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I wonder if you can remember the famous World Cup Soccer final some years back where the fourth referee intervened after the great Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final. It would have perhaps gone unnoticed if not the TV referral. In my view, if this had gone unnoticed, it ...
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
- Will companies overpower countries? (Category: Business)
- Brand Finance launches Nation Brands 100 (Category: Business)
- Interbrand reveals world’s best global brands in 2011 (Category: Business)
The only internet marketing agency to be recognised at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards held recently, eMarketingEye (www.emarketingeye.com) won the prestigious Tourism Award for best Hotel/Accommodation website under the Marketing Communications category. A fully integrated online marketing agency, eMarketingEye specialises in the Travel and Hospitality industry with over 400 successful client engage...
- Rajitha wins ‘ICT Entrepreneur of the Year’ award at NBQSA 2011 (Category: Business)
- eMarketingEye looks back on three years of operations (Category: Breaking News)
- eMarketingEye celebrates five years of innovation (Category: Business)
- eMarketingEye to host online marketing conference in Nov. (Category: Business)
The Government has gazetted a Bill, on 27 July 2012, to set up a Divi Neguma Department, which will take over the existing Samurdhi Authority, the Southern Development Authority and the Udarata Development Authority (successor to the Kandyan Peasantry Commission). The Bill will also set up a Divi Neguma Community Based Organisation, Divi Neguma Community ...
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- New department to drive ‘Divi Neguma’ (Category: Business)
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
There was a time when cricket was a game only Commonwealth nations derived pleasure from. Those days are long gone. Scour through its recent history, and you’ll find pages dedicated to the likes of Ireland and Afghanistan. It doesn’t stop there. Scotland, The Netherlands, Hong Kong and the United States were among the ten nations ...
- ICC to expand 2014 World T20 to 16 teams (Category: Business)
- Naming teams for World T20 deadline extended (Category: Business)
- ICC approve World Cup qualifying system (Category: Business)
- Comprehensive ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 social media campaigns debut (Category: Business)
South Africa batsman Richard Levi has won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year in recognition of his 51-ball 117 not out against New Zealand. This is the fifth year the award has been given to recognise the most impressive performance by a player in Twenty20 Internationals during the 12-month voting period and it ...
- Sangakkara, Amla, Philander, Clarke in running for top ICC honour (Category: Business)
- Naming teams for World T20 deadline extended (Category: Business)
- Four vie for coveted ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year’ award; Sanga for ‘ODI Player’ (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
Guardian Insurance Brokers have been appointed the exclusive agents to market the products of US Insurance Giant Aetna in Sri Lanka, filling a need for high quality specialized medical insurance cover.
- Cyclists warned to insure (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches yet another novel policy - Livestock Insurance (Category: Breaking News)
World Duty Free Group (WDFG), the leading duty free operator at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) along with the reputed beverage supplier, Brown Forman Worldwide, recently commenced another exciting mega promotion, andlsquo;Cricket Fever 2012andrsquo; on 1standnbsp;September to coincide with the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka this September and October.
- 'World Cup trophy' impounded (Category: Breaking News)
- World Duty Free Group brings cricket fever to BIA (Category: Business)
- World Duty Free Unveiled At BIA (Category: Business)
- Trade Agenda (Category: Business)
For the first time ever Sri Lanka hosts the annual International Regional Conference of ASHRAE from 28 to 30 September. At the last annual conference held in Abu Dabi, it was unanimously decided that Sri Lanka will have the privilege of hosting this highly prestigious event. The Sri Lankan delegation at the conference had lobbied ...
- New Instrument (Category: Business)
- Retail Parley (Category: Business)
- Tamil Nadu not to allow `Eelam` conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia invites SL to attend Religious Conference (Category: Breaking News)
Third largest export Industry in the country praises Rishad for pioneering two surveys that the sector needs First survey starts next month, outlay at $ 22700 Findings to become input to ADB’s CCED model As global rubber prices are set to soar, Sri Lanka is moving to upgrade its rubber sector to capitalise on the ...
- Exports grow by 41% to $ 5.1 b in 1H, Govt. to sustain growth (Category: Business)
- France to upgrade Lankan investment profile (Category: Business)
- February exports jump shows January passing cloud now cleared: Rishad (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...
- ESPN STAR Sports bags multi-year broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- ICC launches World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC announces WT20 warm-up schedule (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) has ordered to send back a consignment of goods contaminated with highly radioactive material arrived on board a vessel from India. The consignment, contaminated with a radioactive material was discovered by the port authorities in a 40-foot container and upon testing, it has been found that 125 units ...
- Sri Lanka to return the radioactive shipment back (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to return the radioactive shipment back (Category: Breaking News)
- Health Risk (Category: Business)
- Hunt on for radioactive mouse at Hanford (Category: USA, Washington)
A top legislator of China, chairman of National People’s Congress (NPC) Wu Bangguo arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday on an invitation extended by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa. The Chinese legislator was warmly received by the Speaker Rajapaksa upon his arrival at the Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport. “China is willing to join hands with Sri Lanka ...
- Sri Lanka Speaker calls on PM and Opposition Leader to propose names for Parliament Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian parliamentary delegation to arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Special security plan for Sri Lanka parliament ahead of budget presentation (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker invites CPA colleagues to SL to enjoy effects of peace (Category: Breaking News)
RR Donnelley & Sons Company yesterday announced that its Global Outsourcing services offering has been recognised in 2012’s The Global Outsourcing 100. RR Donnelley was also ranked among the ‘Best 5 Providers by Industry Focus’ in supporting real estate companies (construction and transaction) and among the ‘Best 5 By Service Area’ in delivering legal ...
- RR Donnelley opens new global outsourcing facility in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- SLASSCOM, ACCA hold executive briefing series on ‘Finance Transformation’ (Category: Business)
- SL emerging as global sourcing destination (Category: Breaking News)
- PC House in groundbreaking BPO initiative (Category: Breaking News)
SriLankan Cargo has taken a firm step towards positioning the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) as a regional hub for air freight, by handling the highest-ever volumes of both total cargo and transshipment cargo in a single month. SriLankan’s Worldwide Cargo Operations Senior Manager Janaka Munasinghe said: “The BIA Cargo Centre is on course for a ...
- SriLankan Airlines starts door-to-door delivery service in UK (Category: Business)
- `BIA to handle over 180,000 MT of cargo` (Category: Breaking News)
- Cargo Edge (Category: Business)
- SriLankan and Mihin ready to fly high (Category: Business)
Currently discussing new courses with local and international universities By Cheranka Mendis The training arm of SriLankan Airlines, International Aviation Academy (IAA), is on an aggressive expansion plan, launching its services overseas while concentrating on capacity development and local youth engagement to the industry. IAA, which provides International Airline Training Association (IA...
- TAASL and IATA partner to develop HR in aviation (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- SriLankan IAA among IATA top ten (Category: Business)
- UL’s aviation training arm ventures in to Maldives (Category: Business)
Janashakthi Insurance, one of Sri Lanka’s leading insurance companies, marks 18 years of business excellence and service to the nation today (15). Janashakthi began operations in 1994, as a specialised Life insurer. A year later, the firm diversified in to General insurance, and to date, continues to blaze a trail in Sri Lanka. The insurer ...
- Life Premiums (Category: Business)
- Rain Effect (Category: Business)
- Insurance Upgrade (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi Insurance inks deal with Commercial Bank for Bancassurance (Category: Business)
Over 15 Sri Lankan senior professionals and young talent in attendance; 17 entries from Sri Lanka in record haul of 4,860 from 23 countries this year The largest-ever creative communications festival in Asia Pacific, the three-day Spikes Asia 2012, kicked off on Sunday in Singapore. Over 500 industry professionals from 27 countries including over 15 ...
- Leo Burnett Sri Lanka’s Subhash Pinnapola, first Sri Lankan on Spikes Jury (Category: Business)
- Entries at Spikes Asia reach all-time high (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins only gold Appies award for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Countdown to Spikes Asia starts (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis The European Union has injected Euro 60 million (around Rs. 10 billion) in a four-year Support to District Development Program (SDDP) that was initiated in June this year, to support four war affected districts of the country. EU Sri Lanka Delegation Head of Operations Willy Vandenberge yesterday told the Daily FT that ...
- Sri Lanka ranks high in 'medium' human development (Category: Breaking News)
- SLINTEC enters strategic technology development agreement with NFCL, India (Category: Business)
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
Ambassador Asitha Perera thanked the FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva for supporting the post conflict development in the North of Sri Lanka. Upon presenting credentials to the FAO, Ambassador Perera had specially requested the Director General to consider participating and supporting the recently resettled war affected population in the North and East of ...
- Costly Meals (Category: Business)
- Plantation Problem (Category: Business)
- Rice Trends (Category: Business)
- Wheat price triggers food crisis fears (Category: Technology)
A special SriLankan Airlines’ flight carried the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics back to Delhi, India on 12 September, with the conclusion of a three week exposition in Sri Lanka. The Sacred Kapilavastu relics, housed in the National Museum of India, were brought to Sri Lanka for a second time on 19 August, the first being in ...
- Kapilavastu Relics leave Lanka's shores today (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapilavastu relics exposition from August 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Exposition of Kapilavastu to be extended to Sep 11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Exposition of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics in Sri Lanka after 33 years (Category: Breaking News)
S. Ranugge, a senior management professional with over 30 years experience in public sector management has assumed duties as Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). He has served as Secretary to several Ministries and as head of departments. At the time of his appointment, he was a Management Consultant at the Sri Lanka ...
- Drain fee floated in review (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Kudankulam comments taken out of context, says Sri Lankan Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Cat laws to target dumping (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Labor battle brewing between Teamsters, Waste Management (Category: USA, Washington)
MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday in a statement has jeered the recent rebound in the Colombo stock market as well as the appointment of the new Chairman at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in addition to being highly critical of the so-called mafia of investors. Following is the full text of Samaraweera’s statement: In an ...
- TISL wants Govt. to strengthen resolve against “stock market mafia” (Category: Business)
- SEC to improve CSE structure (Category: Breaking News)
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
The UNIDO focal point office in Colombo has successfully marshalled a US based top tier global fund for its pioneering bamboo initiative leading to large scale bio-mass alternative energy material growth in Sri Lanka. “We are highly encouraged by the strong co-financing support of the Global Environment Fund (GEF) headed by Jeffrey Leonard, whose firm ...
- UNIDO’s first Lankan bamboo industry initiative today (Category: Business)
- Lanka’s fledgling bamboo industry gets UNIDO backing, aims 10000 Ha coverage by 2018 (Category: Business)
- UNIDO launches $15.9m bamboo project (Category: Breaking News)
Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt.) Ltd. has re-launched one of their most popular and sought after brands ‘Lemon Puff’. The new and improved Lemon Puff comes with a refined taste, improved texture of its biscuit and a whole new attractive packaging, all for the same price. “The consumers today are quite different to the consumers five ...
- Maliban Lemon Puff re-launched with a new look and refined taste (Category: Business)
- Maliban Re-launches Lemon Puff (Category: Business)
- Cargills Kist launches biscuit range (Category: Business)
- Top Brands (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka- based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in Stockholm last month. Director General of IWMI, Dr Colin Chartres received the prize from the King of Sweden, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf at a Royal Prize Ceremony and Banquet ...
- Sri Lanka water institute wins prestigious international prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan-based IWMI wins ‘world’s most prestigious prize’ for water (Category: Business)
- IWMI Wins World’s ‘most Prestigious’ Award For Water Research (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Group Wins 2012 Water Prize for ‘More Crop Per Drop’ (Category: Breaking News)
The SriLankan Airlines Group stamped its class as an institution that is in the forefront of environmental conservation, when it swept the ‘State Sector Buildings – Large Scale’ category at the Vidulka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2012. The National Carrier won the only Silver Award in the category, while its subsidiary SriLankan Catering Ltd. was ...
- SriLankan Catering wins sixth environmental award (Category: Business)
- SriLankan on a roll to reduce carbon footprint (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Catering wins Etihad Global Excellence Award for Best Regional Caterer (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines turns 33 (Category: Business)
The Pakistani leader yesterday called on the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees and appreciated the arrangements made by the Sri Lankan Government for organising the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. Underscoring the need for enhanced exchange of Parliamentary delegations between the two countries to promote people-to-people contacts, Dr. Shah has said that ...
- Sri Lanka would not have defeated terrorism without Pakistan’s support: President (Category: Business)
- Pakistan says pressure on Third World under the guise of human rights should be rejected (Category: Breaking News)
- Made in Pakistan Single Country Exhibition 2012 opens in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Talks necessary for permanent, solid Pak-India ties: PM Gilani (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s very first DJ training facility, the DJ Academy turns four this month. Founded by Tareeq Musafer in 2008, along with his book ‘Learn to be a DJ,’ the academy has grown from strength to strength, making it the only established and well-known training institute for upcoming DJs in the country. Commenting on the ...
- Cuban beats (Category: Business)
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to hit the boards (Category: Business)
- Sunburn Festival makes its debut in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- A man with a musical mission (Category: Business)
Candela, an innovative new interactive education tool, is to be launched at the Colombo International Book Fair at the BMICH next week. This is a product that is available in the form of a CD, which can be simply loaded on to any computer to provide children with a learning experience, and can be used ...
- “Our motto is quality, not money”: BMS President (Category: Business)
- Tech One Global and Microsoft co-host Microsoft Education Solution workshop (Category: Business)
- Tech One Global and Microsoft co-hosts Microsoft Education Solution Workshop (Category: Business)
John Keells Foundation (JKF) commemorated International Literacy Day falling on 8 September by donating hundreds of books to the libraries of schools supported by JKF under its Neighbourhood Schools Development Project as well as the Village Adoption Project. The books were collected through a book donation campaign named “Gift of Knowledge” conducted among the staff ...
- Book Donation Campaign For World Literacy Day (Category: Business)
- John Keells English language scholars showcase language skills at English Day (Category: Business)
- Lighting Villages (Category: Breaking News)
- CDB’s state-of-the-art lab to nurture IT literacy in Welioya school (Category: Business)
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