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Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the nation’s number one integrated communications service provider and the leading broadband and backbone infrastructure services provider, is proud to announce the successful implementation of the first phase of its ultra-high speed broadband network under its nation-wide network modernisation project “i-Sri Lanka” which has already driven an increase of...
- SLT says boosting internet usage via superior broadband (Category: Business)
- Transforming towards broadband Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Telecom launches Technology Experience Centre (Category: Business)
Dialog Television (DTV), Sri Lanka’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service recently announced the introduction of the country’s first HD (High Definition) broadcast, leading Sri Lanka into the era of advance digital media. With enhanced picture quality, vivid colours, sharper images and Dolby digital surround sound; the HD service will enable DTV subscribers to ...
- Sri Lanka Ranked 97 in HD Index (Category: Breaking News)
- Panasonic launches FULL HD 3D Viera Plasma TV in Sri Lanka together with Softlogic (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Nidahase Inna Umaria n Devashrie Full HD www Music lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Hoda Kale Samanthi Sagarika Full HD www Music lk (Category: Video)
By R.M.B. Senanayake The recent episode regarding the Z Score has led to demands that the Ministers of Education and Higher Education should resign. In their defence they say that the decisions were taken not by them but by experts. Yes, but didn’t they appoint these experts? How did they appoint such nincompoops? Not for ...
- Options For Interim Govt. To Overcome The Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- How neuroscience can shape policy (Category: Technology)
- Economic decisions cannot be taken by politicians – Namal (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
Thisara, Tharanga and Thilan score half centuries Reuters: Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera hit a maiden test half-century off 86 balls to place his team in a strong position at the end of the third day of the third and final test against Pakistan at the Pallakele Stadium on Tuesday. Perera came to the wicket ...
- Sri Lanka steady after Gul`s early strike (Category: Breaking News)
- 3rd Test: Sri Lanka steady after Gul's early strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Perera's 75 puts Sri Lanka in strong position (Category: Breaking News)
- Pacemen shape Pakistan win in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Poor rainfall throughout Sri Lanka during the past few months has caused a drought unheard of during recent history. Particularly affected Districts are Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla. Farmers complain that their crops are being ruined or are on the verge of being ruined. Some villages complain of the shortage ...
- Drought and lessons learned (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Mahaweli Project – North Central Province canal: A tunnel in the wilderness? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of irrigation water for paddy cultivation: A way out (Category: Breaking News)
After over two decades, the untouched, charming beaches of Passikudah, in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, are slowly being rediscovered for their scenic golden sands and calm waters, rich in biodiversity. The bay of Passikudah comprises of a flat, soft sandy bed extending approximately 100 meters into the sea with a shallow fringing coral ...
- Basil opens Amethyst Resort in Passikudah (Category: Business)
- Amethyst– the Gem of the East Coast (Category: Business)
- Citrus Group’s Passikudah land buy faces legal snag (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League names Gayle, Angelo as international icons (Category: Business)
- Dilshan Munaweera on his inclusion in Sri Lankan World Twenty20 Squad (Category: Business)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- $ 100,000 Gayle most prized player in SLPL; Lankan top stars fetch $ 50,000 each (Category: Business)
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, ...
- SL attends UNHRC sessions with impressive post-conflict records: Former AG (Category: Business)
- Double-edged reconciliation (Category: Business)
- UK wants G'ment to "move quickly to implement" LLRC recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
- US urges Sri Lanka to go beyond implementing LLRC recommendations (Category: Business)
Union Bank of Colombo Plc (UBC) announced that the bank would be introducing a new state-of-the-art core banking solution that will enable the bank to add further value to improving its management processes and service delivery. UBC has picked the internationally renowned banking solutions supplier, Silverlake Systems, Malaysia to implement the core banking system that ...
- Union Bank the first to announce interim dividend for 2012 (Category: Business)
- Union Bank conducts free advisory service for SMEs in Chilaw (Category: Business)
- Union Bank welcomes Alex Lovell as new Chairman (Category: Business)
The grand finale of the highly anticipated Ranaviru Real Star Mission Two, one of the most watched reality shows in Sri Lanka which highlights the hidden talents of our armed forces personal to hit the airways live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini on 6 July. Ranaviru Real Star was developed on a concept given by Secretary, ...
- Ranaviru Real Star Grand Finale Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
TCL has been ranked No.5 in the world according to the latest published global Flat Panel sales rankings. It is the first time TCL has been ranked among the top five in the global Flat Panel market. For April 2012 alone, TCL recorded an 81% year-on-year growth having sold 1.44 million LCD TVs. TCL is ...
- Most energy efficient range of LED TVs from TCL debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- TCL - The Most Energy Efficient Range Of LED TVs Makes Its Sri Lankan Debut (Category: Business)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
- TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini-LED and expand Roku - CNET (Category: Technology)
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 ...
- W. Wash. tribes say tribal fishing rights at risk (Category: USA, Washington)
- Starin in Chesterton expanding its leadership team (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Starin in Chesterton expanding its leadership team (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Starin in Chesterton expanding its leadership team (Category: USA, Indiana)
Laptop luck for Bogawantalawa tea plucker N.S.J. Arachchi of the Nugegoda Branch recently emerged the winner of the Rupees Million prize in Seylan Bank’s fifth ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw. The fifth batch of winners received their awards from Seylan Bank Chairman Mohan Pieris PC, Executive Director R. Nadarajah and General Manager / CEO Kapila Ariyaratne ...
- Seylan Bank’s ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw yields 7,890 winners so far (Category: Business)
- Winners galore in Seylan Bank’s ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw (Category: Business)
- Seylan Bangkok tour winners set to take off (Category: Business)
- HNB Pathum Vimana 2011 prize winners get their rewards (Category: Business)
Rio+20 has come and gone. For some, with June gone, the task may be looking at the flavour of the month for July to prop up different hoardings. The conference was concluded successfully and most of the final photos and comments indicated it was well attended and well run and perhaps well concluded. For sure, ...
- Green growth not targets needed for 2015 climate deal (Category: Business)
- Climate change: The definitive challenge of the 21st century (Category: Business)
- Be a part of Earth Hour 2012 (Category: Business)
- Climate Change: A Red Flag For Environmental Security In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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 Knowledge Conglomerate launches Exec-Ed (Category: Business)
- The Knowledge Conglomerate launches Exec-Ed on Brand Management (Category: Business)
- Launches Exec-Ed On Brand Management (Category: Business)
- Know your ‘Manners in Management’ this week (Category: Business)
A solution for loss-making SOEs? In the USA, a new corporate entity referred to as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp) has been brought into being. The states of Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, California and Vermont have legislation which permits companies to combine the profit motive with the purpose of making a positive impact on society and ...
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- IMF-led privatisation, land and resource grab in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Experimenting with State-Owned Enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Whatmore upbeat about Pakistan coach job (Category: Business)
- Misbah hails new Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore (Category: Business)
- Pakistan wants DRS for all international matches (Category: Business)
- Pakistan appoint Whatmore as head coach for two years (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Ini-Avan at Cannes (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 finale (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 (Category: Business)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Day Three (Category: Business)
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara left the ground fuming after being stranded on an unbeaten 199 during the first Test against Pakistan in Galle on Saturday. The left-hander missed out on his ninth double-century in Test cricket partly due to an error in the scoreboard on the ground which showed him on 194 when his ...
- Conviction (Category: Business)
- Opening Moves (Category: Business)
- High Hopes (Category: Business)
- Sanga to be reappointed captain? (Category: Breaking News)
GALLE, (Reuters): Pakistan were facing defeat at 36 for three wickets in their second innings at the close on the third day of the first test against Sri Lanka on Sunday after being set a formidable winning target of 510 runs. Sri Lanka, who scored 472 in the first innings, closed their second innings at ...
- Sri Lanka end series drought with drawn Test (Category: Business)
- Three T’s tough for Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Pakistan hit back after double-century stand (Category: Business)
- Younis Leads Pakistan Fightback But Lanka Have Edge (Category: Breaking News)
Over 25,000 passengers carried in eight months with Kandy, Badulla, Trinco and Vavuniya as destinations Ever since its launch in October 2011, Expo Rail has been on an upward drive redefining rail travel in Sri Lanka. With four destinations in its portfolio – Badulla, Kandy, Trincomalee and Vavuniya – Expo Rail has, in the past ...
- Expo Rail Continues To Redefine Sri Lankan Train Travel In Style (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Railways rolls out first rail magazine with Spotlight PR (Category: Business)
- Luxury rail services on tracks from today (Category: Business)
- Travelon increases holidays on rail frequency (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Nihonbashi opens at Colombo Port City (Category: Breaking News)
- Nihonbashi top restaurant in Sri Lanka, says Miele Guide (Category: Business)
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays conferred on Chef Dharshan Munidasa (Category: Breaking News)
- Craving Japanese? (Restaurant Review) (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Alliance Francaise de Kotte presents ‘Nostalgie02’ (Category: Business)
- Alliance Française de Kotte moves to new home (Category: Business)
- Fête de la Musique on 21 June at BMICH (Category: Business)
- Lankan team for U19 World Cup (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s number one cable manufacturer, Kelani Cables, recently launched a pre-packed antenna wire manufactured to the Japanese standards. The key reason to launch a product of this nature is to address the common causes that hinder the picture clarity and low quality antenna wires in the market. The outer wire mesh of an antenna ...
- Kelani Armoured Cables obtains SLS 1186 certification (Category: Business)
- Kelani Cables export first consignment to Australia (Category: Business)
- Kelani Cables holds ‘Knowledge Forum’ (Category: Business)
- Kelani Cables posts Rs 139 m profit (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Looking East (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Japan talk of FTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider Special Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka: Japanese minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider possible FTA with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- SLT Rainbow Pages Directory 2012 promotes Ayurveda (Category: Business)
- SLT Rainbow Pages launches weddingdirectory.lk (Category: Business)
- ICASL Members Directory goes digital (Category: Business)
- EDB ties up with Rainbow Pages to launch e-Directory, web directory of exporters (Category: Business)
There is a notion, a thought, a germ of an idea that is forming amongst some of my ex-journalist friends, that there is a need for a newspaper or magazine or some other media that should be managed and run by journalists themselves. An interesting concept I would say, as the idea itself seems new ...
- Maldivian Journalists Association team visits SLPI (Category: Business)
- Squire (Category: Business)
- Manikavasagam’s News Experience, A News Textbook (Category: Breaking News)
- MOST SENIOR JOURNALIST MAHINDA ABEYSUNDERA FETED (Category: Breaking News)
MTV Channels Ltd., is exploring options to legally challenge the Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to grant television rights for three years to politically-connected Carlton Sports Network (CSN). MTV has in writing requested for a cancellation alleging that due process was not followed and the selection was flawed and unreasonable. Claiming that SLC maintains a transparent ...
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: MTV (Category: Video)
- Video: mtv (Category: Video)
- MTV To Live And Let Live At Olympics (Category: Sports)
Japan continues to be a top partner of Sri Lanka as our bilateral trade with the Land of the Rising Sun topped $ 1.2 b in 2011 and knowledge transfer of Japanese manufacturing practices to Sri Lanka has helped improve quality of manufacturing here. “Japan has always been a key trading partner as well as ...
- JASTECA program on ‘Japanese Way to Delight Customers’ (Category: Business)
- Top seminar on Japanese style of management by JASTECA (Category: Business)
- “Land of the Rising Sun now our seventh trade partner”: Rishad to Japan Times (Category: Business)
Given that Sri Lanka is to launch its IPL version later this year branded Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) and there is a trend globally for sports to be integrated to business, I thought of picking some insights that are emerging from the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL A key pick up from the ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Knowhow of purposeful use of mobile trend the need of the hour: ICTA CEO (Category: Business)
- Zigo partner with Cellcity to launch phone range in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Tapping into mobile’s massive growth potential (Category: Business)
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