Range of exhibitions, forums and workshops for students and general public For the third consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Design Festival is preparing to provide South-Asian region with a rare opportunity to witness and learn from the creative talent and expertise of globally renowned creative industry professionals. SLDF 2011 has invited a group of elite ...

nSriLankan Airlines partners with Sri Lanka Design Festival: launches luxuriously designed flatbed at SLDF this November SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s national airline, in a bold attempt to enhance its products and services to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development will launch its latest addition: The luxury flatbed on Business Class. Partnering ...

The forum will be held on 18 NovemberThe South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) as one of its main highlights of 2011, is already participated by apparel manufacturing leaders and their key partners promising to be a great platform and networking opportunity for apparel industry’s backward integration sector and ...

The inaugural show of the two day Pakistan Film Festival 2011 was held yesterday at the National Film Corporation auditorium. The main feature of this film festival was the screening of ‘Khuda Khay Liye’ (In the name of God), a Pakistani Urdu film with English subtitles, written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor. Member of ...

The South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by SLDF as one of its main highlights of 2011, is to be held on 18 November and will see many key apparel experts and high profile international press gather to provide their insights on topics that are crucial for Sri Lanka’s campaign to lead South Asian apparel ...

Joins as the Pinnacle Sponsor for the second consecutive yearSri Lanka Telecom has come forward as the Pinnacle Sponsor of Sri Lanka’s flagship ICT Expo Infotel for the second consecutive year. Infotel 2011 will be held from 2 to 5 December at the BMICH and is organised by the Federation of Information Technology Industry of ...

Lives by the quote “Live to eat! Life is cooking” Chef Carlos Gomez Melendez is a true Latin American in “every sense” . You will hear him miles away” loud and full life” with a zest to produce the finest culinary pieces that can even impress the greatest dignitaries such as US Presidents Barak Obama ...

The courage the Government has demonstrated in cancelling the CATIC deal and yet feeling secure, rather than embarrassed by it, must be recognised. It is a responsible step, a prudent decision, which will have enduring benefit both in terms of national policy and FDI strategy. This step will also earn the respect of the indigenous ...

Nenasa TV, the satellite based television channel developed to bridge the education gap between urban and rural Sri Lanka is expanding its reach to connect another 1,000 schools into the programme with the aim of making education accessible to all. The new MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to expand Dialog Nenasa TV was signed yesterday between ...

The Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2011 is conceptualised by the Academy of Design (AOD), Sri Lanka’s leading design campus. AOD organises the festival in close association with industry leaders and the Government. The festival will be held this November at Mount Lavinia Hotel and the event is to take place under the theme of ...

The International President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Professor Alan Waller is making his first official visit to Sri Lanka from 27 to 30 October. This is the first visit of an International President since 2002 when Sri Lanka hosted the International Convention. Professor Waller will be in Sri Lanka at ...

Sri Lankan represents global team of entrepreneursAspirations Edu-cation’s General Manager Deepamala Abeysekera became the only Sri Lankan to represent a group of 30 entrepreneurs in the world from, USA, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, to read for her postgraduate studies in entrepreneurship at the University of Cambridge. Cambridge has acquired an international reputation as an ...

Lessons from the life and times of Steve JobsA process of education should equip young people with the values, knowledge and skills required to lead a fulfilling and productive life. Additionally, a good grounding in the fundamentals of math, science and the English language is essential. Nations have to move away from the unquestioning mode ...

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company will open its first hotel in Saudi Arabia, The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh on 24 October. The palatial hotel, with 493 rooms and suites, is situated next to the Diplomatic Quarter and adjacent to the King Abdul Aziz Convention Centre within 213,500 sq m (52 acres) of landscaped gardens. “This majestic hotel’s prime ...

CBL-Ritzbury is partnering with the Central Environment Authority (CEA) to spearhead an awareness campaign on the importance of conserving ‘wetlands’ in Sri Lanka. This is the first time a Sri Lankan company has extended its corporate social responsibility assistance towards this cause. CBL-Ritzbury has always gone beyond its regular business practices and got in social ...

The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), Sri Lanka’s premiere sports entertainment channel will be exclusively broadcasting all the action as the Lions take on Pakistan in 3 Tests , 5 ODI’s and 1 T20 match, commencing 18th October 2011. Enjoy exclusive access via CSN all throughout the series as it travels from Abu Dhabi to Dubai ...

Text & Pic by : Ruzaik Farook The Past Prefects’ Association of Zahira College, Colombo will organize “Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7’s” for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday, 22nd October 2011 from 8.00 am onwards at Zahira College Grounds, Maradana, Colombo. This is an inter school invitation seven a side football tournament approved by ...

Asia Digital Entertainment (Private) Limited held a soft-launch for Sri Lanka’s premier entertainment magazine, ‘Showtime,’ at a press conference. ‘Showtime,’ a bimonthly magazine targeted at entertainment enthusiasts between the ages of 18 and 60, focuses on the local and international movie and music scenes as well as the local television industry. Part of the Asia ...

Reuters: One-time hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam may get the longest prison sentence to date for insider trading, sending a harsh warning to anyone else who considers becoming a master of trading on confidential information. Prosecutors are seeking one of the longest sentences ever for an insider-trading defendant, arguing that the 54-year-old Galleon Group founder ...

A COLLEGE drop out and global genius is dead. Steve Jobs was a very private person, eccentric and brash. He was fired from the company he founded Apple and was brought back to resurrect it and make it one of the most valuable and admired companies on earth, its stock earlier this year the most ...

The very idea of espying leopard on the legendary Leopard Rock in the twilight of an evening while sipping a sundowner, or seeing herds of elephant majestically winding their way on their endless journeys, all very up close and personal; all the while, enjoying the sights and sounds of the jungle in the wild, seated ...

n Becomes first network agency in Sri Lanka to host a premier regional forumJWT’s Asia Pacific Executive Creative Directors (ECD) will be meeting in Colombo for the agency’s quarterly creative review, ‘Passion Patrol’. Held from 10-12 October, ‘Passion Patrol’ is the meeting that reviews the best work produced in the network’s offices across 18 countries ....

The Prima Group, in partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket, has made all plans to commence the Prima Champions Cup 2011, Under 15 Inter-district   and inter provincial Tournaments. The press conference was held at the SLC headquarters on 4th October 2011 with the participation of all senior officials from SLC and Prima Group. Group General Manager ...

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the Sri Lankan office of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency network Leo Burnett Worldwide, became the first agency in Sri Lanka to win metal at the Spikes Asia Festival that was held in Singapore recently. ‘Pass It On Once You’re Done With It,’ to  promote eye donations, won Bronze in ...

The RWCT embarks on an ambitious mission to inspire local inventors commencing with the launch of Ray Wijewardene’s official website.The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust (RWCT) in partnership with the British Council and TVE Asia Pacific launched the late Ray Wijewardene’s official website at the British Council on 28 September 2011 amidst a gathering of family, ...

The schools U19 cricket six a side tournament is being held for the 19th consecutive year on the 7, 8, and 9 October 2011. The tournament conducted at the Wesley College grounds (formerly known as Campbell Park) will be played for the ‘Munchee Trophy” sponsored by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) for the fourth consecutive year ...

Stafford Motors, the sole authorised distributor in Sri Lanka for Honda Motor Corporation of Japan, has tied up with Dialog Enterprise to provide an integrated communication solution that will enhance productivity of its operations while reducing communication costs. The new solution provided by Dialog Enterprise is a fully converged IP (Internet Protocol) based solution capable ...

Sri Lanka’s flagship telecommunications service provider, Dialog Axiata, in collaboration with Starhub, a fully integrated operator in Singapore, now offers customized international connectivity solutions to customers. The partnership is focused on delivering the lowest cost connectivity solutions with strict service levels between Sri Lanka and Singapore using each other’s network.
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American Express Cards in partnership with Autogrill Lanka Limited (formerly Alpha Orient Lanka Ltd) recently launched a promotion rewarding cardmembers with exciting electronic gift items in collaboration with Softlogic Holdings Limited. The promotion was launched on the 1st of September 2011 and every transaction made using an American Express Credit card for US dollars 85 ...

The mobile phone as the pitch goes could be the most powerful marketing tool ever invented. Until recently, however, the cell phone has been mostly about talking the talk (or texting the text). Now, from an advertising perspective, there are signs that they may be starting to walk the walk. Worldwide, there are twice as ...