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Safety and food hygiene of Colombo eating houses quite poor, says CMC’s Chief Medical Officer By Cheranka Mendis Even though Colombo has over 750 eating houses (from five-star hotels to roadside ‘bath kades’), only 290 obtained trade licenses last year, CMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said. Speaking at the Indexpo food and management ...
- Typhoid: Public Urged To Take Precautions (Category: Breaking News)
- CMC on kitchen cleaning spree (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s first-ever food certification firm set up with $ 1.3 m (Category: Business)
- Ind-Expo helps industries and hotels meet new food hygiene regulations (Category: Business)
One of Sri Lanka’s top thought leaders and respected corporate personalities Rohantha Athukorala addressing the Lions Club of Colombo Orient commented that whilst accepting the fact that the economy was into some rough times he went on to say that the first wave of post war success was the time period 2009-2011 where Sri Lanka ...
- Sri Lanka-Iran bilateral relations enhanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to issue long-term residence visa for foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announces new fuel limits for vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Today TOP TWENTY (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka – Vietnam Business Council (SLVBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will organise a Trade and Investment promotion mission to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from 4 to 8 March. At the networking session held recently at the Embassy of Vietnam in Colombo, Vietnam Ambassador in Sri Lanka Ton Sinh ...
- SL Delegation To Visit Vietnam (Category: Breaking News)
- Look East (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Forum to coincide with the visit of Vietnam President to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka looks for more economic links with Greater Mekong region (Category: Breaking News)
The latest data coming out predicts Sri Lanka’s economy to be 59 billion dollars with overall external trade recording a strong 51.6% of GDP as against the 44.4% the year before, which indicates the expansion of the economy. This data is reflective of Sri Lanka’s jump of 17 places to number 52 in the Global ...
- Brand ‘Sri Lanka’ valued $ 23 b; ranks 76th globally (Category: Business)
- Brand Finance launches Nation Brands 100 (Category: Business)
- Will the deal hurt brand NSB? (Category: Business)
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
AS expected, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry made a booming start to the New Year with the news that South Africa’s Sun City is planning to invest a hefty US$ 800 million in a massive project in Katana. This brings the total investment from large-scale foreign hotel projects to nearly US$ 2 billion, with Sheraton, Shangri-la, ...
- Sri Lanka bans transport of tourists by three wheeler taxis not licensed by Tourism Authority (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle East travelers to SL increase (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism products to be promoted through âVisit Sri Lanka 2011â (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet briefed on moves to open borders for tourists under travel bubble (Category: Breaking News)
World’s leading and the most discerning and trusted monthly travel magazine in Britain Condé Nast Traveller has nominated Sri Lanka as one of the top five destinations to watch in 2012. The travel experts of the magazine have predicted that Sri Lanka will be among the hottest new holiday destination for travellers in the coming ...
- Travel Destination (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka among top five destinations to visit in 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Yahoo! Travel Magazine ranks Sri Lanka among top 10 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka; latest destination for US cruise company (Category: Breaking News)
Attacked woman reportedly denies rape; blames on being in wrong place at wrong time; Family to be flown in at Sri Lanka Tourism expense for care By Cheranka Mendis The Government yesterday reiterated those responsible for the killing of British tourist and causing injury to his Russian partner will be severely dealt with as per ...
- Business as usual for professionally-managed southern hotels (Category: Business)
- Tourism decries Tangalle tragedy as biggest setback (Category: Business)
- Tourism, law enforcement authorities handling incident well: Dr. Godahewa (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka police to arrest more suspects of the attack on British tourist (Category: Breaking News)
Xinhua: Sri Lankan Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Tuesday met with Ju Mengjun, Director of the Xinhua News Agency Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau on Tuesday, both sides expressed the hope to further enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas. During the meeting, Ju said Xinhua is glad to seek closer relations with Sri Lankan media and relevant departments ...
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
- 36 Lankans deported by UK, reach Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
It is the season for giving, which we all know is a reason to look beyond ourselves and find some worthy cause to take up for Christmas. Everyone is familiar with the warmth connected with giving and the quiet pleasure in ensuring that someone else has a happy time as well. It can be something ...
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Facebook group raises more than $1,500 to tip entire restaurant staff (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
New CEO Kapila Chandrasena upbeat on prospects for national carrier and Sri Lanka as a tourist destination post-warWhen the news of the impending change at the top in the national carrier broke, the Daily FT headlined the lead story on 6 May 2011 as ‘Turb-UL-ence,’ with a pun. But for the man in the hot ...
- $ 500 m boost for SriLankan Airlines (Category: Business)
- Flying smarter (Category: Business)
- Colossal loss incurred by Mihin (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan and Mihin ready to fly high (Category: Business)
International Consultants Chairman Ranjiv Goonawardena had kindly invited the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to participate by showcasing the great opportunity that Sri Lanka has to offer, at the Islamic Real Estate Finance (IREF) Summit and Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony of which it was a sponsor. International Consultants sponsored for the second year the ninth ...
- EFC launches new guide to investors (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank adjudged ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ for record 14th year (Category: Business)
- CSE holds Investor Forum in Malaysia (Category: Business)
Last week my phone beeped and the text message read ‘The Chairperson of the Security and Exchange Commission Indrani Sugathadasa had resigned citing reasons of values and principles for her resignation’. My mind went back to the time when this lady when she was the Board Director at EDB. Whenever tough decisions had be taken ...
- 2011: Power achievements for Sri Lanka, but… (Category: Business)
- The changing face of brand Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Govt. to abolish duty-free vessel imports to boost $ 500 m boating industry (Category: Business)
IN 2010, the boost for Sri Lanka tourism was being named the top travel destination by the New York Times. As the dawn of 2012 emerges the plus point is being among the top six of National Geographic’s best global destinations. Upbeat on tourism, the Government is considering a target of 950,000 arrivals for 2012 ...
- Israel tourism slips 2.4% to 3.36 m in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets UNWTO Regional Director (Category: Business)
- Increased tourism numbers expected (Category: Western Australia)
- Sri Lanka discussed to get UNWTO help (Category: Breaking News)
By Ian The President in his speech at the opening of the Southern Expressway said that this could be the beginning of building a modern society. He also mentioned that had there been such an expressway linking the north with the south the extremists would not have succeeded in capitalising on the mistrust among communities. ...
- "I dont like to use the term 'student supppression' simply because there is no such thing" (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota urges educated youth to take country forward (Category: Business)
The best way to make the benefits of ICT to reach all the people, especially the disadvantaged as envisaged by the President is to develop local e-content talent, said President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. The Presidential Secretary said so while participating as the Guest of Honour at the e-Swabhimani Awards 2011 held in Colombo recently. Speaking ...
- AVIVA NDB produces highest number of IQA winners again (Category: Business)
- Winners galore in Seylan Bank’s ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draw (Category: Business)
- Hemas rewards winners of ‘Fems Ran Million’ (Category: Business)
- Award winners at prize giving of Trinity College London (Category: Business)
This is the week of Budget bashing for some and for others it is the week for inventing cute ways to meet the bashes. As is usual for most, it is looking at this all in the ‘what’s in it for me?’ mode. For some, it is also about ‘who said what’ and not ‘what’s ...
- Outside conspiracies will not be allowed – Mahinda (Category: Business)
- Karu condemns assault on Opposition MPs (Category: Business)
- A Budget for all! (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis The tourism industry yesterday welcomed the reduction in the online visa processing fee from the initial US$ 50 flat rate for every country, giving into the concerns and objections of industry stakeholders. The scheme, scheduled to be in effect from January 2012, will now charge US$ 10 from travellers from South Asian ...
- Vehicle importers honk for fair deal (Category: Business)
- Dentsu Public Relations remains highest-earning Asia-based PR firm: Holmes report (Category: Business)
- Shahrukh, Salman Mumbai’s biggest taxpayers (Category: Business)
The last week was an eventful week indeed. We barely recovered from the news of the death of the maverick inventor Steve Jobs. Although I am a loyal Microsoft right-brain person, I admired the ‘left-brain innovative spirit’ of Apple and the ingenuity of the man. He had not gone to university and had what some ...
- Prince Charles pays tribute to “mama” (Category: Business)
- Video: Podi Mama 22 - 13th October 2014 - www.LankaChannel.lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 19 07th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 21 10th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
DNH Financial shares some key insights to the upcoming earnings season and how to manage investments in the Colombo stock marketFIn the absence of any significant news, the Sri Lanka bourse continued to trade on a lacklustre note with the ASPI and MPI falling by 2.2% and 1.7%WoW to close the week at 6,550 and ...
- Corporate earnings impressive, time to start bottom fishing? (Category: Business)
- Bullish DNH forecasts ASI hitting 7,500 in 3Q; 9,000 by year-end (Category: Business)
- DNH Financial says market can be beaten (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
Justice and fair-play is paramount Justice and fair-play are of paramount importance to all members of the world family consisting of 193 nations expecting justice and fair-play equally. It is the principle on which the United Nations was established in place of the less-effective League of Nations, in order to settle differences among nations based ...
- Transparency and equality in human rights arena (Category: Business)
- Towards ‘Wonder of Asia’ with regional and world peace (Category: Business)
- MIGHT OF POWERFUL NATIONS CANNOT PREVAIL AGAINST JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY – PRESIDENT AT UN SESSIONS (Category: Breaking News)
AS Sri Lanka celebrated World Tourism Day yesterday, it seems an opportune time to discuss the positives as well as the challenges facing Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Government on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to provide employment in the tourism industry to one in seven people on the back of a 50 per cent earnings ...
- Sri Lanka discussed to get UNWTO help (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish a central Tourism Authority (Category: Breaking News)
- Developing tourism in Sri Lanka and challenges (Daily News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government to release five year tourism development plan this week (Category: Breaking News)
Industry expects modest growth but no boom expectationsby Cheranka Mendis The tourism industry is looking at a 10-15% increase during the coming winter season although there will be no sell-out as earlier expected, according to industry experts. The season, which usually amounts to the highest number of arrivals each year, was initially expected to bring ...
- Profit Gap (Category: Business)
- Facelift for two Colombo Fort Hotels’ properties (Category: Business)
- Rubber optimism intact (Category: Business)
New offerings Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa and Chaaya Wild Yala to be launched on 1 NovemberBy Marianne David The John Keells Hotels Group’s latest offerings – Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa and Chaaya Wild Yala – are gearing up to take the industry by storm, as the group continues with heavy investments, throwing its weight behind Sri Lanka’s ...
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
- JKH revamps leisure footprint with Chaaya Tranz, Chaaya Wild (Category: Business)
- Chaaya change (Category: Business)
- Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa, gets ready to be transformed (Category: Business)
By Sachin David The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) yesterday announced that the 27th National Rowing Championships will be held from September 15 to 17 on the waters of the Bolgoda Lake. ARASL President Rohan Fernando (right) receives the replica of sponsorship cheque from Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel General Manager Corporate Operations ...
- Musaeus rowers break records at bolgoda (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka team to participate at 14th Asian Rowing Championships in Korea (Category: Business)
- t-sips powers inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championship (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Private Sector Assessment of the Report to the United Nations Secretary General by the Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka was released on Thursday. The private sector critique is a compilation of views raised by a private sector group in Sri Lanka who are concerned about the content of the ...
- Private sector’s critique of Advisory of UN Panel of Experts (Category: Business)
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
- David Vs Goliath in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- East vs .West, good vs. bad: Dissecting ‘glocalisation’ in branding (Category: Business)
Reuters: England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After losing the test series 4-0, India started brightly in the shortest version of the game and racked up 165 all out, only to see England reach their target with three balls to ...
- Muammar Gaddafi dead of wounds following capture - Reuters (Category: Breaking News)
- “Zero hour” for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi lessons for brand building (Category: Business)
By Marianne David Warm, welcoming and exuding good cheer, the Cinnamon Lakeside’s newest General Manager Denis Gruhier perfectly fits into the best qualities the hospitable hotel is well-known for and his affirmation of Sri Lanka’s optimistic post-war outlook for tourism in particular and the country in general is welcoming news indeed. Having joined the Lakeside ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside to launch first-ever floating restaurant (Category: Business)
Combined publicity programme The Government’s plan to formulate a combined publicity programme to build a unified brand for Sri Lanka tourism is well timed and one of the brilliant steps taken in the right direction. It is noted that the project is to be named Tourism Promotion Programme (TPP). Currently Sri Lanka is at the ...
- Minister Basil Rajapaksa introduces special plans for tourism promotion (Category: Breaking News)
- New programme to promote the Traditional New Year globally (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Embassy in Seoul woos Korean tourists (Category: Business)
- Boost in the Tourism sector will help offset other revenue losses (Category: Breaking News)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sri Lanka expanded 7.90 percent in the first quarter of 2011 over the same quarter, previous year. Historically, from 2003 until 2011, Sri Lanka's average quarterly GDP Growth was 6.26 percent reaching an historical high of 8.60 percent in December of 2010 and a record low of 1.50 percent in March of 2009. Sri Lanka is a developing economy off the southern coas...
- Sri Lanka GDP reaches three-decade high (Category: Breaking News)
- GDP growth rate 8% 2nd highest quarterly GDP growth since 2002 (Category: Breaking News)
- Growth Number (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Annual GDP Growth Rate (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Gross Domestic Product is worth 50 billion dollars or 0.08% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Sri Lanka's average Gross Domestic Product was 10.46 billion dollars reaching an historical high of 49.55 billion dollars in December of 2010 and a record low of 1.42 billion dollars in December of 1960. Sri Lanka is a developing economy off ...
- Billion Target (Category: Business)
- Done Deal (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka tea export earnings exceed 1 bn dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Vietnam focus on expanding trade and investment (Category: Breaking News)
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