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Streaming TV on the mobile phone, receiving live cricket updates, surfing websites and downloading games and wallpaper has received a speed-boost in Sri Lanka, thanks to Dialog and Opera Software joining forces to create a co-branded Opera Mini browser for millions of Dialog subscribers. Opera Mini is one of the world’s most popular browsers used ...
- Mobile internet explosion in Sri Lanka says Opera Software’s Mobile Web (Category: Business)
- Airtel inks global deal with Opera (Category: Business)
- Dialog strikes deal with Singer outlets on bill payments (Category: Business)
- China’s mobile subscribers rise 1.3% to 963.7 m in November (Category: Business)
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) conducts many financial literacy programs targeting school children aimed at enhancing their knowledge on the capital market. This year the SEC conducted a television quiz program with the participation of Sinhala medium Advanced Level Commerce students at a Provincial level. The finals of the television quiz ...
- Strange but true? (Category: Technology)
- Sri Lanka SEC to impose minimum free float (Category: Breaking News)
- Resigned (Category: Business)
- Still There (Category: Business)
UNITED NATIONS(Reuters): President Barack Obama will say on Tuesday the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned against threatening attacks whose consequences would be devastating. Preparing to take the podium at the United Nations six weeks before the US presidential election, ...
- Ahmadinejad denounces ‘uncivilised Zionists,’ urges new order (Category: Business)
- Obama vows to pursue further nuclear cuts with Russia (Category: Business)
- Iran army tests defences as nuclear tensions rise (Category: Business)
- Israel calls for tougher Iran sanctions (Category: Business)
DE-CIX, the world’s largest internet exchange, located in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), has achieved a new data throughput record: Internet traffic at DE-CIX exceeded the two Tbit/s (terabits per second) mark for the first time ever. More than 480 internet service providers from over 50 countries are currently connected to the internet exchange, bringing the ...
- Atlanta Firefighters Warned About Personal Data Security Breach (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Mobile phones made 59% of total web traffic last year (Category: Breaking News)
- Starlink space-based internet, explained video - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Starlink space-based internet, explained video - CNET (Category: Technology)
Ever been to Hotel de Same Place? If you find it hard to believe, here’s the address: No. 83 & 85, Malay Street, Colombo 2. The esoteric roadside eatery’s venturesome owner says that he so named the hotel fearing that patrons may deem otherwise. “I wanted to assure my customers that my hotel will remain ...
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 ...
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s stake in the intl. agriculture debate (Category: Business)
A salutary reader interest on share market regulation A reader of the previous week’s My View titled ‘SEC: Not a mere watchdog, but a bloodhound mandated to bite’ has raised an important issue with this writer. He has asked the question why it is necessary to have a regulator to police the financial markets and ...
- The ability to save (Category: Business)
- Of Confidence Tricksters and Ponzi Schemes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pyramid schemes galore in rural areas where financial literacy is low– Police spokesman (Category: Breaking News)
- Need To Restrain The Power Of Shadow Finance (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak economy as he appealed for a new term in office and defiantly rejected Republican Mitt Romney’s proposals for growth as heartless. Accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Obama gave a more down-to-earth follow-up to his 2008 “hope and ...
- Romney wins big in Florida presidential primary (Category: Business)
- Romney close to Republican nomination after victories (Category: Business)
- Romney scores big win over Santorum in Illinois (Category: Business)
- Obama widens lead over Romney despite jobs data (Category: Business)
A goat’s best friend is Mervyn! The populace has been cruel to him. Ok, to the goat too, but I am talking about a man willing to be incarcerated just to liberate a hapless animal. Thankfully, the President interceded and saved the day for both. The Minister had promised to defy a Court order and ...
- The other red meat (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Battle of the superfoods (Category: Business)
- Mervyn Silva offers she-goat to Goddess Kali (Category: Breaking News)
- Marauding goat Billy attacks trio (Category: Australia, Victoria)
At an event held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel amidst an eminent gathering of celebrities, guests, clients, foreign delegates and media, Quantum Fitness recently launched NordicTrack and PRO-FORM, the latest addition to their renowned range of fitness products and introduced Anarkalli Aakarssha the celebrity Sri Lankan film and tele drama actress, beauty queen, model cum ...
- Quantum launches NordicTrack - Anarkali Akarsha to be Brand Ambassador (Category: Business)
- The best treadmill for 2020: NordicTrack, Nautilus, Peloton and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- The best ellipticals for 2021: NordicTrack, ProForm, Teeter and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- The best ellipticals for 2020: NordicTrack, ProForm, Teeter and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
The ‘Yes-Man’ Parasite, a.k.a. HMV The dictionary definition of a ‘pun’: ‘the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or words that have different meanings but sound the same’. The second word of the headline of today’s column is not exactly a pun, but somewhat akin to one, as ...
- Nihal’s Fundamental Rights application on Expropriation Law fixed for 26 Jan. (Category: Business)
- Checks and balances - Is there such a thing as unlimited power? (Category: Business)
- Sajith slams Expropriation Bill (Category: Business)
- Inept’ocracy (Category: Business)
The support from the bastion of the game, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and world famous Brian Lara propelled the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League T20 tournament to the global stage on Saturday. Kicked off via an international style show of dance and culture of seven provinces at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, the SLPL celebrated its ...
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Stage set for Mahindra SLPL Finalé (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
Film and Television Training Institute of India holds 10-day workshop in ColomboBy Cassandra Mascarenhas Developing the profession of cinematography in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Foundation Digital Academy has initiated a new digital film school in Sri Lanka in order to expand the country’s film industry with an academic blend. As a part of this ...
- Indian film academics instruct Lankan movie makers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s first digital film coming soon (Category: Business)
- Kelaniya Uni celebrates World Hindi Day with film festival (Category: Business)
Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is no pearl on China’s string: President (Category: Business)
- From defence sales to electricity grids, India upgrades Lanka ties (Category: Business)
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
Dialog Axiata Plc yesterday announced consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. The Group demonstrated robust revenue growth across mobile, international, digital pay television, tele-infrastructure and fixed line businesses during the second quarter to record consolidated revenue of Rs. 14.1 b for the quarter and Rs. 27 b for the first ...
- Dialog profitability improves in 1H 2023,driven by cost rescaling initiatives (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT 1H operating profit up 15% to Rs. 3.36 b (Category: Business)
- Tougher 2Q but Dockyard ends 1H with better results (Category: Business)
- Gulf Air flies to positive 1H (Category: Business)
Every country must have a socioeconomic model for developing the country and achieving sustainable growth and prosperity. The function of a sound model is to transform aspirations into reality by identifying all that needs to be done to achieve the aspirations. What is prosperity? What do we mean by prosperity for a country? My ...
- MillenniumIT’s exchange technology goes live in three continents (Category: Business)
- Why Are The Tamils Of The North & East Wanting To Live Separately From The Sinhalese? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
- Independence is only meaningful if all people able to live free of fear and suspicion (Category: Breaking News)
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) : For all of its number-crunching, the Nielsen Company probably didn’t count on this. Television ratings analyst Nielsen has been hit with a huge lawsuit by an Indian television company claiming that corrupted and manipulated data has cost it big-time in revenues. In the lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on ...
- Nielsen says Lanka’s consumerism to grow in 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- In homes with tablet computers, most kids use them (Category: Business)
- SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards to be held for the seventh year (Category: Business)
- Nielsen, Gary (Category: USA, South Dakota)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has unveiled a series of strategies designed to maintain, enhance and promote Thailand’s brand image, marketing profile and visitor arrivals. TAT has set a 2013 target of 22.22 million international visitor arrivals, generating estimated foreign exchange revenues of 966 billion Baht (US$ 30.62 billion, based on the exchange rate of ...
- Thailand ranks as No. 1 outbound destination for Indian travellers (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets Thai Deputy PM and Tourism Minister (Category: Business)
- Discussion on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Thailand’ (Category: Business)
- Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program, inspiring digital talent... (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: India’s lawmakers voted for a new president on Thursday, ending weeks of wrangling and opening a much-hyped political window billed as the best chance for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to launch a wave of reforms and reverse an economic slowdown. India’s markets are anticipating quick action to relax investment rules and cut subsidies once ...
- UPA names Mukherjee as presidential candidate (Category: Business)
- Indian PM says hard decisions needed for 9% growth (Category: Business)
- Pranab Mukherjee is the new president of India (Category: Business)
- Populism may trump reforms in India (Category: Business)
The Lion flag fluttered spiritedly as the 18-wheel monster truck scampered through the treacherous Australian outback. Fifty-six-year-old Zola Rajapakse worked through his 18-gear manual transmission with consummate ease. Zola and his American co-driver were locked in battle with six other drivers from England, Scotland, US and Australia for a shot at becoming the world’s toughest ...
- The truck driver who went to Royal (Category: Business)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- David Shapiro: Finding laughs between groans as election goes overtime (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- Vaccines offer the key to speed of Hawaii’s economic recovery (Category: USA, Hawaii)
The Lion flag fluttered spiritedly as the 18-wheel monster truck scampered through the treacherous Australian outback. Fifty-six-year-old Zola Rajapakse worked through his 18-gear manual transmission with consummate ease. Zola and his American co-driver were locked in battle with six other drivers from England, Scotland, US and Australia for a shot at becoming the world’s toughest ...
- The truck driver who went to Royal (Category: Business)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- David Shapiro: Finding laughs between groans as election goes overtime (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- Vaccines offer the key to speed of Hawaii’s economic recovery (Category: USA, Hawaii)
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 ...
- UAE wants to host ‘highly anticipated’ Indo-Pak cricket series (Category: Business)
- PCB wants formal discussions with BCCI for resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties (Category: Business)
- Pakistan chief optimistic about renewing cricket ties with India (Category: Business)
- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (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)
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)
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)
Political parties supporting Greece’s international bailout begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country leaving the euro and brought relief to global markets. Conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras called for broad support after winning Sunday’s election over the Syriza party, wh...
- Greeks seek better terms after Spanish rescue (Category: Business)
- World economies prepare for panic after Greek polls (Category: Business)
- Asia shares fall to 2012 lows as Europe worries weigh (Category: Business)
- Greek Cabinet formally approves bailout deal (Category: Business)
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia will create the largest network of marine parks in the world, protecting waters covering an area as large as India while banning oil and gas exploration and limiting commercial fishing in some of the most sensitive areas. Australia’s marine reserves will increase from 27 to 60 under the new scheme, covering more ...
- Maldives to create world’s biggest marine reserve (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to auction more oil exploration blocks (Category: Business)
- Licences for oil and gas cut back (Category: Technology)
- Cairn to decide on Sri Lanka oil viability by mid-2013 (Category: Business)
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