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Trinity College, Kandy, won the first place of the ‘IT Mastermind 2011’ Inter School Quiz tournament organised by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) and fully sponsored by ESOFT Computer Studies Pvt Ltd. Accordingly, the laptop computer worth Rs. 75,000 being the prize for the first place winner, and the set of computer peripherals ...
- IT Mastermind semi finals begin, sponsored by ESOFT (Category: Business)
- Empiricalminds appointed as ESOFT franchisee (Category: Business)
- ESOFT educational partner of Infotel 2011 (Category: Business)
Bollywood singing sensation and heartthrob Sonu Niigam will arrive today for a mega musical extravaganza tomorrow night at the CH and FC. Star Event Management is the brainchild of Sudharma Nettikumara, the lady credited with bringing Niigaam down for Sri Lanka’s first live concert. The award-winning Niigaam has sung for many box office films ...
- Udit Narayan, live at CH&FC tonight (Category: Business)
- Star-studded opening ceremony launches IPL (Category: Business)
- Sonu Niigaam loves Sri Lanka! To enthrall Lankans tonight (Category: Business)
- CJS re-launches more interactive and ‘hip’ website (Category: Business)
IBM yesterday unveiled smarter computing solutions designed to transform, grow and make Sri Lankan enterprises more competitive. A wide range of workload-optimisation hardware solutions, such as IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Starter Kit for Cloud and IBM BladeCenter blade servers were presented at the IBM Smarter Computing Forum. Tailored to the local market needs through IBM ...
- Flying smarter (Category: Business)
- IBM launches new cloud offerings for smarter commerce (Category: Business)
- Nokia unravels Asha 202 with smarter features (Category: Business)
- A Different Discourse For A Smarter Politics (Category: Breaking News)
Q: 13 Plus has become the most discussed topic in the political scene. What do you think about 13 Plus? A: Before looking at the 13th Amendment or the 13 Plus, first let us give a chance to the present mechanism. I strongly believe the present mechanism can address the majority of our issues. The ...
- Tamils only want Chelvanayagam’s demands met- not Prabakaran’s - Suresh Premachandran (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMC opposes govt. decision not to allocate land and police powers to the provinces (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- TNA and talks travails (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s benchmark stock index, the world’s worst performer this year, may extend its slump as the central bank raises interest rates to curb inflation, according to HSBC Holdings Plc’s private banking unit. HSBC Private Bank, which oversees about $499 billion, will wait for stock valuations to fall to “single digit” multiples before it considers ...
- Stocks approach one-month low; rupee steady (Category: Business)
- China factory surveys signal economic growth stays soft in Q3 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Stocks May Slump More on Rates, HSBC Private Says (Category: Breaking News)
- CB seen holding rates, SRR steady – Reuters poll (Category: Business)
Secretary to the Secretary to the Ministry of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development has been appointed to the Board of Aviva NDB Insurance Plc with effect from 8 February 2012. Siriwardena already serves on the Board of NDB Bank Plc., on to which he was appointed in June 2010. He has been appointed to ...
- Ashok keen to buy more of NDB (Category: Business)
- Anura, Charitha get top Ministry Secretary posts (Category: Business)
- Transition (Category: Business)
- Deputy Chairman Ashok buys 1 m of NDB shares (Category: Business)
Ceylon Biscuits Ltd.’s subsidiary company CBL Foods International Pvt. Ltd. officially opened the newly-built school hall of Ranala Model Junior School. An outright donation by CBL Foods at a cost of Rs. 7 million, the multipurpose hall consists of meeting rooms, classrooms and a mini auditorium for student assemblies and performances. The school is in ...
- Munchee founder conferred Entrepreneur Hall of Fame award by FCCISL (Category: Business)
- Three-fold quality endorsement for CBL Foods International (Category: Business)
- Samaposha Fuels Under 13 Schools’ Football (Category: Breaking News)
- Ritzbury pledges continuous support for Protection of Wetlands (Category: Business)
Today the life patterns of everybody have become a very competitive race with or with out one’s consent. Needless to say as a result the human beings are left with lot of stress and stress related health issues. Engaging in humour and laughter is a proven mode of releasing such stress. Making people laugh is ...
- Sri Lanka widows 'under stress' (Category: Breaking News)
- US Raises Concerns About SL’s HR Record (Category: Breaking News)
- A heart that feels and a mind that thinks (Category: Business)
MALE (Reuters): The former President of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives sat inside his house awaiting arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post in what he said was a coup at gunpoint. About 200 supporters stood under umbrellas in the pouring rain outside as Mohamed Nasheed spoke to reporters at his ...
- Maldives charges ex-President with Judge’s detention (Category: Business)
- Maldives President resigns after Police mutiny (Category: Business)
- Nasheed demands election, warns of protests (Category: Business)
- India appeals for peace in Maldives (Category: Business)
HAS democracy failed in the Maldives? As chaos engulfs the second closest country to Sri Lanka, it is impossible not to wonder over where this change will lead. Will the country still continue as a democracy or will it fall into extremist hands? What are the lessons that Sri Lanka can learn from what has ...
- Germany concerned over latest developments in Maldives (Category: Business)
- Nasheed Won’t Seek Asylum (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives charges ex-President with Judge’s detention (Category: Business)
- Ex-Maldives leader not to seek asylum in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The People’s Bank ‘Jaya Sri 2012’ draw was unveiled on 1 February with a view of presenting everyone an opportunity to grab the prizes they always wanted. To mark the opening of this programme, a special ceremony was held on 1 February at the Headquarters Branch under the patronage of People’s Bank CEO and General ...
- People’s Bank launches ‘Vanitha Vasana Month’ (Category: Business)
- New gift scheme from People’s Bank NRFC Account (Category: Business)
- ‘Rata Salli Vasana’ draw to mark People’s Bank Golden Jubilee (Category: Business)
- HNB promotes Pathum Vimana 2012 (Category: Business)
The Visible Hand of the government ‘The Visible Hand’ was the title which the famed London-based economics weekly, The Economist, used when it published a special report in its issue on 21 January 2012 on the rise of state capitalism in the modern era. The title has a pun: The governments do not care to ...
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- A monetary constitution to add on to the legal constitution? (Category: Business)
Park Street Mews came alive with music on 29 January as it presented another unique, once in lifetime experience by hosting two international greats – Ken Stringfellow (of R.E.M fame) and Dr. Eugene Draw – a Canadian electric violinist; along with brilliant local artists Out of Time and the Beat Drummers. Ken Stringfellow – a ...
- Skzin and Bones: The darker side of art and design (Category: Business)
- Poetry Slam at the American Center (Category: Business)
- Unilever’s Pears to make millionaire children (Category: Business)
Ambassador updates foreign reporters on post-conflict development and reconciliation in Sri Lanka “Sri Lankans support a home grown solution for reconciliation” Ambassador invites international correspondents to visit Sri Lanka WASHINGTON: Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya hosted a group of foreign correspondents here in a January 25 reception held at his residence, prompting a discussi...
- Effective LLRC implementation sans external pressure (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s ‘Lies Agreed Upon’ screened in US Congress (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka will hold accountable every person accused of war crimes – Jaliya (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Funds on the way for Sri Lankan players (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans put on a gutsy show for free (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aim to rise above money worries (Category: Business)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
Leo Burnett Solutions Inc (LBSI), the Sri Lankan office of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency said yesterday it enjoyed an exceptional year in 2011. The agency maintained its leadership position as Sri Lanka’s premier marketing communications company and cemented its position as the Country’s leading creative agency. The agency grew exponentially in 2011 with significant ...
- Leo Burnett celebrates 77+ years with ‘An Inspiring Day, Beautifully Crafted’ (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s first Spikes Asia metal won by Leo Burnett (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett wins only gold Appies award for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett Colombo honoured at Leo Intel Awards 2011 (Category: Business)
Every year, the Education UK Exhibition offers students and parents an opportunity to consider a wide range of study options in the UK and in Sri Lanka. The 19th annual Education UK exhibition will be held in March 2012 in Colombo, and more than 50 exhibitors from the UK will participate. Reasons to visit ...
- UK says changes to student visa system have cut abuse, raise standards (Category: Business)
- Students in GCE A/L Vocational Stream to be given priority at VTIs (Category: Breaking News)
- Bigger Adyapana 2012 planned in three cities (Category: Business)
The market was jam-packed. A tuk-tuk overloaded with huge bunches of green bananas almost ran over my foot, knocking me off balance. Intense aromas and stenches invaded all our senses. Bicycles and the tiny motorised carts vied with jostling shoppers and merchants for space in the frenetic and frantic Pettah bazaar in the heart of ...
- Fadna Green Tea, with the goodness of Gotukola now available (Category: Breaking News)
- Fadna launches Cinnamon Tea at Anuga International Food Fair (Category: Business)
- Lipton launches lavish range of flavoured teas (Category: Business)
- Colombo International Tea Convention promotes ExclusiviTea of Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
Text and pic by Harsha Udayakantha Peiris Malaka Dewapriya a young cinematographer with a determined mission towards a cinema with a richer conception to uplift the social bases of the communities has launched fieldwork for his first feature on silver screen for the local and international audience, namely, ‘Bahuchithavadiya’ which narrate...
- ‘Arctica’ set to focus the spotlight on Sri Lankan Cinema (Category: Business)
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
- Miscellany By Ranat (Category: Business)
PEO TV’s exceptional three month HBO promotion saw customers win big prizes this year. The promotion was launched on the 1st of October 2011 with a two week free preview of the HBO PAK which includes four channels – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO HITS and HBO FAMILY, for PEO TV customers. All PEO TV customers ...
- HBO Max: Everything to know about HBO's app - CNET (Category: Technology)
- HBO Max: Everything to know about HBO's app - CNET (Category: Technology)
- HBO Max: Everything to know about HBO's app - CNET (Category: Technology)
- HBO Max: Everything to know about HBO's app - CNET (Category: Technology)
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. ...
- Cricket: Sri Lanka sign up Marsh (Category: Breaking News)
- Marsh sends letter of demand to SLC (Category: Business)
- Geoff Marsh appointed Sri Lanka coach (Category: Sports)
- Marsh named Lanka coach (Category: Breaking News)
Effects first major move to become a self-made entrepreneur; his new venture N Capital acquires 70% stake Aspires to make iconic 35-room resort luxurious with Rs. 500 m investment to add 50 more rooms under a new wing and plush refurbishment Says deep south will be centre of economic, tourism and recreation boom with air ...
- Ricky Mendis buys 8% of Serendib Hotels for Rs. 142 m (Category: Business)
- Location! Location! Location! (Category: Business)
- LOLC seeks Rs. 4 b funding for Lanka’s biggest resort complex (Category: Business)
- Shareholders vote out Rights; Malwatte opts for debt for tourism venture (Category: Business)
EPSI Computers (Pvt) Ltd., the authorised distributor for ViewSonic Corporation, USA, launched the ViewSonic V3D245 3D LED monitor to Sri Lankan consumers. The launch took place at EPSI Computers’ Head Office located at No. 403, Galle Road, Colombo 3. Now Sri Lankan gamers and movie enthusiasts can enjoy 3D experience using a ViewSonic V3D245 monitor, ...
- EPSI iStore brings Apple closer to Sri Lankan customers (Category: Business)
- EPSI Computers certified CarbonNeutral (Category: Business)
- Kalhari Group, EPSI Computers tie up for safe disposal of electronic waste (Category: Business)
- EPSI I Store launches new range of MacBooks in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Media organisations in Sri Lanka have urged the authorities to investigate all recent attacks on media personnel and institutions. The watchdogs say they will stage a protest on 25 January in Colombo against a series of attacks against media personnel in recent years. It will especially mark “Black January” during which many prominent media personnel ...
- Media protest confined to Fort station compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Media groups to mark 'Black January' (Category: Breaking News)
- Pro-govt demonstration against media protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy denies another alleged attack on Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
Last year when I got the opportunity of attending the summer programme at Harvard, one of the sessions that really got my attention was a session titled ‘Corporate Athleticism’. Coming back to Sri Lanka I was eager to bring to life this new theory called ‘Corporate Athleticism,’ which in actual fact was practiced by many ...
- A heart that feels and a mind that thinks (Category: Business)
- Do not sacrifice yourself while facing global challenges (Category: Business)
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Construction work for the 350 metre iconic Lotus Tower commenced yesterday following the foundation laying ceremony at the auspicious time of 10:28 a.m. The tower, which will be the tallest tower in South Asia, is located down D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, overlooking the Beira Lake and is budgeted at an estimated cost of ...
- Colombo to get 350m high multifunctional communication tower soon (Category: Breaking News)
- Deal signed on South Asia’s tallest tower in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Port City, SLT, and Lotus Tower brought under new Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Foundation stone to be lay for the construction of the "Colombo Lotus Tower" tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
By Devin Jayasundera The British Council Colombo, in its efforts to increase the capacity of its premises, kicked off a refurbishment programme under the auspices of Higher Education Minister S.B Dissanayake. The refurbishment plan is valued at Rs. 500 million and is the single largest investment commitment made by the British Council for 2012 in ...
- Mahinda firm on ‘Metropolitan’ move (Category: Business)
- Encourage UK companies by showing who are already doing well here: Rankin (Category: Business)
- Colombo Cinnamon Roundtable Four donates to CBB ELT project (Category: Business)
- NDB helps develop English language skills of north western province teachers (Category: Business)
After Dialog hires local ex-Airtel boss Amali, Indian giant gets Dialog’s Suren as CEO Switches is common parlance in the telecom industry’s hardware, but it appears to have extended itself to the human capital base of two competitors. Hot on the heels of Dialog Axiata last week announcing the appointment of former local boss of ...
- Suren Goonewardene is Bharati Airtel’s CEO of Sri Lanka operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel sign Definitive Agreement to merge operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Airtel launches ‘my Airtel status service’ in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Airtel continues network expansion drive in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
MUMBAI (Reuters): The India test side’s continued freefall in Australia has infuriated the media and angered fans back home but advertisers and broadcasters are refusing to give up on cricket, given a lack of alternatives and the fickleness of local supporters. Since the euphoria of a 2011 World Cup victory on home soil in April, ...
- Twitter is much more than social: Co-founder Dorsey (Category: Business)
- Scrap one-day internationals, says Swann (Category: Business)
- YouTube to broadcast Sri Lanka Premier League globally (Category: Business)
- ICC should make call on Decision Review System: Clarke (Category: Business)
THE Police Department is to install 100 more Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in Colombo to enhance surveillance, prevent crimes and detect persons who violate traffic laws. After the shocking school van accident, the state of Sri Lanka’s roads has hit headlines again, but the solution seems far off. A total of 108 CCTV cameras ...
- Five accidents reported on Sunday in E-01 (Category: Breaking News)
- Road accidents on the rise-police (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Road Accident Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to enforce strict laws against overloading three-wheelers (Category: Breaking News)
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