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Simon Taufel’s retirement as an active umpire at the end of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 will mean that the most decorated member of the ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires will not be around to oversee big games anymore. Taufel has been among the few officials who have been regarded with respect across the board, ...
Countries have achieved sustained growth and development by adopting a range of approaches. Successful outcomes have come from policies varying from state capitalism to those based on market-driven private sector-oriented models. A high premium needs to be attached to the pursuit of pragmatic policies that are appropriate for country-specific conditions at a given point in ...
There was never any question in Sri Lanka captain’s mind that Lasith Malinga would bowl the Super Over For all the thousands of hours Ross Taylor has spent in practice fine tuning his batting and improving his catching and throwing, it was an errant right foot that helped him effect a run out, force a ...
Umar Gul and Umar Akmal pulled off a spectacular coup to bring Pakistan back from the brink to beat South Africa. The second round of the tournament started with two thrillers on Thursday and the fire carried over into Friday as the match swung three times. Pakistan put themselves in front with a strong performance ...
Reuters: The newly married lesbian daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who offered a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man able to win her love, on Thursday said she’d been flooded by marriage proposals but harboured no animosity towards her father. Since Hong Kong property billionaire Cecil Chao, known in the tabloid media for ...
For the past 23 years the Rotary Club of Colombo Fort has been involved in many humanitarian service programmes for the benefit of the community at large. The most notable being a Tsunami related Housing project in Amabalangoda costing Rs. 70 million, funded by the Rotary Club of Bendigo-Sandhurst, Australia, with architectural, design services, logistics ...
Reuters: Lewis Hamilton will leave McLaren and race for the Mercedes Formula One team next season after agreeing a three-year deal in which the Briton replace seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher. McLaren announced separately that Mexican Sergio Perez would partner 2009 champion Jenson Button in their line-up next season. The announcements by Mercedes and McLaren ...
Big-hitting Charles and Gayle, stingy spells from Narine, Badree and Gayle, and spectacular fielding take West Indies home Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle fired the imagination of the Pallekele crowd with an attractive display of power hitting as the West Indies got the better of England in yet another high-scoring match at the ground. ...
Eisenhower Foundation South Asia Conference 2012 kicks off in Colombo By Cassandra Mascarenhas Bringing together Eisenhower Fellows from across the world for networking and deliberations in Colombo, the Eisenhower Fellowships, Philadelphia and conference organising teams from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hosted the three-day Eisenhower Foundation South Asia Conference 2012 which kicke...
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters): West Indies have not tasted much international success in the last decade but captain Darren Sammy believes he has succeeded in creating the kind of dressing room atmosphere that can help them end the title drought in Sri Lanka. The erstwhile giants of the game, who won the first two 50-over ...
Excel World Entertainment Park (EWE) andndash; formerly known as Excel World andndash; now a fully owned subsidiary of Browns Investments PLC, offers the whole family a one-stop wholesome entertainment spot in the hustle and bustle of Colombo 10, one of the busiest areas in the city.
Media Factory, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s leading Media and Communication agency held its annual Media Factory Cricket Challenge Trophy for the 3rdandnbsp;consecutive year on 8 September 2012 at Malay Grounds, Colombo 2.
Chaaya Wild recently received three ISO certifications less than a year since it was reopened following a complete refurbishment of the resort.
Industrial Production in Sri Lanka increased 0.20 percent in June of 2012. Historically, from 2004 until 2012, Sri Lanka Industrial Production averaged 7.17 Percent reaching an all time high of 35.20 Percent in July of 2010 and a record low of -0.70 Percent in April of 2010. Industrial production measures changes in output for the industrial sector of the economy which includes manufacturing, mini...
HNB Assurance introduced the latest edition of their motor insurance policy andlsquo;motorGuard Xtraandrsquo;, on the 24 September by conducting an outdoor Public Awareness Campaign in the Colombo city.
HDFC Bank, a specialized housing Bank launched the online Banking portal recently enabling customers to have access to their accounts at any time.
Dankotuwa continued its winning streak of export awards by winning a Gold Award at the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Awards ceremony held recently.
Expolanka Holdings PLCandrsquo;s subsidiaries Expolanka (Pvt) Limited, Expolanka Freight (EFL) and Hello Corp (Pvt.) Ltd walked away with top honours with two Gold, one Silver and a Merit Award at the National Chamber of Exportersandrsquo; Awards Ceremony for the Year 2011, held in Colombo.
Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently organized the Second Tata Nano Mileage Challenge Rally for Tata Nano owners in Colombo.
Dilan Seneviratne and Dinesh Jayawardana finished strongly in both SL-H 1600 races at The Rotherham Katukurunda Circuit Meet 2012 held recently, claiming second and third place respectively.
With the dawn of peace the activities of the people all over the country bounced back to normal. It was so in the Eastern Province too, with the livelihood of the people being farming and fishery.
After celebrating the unorthodox and immensely popular face of modern cricket last year through their campaign andlsquo;Change the game,andrsquo; Pepsi, one of the global sponsors of the ICC World Twenty20 2012, is all set to change the way the sport is viewed by millions of cricket crazy fans with its latest campaign.
andldquo;I am extremely delighted by the enthusiastic participation of leading private sector organizations to support our inventors by way of active sponsorships givenandnbsp; to the Sahasak Nimevum andndash; the first ever National Exhibition for inventions and innovationsandrdquo; says Pavithra Wanniarachchi , Minister of Research and Technology.
AIA Group Limited (andldquo;AIAandrdquo; or the andldquo;Groupandrdquo;) has agreed to acquire a 92.3% stake in Sri Lankan insurer, Aviva NDB Insurance, through Aviva NDB Holdings Lanka (Pvt.) Limited from British insurer Aviva and Sri Lankaandrsquo;s National Development Bank (andldquo;NDBandrdquo;).
With the paradigm shift in the mindset of consumers towards sustainability and well-being of the environment Sri Lankan hotels must become more sustainable in order to stay competitive, reiterated Switch Asia Programme Green Sri Lanka Project Director and former Serendib Leisure Director/CEO, Srilal Miththapala.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd is confident of capturing 50% of the motor cycle market in Sri Lanka from the current 25%, banking on the growing Sri Lankan economy.
Sampath Bank is launching a five year debenture worth Rs 1.5 billion with an option to increase it by a further Rs 1 billion if the issue is oversubscribed. The issue will be opened on Thursday 4 October 2012.
A andnbsp;fusion of glamour and festivities awaits guests at the annual gala dinner organized by the Sri Lanka India Society to celebrate Indiaandrsquo;s Independence Day. The celebratory dinner will be held on Friday, 28 September, 2012 commencing at 6.45 p.m. at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.
Asian insurance giant- andnbsp;AIA Group Limited announced yesterday (27) that it has acquired a 92.3% stake in Aviva NDB Insurance, in what according to the group is the largest-ever transactions in Sri Lankaandrsquo;s insurance industry.
The Sri Lankan rupee strengthened yesterday as banks sold dollars on stock related inflows, dealers said.