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CIC Holdings PLC (CIC) a leading blue chip in Sri Lanka recently signed on as the Principal sponsor for the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award (TOYP) 2012 for the second consecutive year. The TOYP awards are an annual event organised by the Junior Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka. This year’s TOYP awards will be held ...
Politically-motivated violence or a riot is a form of civil disorder characterised often by what is thought of as disorganised groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. A riot could also be due to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Political violence was seen in ...
Gearing up to grab international attention with new song ‘Game Over’Q: What’s happening on your end, Yashan? A: Well I’m working on my third studio album these days. I will be releasing a brand English new song this weekend titled ‘Game Over’. I am also in the process of producing a song for Shanudrie, one ...
The United National Party (UNP) is the single largest political party in Sri Lanka and has had the good fortune of maintaining this position since it was formed in 1946. The founder of UNP was D.S. Senanayake, who was at the forefront of securing independence for Ceylon. The ideals he cherished were carried forward by ...
Sunil Bharti Mittal, India’s fifth largest dollar billionaire of Airtel fame, and Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma are among the renowned members of the top Indian delegation coming here next month. “The high-level Indian trade delegation arriving next week will consist of reps from the Government, business and the chambers. The arrival of this delegation ...
The wait for fans in India and Pakistan to see the two countries face each other in a bilateral series is set to end. The BCCI confirmed today that Pakistan will tour India for three One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in December – January. This will be the first bilateral series between India and ...
As holidaymakers get ready to explore a tropical paradise for the summer holidays, HSBC will add to the excitement with an astonishing shopping escapade valid for ‘48 days of summer’ from 15 July to 31 August 2012. The latest offering comes in the wake of the bank’s recent ‘Blockbuster Holiday’ travel privilege program that entitles ...
Sandeep Bhammer is the CEO of the Singapore based Somerset Entertainment Ventures (SEV) and above all an avid sports enthusiast. It is this interest in sports and an astute understanding of its commercial potential which inspired SEV to acquire overall sponsorship rights to exclusively partner with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to launch the Sri Lankan ...
IRIN:Sri Lankan Parliamentarians in favour of acting on the recommendations in a report into the final stages of the country’s civil war by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) are slowly gaining ground over those who are not, says a Presidential peace process advisor. The Government’s initial reaction to the LLRC recommendations was positive, ...
Performers will have copyright protection for their audiovisual works as a result of the successful conclusion of 12 years negotiations by the members of the World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which has resulted in the finalisation of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances on 26 June. The treaty will enter into force when ratified by ...
The Knowledge Conglomerate, an independent subsidiary of MTI Consulting dedicated to knowledge based businesses in Sri Lanka, has announced the launch of their Executive Education Series. The knowledge Conglomerate is intent to high performance knowledge-based business in Sri Lanka. The concept believes knowledge-based business will grow in size, importance and dominance and offers exciting, high ...
The Test has been marred by at least 10 contentious decisions over three days by umpires Steve Davis of Australia and Ian Gould of England. Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore on Sunday slammed the absence of the Decision Review System (DRS) in the series against Sri Lanka after his team suffered several umpiring errors in the ...
By Sachin Ambekar Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. Chief Creative Officer Reporting from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 Day Four: The fourth day at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s largest advertising festival was just as eventful as the days past! The spirit of the festival is still high with every delegate ...
This year to celebrate its 17th Anniversary, Nihonbashi offers a 17 per cent discount to all diners on 28 June 2012. Founded by Dharshan Munidasa in 1995, Nihonbashi was created with the intent of bringing the best of Japan to Sri Lanka. In this the restaurant soon succeeded, as it quickly became popular among the ...
The Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Dr. Sarath Amunugama will inaugurate ‘Nostalgie02,’ an exhibition of black and white photographs celebrating France by Kumar de Silva on Friday, 29 June 2012 at the Harold Peries Gallery at the Lionel Wendt Arts Centre. Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Dinesh Gunawardena will be the Guest of Honour. Presented ...
As Sri Lanka-Japan bilateral discourse completes 60 memorable events, Japan has become our seventh largest international trade partner. “The total bilateral trade turnover between the two nations has grown to $ 1,250 m in 2011. Japan, our seventh largest trade partner in 2011, has always been a key trading nation as well as a generous ...
Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka Ltd. recently announced its partnership with SLT Rainbow Pages to offer Hutch customers directory information by simply dialling 4636 at any time 24×7. The partnership will further enhance services offered by Hutch. When a Hutch customer dials the short code 4636, a call centre agent will assist the customer to obtain information ...
A pledge of continued support to Sri Lanka’s tourism industry through award-winning air services was one of the highlights of the high profile formal opening of The Emirates Lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake yesterday. Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline and Mohammed Mattar, Divisional Senior Vice President Airport Services joined Minister of ...
Peter Kropotkin is a Russian revolutionist who has commented in his book ‘The Conquest of Bread’ what he considers to be the weaknesses of the economic systems of capitalism and how poverty and scarcity thrives on. However, Kropotkin did not believe in the theory of state and is known as an anarchist. The issue of ...
By Shanuka Tissera The new direction of the banking sector in Sri Lanka has been announced. Union Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing banks, which was also the pioneer of internet banking in Sri Lanka, partnered with SLT PEO TV at Galle Face Hotel yesterday. SLT PEO TV paved a new path in the ...
Rameez Fazal and Danushka Kathriarachchi of Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) the Sri Lankan office of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency network Leo Burnett Worldwide will represent Sri Lanka in Cannes at the Young Lions TV category at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France.
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest mobile service provider, has extended its strategic partnership with Cable&Wireless Worldwide (CWW) to meet the growing customer demands for managed services. According to the arrangement, Dialog Axiata will leverage C&W Worldwide’s extensive International MPLS network, mainly into the European region and with it, be able to offer its ente...
Historically, capital markets have played an important role in the development of market economies and therefore the development of efficient regulation of securities too has become increasingly important. While fostering the development of the economy, the capital markets also play an important equalising role. Viz – it attracts the participation of a large number of ...
By Damien The Secretary to the treasury Dr. P.B Jayasundera recently made statement that the country is wasting the foreign currency on things that can be made in this country. I would like to add to this by stating that as a country we should have clear targets and policies that are aimed at both ...
Seven young prominent marketing communications professionals from Sri Lanka’s advertising and marketing industries were selected to represent the country at the annual Young Lions Competitions and the Roger Hatchuel Academy in Cannes, France next month after having successfully completed the Sri Lankan Cannes Young Lions Competition. The local competition to select the contenders was organis...
Firstsource Dialog Solutions, the joint venture between Firstsource Solutions and Sri Lanka based Dialog Telecom Axiata PLC yesterday announced that it has significantly grown it’s Sri Lankan business since inception in May 2011. Firstsource Dialog Solutions (FDS), a joint venture between Firstsource and Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata (FDS) contributed significantly to Firstsource’s A...
Rs. 1.4 b forex drags bottom line down by 72% to Rs. 365 m Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading national integrated telecommunications service provider, said yesterday it continued its financial trajectory, complemented with pragmatic operational initiatives, to deliver Q1 2012 results with a growth of 9% in revenue and 14% in operating profit. The ...
An internship with MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and DialogCorporate heavyweights MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and Dialog Axiata PLC are in search of the next batch of exceptional interns to join their annual Summer Internship Program, commencing July 2012. This joint initiative is rated one of the best internship programs in the island and has been ...
Posts Rs. 2.1 b non-cash forex loss from rupee devaluation Dialog Axiata PLC yesterday announced its consolidated financial results for the three months ending in March. Financial results included those of Dialog Axiata PLC and of the Dialog Axiata Group post-consolidation with subsidiaries Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd. (DBN) and Dialog Television (Pvt) Ltd. (DTV). ...
NEW YORK: Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said he’s pursuing more opportunities in Asia after boosting reinsurance sales and expanding the Iscar Metalworking Cos. unit on the continent. “Korea, Japan and you name it,” Buffett, 81, said May 5 at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire’s annual meeting. Buffett visited South Korea, Japan and India ...