The place isn’t a paradise for minorities but the economy is recovering By Sam Baker Asuasentinel.com: The Government of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka has probably botched its dealings with the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. Still, the disenchantment with Colombo may be overblown three years after the end of the ...

Sri Lankan beauty queen, Bollywood actress and superstar, Jacqueline Fernandez andndash; the Brand Ambassador for Colombo Jewellery Stores (CJS) was back in the island to re-launch the CJS website.

At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of tourism education and training efforts.

Sri Lanka-based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in Stockholm last month.

Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt) Ltd. re-launched one of the companyandrsquo;s most popular and sought after brands andlsquo;Lemon Puffandrsquo; that has been a favourite biscuit among Sri Lankan youth for more than 40 years.

MAS Holdings andndash; the official clothing sponsor for Sri Lanka Cricket recently unveiled the official game day clothing line of Sri Lanka Cricket at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo.

Driven by its vision to be the most admired insurance broker in the Industry, Guardian Insurance Brokers is set to offer some of the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for corporate and Individuals in Sri Lanka.

Rainco, a leading brand for rainwear in South Asia with a presence inIndia,MaldivesandSri Lanka, will partner the Colombo Fashion Week for the very first time at its inaugural Resort Wear Show to be held later on this month.

KPMG Sri Lanka hosted a CEO and Islamic Finance Industry Leaders Round Table Discussion on Friday 7 September at the KPMG premises in Colombo.

Continuing its growth momentum, Orient Finance PLC adds yet another milestone, with the opening of its doors to the acceptance of fixed deposits, subsequent to being licensed by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Finance Business Act No 42 of 2011 as a Finance Company.

The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP), which is in the forefront of promoting the adoption of good techniques and practices for improving productivity and quality, embarked on a new programme to visit factories with good practices.

The UNIDO focal point office in Colombo has successfully marshalled a US based top tier global fund for its pioneering bamboo initiative leading to large scale bio-mass alternative energy material growth in Sri Lanka.

Reuters: French Open winner Maria Sharapova will join US Open champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray in warming up for next year’s Australian Open at the Brisbane International, organisers said on Thursday. Afghanistan’s captain Nawroz Mangal signs on a bat after a captains’ news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...

The global escalation of commodity prices in the latter part of last decade impacted Sri Lanka’s rice market, with retail prices showing sharp increases for the consumer. The regulatory forces with a ceiling on consumer prices and guaranteed price for paddy did alleviate this problem to some extent. Today it has taken a different turn ...

ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played unofficial matches, all targeted towards a proper build-up to the event, ...

Of media, politics, and striking the right balance By Cheranka Mendis The actual conflict between journalism and politics lies in a tug-o-war between presenting a narration of reality as it was while dodging attempts of other parties to frame stories for personal agendas. Speaking at a breakfast meeting, Al Jazeera Network Former Director General Wadah ...

On Friday (7) afternoon, the eve of provincial council elections in three provinces, a certain gathering took place at 101, Rosmead Place, which houses the corporate offices of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) National List Parliamentarian, Tiran Alles. Consultations that lasted for hours, took place between Alles and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa and a few ...

The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and Aids (LBCH) launched their revamped website andlsquo;www.ibchconnect.comandrsquo; with information and updates to educate, inform and raise awareness on HIV and AIDS on the premise that there is still a high level of ignorance of the disease and that prevention is better than cure.

With the intention of bridging cultural and ethnic divides amongst Sri Lankans, a friendly cricket match between Ananda College and Jaffna Hindu College was held recently at the Ananda College grounds.

Standing tall at 6 feet 10 inches, and surging towards stardom with Seylan Bank is Sri Lankan netball skipper Tharjini Sivalingam andmdash; theandnbsp; worldandrsquo;s tallest netballer, and considered the best player within the Asian Netballing Circuit.

Peopleandrsquo;s Leasing Company PLC has secured the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan non-banking financial institution to secure two international credit ratings.

One of the largest healthcare systems providers in Sweden, Cambio Healthcare Systems has set up a research and development centre in Sri Lanka and is now poised to expand further with the vision of being the leading healthcare systems provider in the Nordic regions.

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) 2011 Annual Report won two prestigious awards at the recently held 2011 Vision Awards in New York. The awards andndash; a Gold Award in the Insurance category and a Bronze Award for the most improved Annual report in the Asia Pacific region andndash; are especially significant as the Annual Report was conceptualized and designed to mark SLICandrsquo;s 50th an...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently held the awards ceremony for the Certificate and Intermediate level students where a total of 21 students won special prizes for their accomplishments in the initial stage of the chartered accounting course offered by the institute.

Theandnbsp;United States,andnbsp;Sri Lankaandrsquo;s single largest trading partner is keen to double its exports toandnbsp;Sri Lankaandnbsp;by 2014, a top of official of the USandnbsp;embassy said recently.

10-day rally checkmated by profit taking on Rs. 2 b turnover; buying returns at tail-end Retailers, who staged a dramatic bull run in recent weeks, propelling indices to rise by over 10%, yesterday took what one broker described as a “well-deserved breather” as profit taking ruled the Colombo Bourse. The ASI after a momentary rise ...

By Maheshi Perera It’s a question to most people whether social media is a fad or not. This was the same question that has prompted Sirasa News First to introduce an innovative digital and mobile platform yesterday. Capital Maharaja Organisation said as a leading news provider, Sirasa believes that it was time that they give ...

Reuters: Investors fed up with years of poor returns are deserting BRIC equity funds, pushing share valuations to record cheap levels and questioning the future of the high-profile investment theme. The term, coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs banker Jim O’Neill, provided a catchy acronym to unite the four biggest emerging economies, two of which ...