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The Lankan Golfers Society, UAE, are organising a day of extreme fun and competition on 21 April at the Victoria Golf Club in Rajawella, Digana. If you are a golfer, irrespective of whether you consider yourself a good or a not so good golfer, if your aim is to have some fun on the course, ...
- Ukwatte wins inaugural Lankan Golfers UAE Open (Category: Business)
- Nalder grabs year’s first medal (Category: Sports)
- SriLankan Airlines Senior Golf Masters attracts Pro Golfers (Category: Business)
- Calyton wins Swedish Classic (Category: Sports)
The 26th CA Students’ National Conference organised by the Practicing Accountants Chartered Students’ Society (PACSS), the student body of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), will be held on 4 April at the Hotel Galadari – Grand Ballroom. This year’s conference will focus on the theme ‘Dream… Focus… Excel…’ which...
- 26th National CA Students’ Conference concludes on a high note (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka’s Vindya Cooray brings honour to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka launches scholarship scheme for 2012 (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka’s annual convocation today (Category: Business)
Top achievers walk away with a spate of overseas tours and fabulous cash prizes Janashakthi Insurance, a leading insurer in Sri Lanka, rewarded more than 200 top sales performers in a glittering and spectacular Awards Ceremony with overseas tours to USA, UK, China, Dubai, Bangkok and India, overseas training, air tickets, cash prizes, trophies and ...
- Top achievers dazzle at Janashakthi’s Mid-Year Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
- Feting The Conquerors (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceylinco Life fetes high flyers for reinforcing leadership in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi shines at Asian Leadership Awards (Category: Business)
Two iconic traditions merged into one is why we feel Easter with Mount Lavinia Hotel (MLH) is the true way to spend this Palm Sunday, stated MLH General Manager Anura Dewapura. For most children, Easter is a time to colour and hunt eggs, get treats from the Easter Bunny, and attend Church. Around the world, ...
- ‘Jazz at the Mount’ a hot topic this June at MLH (Category: Business)
- Correction (Category: Business)
- Very first “French Spring” in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Jazz, blues and soul food now at MLH every Sunday Brunch! (Category: Business)
Launched on Tuesday, www.weddingdirectory.lk is the online version of the SLT Rainbow Pages Wedding Directory, a one of a kind resource that includes a thorough listing of suppliers and service providers covering every possible wedding related product and requirement. Setting the paradigm for the industry, the SLT Rainbow Pages Online Wedding Directory is a first ...
- SLT Rainbow Pages Directory 2012 promotes Ayurveda (Category: Business)
- ICASL Members Directory goes digital (Category: Business)
- EDB ties up with Rainbow Pages to launch e-Directory, web directory of exporters (Category: Business)
- Hutch dials partnership with SLT Rainbow Pages (Category: Business)
The 10 layer ‘Pirate’s Fantasy’ first shown to Sri Lankan and English cricketers Heritance Ahungalla, one of Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Group’s premier hotels, has unveiled a $35 million sapphire studded cake, which the hotel hopes will be a serious contender for the ‘World’s most expensive cake’ title this year. Created by their celebrity Chef ...
- Heritance Ahungalla walks the talk on sustainability (Category: Business)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
Calling out to all SharePoint developers and enthusiasts in Sri Lanka, the Colombo Code Camp Community organised the Colombo SharePoint Camp held earlier this week featuring world-renowned SharePoint guru Bjørn Furuknap who shared his vast experience and knowledge with the small yet flourishing community here in Sri Lanka. Furuknap has been a Senior Solution Architect ...
- Goodhope adopts Enterprise Project Management Solution (Category: Business)
- Colombo SharePoint Camp – building the local SharePoint community (Category: Business)
- Techniques for managing superior talent (Category: Business)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (Category: Business)
Rated number one in Asia in the all‐inclusive category and number four in the world, TripAdvisor is the largest online travel community, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors. Only 1% of hotels on TripAdvisor win an annual Travellers Choice Award.Tea Trails has won four years in a row now, a record for Sri ...
- Ceylon Tea Trails wins two Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2012 (Category: Business)
- Cantaloupe Aqua earns Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Category: Business)
- Tea Trails among top 10 all-inclusive resorts in the world (Category: Business)
- Randholee Luxury Resort Kandy earns 2012 Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Category: Business)
Mt. Lavinia Hotel (MLH) on 1 April will present its 6th Winemakers Dinner with Paul Boulden Chief Winemaker of the Sandalford Winery in Margaret River, Western Australia. “Our philosophy on winemakers dinners is elegant dining, top quality grape and minimal interference in pairing the perfect wine with fine food. The result is truly outstanding and ...
- MLH presents sixth Winemakers Dinner (Category: Business)
- Renowned Cavalli beverage fused with Winemakers’ Dinner at MLH (Category: Business)
- South African wine makers dinner at MLH (Category: Business)
- Exploring Chilean Wines At The Winemaker’s Night at MLH (Category: Breaking News)
NDB‘s contribution to infrastructure development has been substantial during the last three decades. Having garnered the experience and expertise to cater towards the development process in Sri Lanka, NDB continues to focus on this vital component providing the necessary support that will help towards economic development in the country. NDB CEO Russell de Mel says, ...
- DFCC: Changing the sustainable energy landscape in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- DEG provides $ 21 m loan to NDB Bank to strengthen SME sector (Category: Business)
- Nestlé Lanka crowned as ‘Best Corporate Citizen’ (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s energy sector at risk: Calls for diversification amidst Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
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)
Sydney (AFP): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting Friday rejected the chance to play county cricket this year as he bids to play one last Ashes series in England in 2013. The 37-year-old had been linked with English side Somerset but his manager James Henderson denied the reports via his Twitter account. Instead, Ponting plans to ...
- Sacking Ponting was ‘tough’, says Clarke (Category: Business)
- Ponting retires from ODI cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Clock ticking for Ponting, says Australia coach Arthur (Category: Business)
- Ponting set for Bellerive Test bonanza (Category: Breaking News)
The important role Life insurance can play in a modern economy was emphasised by a top international economist when life insurance leader Ceylinco Life recently honoured 250 top achievers who contributed to the company’s stellar growth in 2011. Addressing the 23rd Ceylinco Life Achiever’s Night, Dr. Koshy Mathai, the IMF Resident Representative for Sri Lanka ...
- Ceylinco Life opens second Kurunegala branch in own building (Category: Business)
- Ceylinco Life builds its own distinctive branch in Jaffna (Category: Business)
- Ceylinco Life invests in own building to serve Gampaha (Category: Business)
- Ceylinco Insurance announces 65% dividend (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Dubai’s low cost airline, flydubai yesterday announced the increase of frequencies to Sri Lanka, going from five to seven weekly flights since 11 March following a surge in passenger numbers. flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith noted that with the changes in flight timing by moving on from four flights a week during ...
- flydubai to operate flights to Mattala (Category: Breaking News)
- Flydubai flights to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Flydubai to come to SL from next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Flydubai eyes new orders as it nears breakeven (Category: Business)
BENTOTA Beach Hotel has been hosting foreign weddings since 2002 and is now poised to celebrate 10 wonderful years of celebrating matrimony. ‘David and Eleanor’ were the lucky 600th couple to choose Bentota Beach Hotel as their venue to celebrate the beginning of their married life together. The wedding celebration took place in the garden ...
- Discounts from Serendib Leisure at Wedding Show 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka - Bentota Beach Hotel Suitable for water sports (Category: Travel)
- Club Bentota champs at TTSC Cricket Tournament (Category: Business)
- Seasoned hotelier Donald Wingell to take Cinnamon Bentota Beach to international heights (Category: Breaking News)
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)
In an effort to become a truly eco friendly resort, Cinnamon Lodge Habarana sowed its own paddy and set off on a journey of farming under organic principles four months ago. Accordingly the first ever harvest was reaped a few days back. The hotel together with guests celebrated this event with the true spirit of ...
- New dimension to dining at Cinnamon Lodge Habarana (Category: Business)
- Organic farming and dining at Cinnamon Lodge (Category: Business)
- Up and away from Cinnamon Lodge Habarana (Category: Business)
MLH proudly presents their 6th Winemakers Dinner with Paul Boulden Chief Winemaker of the Sandalford Winery in Margaret River, Western Australia, on 1st April 2012 at the Maitland State Room. “Our philosophy on winemakers dinners is elegant dining, top quality grape and minimal interference in pairing the perfect wine with fine food. The result is ...
- Wines from the Sandalford Winery at MLH (Category: Business)
- Renowned Cavalli beverage fused with Winemakers’ Dinner at MLH (Category: Business)
- South African wine makers dinner at MLH (Category: Business)
- Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est arrives at MLH (Category: Business)
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was an invitee panellist at the prestigious India Today Conclave 2012 held in New Delhi from 16-17 March 2012. The India Today Conclave, which is held annually, has seen the participation of leading Indian and international personalities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Mohamed El Baradei, Sarah Palin, Dominique De Villepin, Union Minister ...
- 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave in Kathmandu concludes (Category: Business)
- “Develop sufficient spaces within economies to face complexities” (Category: Business)
- More and better jobs: Policy prescription for South Asia (Category: Business)
- World economic power shifting back to Asia from the West (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)
General Khalid Shameem Wynne, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Pakistan, is visiting Sri Lanka from 18-22 March on the invitation of Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal W.D.R.M.J. Goonetileke. Wynne was commissioned in April 1972 in an infantry battalion. He is a graduate of Staff Course from Germany. He ...
- Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff here on 5-day visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan President calls for stronger ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Commander of Sri Lanka Navy visiting Pakistan (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis As you walk in to the children’s ward at the National Cancer Institute of Maharagama you cannot help but feel a lump in your throat, tears threaten to spill over and sobs have to be choked back. Turning towards you will be these little faces – eyes big as saucers, lips sometimes ...
- CCCline 1333 tele-counseling service to reach out to more Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- ‘English day 2012’ with John Keells scholarship program (Category: Business)
- Special visitor at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
New permanent housing for war-displaced in northern Sri LankaKILINOCHCHI (IRIN): India’s Government is set to undertake a multimillion dollar reconstruction of 49,000 houses for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in former war zones in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, which almost doubles the number of homes under construction or completed for returnees. Indian and Sri Lankan ...
- SRI LANKA: Indian boost for IDP housing (Category: Breaking News)
- Financial assistance from ADB and Japan to restore livelihoods of Sri Lanka's conflict affected ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. wants six months to complete resettlement (Category: Business)
- United States offers 2.25 million dollars aid to Sri Lanka IDPs (Category: Breaking News)
Godrej, one of India’s largest and most respected conglomerates with businesses spanning industrial engineering, appliances, FMCGs, furniture, security solutions, agri-care and real estate, and a pioneer, innovator and key player in refrigerator manufacture, launched its hi-tech, and stylishly designed range of refrigerators in several models and colours under the Godrej EON brand. Their par...
- Singer launches eco thermo pot in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Singer Mega showcases Mega kid art exhibition at National Art Gallery (Category: Business)
- Singer unveils Korean tech-backed side-by-side refrigerators (Category: Business)
- Singer Mega Wattala now bigger and better (Category: Business)
Featuring Purple Rain this Sunday in celebration of Hilton Colombo’s 25th anniversary This Sunday, 18 March, is tipped to be a night to remember as Geoff & Friends, featuring one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated bands, Purple Rain, comes back for a reunion concert hosted by the Hilton Colombo. Led by the charismatic Geoffrey Fernando ...
- Hilton hosts Geoff and Friends in concert, featuring Purple Rain (Category: Business)
- Big bash for New Year’s Eve at Hilton Colombo (Category: Business)
- Hilton Colombo launches collection of delectable signature cakes for silver jubilee (Category: Business)
- Hilton Colombo lends support to WWF earth hour (Category: Breaking News)
A soldier from the sixth Vijayaba Infantry has been given an opportunity to build his own house simply by being an Airtel Lanka customer and taking part in a promotion that has already seen two other millionaires made, hailing from different walks of life. Keerthi Chamila Kumara Lansakkara, a 22 year old youth from Mawathagama ...
- Airtel creates first millionaire in Batti. (Category: Business)
- Second winner of Airtel Millionaire promotion hails from Nawalapitiya (Category: Business)
- Airtel Sri Lanka rewards daily recharge customers with mobile phones (Category: Breaking News)
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
Between 22 and 26 February, the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects transformed the BMICH into a home owners dream with Architect 2012. Dulux the leader in the decorative paints industry had a strong presence at this event. The colourful vision of Dulux was aptly displayed with many useful customer-centric features. Dulux has throughout the years ...
- Dulux ‘Let’s Colour’ workshop tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Dulux introduces vibrancy, futuristic technology to ‘Architect 2012’ (Category: Business)
- Dulux 3-in-1 takes towns by storm (Category: Business)
- Dulux forecast colour trends at HSBC Colombo fashion week 2012 (Category: Business)
Outlines OZO Colombo plans to provide a 4-star product at a 3-star priceQ: As a veteran and experienced hotelier as well as a prominent personality in the tourism sector, what are your thoughts on the hotel industry in Sri Lanka and what needs to be done? A: These are exciting times with great opportunities for ...
- ‘OZO’ to be newest brand in Sri Lankan hospitality (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s new hotel projects (Category: Breaking News)
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