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The Sri Lanka – Vietnam Business Council (SLVBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will organise a Trade and Investment promotion mission to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from 4 to 8 March. At the networking session held recently at the Embassy of Vietnam in Colombo, Vietnam Ambassador in Sri Lanka Ton Sinh ...
- SL Delegation To Visit Vietnam (Category: Breaking News)
- Look East (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Forum to coincide with the visit of Vietnam President to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka looks for more economic links with Greater Mekong region (Category: Breaking News)
THE proposed amendments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) have created a much-needed discussion forum on pension funds and their benefits, while also bringing several crucial points into the limelight. Experts have pointed out that if the Government is genuinely keen on maximising returns of workers, then they need to exempt EPF earnings from tax ...
- End taxation on EPF earnings: Employers body (Category: Business)
- No investigations yet on EPF transactions (Category: Business)
- VIDEO: Govt using EPF, ETF money to pay off debt - Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop repeating mistakes (Category: Business)
Enterprise, the newsletter of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) was re-launched from January this year in printed format. The newsletter will be published every month featuring news and events from the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, its associations and business councils, steering committees and projects. It will also comprise of features relevant to commerce, industry ...
- Rebound in business confidence (Category: Western Australia)
- Ceylon Chamber of Commerce joins social networking sites (Category: Business)
- Expo draws business owners to Winston-Salem (Category: USA, North Carolina)
- Ceylon Chamber 2012/13 member directory out (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry yesterday shot down reports in the local media and insisted that there were no issues with India over the international maritime boundary line. The statement noted that attention has been drawn to some news reports relating to the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries meeting held in Colombo ...
By Dr. Laksiri Fernando Asian Tribune: I was in Colombo for two weeks before Christmas for some personal matters and all appeared positive, more or less, except perhaps for the thorn of the ‘General’. When I was waiting for the connection in Singapore, two expatriates came across and talked to me about the situation in ...
- Rumours of Freedom: Whither Fonseka now (Category: Breaking News)
- The loud voice of economists: Reform or perish (Category: Business)
- Hashim on UNP leadership crisis, pressing national issues (Category: Business)
Australia captain Michael Clarke has rocketed his way into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in 15 months after his career-best unbeaten triple century earned his side an innings and 68 runs victory in the second Test in Sydney on Friday. The win gave the ...
- India leapfrogs England into fourth position in ICC ODI rankings (Category: Business)
- Sangakkara, Dilshan and Chandimal aim for further improvements in Asia Cup (Category: Sports)
- Sangakkara reaches summit of world batting rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Samaraweera earns career-best ranking (Category: Sports)
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)
Political corruption: The definition Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the ...
- Beyond conventional economic wisdom (Category: Business)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s pioneer Islamic bank, Amana Bank was voted the ‘Best Islamic Bank in Sri Lanka’ at the global Islamic Finance News poll for 2011 conducted by the Malaysia-based RedMoney Group. The results of this prestigious award poll held for the 7th consecutive year were officially released on 4 January 2012, which includes the results ...
- Amana Bank Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Finance Education (Category: Business)
- Amana Bank partners with Halal Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Media Guide presented to the President (Category: Business)
- An Energy Transition Law, Multi-Agency Committee to guide decision-making on Energy Projects (Category: Breaking News)
- New look for girl guides (Category: Breaking News)
- 1st Travel Guide on SL in Arabic launched (Category: Breaking News)
The Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover’s sensational new SUV – a car that won 34 international awards in the three months after its first production model came off the line in September 2011 – has arrived in Sri Lanka. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced, the Evoque has been described as ‘one ...
- Range Rover Evoque sponsors top authors at GLF (Category: Business)
- Victoria Beckham turns designer hand to cars (Category: Business)
- Britain’s best new cars (Category: Business)
- Range Rover to serve Hill Club tennis as Diamond Sponsor (Category: Business)
After successfully completing an event-filled 2011, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist Hameedia has embarked on a journey to further strengthen its position as THE total fashion solutions provider for all Sri Lankan males and significantly expand its reach across the country and region with an unparalleled product offering. Led by the Deputy Managing Director Hussain ...
- AOD collaborates with Hameedia for brand new fashion collection (Category: Business)
- Hameedia strikes Silver for ‘Local Brand of the Year’ at SLIM Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
- A dazzling Christmas’ with Hameedia (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has completed its Container Handling Equipment (CHE) Upgrade Project worth over $ 100 million by receiving the final consignment of 50 yard tractors yesterday. The previous consignments consisted of ship-to-shore cranes and Rubber-Tyred-Gantry (RTG) cranes used for transferring containers between stacks in the yard. The CHE upgrade project which ...
- SLPA completes Container Handling Equipment Upgrade Project (Category: Business)
- Colombo port gets 50 new yard tractors (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘G6’ Alliance starts services at Jaye Container Terminal (Category: Business)
- Colombo Port Receives Final Consignment Of Equipment (Category: Breaking News)
The promising Sri Lanka Peace Collection has successfully garnered the US Government’s nod. ‘Sri Lanka Peace Collection’ is the Government’s initiative to provide livelihood support for war widows through the country’s handloom sector. “The Sri Lanka Peace Collection has very high potential,” US Ambassador Patricia Butenis said after a special presentation...
- Sri Lanka’s promising Peace Collection boosted by UNESCO backing (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka thanks US for strong support (Category: Business)
- Australia eyes Lankan handlooms (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Handlooms brand born as work begins on sector’s new roadmap (Category: Business)
KARACHI, Reuters: Mohsin Khan will continue as interim Pakistan coach for next month’s test and one-day series against England in the United Arab Emirates. “There will be no change in the team management or national selection committee for the England series,” Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf told a news conference in Lahore on Monday. ...
- 'Interim Pak coach' Mohsin says he's willing to carry on new role on long term basis (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-coach Mohsin blames Whatmore for disturbing Pak team’s ‘progress and balance’ (Category: Business)
- Pakistan expecting 'tough battle' against Sri Lanka in Test series: Mohsin (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan fully capable of beating Sri Lanka: Mohsin (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)
Fortunaglobal (Pvt) Ltd. won this year’s e-Swabhimani award for the country’s best e-content applications in the m-Content category for its mobile application for the iPhone and Android. The prestigious e-Swabhimani awards presentation is organised annually by the apex Government body for ICT in Sri Lanka, the Information & Technology Agency (ICTA). Derana Macroentertainment Accoun...
- Fortunaglobals Content Management System powers Hameedia.com (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Ada Derana apps win e-Swabhimani award... (Category: Video)
- Fortunaglobal & PayMate join hands with BOC to extend PayMate Mcommerce payment System (Category: Breaking News)
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)
Violence against women is taking its toll and finally women are speaking upBy Cheranka Mendis This is the 21st Century. This is the day and age of gender equality, or so they say. It is a topic that is brought up in conversation, at forums and conference and business seminars. Books are written on it, ...
- Militant rebel voice Maya 'MIA' Arulpragasam: Fusion of style, music and controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- Maya "MIA" Arulpragasam: An outspoken advocate of Tamil peoples' rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular international DJ Edward Maya teams up with Sri Lankan star (Category: Breaking News)
- Sky high apology for Maya (Category: AU, New South Wales)
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)
The Pathfinder Foundation, true to its name is ready to continue its quest for innovative, homegrown solutions, while benefiting from relevant international and regional collaboration. By the first quarter of 2012, the Pathfinder Foundation is planning to launch a few new initiatives i.e. ‘Towards Reconciliation and Development,’ ‘Track Two Initiative for Closer Economic and Othe...
- Pathfinder Foundation in landmark cooperation between China and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- IFC clarifies Daily FT Opinion piece, ‘Improving Sri Lanka’s Business Climate’ (Category: Business)
- Harvard expert at Pathfinder seminar on how China, India reshape their futures (Category: Business)
- Pathfinder responds to IFC (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)
No unanimity on exchange rate movement A front page headline news item in this paper on last Saturday had reported on an apparent division of opinion between the two top policy makers of the country, namely the Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera and the Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, on the depreciation of the ...
- Rupee sinks to record low (Category: Business)
- CB to stop supplying dollars for oil bills (Category: Business)
- Appreciating the exchange rate to create prosperity (Category: Business)
- Devaluation divide (Category: Business)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) last week in a statement said it was deeply concerned over the recent attempts by State authorities to arbitrarily block identified websites and the proposed compulsory registration of websites that publish content on Sri Lanka. On 5 November 2011, the Director General of the Department of Information required all websites ...
- EU expresses concern over newspaper website raids (Category: Breaking News)
- TISL warns Anti-Corruption Bill poses threat to RTI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan media rights group files court challenge after government blocks 5 websites (Category: Breaking News)
- US, EU raise concerns over media freedom in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of Pakistan and Maldives Monetary Authority to participateThe first ever Governor’s Challenge Trophy- global commerce quiz will be held on 13 December in Colombo. The quiz has taken an international dimension with three major regional central banks participating along with the Sri Lankan corporate, banking and other sectors for ...
- Popularising international trade and commerce through mind sports competitions (Category: Business)
- Seylan Bank felicitates victorious trade quiz team (Category: Business)
MUMBAI (AFP): Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s failure to make his 100th international century left fans in Mumbai deeply deflated on Friday, with supporters leaving the stadium in their droves after his dismissal for 94. In contrast to the previous three days, when crowds were thin on the ground, supporters flocked to the Wankhede Stadium to ...
- IPL Cricket (Category: Business)
- India beats Sri Lanka to take cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- BMW gets Sachin behind the wheel (Category: Business)
- Tendulkar on course for 100th century (Category: Business)
Gulf News: Sharjah: With Sri Lanka having lost the Test and one-day series in UAE, their skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan’s future as the captain is now uncertain. He was a shattered man after the defeat in Sharjah against Pakistan. Since the 2011 World Cup, Sri Lanka has lost to England, Australia and now Pakistan. When asked ...
- Dilshan refusing to quit (Category: Business)
- Dilshan blames batting failure for loss to South Africa (Category: Business)
- We tried our best says Dilshan (Category: Business)
Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) – the local office of creative giant Leo Burnett Worldwide – won the highly acclaimed ‘Commercial of the Year’ award at the prestigious Sumathi Awards, the biggest festival of the country’s television industry held recently at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. Managing Director Ranil De Silva at ...
- Leo Burnett celebrates exceptional year in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s first Spikes Asia metal won by Leo Burnett (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett Colombo honoured at Leo Intel Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins again at Adfest 2012 (Category: Business)
The Free Dictionary defines impunity as ‘exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines’. In the context of the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and to bring ...
- The Need to Address Persistent Impunity for Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Power: Opium of the political class (Category: Business)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
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