President gifts latest Singer laptops to Top-achieving students
Latest laptops to students who excelled in Grade 5 Scholarship and Advanced Level Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, has continued its tradition of encouraging...
View ArticleOman Air takes off to Nairobi
Today April 6th, Oman Air, the national carrier of the sultanate of Oman, launches its new four times weekly flight from Muscat to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi; the latest move in the airline’s...
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Hilton Signs Landmark Deal for Six Hotels in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hilton (HLT) today signed six management agreements with Melwa Hotels & Resorts Private Limited to manage three Hilton Hotels & Resorts and...
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Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka drop further in March
The latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority indicate that 188,076 tourist had arrived in Sri Lanka during March 2017. In comparison to the 192,841 tourist arrivals in March...
View ArticleNew PEUGEOT 3008 SUV wins ‘Car of the Year 2017’
The new PEUGEOT 3008 was named the 2017 Car of the Year (COTY) on Monday 6 March in Geneva by a judging panel comprising 58 European journalists. The judging panel acclaimed its style, interior design...
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Have a Hoppin’ Easter with Peter Rabbit at Waters Edge
The elusive Peter Rabbit has decided that this year he wants to do something quite different and special for Easter Sunday. In search of a place where he can have the biggest Easter Egg Hunt this year,...
View ArticleSri Lankan shares hit near four-month closing high as blue chips rally
Reuters – Sri Lankan shares rose for an eighth straight session on Thursday to their highest close in nearly four months led by blue chips such as Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and John Keells Holdings...
View ArticleMallika Hemachndra Jewellers offer 22kt Gold Chains at only the Gold Cost...
Exciting Offers on the Aluth Aurudu jewellery collection With the Sinhalese and Tamil New year just around the corner, legendary jeweller Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers has introduced a combo collection...
View ArticleTax collection should be efficient and systematic – President
President Maithripala Sirisena said that the current tax collection mechanism should be efficient and systematic for the development of the national economy. He stated this addressing the 16th annual...
View ArticleAcclaimed Local Artist To Be Featured At Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa
Mueen Saheed, a contemporary abstract artist from Colombo, had his recent works on display at a special viewing held at Shangri-La’s Resort & Spa in Hambantota on April 5th.The artist showcased...
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Microsoft Hosts Second ‘Device Day’ in Sri Lanka
Microsoft recently held its second ‘Device Day’ at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. The event—which featured keynote speakers, live demonstrations, and a device booth—showcased next-generation devices, cyber...
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Blue Mountain’s Achilleion wins gold for Sri Lanka’s best marketing and...
Blue Mountain’s Achilleion website recently won a Gold award from bestweb.lk, in the ‘Best Advertising and Marketing Website in Sri Lanka’ category. The governing body for all .lk domains in the...
View ArticleEmirates resumes Colombo Singapore flights, back to full schedule at BIA
Emirates has resumed its full schedule of flights to and from Colombo from Friday, 7th April, by recommencing 13 flights that were cancelled during the three-month daytime closure of the Bandaranaike...
View ArticleSilkAir welcomes Colombo to its route network
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, launched its inaugural flight to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, joining its parent carrier in serving the route. With the launch of this...
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CA Sri Lanka’s Mentoring Programme to help nurture aspirations of new...
To help new members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) reach their full professional potential, 15 distinguished members of the institute came forward to mentor over...
View ArticleSri Lankan real estate to be honoured at the PropertyGuru Asia Property...
The annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series has been revamped in 2017 to include categories for exciting markets such as Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Laos, India and the Maldives. With an unparalleled...
View ArticleFitch Affirms Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata at ‘AAA(lka)’/Stable
Fitch Ratings-Singapore/Colombo-10 April 2017: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka-based telecom company Dialog Axiata PLC’s National Long-Term Rating at ‘AAA(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING...
View ArticleEmirates named Best Airline in the World in TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice...
Emirates is most awarded airline with 5 wins including Best Airline in the World, Best Major Airline – Middle East & Africa, Best Economy Class, Best First Class and World’s Best Airlines – Top 10...
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Brandix Athleisure & Brandix Fast Fashion win 2017 Mercury Trophy Volleyball...
Competitive volleyball of the highest order was witnessed when the Men’s and Women’s finals of the Brandix ‘Rasadiya Kusalanaya’ (Mercury Trophy) tournament – the largest competition of its kind...
View ArticleRole of trade as growth driver is threatened: IMF, WTO, World Bank
Reuters – The role of trade as a driver of global growth is threatened by a slowdown in trade reform since the early 2000s and an uptick in protectionism after the financial crisis, the International...
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