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Outstanding contributions to the local plantation industry were rewarded last Thursday (12) at the countryandrsquo;s first-ever National Plantation Awards ceremony, organized by the Ministry of Plantation Industries.
- WA's largest mango plantation up for sale (Category: Western Australia)
- Plantation Product (Category: Business)
- Rubber Boost (Category: Business)
- Estate Land (Category: Business)
The Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technologyandnbsp;(SLIIT) has announced the formation of an exclusive collaboration with the William Angliss Institute, a leading hospitality school in the Asia Pacific region.
- Brisbane's dining dynasties (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Hospitality worker call for vaccine inclusion (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Hospitality worker call for vaccine inclusion (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- NH restaurants, hotels look for ways to stay afloat over winter (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
In what is bound to be a development welcomed with garlands by many stockbrokers and investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) yesterday (16 July) announced its decision to allow stockbrokers more flexibility in managing their credit.
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)
Four examples; two bad and two goodThe website of the London Economist newspaper has a reference to an official of a certain country referring to a journalist in words similar to what follows – I have substituted words which would be appropriate to an officer and a gentleman addressing a lady, for what was actually ...
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- Entrepreneur and the profit motive (Category: Business)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
Ceylon FTandnbsp;andlsquo;In perspectiveandrsquo; today discusses with Professor. Dr. Kennedy D. Gunawardana, Professor of Accounting Information Systems and Chairman of Board of Management Studies of the Faculty of graduate studies, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, the Financial Statement of Chemical Industries (Colombo) PLC.
As Sri Lankaandrsquo;s foremost baker and caterer with over a century of tradition behind them, Perera andamp; Sons takes pride in producing every great tasting item of food on its list with care, and with a strong commitment to quality.
andldquo;In a rapidly developing world environment we must also observantly keep up the pace if Sri Lanka is to forge ahead at this particular juncture of social and economic development,andrdquo; External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said.
The Hotel Show 2012 organized by the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association together with Sri Lankas premium exhibition organizer andndash; Lanka Exhibition and Conference services was held for the seventh consecutive year between 13 to 15 July at the BMICH.
- Unarmed man robs Lonsdale Hotel (Category: South Australia)
- Man found dead at local hotel likely overdosed on heroin, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Man found dead at local hotel likely overdosed on heroin, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Man found dead at local hotel likely overdosed on heroin, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
Travelon Ltd, the providers of the high end Sri Lanka domestic market will have two andlsquo;Holidays on Railandrsquo; packages during the August vacation.
The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) reaffirmed their support to the Government and the Ministry of Health for the implementation of the new National Drug Policy at their recently held Annual General meeting (AGM), at Colomboandrsquo;s Taj Samudra Hotel.
A delegation headed by National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) President, Asoka Hettigoda met Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena recently to brief the progress of andlsquo;Arogya 2012andrsquo; International Healthcare Exhibition and Symposium organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Health.
- More doctors should specialize in judicial medicine & anaesthesiology (Category: Breaking News)
- State health leaders sounding the alarm (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Vaccinations within Black communities are down in Mississippi, state says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- 5 reasons to prioritize better sleep in 2021 - CNET (Category: Technology)
The Ports Authority and the Airports Services sector are the fortunate recipients of the shipping business and these are large State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This was expressed by Dr Willie Gamage, chairman Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) at the Sri Lanka Ports Trade and Logistic conference held at the Hilton Colombo on 10 July.
Gas Auto Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of the Laugfs Holdings Ltd confirmed of an investment of around Rs 100 million to set up five fully fledged filling stations in the areas of Ratnapura, Dambulla, Puttalam, Vavuniya and Jaffna before the end of next year.
Just In Time Group, a fully-owned Sri Lankan company and one of the largest systems integrators if not the largest in Sri Lanka, has joined hands once again with ICTA as its Technology Partner for the FutureGov SAARC Summit. The summit will be held in Colombo on 18 and 19 July. By holding this Summit ...
- WSO2 Sponsors Gartner AADI Summit 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- Microsoft Sri Lanka Partners ICTA for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Hosting Rights (Category: Business)
The 30th National Information Technology Conference (NITC 2012) themed andlsquo;ICT for GAP: Governance, All, Peaceandrdquo; organized by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL). The inauguration ceremony andnbsp;was held on the 9 July, while the two day conference was held on 10 and 11 July at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo.
The cocktail reception of the Sri Lanka Ports,andnbsp;Trade and Logistics Conference and Exhibitionandnbsp;hosted by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was held on Tuesday (10), at the Cinnamon Lakeside.
Reputed professional consultant, Nihal Sri Ameresekere, espousing good governance and the enforcement of the rule of law has filed a Motion through his Lawyers Abdeen Associates in CA Writ Application No. 1661/2003 moving to withdraw the said Application, displaying sheer disgust on the apathy on the part of the successive Commissioners General of Inland Revenue and Attorney Generals, to have the ...
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, at a press briefing held on 6 July, 2012 announced its latest accomplishment as recipient of the andlsquo;Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lankaandrsquo; award at the Business Destinations 2012.
andldquo;Marketers cannot afford not to know about parallel disciplines,andrdquo; he said. andldquo;Otherwise their solutions will be isolated, detached from other processes and consumers will not take an interest in their messages.andrdquo;
International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), held a Seminar recently in Dalian, China, on the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
The 13thandnbsp;Sri Lanka Economic Summit organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is currently underway in Colombo.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Cabinet this week approved the amendment of the Sri Lanka Press Council Law No. 5 of 1973 to make Registration of news casting web sites compulsory. This was on a proposal made by the Minister of Mass Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella. Accordingly, inter alia, a registration fee of Rs 100,000 and an annual ...
HSBC Sri Lanka and MAS Intimates have collaborated to implement the next generation of host to host connectivity andmdash; HSBC Connect to SAP.
- Cash Chief (Category: Business)
- Travel Card (Category: Business)
- Still Here (Category: Business)
- Asian Strategy (Category: Business)
The role of technology in improving the lives of the people cannot be underestimated and the paradigm of information technology industry in Sri Lanka has changed over the years, Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva said.
Strategic investments from high-growth economies such as India and China are propelling Sri Lanka into an important emerging Indian Ocean economy, opined Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
SCREAMING horns and squealing brakes are commonly heard on Sri Lanka’s streets. Not as one might suppose because of the hectic traffic, but due to the number of VIP and VVIP convoys that regularly bulldoze their way through, showing vast contempt and negligence for the safety of the common man. The highest authorities in the ...
- Third party compensation (Category: Business)
- MPs have far to go (Category: Business)
- Comprehensive action needed (Category: Business)
- A test for all (Category: Business)
There were some interesting bits of news in the papers about a week back, with some stories having a certain thread running through them. The US Ambassador Patricia Butenis visited the Coca Cola plant in Biyagama. The British High Commissioner John Rankin visited Unilever Sri Lanka’s newly built factory in Horana and the new Chinese ...
- Indian private sector to invest in ports in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Repeal Police and land powers in the 13th Amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- T-junction in the road (Category: Business)
- Maintaining hard-won peace (Category: Business)
Further catering to the growing needs of the hospitality industry, the Cross Border Academy provides enhanced opportunities for students of middle and low-income families to study for an internationally recognised management programme in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s leading private banking giant- Sampath Bank PLC will launch an internationally valid affinity card to all Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka Region members on 18 July.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
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