Business confidence plummets following the mini Budget
12:40 am | March 6, 2015The March edition of business magazine LMD reports that the LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI) “registered a sharp decline from its all-time-high...
Government says elections will be held under a new electoral system
12:39 am | March 6, 2015The Government yesterday announced that the new elections will be held under a new electoral system. Cabinet Media Spokesperson and Minister of HealthRajithaSenaratne...
Stanley Wijesundera’s son Dr. Rohan and Damien Fernando among new faces on Lanka Hospitals Board
12:38 am | March 6, 2015Famous late Prof. Stanley Wijesundera’s son Dr. Rohan L. Wijesundera and Damien Fernando of Harry Jayawaradena Group are among new faces on the Board...
GRI responds to news item on attempted deal with HNB on Ceylinco Insurance
12:38 am | March 6, 2015Prabhash Subasinghe, Global Rubber Industries and Global Sea Foods, responding to the article in the Daily FT of 3 March entitled ‘Commercial High Court...
Maithri joins P’ment debate
12:32 am | March 5, 2015President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday attended Parliament and joined the debate on the National Drugs Policy Bill with a special statement. It was a...
Modi to offer Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles help to counter China influence
12:52 am | March 6, 2015Reuters: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer island nations in the Indian Ocean a broad range of military and civilian assistance next week in a bid...
MR denies building a presidential residence in Kankesanthurai
12:50 am | March 6, 2015Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday denied the allegations that a presidential residence was being built for his exclusive use in Kankesanthurai,...
President Maithripala Sirisena Chief Guest at the opening ceremony of the Replica of Bodh Gaya Viharaya
12:49 am | March 6, 2015President Maithripala Sirisena Chief Guest at the opening ceremony of the Replica of Bodh Gaya Viharaya in Ratnapura, Rathganga yesterday – Pic...
Pakistan naval ship in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit
12:47 am | March 6, 2015Pakistan Navy Ship Zulfiquar arrived at the port of Trincomalee on 3 March on a four-day goodwill visit. This port call is part of strong multifaceted...
Govt. claims 300 vehicles of ex-ministers still unreturned
12:47 am | March 6, 2015The Government yesterday highlighted that ministers and officials of the previous regime were yet to return 300 vehicles and that the law would be strictly...
• Cold war between SLFP and UNP intensifies
• Disaster warnings ignored in Sri Lanka
• For women in Asia, ‘home’ is a battleground
• Top UN official urges Lanka to seize historic moment
• June election offers Asia Pacific a chance for greater influence in Intl. Criminal Court
Welfare state no longer affordable; drastic policy reforms key: Dr. Coomaraswamy
12:05 am | March 6, 2015By Senuri De Silva and Radhi de Silva A top economist on Wednesday declared that the welfare state in Sri Lanka was no longer affordable and that...
CAL’s all-women investment management team now the largest in the country
12:04 am | March 6, 2015International Women’s Day 2015 by featuring its high performing all-women investment management team Capital Alliance’s all-women investment management...
The Kingsbury pays tribute to women on International Women’s Day
12:03 am | March 6, 2015Nominate your extraordinary woman and win! International Women’s Day is annually held on 8 March to celebrate women’s achievements throughout...
Zonta Rose Day on 8 March
12:00 am | March 6, 2015Zonta Rose Day, which coincides with International Women’s Day on 8 March, is a day to reflect on the voluntary service carried out by the members of...
Bangladesh court upholds arrest warrants against opposition leader Khaleda Zia
12:00 am | March 6, 2015Reuters: A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday upheld arrest warrants against opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia and called her a fugitive after she again...
Global economy: Business activity lifted in Feb as central banks loosen up
12:00 am | March 6, 2015Reuters: Global business activity picked up last month just as many central banks around the world loosen monetary policy further to try and drive...
Knife-wielding attacker slashes face of US Ambassador in South Korea
12:00 am | March 6, 2015US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves after he was slashed in the face by an unidentified assailant at a public forum in central Seoul 5 March Reuters)...
Govt. halts $1.5 b Port City project
Temporary suspension on interim report of PM special commission Chinese company given two weeks to submit approvals, Cabinet to discuss follow up President visit to China to proceed as planned, says Rajitha Port City project – Pic by Lasantha Kumara By Uditha Jayasinghe Adding a new twist to a controversial topic, Cabinet yesterday [...]
‘Positive Transformation’ Sri Lanka’s theme at ITB 2015
Hostesses from Sri Lanka pose at the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB) in Berlin, 4 March 2015. The fair has over 10,000 exhibitors from around 190 countries – Reuters The Sri Lanka pavilion at the world’s biggest travel fair, ITB in Berlin, this year is promoting ‘Positive Transformation’ in the country following the [...]
Triumph crowns 2014 champions
Triumph International recognised and rewarded its top performers at its Annual Sales Conference at the Galadari Hotel recently. This year’s conference carried a cricket theme as it coincided with the official game launch of the ICC Cricket World Cup...
200 years ago…
By D.C. Ranatunga Year: 1815 Date: 2 March Time: 3.30pm Venue: Magul Maduwa, King’s Palace – Kandy Present were the British Governor, Colonel Robert Brownrigg and John D’Oyly, the British agent of revenue who was the intermediary between the governor and the disgruntled Kandyan chiefs, the Kandyan King’s...
Incredible people, inspiring conversations: Trekurious launches Trek Café with Channa Daswatte
Trekurious, Sri Lanka’s premium lifestyle and travel brand, offers a unique and exclusive opportunity to meet incredible personalities and listen...
Creativity for sustainable change
Some unique elements were seen at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards when the Raffles Design Institute in Colombo and the Danceworld School of Jazz...
‘Eloquence in Stone’ travels far
A photograph in the Daily FT earlier this week showed Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Washington. It...
The tea and tourism tango!
12:38 am | March 6, 2015The Tea Board has decided to spend more funds (collected from exporters) to run a joint promotional campaign with Sri Lanka Tourism. It sounds good, but: Do tea and tourism share...
Regulator should not get involved in appointing directors to banks
12:00 am | March 6, 2015By Dinesh Weerakkody Today globally the banking industry is constantly being buffeted by waves of financial, regulatory, technological and operational challenges. The increased...
The pitfalls that confront CEOs
12:00 am | March 6, 2015The expectations placed on the shoulders of the modern Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have never been greater. Company boards, shareholders and customers all look to the CEO to...
MS and RW should take a leaf from Mahela and Sanga
12:00 am | March 6, 2015With cricket’s World Cup in full swing Down Under and Sri Lanka’s winning streak emerging after a tentative start, it would be a great opportunity for our present political...
Prime Minister and neo-liberalism
12:00 am | March 4, 2015Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is often accused by my leftist friends, who will be annoyed with me for writing this, of being a “neo-liberal stooge of the West”. Speaking,...
Caught in a vortex
Controversy can come at a cost. The $ 1.5 billion Port City project, which has been at the centre of a vortex of dispute, took a new turn when Cabinet decide to suspend the project for two weeks and ordered the Chinese company to submit all approvals obtained within that period of time. The interim [...]
• Balancing the odds • Scary indebtedness • Policy divide • The China factor
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