sounding the alarm (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Vaccinations within Black communities are down in Mississippi, state says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- 5 reasons to prioritize better sleep in 2021 - CNET (Category: Technology)
International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), held a Seminar recently in Dalian, China, on the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
By Shanuka Tissera Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo last week announced its latest accomplishment as the recipient of the ‘Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lanka’ award at the Business Destinations 2012 travel awards. The hotel has now entered the ring to do battle with the likes of the Trump Hotel Chicago, Fair Mont Hotel Vancouver and Marina Bay ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Overwhelming response to IBM FORUM event hosted in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Fashion Forum begins (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing (Category: Business)
University of Cambridge International Examinations hosted the first-ever Cambridge Leadersandrsquo; Seminar for principals and deputy principals from across Sri Lanka on 26 June 2012.
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s first exclusive event-destination mall known as Ronan International Centre (RIC) which spans 68,000 square foot is set to re-launch itself starting this July to give customers a shopping experience unlike any other.
SYDNEY (Reuters):Australia will play Afghanistan for the first time next month in what is likely to be a one-day international in the United Arab Emirates, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday. Full details of the match, including the format, have yet to be finalised, CA said in a news release, but the Australians view the ...
- CA to undergo independent scrutiny (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Five Tigers win CA contracts (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- CA pays out overdue T20 prizemoney (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- ICC, CA play down umpiring error during India-Sri Lanka match (Category: Business)
A top level Sri Lanka Ports, Trade and Logistics conference and exhibition will be held from 10 to 11 July at Colombo Hilton, organised by industry specialists Seatrade. The multi-stakeholder sponsored and endorsed event will showcase commercial opportunities and development of South Asia’s new maritime hub and logistics centre – Colombo and Sri Lanka. Seatrade ...
- Top Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics conference and expo starts (Category: Business)
- Colombo conference on ‘Sri Lanka Ports Trade and Logistics’, an unqualified success (Category: Business)
- State-run SLPA wins three prestigious Seatrade awards (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Press Institute has organized a panel discussion on preventing human smuggling and trafficking from5pm -6.30pm on Monday 2nd July 2012 at the auditorium of the Sri Lanka Press Institute #96, Kirula Road Colombo-05. The panelists include: Mrs.Kamalini de Silva-Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Managala Randeniya-General Manager ,Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Ajith ...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
The Junior Chamber International Sri Lanka (JCI Sri Lanka) will hold the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TYOP) of Sri Lanka Award 2012, on 19 September at Waters Edge for the 32ndandnbsp;consecutive year.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka's capital market watchdog- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sought views on plans to grade initial public offers through a rating agency and fund independent research, following best practices in other markets.
Case study Middle East Sri Lanka is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean strategically located between West Asia and South East Asia and has been an important stop on the silk route or the Silk Road. It has all requirements to be one ...
- Unified branding in the tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Showcasing Sri Lanka and driving demand (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
We write to draw your attention to the news item under the heading of ‘Team sprit among MBA students at the University of Peradeniya’ with two pictures in the Daily FT on 22 June using the name an ‘Outward-Bound’ in the context of the Training Program organised by The MBA Association ,University of Peradeniya . ...
- HNB Assurance goes Outward Bound (Category: Business)
- Wilderness adventure helps teen improve survival, life skills (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- GSK staff bonds in grand adventure (Category: Business)
- Emirates stirs travel bugs with ‘Cash + Miles’ offer in Colombo (Category: Business)
The Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services assigned a score of 8 (very high risk) to the Sri Lankan economy and banking industry last week. The role of ratings agencies in the lead-up to the global financial crisis (2008) was certainly highly questionable. There are also issues related to their accountability. Despite this, and setting ...
- Way out to fix the sick external sector: Getting back to IMF’s fold a must now (Category: Business)
- Commendable start; now for the finish (Category: Business)
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
- Limits of statist development or state capitalism (Category: Business)
Recent newspaper advertisements heralding the birth of a sports economy is indeed good news for sportsmen in general and sports entrepreneurs in particular. Tax exemptions that serve as attractive incentives are a much awaited step in the right direction for a small nation who has time and again made forays into the big leagues. The ...
- Sports Track (Category: Business)
- Sports Track (Category: Business)
- Tax Breaks (Category: Business)
- Will play only if you pay! (Category: Business)
NDB recorded yet another andlsquo;firstandrsquo; in the banking industry by becoming the first bank to secure ISO certification for its Corporate Banking division. The certification, which is not commonly granted to the services industry, affirms that the services offered by NDB Corporate Banking gratify international standards of quality for such banking services and procedures.
- S&P assessment on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Members nominated to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (Category: Breaking News)
- Members nominated to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (Category: Breaking News)
- iPads for HSBC ‘Check and Win’ (Category: Business)
By Sachin Ambekar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. in Cannes Final Update: The last two days at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s largest advertising festival was sensational! With 119 sessions and 34,301 entries from all over the world, the festival was bigger and better than ever before. Digital really ...
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Day Three (Category: Business)
- Two Lankan agencies make presence felt at Cannes (Category: Business)
- Seven young Sri Lankans to compete at Cannes Lions 2012 (Category: Business)
University of Cambridge International Examinations is hosting the first Cambridge Leadersandrsquo; Seminar for Principals and Deputy Principals from across Sri Lanka on 26 June 2012.
The Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Dr. Sarath Amunugama will inaugurate ‘Nostalgie02,’ an exhibition of black and white photographs celebrating France by Kumar de Silva on Friday, 29 June 2012 at the Harold Peries Gallery at the Lionel Wendt Arts Centre. Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Dinesh Gunawardena will be the Guest of Honour. Presented ...
- Alliance Francaise de Kotte presents ‘Nostalgie02’ (Category: Business)
- Alliance Française de Kotte moves to new home (Category: Business)
- Fête de la Musique on 21 June at BMICH (Category: Business)
- Lankan team for U19 World Cup (Category: Business)
FACETS 2012, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s only International Gem and Jewellery Show which is expected to be held from the 5 - 8 September this year, has all 154 booths sold out, with inquiries continuing to come in from countries like India, Russia and China to send buying delegations.
Calls for Govt. to table details of investments in listed securities from January 2010 to April 2012 Says the two funds and Central Bank come under Finance Ministry and accountable to Parliament In a strong move, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Government to table in Parliament full details of all investments in listed ...
- JVP Leader nails govt. on ETF, EPF balances (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP wants EPF & ETF fund investment details revealed (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- Govt. planning to place EPF, ETF under independent body (Category: Breaking News)
WOKE up as usual to a nursery rhyme. The Bread Man, who blares the same old tune over a megaphone every day, runs two jobs; one of waking up Sri Lanka, a job coercively collared from the rooster and the other selling bread and buns. The ice cream man comes later on in the day, ...
- Ore. father accused of trying to give away the kids (Category: USA, Washington)
- Jana Aragalaya now ‘Frontline Socialist Party’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Bayliss feels for Marsh as Dilshan quits (Category: Business)
- Heshan comes second in heats but fails to qualify for next round (Category: Business)
By Sachin Ambekar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. in Cannes The third day at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the worlds largest advertising festival was one of the most memorable ones to date! It was the best day for Leo Burnett Sri Lanka as we came to know that we won the ...
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 finale (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins first ever Cannes Lion metal for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 (Category: Business)
CIMA always seeks to mould those who will lead leaders and in line with this objective, this yearandrsquo;s Business Leaders Summit was set upon the theme theandnbsp;form, flexibility and force of power. The intellectual engagement saw a unique mix of connoisseurs from both the local and international arena equip the audience with the much needed success stories and best practices to take on the e...
andldquo;Sri Lanka is attracting more and more high-end and up-market segments of tourists,andrdquo; President of Emirates Airlines Tim Clark at last Fridayandrsquo;s unveiling of The Emirates Lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayaka.
Positive macro news and rumoured overhauling of SEC among other State entities trigger buying spree; some analysts insist rebound is due to attractive pricingThe Colombo Bourse on Friday shot up by over 100 points before losing some momentum, with the earlier development being linked by some analysts to positive macro news and a rumoured overhauling ...
- Politicos , Brokers ; Bourse’s Tailwind (Category: Breaking News)
- Festive cheer prevails in Colombo Bourse (Category: Business)
- Return of retailers revs up Bourse (Category: Business)
- Stock market struggles on 2012 debut (Category: Business)
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