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Arab News: Several Saudi citizens have decried an exorbitant hike in recruitment charges by the Sri Lankan manpower recruitment offices and middlemen. They noted that the recruitment offices have raised the charges for hiring housemaids from $3,000 to about $4,000, and that was in clear violation of the agreements signed earlier between the two countries. ...
- Saudi slaps ban on recruitment from Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Saudi slaps ban on recruitment from Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- No ban from Saudi Arabia on recruitment from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Saudi Arabia bans employment of Sri Lankans - report (Category: Breaking News)
One of Sri Lanka’s top thought leaders and respected corporate personalities Rohantha Athukorala addressing the Lions Club of Colombo Orient commented that whilst accepting the fact that the economy was into some rough times he went on to say that the first wave of post war success was the time period 2009-2011 where Sri Lanka ...
- Sri Lanka-Iran bilateral relations enhanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to issue long-term residence visa for foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announces new fuel limits for vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Today TOP TWENTY (Category: Breaking News)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Brent crude remained above $ 120 on Friday on persistent supply worries with major European buyers cutting purchases of Iranian crude and hopes of an increase in demand as Greece edged closer to a bailout deal. Top European buyers of Iranian oil are making substantial cuts in supply well ahead of European Union ...
- Brent hits six-month high over $ 116 on Iran, cold (Category: Business)
- Oil Spike (Category: Business)
- Brent crude rises above $107; Greece, Iran eyed (Category: Business)
- Oil turns negative as optimism fades (Category: Business)
TOKYO: Asian shares and the euro fell on Thursday, sharply reversing the previous day’s rally as optimism was dashed by another delay in cementing a crucial bailout for stricken Greece, underscoring how far away Europe is from resolving its debt crisis. After a three-hour teleconference between euro zone finance ministers, questions remain over the euro ...
- Euro Zone (Category: Business)
- Post Bailout (Category: Business)
- Relief as pro-bailout parties win Greek poll (Category: Business)
- Brent crude rises above $107; Greece, Iran eyed (Category: Business)
In its 30th consecutive year the Annual Sessions of the SLIA includes a line of events that takes place during the four day period. The Annual sessions this year is aptly themed as ‘Regenerating Sri Lanka, the Architect and the Built Environment’ the Annual Sessions of the SLIA will commence with the Inauguration Ceremony ...
- Institute of Architects holds AGM 2012 (Category: Business)
- Architect 2012 Exhibition opens for public (Category: Business)
- Alumex appointed Strategic Sponsor of SLIA (Category: Business)
- SLIA conducts the National Conference of Architect 2012 (Category: Business)
(Bloomberg): Sri Lanka doesn’t need to further tighten monetary policy for now even though an increase in fuel and transportation costs and a weakening currency may stoke inflation, the head of the central bank said. The central bank’s rate increase earlier this month will have a “demand-driven impact” and help moderate inflation, its Governor Ajith ...
- Sri Lanka stocks may slump more on rates – HSBC Private (Category: Business)
- CB Governor sees light at the end of the tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Rupee hits new low, but State intervenes (Category: Business)
- Rupee down (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s benchmark stock index, the world’s worst performer this year, may extend its slump as the central bank raises interest rates to curb inflation, according to HSBC Holdings Plc’s private banking unit. HSBC Private Bank, which oversees about $499 billion, will wait for stock valuations to fall to “single digit” multiples before it considers ...
- Stocks approach one-month low; rupee steady (Category: Business)
- China factory surveys signal economic growth stays soft in Q3 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Stocks May Slump More on Rates, HSBC Private Says (Category: Breaking News)
- CB seen holding rates, SRR steady – Reuters poll (Category: Business)
Ambassador updates foreign reporters on post-conflict development and reconciliation in Sri Lanka “Sri Lankans support a home grown solution for reconciliation” Ambassador invites international correspondents to visit Sri Lanka WASHINGTON: Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya hosted a group of foreign correspondents here in a January 25 reception held at his residence, prompting a discussi...
- Effective LLRC implementation sans external pressure (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s ‘Lies Agreed Upon’ screened in US Congress (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka will hold accountable every person accused of war crimes – Jaliya (Category: Business)
New York Times: It has been nearly three years since Sri Lankan government troops crushed the separatist Tamil Tigers in a gory, scorched-earth campaign that brought an end to three decades of civil war. The final battles — with some 300,000 civilians caught in the crossfire — were fought on the northern beaches and in ...
- Sri Lanka calls Australian war crimes case ‘hilarious’ (Category: Business)
- Australia pressured to investigate Sri Lanka Envoy for war crimes (Category: Business)
- Tisara Samarasinghe ‘not named’ for war crimes: John Dowd (Category: Business)
- India says ready to back UN vote on Sri Lanka war crimes (Category: Business)
Are the Indian Army’s golf courses illegal? Sri Lanka’s fourth golf course opened by Air Force India’s national auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has reported to Parliament that the country’s Army has turned large tracts of State military property into illegal privately-run ...
- Nuwara Eliya Golf Club elects Office Bearers at 123rd AGM (Category: Business)
- Opening of Lanka’s 4th golf course (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan flies Touché Golf League finalists to Kandy (Category: Business)
- Oman Air Golf Classic Tournament 2012 to tee-off in October (Category: Business)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in collaboration with the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), will be holding an international conference on ‘Legal Process Outsourcing’ in partnership with the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). “The conference on the theme ‘Outsourcing versus Restructuring’ is scheduled to take place on Thursday 9 and ...
- SL's first international LPO seminar in Feb (Category: Breaking News)
- Building resilience in Asia Pacific’s digital society (Category: Business)
- FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 begins today (Category: Business)
Regulatory pressure mounted further over the course of 2011 – bad news for financial services firms, but good news for the consultancies to which they turned for help. Ernst and Young topped the Operational Risk and Regulation consultancy rankings again in 2011 (http://www.risk.net/operational-risk-and-regulation/feature/2135016/orr-consultancy-rankings-2011), and the New York-based head of ...
Brazil president wants 4 pct GDP growth, above forecasts Officials say they will pursue goal responsibly Concerns over inflation, budget targets BRASILIA (Reuters): Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has made 4 percent economic growth her government’s main mission this year and is willing to cut taxes, take stimulus measures and possibly sacrifice other targets if needed, ...
- Brazil’s secret fiscal weapon, the tax “lion” (Category: Business)
- Brazil economy disappoints again in Q1 (Category: Business)
- Brazil FinMin: Govt. ready to protect economy (Category: Business)
- Brazil likely missed 2011 inflation targets (Category: Business)
Perhaps exposing brokers and investors who campaigned heavily for relaxed credit rules for their lack of judgment, the Colombo stock market yesterday failed to close on the up, despite enjoying a big burst in early morning trading. Opening with boosted confidence following the SEC’s relaxed credit rule announcement, the bourse gained sharply by 1.8% or ...
- Rs. 50 b in value lost as CSE woes continue (Category: Business)
- Stocks at one-month low on forced selling; rupee flat (Category: Business)
- CSE’s losing streak continues (Category: Business)
- Bourse ends week on the up (Category: Business)
Respected blue chip Aitken Spence pulls out of biggest FDI project – the $ 500 m Colombo South Container Terminal due to issues with funding and cost escalations Construction cost up 30% to $ 350 m; overall project cost now estimated at $ 595 m up from $ 475 m at bid proposal stage Lender ...
- Deal signed to build Colombo Port Expansion project’s South Container Terminal (Category: Business)
- BOI signs US$ 500 m agreement for Colombo South Container Terminal (Category: Business)
- WORK ON SOUTH CONTAINER TERMINAL OF COLOMBO PORT LAUNCHED (Category: Breaking News)
- AGREEMENT INKED FOR US$500 M AGREEMENT FOR CBO SOUTH CONTAINER TERMINAL (Category: Breaking News)
AS expected, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry made a booming start to the New Year with the news that South Africa’s Sun City is planning to invest a hefty US$ 800 million in a massive project in Katana. This brings the total investment from large-scale foreign hotel projects to nearly US$ 2 billion, with Sheraton, Shangri-la, ...
- Sri Lanka bans transport of tourists by three wheeler taxis not licensed by Tourism Authority (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle East travelers to SL increase (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism products to be promoted through âVisit Sri Lanka 2011â (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet briefed on moves to open borders for tourists under travel bubble (Category: Breaking News)
(Reuters): Pakistan’s top judge moved on Friday to allay fears of a possible military coup as tensions rose between the civilian government and the country’s powerful generals over a controversial memo alleging an army plot to seize power. “There is no question of a takeover. Gone are the days when people used to get validation ...
- Zardari returns to Pakistan amid memo saga (Category: Business)
- Pakistan PM drops criticism of the military (Category: Business)
- Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Playboy cricketer to PM? (Category: Business)
- Pakistan PM convicted of contempt, receives no jail time (Category: Business)
It is the season for giving, which we all know is a reason to look beyond ourselves and find some worthy cause to take up for Christmas. Everyone is familiar with the warmth connected with giving and the quiet pleasure in ensuring that someone else has a happy time as well. It can be something ...
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
Sri Lanka’s Number One English Radio Station, is gearing up to present yet another extravagant event. After a sellout show last year, Gold FM once again brings you the much anticipated annual gala musical event ‘The 70s Show 2011,’ to be held on 23 December, featuring the very best of our local artists. Gold FM ...
- ABC’s Hiru TV gears to shake up the television industry (Category: Business)
- China continues to lead Olympic medals table (Category: Breaking News)
- '$1 billion Games' (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- '$1 billion' for Games (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Reuters: Sri Lanka’s top mobile operator Dialog Axiata said its 2012 profit would be neutral or rise slightly due to cost restructuring in wireless fixed-line operator Suntel, which it agreed to buy last week in a deal worth up to $ 34.9 million. Dialog’s Group Chief Executive Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya told Reuters in an interview ...
- Suntel is history now (Category: Business)
- Suntel dialing Dialog! (Category: Business)
- JKSB to revise earnings forecast higher for Dialog post Suntel merger (Category: Business)
- A true telecom switch? (Category: Business)
The Colombo stock market saw a dull day’s trading with turnover recording Rs. 664 million and the All Share Price Index falling 0.52% to close below the psychological support level of 6,000 at 5,965 while the Milanka Price Index lost 0.05% to register 5,228. The top turnover contributor list was dominated by fundamentally sound counters ...
- Market moves up marginally (Category: Business)
- Retailers keep bourse active (Category: Business)
- Bourse in welcome rebound; market cap up by Rs. 25 b (Category: Business)
- Rs. 44 b in value wiped out from Bourse (Category: Business)
International Consultants Chairman Ranjiv Goonawardena had kindly invited the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to participate by showcasing the great opportunity that Sri Lanka has to offer, at the Islamic Real Estate Finance (IREF) Summit and Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony of which it was a sponsor. International Consultants sponsored for the second year the ninth ...
- EFC launches new guide to investors (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank adjudged ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ for record 14th year (Category: Business)
- CSE holds Investor Forum in Malaysia (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asia’s economic growth looks set to stumble over the next few months, prompting a flurry of interest rate cuts and a spike in stimulus spending that may ultimately pave the way for a strong recovery in the second half of 2012. “The catch-phrase for 2012 is the Asia yo-yo,” said Rob Subbaraman, chief Asia ...
- Asia’s economy heading for “yo-yo” year in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Rupee on a yo-yo! (Category: Business)
- Video: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma leads students in arts workshop (Category: USA, California)
- Man accused of molesting boy in Sacramento 'strongly believed' to have abused other yo... (Category: USA, California)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asia’s economic growth looks set to stumble over the next few months, prompting a flurry of interest rate cuts and a spike in stimulus spending that may ultimately pave the way for a strong recovery in the second half of 2012. “The catch-phrase for 2012 is the Asia yo-yo,” said Rob Subbaraman, chief ...
- Asia’s economy heading for ‘yo-yo’ year in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Rupee on a yo-yo! (Category: Business)
- Video: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma leads students in arts workshop (Category: USA, California)
- Man accused of molesting boy in Sacramento 'strongly believed' to have abused other yo... (Category: USA, California)
ABC Radio Networks collected five awards at the e-Swabhimani Awards Gala 2011, becoming the first radio station to ever win an award in the history of the ceremony. The e-Swabhimani Awards Gala hosted by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) recognises the creativity and innovation in digital content and applications by ...
- Gold FM 70s Show on Friday (Category: Business)
- Hiru FM and Sooriyan FM win ‘Best Radio Stations in South Asia’ (Category: Business)
- ABC Radio Network pioneers international SMS news alerts (Category: Business)
- ABC’s Hiru TV gears to shake up the television industry (Category: Business)
Last week my phone beeped and the text message read ‘The Chairperson of the Security and Exchange Commission Indrani Sugathadasa had resigned citing reasons of values and principles for her resignation’. My mind went back to the time when this lady when she was the Board Director at EDB. Whenever tough decisions had be taken ...
- 2011: Power achievements for Sri Lanka, but… (Category: Business)
- The changing face of brand Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Govt. to abolish duty-free vessel imports to boost $ 500 m boating industry (Category: Business)
IN 2010, the boost for Sri Lanka tourism was being named the top travel destination by the New York Times. As the dawn of 2012 emerges the plus point is being among the top six of National Geographic’s best global destinations. Upbeat on tourism, the Government is considering a target of 950,000 arrivals for 2012 ...
- Israel tourism slips 2.4% to 3.36 m in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets UNWTO Regional Director (Category: Business)
- Increased tourism numbers expected (Category: Western Australia)
- Sri Lanka discussed to get UNWTO help (Category: Breaking News)
By Ian The President in his speech at the opening of the Southern Expressway said that this could be the beginning of building a modern society. He also mentioned that had there been such an expressway linking the north with the south the extremists would not have succeeded in capitalising on the mistrust among communities. ...
- "I dont like to use the term 'student supppression' simply because there is no such thing" (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota urges educated youth to take country forward (Category: Business)
Having launched Sri Lanka’s first-ever equity investments and financial information portal, Sri Lanka Equity Analytics (www.srilankaequity.com) recently celebrated its successive second year of operations by reaching the milestone of 5,000 registered online memberships and over five million hits. Sri Lanka Equity Analytics is a financial portal designed to address varying needs of the invest...
- Borsa Italiana’s cash markets go live on MITs Millennium Exchange (Category: Business)
- Millennium’s Trading and Surveillance platforms go live in Johannesburg (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
- SUN FM presents Arash live in concert this December (Category: Business)
After the recent Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, critics found three new words for the acronym ‘CWG’ – Corruption, Waste and lack of Governance. The Chairman of the Indian National Olympic Committee, who was Chairman of the Organising Committee, is presently in Tihar Jail, in Delhi with many of his acolytes, on charges regarding ...
- CWG bid money not wasted: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hosting CWG would inspire 45 other nations – President (Category: Business)
- A month to go for vote, Govt. says momentum building on Hambantota’s 2018 CWG bid (Category: Business)
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