Japan’s Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in town next week
5:09 am | July 26, 2014Japan’s Senior Vice Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Kazuyoshi Akaba and a senior delegation are to visit Sri Lanka to participate...
Golden Key announces completion of Phase 3
5:08 am | July 26, 2014Golden Key Credit Card Company Ltd. Chairman Priyantha Fernando has officially announced the completion of Phase 3 of payments to security deposit holders. Fernando...
World Bank Chief welcomes new BRICS development bank
5:08 am | July 26, 2014Reuters: The World Bank welcomed a $100 billion development bank founded by the BRICS nations and is ready to provide it with technical assistance, the...
Ranil speaks for BASL Chief in Parliament
5:03 am | July 26, 2014By Ashwin Hemmathagama Our Lobby Correspondent The issue of the two suspicious characters on a motorcycle wearing full-face helmets following Upul Jayasuriya,...
Sri Lanka condemns loss of civilian lives in Gaza
5:02 am | July 26, 2014Geneva: Sri Lanka expressed deep concern at the recent escalation of violence in Gaza, resulting in the tragic loss of civilian lives, and extensive damage...
Landmark climate change project launch in Sri Lanka
4:54 am | July 26, 2014Economic Development Ministry and UNDP Sri Lanka yesterday marked the official launch of its project under the Environmental Sustainability and Disaster...
Agreement signed for upgrading 70 child development centres in estate sector
4:52 am | July 26, 2014The Government of India will be upgrading 70 Child Development Centres (crèches) in the Estate Sector. Following the conclusion of the tendering process,...
Rural bridges to help six million people
4:48 am | July 26, 2014The first phase of building 210 bridges under a program to construct 1,210 rural bridges island-wide is now almost nearing the target. Already work on...
Moragoda International Law Trust donates law book to KDU
4:46 am | July 26, 2014A presentation to the General Sir John Kotelawela Defense University of 26 cartons of valuable books, on numerous aspects of International Law was made...
Large numbers from Galagedara join Nil Balakaya
4:45 am | July 26, 2014Recruitment of new members to Nil Balakaya under the program of restructuring the Sri Lanka Freedom party youth organisation took place at Galagedara Electorate...
• Following people instead of leading them
• Anura Yapa speaks up on petroleum and politics
• Changing course!
• ‘Let wisdom prevail’
• Sri Lanka Cricket, National Alcohol and Tobacco Authority Act and ‘Mathata Thitha’
Fast-tracking business growth and development
12:03 am | July 25, 2014The three-day conference hosted by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) held a comprehensive panel discussion on ‘Fast...
Hiran flies from nothing to millions in Europe
12:10 am | July 24, 2014Hiran Houx, the boy who went from Colombo to Frankfurt in his teenage with nothing, is now big news in European business publications. Hiran...
SEC Chief calls for independent directors to take up ‘true’ role on boards
12:03 am | July 23, 2014Says all independent directors should fully understand their roles Points out independence comes from personal values and professional ethics By Shabiya...
Lanka company listing now within two days
12:00 am | July 23, 2014232 chartered acc. firms serving Lanka biz: Rishad Says total registered societies at 12,086 Sri Lanka now lists companies much faster – in two days,...
Asian shares inch down from this week’s three-year highs
6:40 am | July 26, 2014Reuters: Asian shares pulled away from this week’s three-year highs on Friday after a mostly flat day on Wall Street, though a fresh S&P closing...
Nawaz Sharif and Saudi King discuss situation in Palestine, Syria
6:37 am | July 26, 2014Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with Saudi King Shah Abdullah in Jeddah and discussed bilateral ties. The two sides also reviewed regional,...
Crunch time for Gaza truce talks as death toll passes 800
6:36 am | July 26, 2014Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed regional proxies to nail down a Gaza ceasefire on Friday as the civilian death toll soared, threatening...
Sri Lanka progressively improves in human development
Sri Lanka has progressively improved in human development over the years and is ranked 73 in the category of High Human Development Country in the Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The 2014 Human Development Report ‘Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience’ covering 187 [...]
Regulate right says RBI’s Rajan
Financial sector should be cautious in placing all its faith in capital regulation says India’s Central Bank Chief Says best to have uniform regulation across the system rather than pushing from one side Points out overemphasising of capital regulation is a concern Says emerging countries must ask themselves if relevant to follow capital regulation agenda [...]
Orient Finance ‘Pillars of Success’ award ceremony
Orient Finance PLC recently held its in-house award ceremony under the theme ‘Pillars of Success’. Held at The Kingsbury hotel, the event recognised the efforts put in by its employees. Orient Finance Chairman Dr. Dayanath Jayasooriya was also present...
A visit with ‘The Master of Puppets’
By Rajinda Jayasinghe “Thank you for coming to see me in the ICU,” says Kalabhushana Ganwari Premin, Sri Lanka’s premiere puppeteer, as he ushers us into his home in rural Ambalangoda. Our host is immaculately dressed, clothes pressed to a brittle finish. The man looks in fine fettle but his eyes betray a controlled air of prideful resignation....
Drama in Senkadagala
By D.C. Ranatunga IN eight months, Sri Lanka marks the completion of 200 years since the capitulation of the Kandyan kingdom and the British taking control...
‘Strange Fruit’
A mesmerising journey into the heart of darkness that beats deep within paradise It’s been a long wait for fans of award-winning Sri Lankan writer Afdhel...
CJS sponsors uniquely ‘special’ fashion show
Empowering the special child on 2 August Colombo Jewellery Stores will be one of the main sponsors for the Kids’ Parade that the Chitra Lane School for...
Needed: A national ideology to replace Sinhala Buddhist hegemony
6:52 am | July 26, 2014Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga recently spoke at a meeting of the Wives of War Victims about the present plight of our country. She said while the UN and developed countries...
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
5:40 am | July 26, 2014Full many a gem of purest ray serene – The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear Full many a flower is born to blush unseen – And waste its sweetness in the desert air –...
Sivaji Ganesan: Tamil cinema’s versatile actor par excellence
4:14 am | July 26, 2014The first Tamil film which impacted on me greatly during childhood was ‘Veera Pandiya Kattabomman’. It was a kind of bio-picture about a ‘Paalayakkaaran’ or Polygar (feudal...
Following people instead of leading them
12:00 am | July 25, 2014When leaders are forced to take decisions related to racial sentiments or sentiments where the nation is divided very sharply, then it is a hard task. Farsighted leaders who lead...
Anura Yapa speaks up on petroleum and politics
12:00 am | July 25, 2014The Minister of Petroleum Industries vows to revive the troubled industry and commence the much-delayed upgrading of refinery facilities within the next three months. Petroleum...
Policies for equality
Reports and indexes tell interesting stories and call on governments around the world to evaluate their policies to make a more inclusive world. The United Nations in its latest human development report has attempted to do this, pinpointing an incredibly important need for States to pay attention to. Improvements in lifespans, education and incomes are [...]
• Seeds of discord • Simmering waters • Panel panacea? • Nutrition needs
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