Man of the Match?
President Mahinda Rajapaksa savoured the Sri Lankan team’s victory in the Asia Cup final by watching...
Polls time is pola time!
In a strange coincidence President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took...
SLT partners 15 global telcos to connect continents via SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system
A giant step towards a SMART Sri Lanka Capacity gained through SEA-ME-WE 5 will serve country’s data...
SLPA justifies Colombo Port City Development Project
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has expressed its concern over statements made by various personages...
Interest free loan scheme for women entrepreneurs
Marking International Women’s Day, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday launched the ‘Liya Isuru’...
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Family of Chinese passenger says mobile phone working
A Chinese family successfully rang the mobile phone of a passenger on board Malaysia Airlines plane MH370,...
WNL’s Ada paper and Leo Burnett win Gold for Sri Lanka at ADFEST 2014
Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide...
Kuwait sees trouble ahead at UNHRC on Iran, Syria and Lanka
Kuwait, a voting member of the UNHRC, has predicted major polarisation in the UN Human Rights Council...
UNHRC resolution: We have nothing to fear, says Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said he has nothing to fear as his country faces a US-moved human rights...
President declares open first segment of Rs. 27 b outer circular highway around Colombo
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accompanied by the Ambassador of Japan Nobuhito Hobo, on Saturday declared...
Sri Lanka to enhance involvement in Afghan economy through joint commission
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have agreed to increase bilateral ties and intensify cooperation to achieve...
Queen issues message to mark Commonwealth Day 2014
Following is the message by The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth to mark the 2014 Commonwealth Day which...
Will face any challenge to protect national sovereignty: Basil
Rs. 2.9 b allocated for Ratnapura development Achieving a stable peace has made it possible for the...
US job growth offers upbeat sign for weather-beaten economy
Reuters: U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in February despite the icy weather that gripped much of...
India to set up inflation target, RBI to implement: Chidambaram
Reuters: The government has the right to set the country’s inflation target, while the Reserve Bank...
Pope names top economists, finance experts to Vatican body
Reuters: Pope Francis named top laymen from the worlds of finance and economics on Saturday to a new...
Pakistan considers launching military operation in March
Reuters: Pakistan could launch a full-scale military operation against Pakistani Taliban insurgents in...
US says ready to do business with BJP’s Narendra Modi
Reuters: The United States would welcome Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate...
• SEC tackles transgressing Touchwood!
Issues Notice of Action on several Directors for alleged malpractices following thorough investigations Refers suspected criminal offenses to CID Tough regulatory action deals fresh blow to TWOD on top of 19 March deadline from winding up applicants at Commercial High Court The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stepped up its stranglehold on the transgressing [...]
Ahoy Asian Champs!
Winner of the Asia Cup, the Sri Lanka cricket team returned yesterday to a rousing welcome by the people of Sri Lanka. Fans lined up to cheer the Champions as the team travelled in an open top double decker from Peliyagoda to the SLC headquarters. Sri Lanka’s five-wicket win against Pakistan on Saturday gave them [...]
• Holcim Lanka Logistics starts the year with newly unveiled facilities
• Promising future for Alumex
• Ideal Group’s ‘ideal greentech’ launches a green revolution
• Quality Shine adds value to furniture
• NDB Privilege Select clients enjoy luxury of a prime living space from Platinum 1
• Global Mass Marketing unveils first Roca e’Studio in Sri Lanka
• Lafarge Mahaweli Cement annual distributor get together
• Private sector ready for Geneva?
Cheering Asia’s cricket champs
Sri Lanka Cricket organised a welcome for the champion Sri Lanka Cricket Team when they arrived yesterday at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Fans lined the streets cheering to welcome them warmly as they travelled in an open top vehicle from Peliyagoda onwards to SLC Headquarters – Pix by Shantha Rathnayake
Galle Music Festival 2014 artistes
The Galle Music Festival 2014 brings an opportunity for all music lovers in Sri Lanka to experience an eclectic array of music including, folk, contemporary, classical, and fusion to name a few performed by local and international bands.
• Sri Lanka’s longest fitness run Fit N’ Fun from 10 March • 10 iconic dishes and where to eat them • Revival of theatre in Jaffna • Vietnamese Food Festival at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo • Celebrating music! • ‘Herstories’ presented to National Archives
A highway to governance
As the days tick down for a vote on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), President Mahinda Rajapaksa remained defiant of both foreign and local critics during the opening of the country’s latest highway on Saturday. Undeterred by continuous and possibly growing censure the President vowed to fight his external challenges [...]
• A chance for all • Growing inequality • Multiple fronts • Shock and deny?
Marketing vs. finance – an irrelevant debate
The topic of an upcoming seminar tempted me to write this! In the context of today’s competitive business environment and the business models that are emerging, both these functions (and the very terms marketing and finance) are insular, myopic and irrelevant. Instead, what businesses need is value-chain based cross-functional ulti-disciplinary approaches e.g. supply chain, go-to-market, [...]
• Is cricket a sport or business? • Banking mergers must translate to customer benefit • 4-dimensional New Year resolution
Managers as communicators
All of us communicate, from the womb to the tomb. It is essential for human existence. Obviously, managers need to be effective communicators....
Liberalising the shipping economy: Balancing the two sides of the coin
The geographic location of Sri Lanka will be a key factor for shipping and logistics, especially for the container shipping industry which accounts...
Controversy over household income: The heated-up debate is a salutary development
Lively debate on controversial PCI numbers My View in this series two weeks ago on ‘Average income of a Sri Lankan: When numbers gathered from...
Utilisation of women’s potential for social economic development
The world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March every year. It assesses the social, political and economic achievements of...
Mariyakade diplomacy and non-aligned diplomacy
Senior Minister D.E.W. Gunasekara, MP for Kalawana electorate at that time, came home late in the night after a visit to his electorate. He was...
Sri Lanka can become the Knowledge Hub for South Asia
Firstly a knowledge hub in my view is a location where you can source skills and capabilities for the creation of products, knowledge and services...
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HEALTHCARE
Hemas Hospital opens dialysis centre
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AGRICULTURE
Cyber Concepts to take coconut auction online
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