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The academics are marching. The students are marching. The Muslims are marching. Every day hundreds images of throngs of people shouting slogans and demonstrating blare across television screens, newspapers and of course, the internet. SMS news alerts about road closures and barricades abound as popular discontent rises to the surface through trade union agitation and ...
- No interference in Sri Lanka’s Judiciary, President asserts (Category: Business)
- Divi Neguma Bill to be back anew (Category: Business)
- Northwestern Provincial Council approves the Divi Neguma Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- SC order and govt.’s trial balloon (Category: Breaking News)
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya yesterday in a statement condemned the alleged interference of the executive on the affairs of the judiciary and renewed his call to people to unite to restore democracy in the country. Following is the full text of Jayasuriya’s statement: The onslaught on this country’s democratic establishments and rule of law institutions ...
- UNP walks out in protest of alleged undemocratic conduct of Govt. (Category: Business)
- LfD demands Govt. to respect the Judiciary (Category: Business)
- President stresses need to safeguard independence of police and judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu calls for Opposition to unite to abolish Executive Presidency (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Moving beyond financials and laying a heavy emphasis on the human dimensions of doing business in the world today, the CIMA Management Accountants’ Conference 2012 was aptly themed ‘Reboot your business beyond financials,’ highlighting that such aspects will be key to getting things moving again and sustaining success in the long run. ...
- More Lankan CEOs queuing for India (Category: Business)
- Who’s who in global ranking of India’s best CEOs? (Category: Business)
- Global CEOs say prospects gloomy for world economy (Category: Business)
- Confidence falls as CEOs prepare for more shocks (Category: Business)
The Hirdaramani Group recently launched a group wide employee talent show. Developed in partnership with renowned Sri Lankan artist Navaratne Gamage, the project aims to give opportunity for employees to showcase a wide variety of talents from singing and dancing to composing, acting, presenting and writing. The talent show launched its first stage in September ...
- Hirdaramani hosts leadership forum for employees (Category: Business)
- Hirdaramani Eheliyagoda factory closed after employees contract virus (Category: Breaking News)
- Hirdaramani Eheliyagoda factory closed after employees contract virus (Category: Breaking News)
- Hirdaramani Eheliyagoda factory closed after employees contract virus (Category: Breaking News)
Saskia Fernando Gallery and Breese Little Gallery will host a dual exhibition of drawings by Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Jagath Weerasinghe, staged simultaneously in London and Colombo during the next couple of weeks. Titled ‘Drawings’ the exhibitions will present Thenuwara and Weerasinghe’s negotiations of this medium, investigating drawing as a site to negotiate boundaries, pol...
- Things to do (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Things to do (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Erik Van Lieshout, Netherlands (Category: Business)
- Toyota Dream Car Art Contest – National Awards Ceremony (Category: Business)
Currently discussing new courses with local and international universities By Cheranka Mendis The training arm of SriLankan Airlines, International Aviation Academy (IAA), is on an aggressive expansion plan, launching its services overseas while concentrating on capacity development and local youth engagement to the industry. IAA, which provides International Airline Training Association (IA...
- TAASL and IATA partner to develop HR in aviation (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- SriLankan IAA among IATA top ten (Category: Business)
- UL’s aviation training arm ventures in to Maldives (Category: Business)
for those interested in taking up careers in ...
- Legendary International Hotel School Wins Award At Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Hotel Show 2012 (Category: Business)
- Bodies of a couple found in hotel room (Category: Breaking News)
- Hoteliers’ Ball 2012 (Category: Business)
The steady level of economic activity has necessitated the parallel development of Sri Lanka’s capital market. Taking this into context, Mercury Institute of Management is ushering in a new era for professionals in the capital market of Sri Lanka and those who aspire to be a part of the prestigious profession, by offering the Chartered ...
- CFA Sri Lanka celebrates 50th anniversary of CFA Charter (Category: Business)
- Marketing in Sinhala from OCBT Campus (Category: Business)
- Mercury - The First Institute To Offer CFA Classes In Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
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. “Cambio Healthcare Systems is currently one of the largest e-Health providers ...
- Sweden’s Cambio Healthcare Systems Expands In Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Another success story for IIT (Category: Business)
- Swedish BOI enterprise Cambio Healthcare Systems expands its operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Browns Group FY12 revenue tops Rs. 14 b (Category: Business)
to maximise opportunities for their careers. Prospective students will also ...
- SLIIT expands network to Jaffna, Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
- SLIIT enrols students from Asia and Africa for new intake (Category: Business)
- SLIIT Partner University Day on 21 September (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
Announcing the renaissance of a victorious partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket, MAS Holdings together with Sri Lanka Cricket and the National Players last night unveiled the new attire for team Sri Lanka; as the company, yet again, embarks on outfitting the National Cricket Team for the next three years. During the past few years, alongside ...
- ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup Cricket Jersey for team Sri Lanka unveiled (Category: Breaking News)
- The Sri Lanka Cricket team with their new performance enhancing attire…. (Category: Business)
- MAS Holdings to start a factory in Kilinochchi (Category: Breaking News)
The Hayleys Internship Program (HIP), launched in June to assist undergraduates to explore their unique strengths within corporate management, saw its first batch of undergraduates successfully conclude an eight-week internship on 29 August. Participants of the programme spent two months at the diversified blue-chip conglomerate, working on tangible project based assignments within their respectiv...
- What’s hot this summer? - An internship with MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and Dialog (Category: Business)
- Board Change (Category: Business)
- Board Changes (Category: Business)
- Hayleys wins 14 awards including coveted ‘Overall Excellence in Corporate Reporting’ at CA Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., commonly referred as the (ISC)², is the global, non-profit leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers. The (ISC)² (www.isc2.org) is recognised for its Gold
- First – ever CISSP CBK Boot camp conducted in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CICRA launches CISSP boot camp (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan team moves ahead in Global CyberLympics (Category: Business)
- First CISSP CBK boot camp in Sri Lanka next Tuesday (Category: Business)
BA Accountancy Top-Up Pathway to elevate local students’ to higher financial management proficiency Wisdom Business Academy, the largest CIMA business school in Sri Lanka, renowned for its high quality higher education paths in financial and business management stream has tied up with Robert Gordon University (RGU), UK with a vision of providing an opportunity to ...
- CIMA : The Choice (Category: Breaking News)
- Invest In Cima (Category: Breaking News)
- Wisdom Ties Up With Robert Gordon University UK (Category: Business)
- Finance and accounting careers in BPO/KPO industry for CIMA students (Category: Business)
TMC Colombo at Excel World The Board of Management of The Management Club recently concluded negotiations with Excel World Entertainment Park to relocate its Club from the Galle Face Hotel to the premises of Excel World with effect from 1 October 2012. The move at end August was propelled by the imminent renovation plans of ...
- About TMC (Category: Business)
- TMC’s Wisdom Quiz today (Category: Business)
- CMI UK Sri Lanka holds 11th AGM (Category: Business)
- Regional Project Management Conference 2012 to be held in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Engaged employees produce exceptional results. We need to have employee care in order o ensure their engagement at work. How can we make it happen? Today’s column deals with Ten Commandments for employee care. Employee care for higher engagement Employee engagement has become a buzz word in management circles, mainly due to its attractiveness as ...
- Ten Commandments for trainers (Category: Business)
- Letter: 'Though shalt not bear false witness' (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Letter: 'Though shalt not bear false witness' (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Letter: 'Though shalt not bear false witness' (Category: USA, North Dakota)
In an exclusive interaction with the Gamechanger Team on the sidelines of the SLPL match between Basnahira Cricket Dundee and Uva Next, the Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket Nishantha Ranatunga opened up with his thoughts on the Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League, its future in the Sri Lankan cricket system and what it would do ...
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
With Sri Lankan names starting to pop up in the global fashion, advertising and other creative sectors, it is apparent that the local creative industries are on a steadfast journey towards global recognition. AOD – Sri Lanka’s international design campus – has been harnessing home-grown creativity with globally acclaimed British design education to provide a ...
- Advertising industry embraces young creative talent (Category: Business)
- Coats Thread ties up with AOD (Category: Business)
- Enriching interior architecture industry with fresh creativity (Category: Business)
The International Aviation Academy (IAA) the training arm of SriLankan Airlines- the national carrier of Sri Lanka proudly announces the launch of its first overseas operations on 15th August 2012. The franchised training agreement between IAA and Orient Express (Pvt.) Limited, Maldives will make new avenues in the aviation industry in terms of building human ...
- SriLankan Airlines training arm ventures into Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- IAA looks at capacity expansion (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- SriLankan IAA among IATA top ten (Category: Business)
Exciting opportunity for high school and college students Scholarship for USA (Private) Limited of Sri Lanka (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) recently learned of some exciting opportunities offered by the Summer Session program at the University of Chicago. Priyanthi and Padmasena Dissanayake, Directors of SUSA currently travelling in the US, were recently received by Daniela Abuzatoaie, Direct...
- MSUM boosts summer enrollment numbers by 40% in 5 years (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- MSUM boosts summer enrollment numbers by 40% in 5 years (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- MSUM boosts summer enrollment numbers by 40% in 5 years (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- MSUM boosts summer enrollment numbers by 40% in 5 years (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Airtel Lanka was awarded a silver award by the Association of HR Professionals at the recently concluded HRM Awards 2012. At a premier awards ceremony held at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Airtel Lanka won this silver award against a contingent of 79 other renowned corporates in the country. This year’s shortlisted companies were adjudged on ...
- Bharti Airtel Lanka – official telecom partner at HRM Awards 2012 (Category: Business)
- SLT recognised at HRM Awards (Category: Business)
- Microimage, official technology partner for HRM Awards 2012 (Category: Business)
- HRM Awards 2012: Honouring the nation’s best HR practices (Category: Business)
Reuters: The argument in golf used to be over when Tiger Woods would beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major titles. Then, as Woods endured personal and golfing troubles, the question rapidly shifted to: ‘Could he even win one more?’ For the 36-year-old Woods, who has won three PGA Tour events this year but has ...
- Tiger says motivated by ‘Rory’ factor at Bethpage (Category: Business)
- Fourth Open win could put Woods back on top of the world (Category: Business)
- Sizzling Swede Pettersson takes command at Kiawah (Category: Business)
- Woods ready to wait for 15th major (Category: Business)
REVEAL 2012 by Sri Lanka’s International Design campus- AOD, was launched last Friday with an exclusive event. This attracted a prestigious audience of fashion, apparel, advertising, graphic/animation and print along with interior design, furniture, architecture and photography professionals who were keen to hire and engage with AOD’s impressive line-up of graduating designers. Apparel...
- Creative industries employ internationally qualified design graduates from AOD (Category: Business)
- AOD collaborates with Hameedia for brand new fashion collection (Category: Business)
Mount Lavinia Hotel has always been a catalyst to take steps of changing landscape with its own set of new challenges. Now it envisages empowerment and enhancement of Hospitality Education and Training within the country and in the region also. Mount Lavinia Hotel has branched out into Maldives with the opening of its sister hotel ...
- Legendary International Hotel School Wins Award At Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Legendary Int. Hotel School wins at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- First Batch From Badowita Receives Certificates For F&B (Category: Breaking News)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka will be conducting a career guidance Road show on “Career Opportunities in the Hotel, Travel, Airline and Tourism Industry” on the 7th of August 2012 at the Hilton Colombo from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 Noon. Students/trainees from Schools and Institutions that conduct Hotel, Travel, Airline and Tourism ...
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
- New airline service from Senok to boost Sri Lanka tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
- WTA honours global travel giants (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has commenced a Special Diploma Course on Port Security for the security personnel of the institution. The course is being conducted in collaboration with the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana. The MOU for this Diploma Course on Port Security was signed on 24 July at the ...
- SLPA Commences Diploma In Port Security (Category: Business)
- SLPA’s Mahapola Training Institute turns 25 (Category: Business)
- Naval and Maritime Academy turns 45 (Category: Business)
- India to continue training Sri Lankan defence personnel despite Tamil Nadu opposition (Category: Breaking News)
GLO-BUS is an online fully-automated business simulation game which helps business students by training them to devise successful business strategies. It was developed in 2008 to help educate students in the field of Business Strategy focusing on competitive strategy in a truly global market arena. The game is enormously popular amongst undergraduates and MBA students ...
- Unilever Sri Lanka partners 2012 CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Robot team on top of the world (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- UK team wins CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Triad moves to spanking new ‘open office’ (Category: Business)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Grammy-winning pop star Mariah Carey will join Fox television’s American Idol singing contest as a judge next season as the highly rated show fights to regain its slumping audiences. Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment for Fox Broadcasting, told television critics on Monday in Los Angeles that popular singer Carey will be one ...
- Gets Oscars presenting gig (Category: Business)
- Claudia Conway announces ‘American Idol’ audition on TikTok (Category: USA, New York)
- Claudia Conway announces ‘American Idol’ audition on TikTok (Category: USA, New York)
- Claudia Conway announces ‘American Idol’ audition on TikTok (Category: USA, New York)
Reuters: Tiger Woods crawled his way up to the second place in world rankings on Monday but the American, fresh from his joint third finish at the British Open, is unlikely to make a song and dance about that. For a man who has spent 623 weeks at the summit, a greater craving would be ...
- Woods slumps to worst Cup loss with former caddy close by (Category: Business)
- Woods to make 2012 PGA Tour debut at Pebble Beach (Category: Business)
- Tiger Woods hoping for fast start to 2012 (Category: Business)
- Woods commits to play in PGA Tour Fall Series event (Category: Business)
The 2012 CIMA Global Business Challenge, held in Sri Lanka for the first time, kicked off earlier this week with the 22 teams of four from all across the world battling it out to come out on top. Being held for the fourth year, the Business Challenge attracted 12,000 participants initially. In Colombo to witness ...
- Unilever Sri Lanka partners 2012 CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka prepares to host 2012 CIMA Global Business Challenge (Category: Business)
- UK team wins CIMA Global Challenge (Category: Business)
- Popularising international trade and commerce through mind sports competitions (Category: Business)
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