HSBC’s Big Deal Lifestyle fair, recently held at the BMICH has reportedly attracted over 17,000 visitors over three consecutive days. The lifestyle fair that catered to a wide audience, offered great discounts on various products by leading merchants along with products new to the market at very affordable prices, making it a one stop shop ...

Transforming the peaceful countryside of Nuwara Eliya into a hive of activity and noise with its roads turned into racing circuits is the 78th Motul Mahagastotte that takes place this Sunday. With its narrow tracks and tight corners, the race circuit is considered by many to be a tacky one, but for the Ceylon Motor ...

ESPNcricinfo: Tillakaratne Dilshan remains convinced he did not edge the delivery to which he was given out on the fourth day against England at the P Sara Oval and has called for Hot Spot to be made mandatory in all test and one-day cricket. Dilshan was adjudged caught at slip off Graeme Swann by Bruce ...

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...

Trott’s century in vain for England Sri Lanka 1-0 up in two-match series GALLE (Reuters): Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed a career-best match haul of 12 wickets to propel Sri Lanka to a 75-run victory in the first test on Thursday as England slumped to their fourth defeat in a row. Sri Lanka's captain Mahela ...

GALLE (Reuters): Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene combined luck and pluck to hit his 30th test century and steer the hosts to a respectable 289 for eight wickets on day one of the first test against England on Monday. The 34-year-old right-hander remained not out on 168, his seventh test century against England, after a ...

As all eyes are focused on Sri Lanka with the deciding vote taking place on Thursday in Geneva, the thought that crossed my mind was the power of the Diaspora and how world politics can shape the destinies of small countries like Sri Lanka. Whilst some can argue it is unfair, the reality is that ...

KPMG, Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co., one of the oldest and largest professional services firms in the country will be celebrating its 115th anniversary in March this year. Established in 1897 as an accountancy firm called H.P. Church and Co. the firm’s name was changed to Ford, Rhodes, and Church in 1910 when Ford, Rhodes ...

Orient Garments Plc (OGL) has seen a change at the top with Harsha de Silva as the new Chairman and controlling interest owner S.H.M Rishan as the Executive Deputy Chairman. The changes following PC House along its Chairman Rishan acquiring 51% stake late last year and former controlling shareholders Finco representatives stepping down. Rishan and ...

Ford this week announced the winning project under their Environmental Conservation and Grants program in Sri Lanka. The ‘Fire Prevention in Knuckles Forest Reserve’ project was selected as the winner after heavy jury examination and will receive up to $ 10,000 from Ford Motor Company to implement their proposal. Ford Motor Company’s Conservation and Environmental ...

HLB International, the international network of accounting firms, is holding its 2012 Indian Sub-Continent Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The event, taking place from 29 February until 3 March, will focus on regional development and business opportunities in the Indian Sub-Continent. HLB Edirisinghe & Co., Chartered Accountants will be faciliating this year’s conference here in ...

Ashan Silva the driver who made a stunning performance soon after his entry into the Motor Racing field a few years ago is to receive a bonanza by way of a Sponsorship for future Race Meets from Dynamic Motors Limited,  Distributors for Motul Lubricants in Sri Lanka. Ashan made a wonderful performance at the recently ...

www.BuyCar.lkpremier online vehicle sales website is being launched on 26 February with the simple vision of being ‘the one stop, vehicle shop.’ The launch of the site will be at a gala event BuyCar.lk Car Pola (Vehicle Fair) on 26 February at the Parliament Car Park in Baththaramulla. The Car Pola will feature latest models ...

The First Round of the Speed Championship 2012 concluded on Sunday at the Pannala Race Track on a resounding note in the presence of the Minister of Sports Mahindaanada Aluthgamage. The day’s programme began with the Formula McLarens 1300 event, competed by ten young drivers who qualified to drive these single seater vehicles for the ...

PERTH: Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews believes his team’s star batsmen are ready to start turning promising starts into substantial scores and help their side rediscover winning form. Sri Lanka suffered their second successive defeat to start the triangular one-day series against Australia and India on Friday, falling by five runs to the hosts at ...

AAP: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene claims Australia’s bowling attack is their weakness, and his batsmen will target them in Friday’s one-day international at the WACA Ground. With Brett Lee out injured and emerging stars Pat Cummins and James Pattinson still on the comeback trail, Jayawardene said Australia’s bowling attack could potentially be exposed if ...

Abans Finance Plc was recognised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka at the Annual Report Awards ceremony – 2011 held in December 2011. The company was awarded a ‘Certificate of Compliance’ in the Finance Companies sector for its Annual Report 2010/11. Abans Finance Plc, a member of the Abans Group of Companies, ...

Sydney Morning Herald: This summer’s tri-series will be played amid a backdrop of a pay dispute which sees Sri Lanka’s players owed as much as $US 5million ($4.71 million) due to a cash crisis within the country’s governing body. As Mahela Jayawardene’s team battle the world’s top two ODI sides on the field during this ...

Sri Lanka’s cricket chief on Friday defended the sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh and the selection of a new team captain, saying the changes would help usher in a new era of “cricketing excellence”. “We will reap the benefits of these changes in the fullness of time,” Sri Lanka Cricket president Upali Dharmadasa said ...

PTI: Mahela Jayawardene, on Thursday, said he has taken up the Sri Lanka captaincy for a short term and rejected rumours that there was an internal bickering in the side. “I took up the captaincy once again, for one-year. Our target is to win matches, to regain our place as one of the top-four Test ...

New Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene rejected the sports minister’s allegation that politics and infighting within the playing squad has caused the team’s recent slump. Jayawardene said that the team has collectively made mistakes but disunity was not the reason for recent test series losses to England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. “As a team ...

COLOMBO: Legendary Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country’s sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as “disgraceful” and “unprofessional”. Marsh was this week replaced by South African Graham Ford. Former cricket captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (L) shakes hands with newly appointed national cricket team captain Mahela Jayawardene afte...

With debate on the future direction of audit and accounting gaining new momentum, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) in association with Baker Tilly Merali’s Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka will explore an influential topic in the financial world titled ‘The Future of Audit and Accounting’ at a symposium on 30 ...

Charith Senanayake new manager for Aussie tour COLOMBO (Reuters): Sri Lanka have sacked coach Geoff Marsh and appointed South African Graham Ford on a two-year contract, a Sri Lanka cricket official said on Thursday. “Ford has signed a two-year contract and his first assignment is to take the team to Australia for the Commonwealth Bank ...

Sydney Sixers coach Trevor Bayliss has expressed sympathy for Geoff Marsh who is expected to be dumped as Sri Lankan coach this week. Sri Lankan stalwart Tillakaratne Dilshan has already quit as captain in all three formats, replaced by ex-skipper Mahela Jayawardene for the upcoming limited-overs series involving Australia and India starting on February 5. ...

On 31 January, Heist will be all decked up and ready to give all that it’s got ‘One Last Time’ with the closing down blast of Heist. The party will start at 6 p.m. and will continue till dawn. Sink your teeth into the hotel’s mouth-watering snacks and enjoy some amazing beverage deals with 50% ...

South African Graham Ford has been named Sri Lanka’s new coach in a series of changes aimed at improving the standard of the national cricket team, the government information department said here Tuesday. Ford will replace Australian Geoff Marsh after the team struggled in South Africa, losing the Test as well as one-day series. Subsequently, ...

The Members’ Benevolent Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka has organised a seminar on taxation, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 25 January from 8.30a.m. to 1p.m. at the Institute’s Auditorium, No. 30A, Malalasekera Mawatha, Colombo 7.    The seminar will discuss the recent amendments to tax legislation proposed by the ...

ESPNcricinfo: The winds of change blew over Colombo on Thursday with the appointment of a new selection committee for Sri Lankan cricket, but in hot, dry, still Kimberley, nothing had moved. Sri Lanka remained under pressure after a fourth consecutive series defeat. They trained as hard as they have all tour and they continued to ...

Race driver Dilan Seneviratne was presented with the National Championship award for the SL-H 1600 Hill Climbs 2011 by Minster of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage. The presentation was made at the Sri Lanka Auto Sports Awards held recently.   The award wasn’t a surprise for the racing fraternity as Seneviratne has enjoyed a superb 2011, particularly ...