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One of the World’s leading Bible teachers and speakers Joyce Meyer arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (18). She has her own syndicated television and radio program called ‘Enjoying Everyday Life.’ She is the leader of Joyce Meyer Ministries Worldwide and is a New York Times bestselling author, her books having helped millions of people find ...
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) kicked off operations for the New Year with the launch of its brand new savings account. ‘CDB Saver,’ as it is aptly called, was launched at CDB’s Corporate Office at Sangaraja Mawatha in the presence of its valued customers, staff and well-wishers. Blazing a trail in savings accounts in ...
Lack of participation in decision makingTop-down decision-making, centralisation of power and authority, lack of consultation with stakeholders, lack of accountability and the arrogance of political power are all factors which featured heavily in the socioeconomic environment of 2011 in Sri Lanka, mainly due to the lack of public consultation in the decision-making process. As Nobel ...
Kenyan Laban Moiben and Netsanet Abeyo of Ethiopia yesterday respectively won the men’s and women’s contest in the 9th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, rated Asia’s most valuable. A record 2,475 Indian and global athletes including Sri Lanka’s Rueina Deepani and Indika Ratnayake vied for the popular event, which has received IIAF Gold label status. However, ...
Asia Digital Entertainment formally commenced operations on its cinematic production, Vaishnavee, at a special muhurath ceremony. The movie is the first ever Sri Lankan production that will be filmed with the use of the world’s most advanced digital camera, the Red Epic. Directed by Sumitra Peries and based on a story by Dr. Lester James Peries, Vaishnavee is ...
Dialog Axiata Plc yesterday announced the appointment of Amali Nanayakkara as its new Group Chief Marketing Officer. Nanayakkara will take up office in February 2012. Nanayakkara, a renowned marketing professional and business leader, brings to the Dialog Group a wealth of experience derived from over 20 years in senior management postings in Sri Lanka and ...
Sri Lanka’s most popular children’s television programme ‘Muthuhara’ broadcasted by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) selected Cinnamon Grand’s Nuga Gama (the Village in the City) for its first live broadcast on 1 January. This is the first time a hotel has been selected as a venue for this renowned children’s programme, since its inception 30 ...
A story of how advertising has changed from when Chairman and CEO of Bates Strategic Alliance Nimal Gunewardena first started to work in the industry over 35 years ago, and what those changes mean for advertisers today – both marketers and agencies. Gunewardena affirms that we need to move from pure broadcast advertising to looking ...
Looking back at 2011, DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), the everyday banking unit of DFCC Bank had a productive year in terms of profitability, asset growth, with a number of milestones being achieved, awards won and expansion in the bank’s products and services. The entirety of the bank’s activities focused on one goal: financial inclusion, which ...
Rotating Savings and Credit Associations and the Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011Cheetu or Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (RoSCAs) are the world over a well-recognised method of savings and capital accumulation for the poor and marginalised. Advocate E.B. Wikramanayake B.A., in his Legal Dictionary for Ceylon (1948 Edition) describes a cheetu club as ...
The 10th edition of Dharman’s Media Guide of Sri Lanka was issued last week. A publication of the Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum it is one of the most popular and leading media guides in Sri Lanka edited by senior journalist Dharman Wickremaratne. First published in 2000, it is the country’s only media guide updated ...
Heralding a new trend in the business world, the Rotary Alumni of Sri Lanka will be staging the first ever Corporate Athletism programme on 17 January at Hilton Residencies from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. featuring some the best in the corporate world. If there is one quality that high performing corporate executives seek for ...
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 ...
2012 has arrived and if we are to go by Mayan predictions, this is the year that the world will come to an end – to be precise 11-and-a-half months from now, on 21 December. This year I got many wishes reminding me of the impending doom and how one must look at the year ...
Sampath Bank with effect from 1 January has got a new Chairman and several new youthful additions to its Board of Directors. The Bank announced on Friday that at a Board of Directors meeting held on 29 December Chairman I.W. Senanayake decided to step down with effect from 31 December. Whilst accepting this decision the ...
IRIN: Sri Lanka is making progress in the battle against mosquito-borne dengue fever, say health officials. “Over the last two years we have gone all out to stop the spread of dengue,” Pabha Palihawadana, head of the Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit, told IRIN. “Now we are seeing some of the results.” In 2011, 26,722 cases ...
By S.S. Selvanayagam The Commercial High Court of Colombo issued Enjoining orders as well as Interim Injunction Notices against the entity Mathurata Agro Impex pursuant to an Intellectual Property lawsuit. Commercial High Court Judge Gamini Amarasekera issued Enjoining orders against Mathurata for the infringement of Red Bull’s trademarks and unfair competition. The Court issued Enjoining .....
By Manoj Ridimahaliyadda espncricinfo.com: Sidath Wettimuny, the former Sri Lanka batsman, has suggested a radical restructuring of the country’s domestic cricket structure, which involves promoting provinces over clubs. The financial uncertainty surrounding Sri Lankan cricket and the upcoming board elections could, however, overshadow Wettimuny’s proposal. As a member of Sri Lanka Cri...
Ministry of Crab is the first restaurant in Sri Lanka dedicated to serving export quality Sri Lankan crabs, as well as the island’s best seafood, locally. Co-owned by Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Dharshan Munidasa, the restaurant is housed inside the newly opened 400 year old Dutch Hospital, in Colombo Fort. The best of Sri Lanka’s ...
Edna Group of Ceylon, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka, has tied up with Dialog Enterprise to provide mobile communication solutions to the group, which includes Dialog BizConnect; an APN (Access Point Network) solution, allowing sales teams to give real time updates from the field. Dialog BizConnect APN (Access Point Network) Solution by ...
Prima Kottumee is a brand that represents the vibrancy and the energy of youth. For the third consecutive year, Prima Kottumee took another step towards highlighting their efforts that focus on the youth of the nation by producing a unique calendar for the coming year 2012. The Prima Kottumee Calendar was launched on 14 December ...
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, one of the world’s largest logistics providers, became an integral part of the South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum 2011. The prestigious forum where global and local apparel heavyweights gathered to discuss the future of Sri Lanka’s apparel industry was organised as a part of SL design festival. Hellmann, an international logistics giant ...
Wide ranging and strong participation at ‘Sri Lanka Expo 2012’ by Indian industries and businesses have now been confirmed. Meanwhile, leading Indian investors are planning to pioneer rural BPO in Sri Lanka and are also eyeing Sri Lanka’s mini hydro power, pharmaceutical manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, including Colombo’s upcoming MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System),...
A delegation led by S. Gopalakrishnan, Vice President, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) met Export Development Board (EDB) Chairman and CEO Janaka Ratnayake yesterday. The delegation comprised 13 members of CII and among them there were high powered person of renowned brands in Sri Lanka, ICICI Bank, TVS and Sons Ltd., etc. The main business ...
Seylan Bank recently re-defined the concept of savings, in an initiative hitherto not seen in Sri Lanka’s banking and financial services industry, by literally ‘dropping’ Rs. 1 million from the skies and parallely supported by a door-to-door campaign. On Saturday 22 October helicopters hovered over different parts of Sri Lanka and dropped thousands of coupons ...
Tells companies to prepare for greater market segmentation and the emergence of rural customersMarket research company Nielsen yesterday expressed optimistic views on 2012 economic progress in Sri Lanka, noting that rapid growth and consumer spending would be seen. Nielsen, launching its 2012 Outlook, remarked upon the aggressively growing consumers who are moving towards lifestyle products ...
Hiru FM and Sooriyan FM, a part of the Asia Broadcasting Corporation, were named the ‘Best Radio Stations in South Asia’ at the 2011 South Asian Manthan Awards. The Manthan Awards were the first of its kind to recognise best practices in ICT implementations across India and South Asia. The eighth Manthan Awards in South Asia ...
By Marianne David The perfect place to have a wild and wonderful time while wallowing in the lap of luxury, Elephant Corridor is a paradise of pleasure and pampering. Offering complete privacy given its secluded location in the heart of the jungle and guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding guest, the hotel is a sight ...
In 2011, leading Sri Lankan conglomerate CIC Holdings found itself at a crossroads: although the company had become synonymous with chemicals and paints, its dynamic growth was increasingly driven by its agricultural businesses, creating a disconnect in the minds of consumers. The brand was in urgent need of more than just a fresh coat of ...