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Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the mains constituent party of the ruling alliance has cancelled, with immediate effect, the party membership and posts of all local government representatives who are accused of sexual abuses or other crimes. As recommended by the party General Secretary, Minister Maithripala Sirisena and sanctioned by the General Secretary of ruling ...
- Polls Chief`s uphill task (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka - National List slot must for Rukman - Prelate (Category: Breaking News)
- Believes party needs a change in leadership, says SL Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa. (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP not using capable leaders, says SL (UNP) Parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne. (Category: Breaking News)
The Law and Society Trust (LST) in a statement condemned the mob attack on the Mannar court house, allegedly at the instigation of a Cabinet Minister over a disputed ruling, as well as (reportedly) threatening phone calls to the Mannar Magistrate cum District Judge from the same member of the Government. An attack on a ...
- ALP offended by Big Bang video (Category: South Australia)
- TNA condemns attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Pennsylvania's Supreme Court allows state to complete certification (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Pennsylvania's Supreme Court allows state to complete certification (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Five teenage schoolchildren from Sri Lanka who had lost a family member to an act of terrorism attended this year’s ‘Project Common Bond’, a weeklong peace building and conflict resolution program held in the US. The program was organised by Tuesday’s Children, a New York based non-profit organisation serving the needs of those affected by ...
- Lankan students on US tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Massive draw for Lanka’s $ 1 b bond (Category: Business)
- Education Ministry partners Microsoft to launch DreamSpark (Category: Business)
- Pakistan Govt. announces Jinnah Educational Scholarships 2012 for Sri Lankan youth (Category: Business)
THE Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was the most important post-war step taken by the Government to foster reconciliation and sustainable peace. Since it was released in November of last year, the public as well as the international community have awaited the Government’s steps to implement its recommendations. It would not be exaggeration to ...
- Cabinet approves Advisory Committee to implement LLRC interim report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government ministers representing the left movement call for implementation of LLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not fully implement own war report (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet DECISIONS of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
by Sarath De Alwis The crisis is not in our system of higher education. The crisis is in not knowing what higher education is. Arrogance of presumed superior knowledge of the policy makers and dogmatism of the teachers has precipitated a debate that reflects a pedantry of crisis proportions. We do not seem to have ...
- Whither The National Education Policy Framework Of Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Friday Forum on crisis in the education sector (Category: Business)
- Say no to NEPF! Say no to abolishing free education! (Category: Breaking News)
- Free education and parents’ aspirations (Category: Business)
IRIN: Enhancing practical efforts to uphold the language rights of millions of ethnic Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans could play a key role in the country’s long-term peace and reconciliation, say analysts and activists. “Language parity is one of the biggest challenges to Sri Lanka’s peace and reconciliation efforts, and indeed its future. Without it, I doubt ...
- On The Road To A Trilingual Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must officially adopt Sinhala,Tamil and bilingual versions of National Anthem (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- The need to implement Tamil as an official language (Category: Breaking News)
The 75th regatta in a 114 year history of rowing between the Madras and Colombo Rowing clubs was held in Chennai on the Adayar River last week. Lead by the captain Maheel Gamage over 33 members representing the Colombo Rowing Club (CRC) in the Men’s and Women’s events traveled to Madras on 18 July 2012 ...
- Dialog powers 8th Annual Ladies-Musaeus Regatta (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka team to participate at 14th Asian Rowing Championships in Korea (Category: Business)
- t-sips powers inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championship (Category: Business)
LONDON (Reuters): Britain’s economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring euro zone crisis. Finance minister George Osborne said figures released on Wednesday showed Britain had “deep-rooted economic problems,” adding that the slump in the second quarter was ...
- Indonesia’s tourism sector to focus on emerging markets (Category: Business)
- Growth is better than expected – CB (Category: Business)
- Growth gloom (Category: Business)
- Global 2012 rubber output forecast revised up: ANRPC (Category: Business)
The standoff between law authorities and politicians has reached a new high with the order for Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear before court on charges of threatening a judge in Mannar. There are several points that need to be considered in this instance and while the incident is played out in the ...
Politically-motivated violence or a riot is a form of civil disorder characterised often by what is thought of as disorganised groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. A riot could also be due to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Political violence was seen in ...
- Heed people’s call for new political model (Category: Breaking News)
- Sovereign People, Legal Despotism & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- A sad state of affairs (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
By Uditha Jayasinghe After several weeks of suspense the Government yesterday released the much anticipated Action Plan for implementing the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report but warned that budgetary allocations could see most steps postponed till next year. External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris told media that the Government has taken efficient steps ...
- US calls for detailed action plan from Sri Lanka on LLRC recommendations (Category: Business)
- 2013 Budget allocation for LLRC recommendations (Category: Business)
- U.S. Welcomes National Action Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- US welcomes Sri Lanka’s Action Plan (Category: Breaking News)
By Hamid Mahmood Aid is part and parcel of the development package in South Asia. The book titled ‘Foreign Aid in South Asia: Emerging Scenario; offers insights into the role of foreign aid in South Asia’s development. It covers the chronology of aid development and provides a detailed examination of South Asian countries’ adaptation to ...
- China, India score with untied aid (Category: Business)
- Aid effectiveness debate in Busan (Category: Business)
- Global mobility unaffected by financial crisis (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s Asian Heritage (Category: Breaking News)
‘Apata Galapena Arthika Kramaveda’, a Sinhala economic article collection book by Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, expert on infrastructure policies and C.J. Amaratunga, veteran journalist, will be launched at 4p.m. on 6 August, at the auditorium of the Bandaranayaka Institute of International studies. The book is analysing how the theories relevant to infrastructure sectors such as roads, ...
- Citi Appoints Rohan Weerasinghe General Counsel (Category: Breaking News)
- Young artists in the frame (Category: South Australia)
- Why I love the Pies (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- The countdown begins (Category: Australia, Queensland)
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar will be visiting Sri Lanka from 1st to 3rd August, 2012, at the invitation of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris. During her three day visit, Hina Rabbani Khar will call on the President of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and will also ...
- Attitude Problem (Category: Business)
- Swedish foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Regional Links (Category: Business)
- Govt. continues efforts to release SL crew (Category: Breaking News)
Janaka Walisundera, an international business management professional has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of UB Finance Company recently. UB Finance, which was formed with the acquisition of The Finance & Guarantee Co Ltd by Sri Lanka’s premier financial institution, Union Bank of Colombo PLC and its international strategic investment partner ShoreCap II Ltd., ...
- The Finance & Guarantee turns UB Finance (Category: Breaking News)
- UB Finance endeavours to deliver a unique proposition of economic and social value (Category: Business)
- Union Bank’s Outlook revised to Negative from Stable (Category: Breaking News)
- Top planter appointed to Pelwatte Sugar Board (Category: Business)
Secretary to the Prime Minister Amarasekera, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Secretary to the Ministry of Telecommunication and IT Gunasekera, other Ministry Secretaries, ICTA Chairman Professor Epasinghe, FutureGov Asia Managing Director Mohit Sagar, officers and representatives of the sponsors of this conference, Government delegates from our neigh...
- Building resilience in Asia Pacific’s digital society (Category: Business)
- ICT for government reform: Parliamentarians speak up (Category: Business)
- Broadband will represent momentous change: President’s Secy. Weeratunga (Category: Business)
- FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 begins today (Category: Business)
Although the Doha Round negotiations have not shown any forward movement, a joint statement issued in early July, indicates movement in services negotiations. According to the statement, some members of WTO have got together to kick start negotiations on an agreement to liberalise trade in services. Current participants are Australia, Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, the ...
- WTO clinches key procurement reform deal (Category: Business)
- The Third Round of Sri Lanka – Thailand Free Trade Agreement negotiations scheduled to commence ... (Category: Breaking News)
- India optimistic about sealing EU trade deal (Category: Business)
- Japan FTA (Category: Business)
This is a day quite dear to some 300 million plus people in United States of America. Irrespective of their land of origin, the day is celebrated as the day of independence commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the Founding Fathers remembered. The fourth of July this year is also important for ...
- To be or not to give: The GDP dilemma (Category: Business)
- Reform of university education (Category: Business)
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
With the opening dates of terminals in the Colombo South Harbour Project in Sri Lanka and Deep Water Container Port in Pakistan now set as 2013 and 2014 respectively, port development in the South Asian region is about to enter another era. When completed, the new deep sea ports in Karachi and Colombo will have ...
- Sri Lanka needs more base cargo to face future competition (Category: Business)
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Strengthening ties between ports (Category: Business)
- Accelerating growth: catching the wave or missing the bus (Category: Business)
Reuters: China’s economy is set for a soft landing even as global headwinds increase, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Wednesday that urged further reform and currency appreciation to rebalance growth and reduce risks. The report said economic reforms so far had substantially reduced external imbalances, but at the cost of significant ...
- World economy fragile, faces “uneasy calm” – IMF (Category: Business)
- Slowing China aids global economic rebalancing (Category: Business)
- Turning point in the currency war (Category: Business)
- ‘China yuan could challenge dollar role in a decade’ (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka needs a new wave of reform to avert a possible balance of payment (BoP) crisis, stressed Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Susantha Ratnayake.
Tourism industry official cum professional Dileep Mudadeniya in his personal capacity has released a book on Sri Lanka’s hosting of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) in 2010. Titled ‘IIFA: The Other Side,’ the book in Sinhala, Dileep’s first, recaps the efforts which went in to it, the challenges faced and its success, in ...
- IIFA stopped SL visit-Bachchan (Category: Breaking News)
- It was Bachchan's decision, not IIFA (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Paranoid Earthling Live’ returns (Category: Business)
Renews call for Select Committee to probe shady deals; wants EPF investments in stocks halted Blasts President-Bourse forum Says CSE Board must be dissolved Akin to firing all cylinders, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has blasted President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s forum with capital market stakeholders and renewed the call for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee ...
- Ranil raises red flag over EPF, ETF in Parliament (Category: Business)
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- JVP Leader nails govt. on ETF, EPF balances (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. planning to place EPF, ETF under independent body (Category: Breaking News)
British HC commends Sri Lanka for progress made over the years By Cheranka Mendis Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Susantha Ratnayake yesterday called for a new wave of reforms if the country were to come out of current shocks quickly with the least amount of pain. In his address at the chamber’s 173rd Annual General Meeting, ...
- Finagle introduces Frozen Ready-To-Bake range of bakery products (Category: Business)
- Economic Summit kicks off with wakeup call for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- US keen to increase trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- “Sri Lanka has great potential to attract Japanese investors” – Japanese Ambassador (Category: Business)
Following is the part one of the Daily FT article featuring the Acuity Stockbrokers Research on Economy and Strategy titled “Lion Leads Frontier” launched last week. Better than the rest General frontier market risks remain pertinent to Sri Lanka Investors in frontier markets are well aware of the risk-return tradeoff intrinsic to these markets. Low ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
- Sharper slip in Sri Lanka’s rank in global competitiveness (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asian shares inched higher on Tuesday, helped by improving Chinese manufacturing data, but the euro remained under pressure as surging Spanish borrowing costs stoked fears that the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy will be forced to seek a bailout. The HSBC flash China manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to a five-month high in July, driven ...
- Asian shares flat as weak China data fuels growth worry (Category: Business)
- Asian shares rise; oil spikes on Iran tension (Category: Business)
- Asian markets firmer as focus turns to FOMC from Greece (Category: Business)
- Asian stocks surge on EU bond support (Category: Business)
By a Special Correspondent A year or back from today, Sri Lankan economy had been sailing strongly amidst global economic typhoons. Most of the macro variables were reflecting peace dividends and rejuvenated hope. However, by mid 2011, the country’s trade deficit, fuelled by credit expansion was signalling early signs of an economic turmoil. Perhaps being ...
- Why Lion leads frontier (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Flexible exchange rates and impact on exporters (Category: Business)
- Value investors enter as speculators exit (Category: Business)
Marketing process for sales persons Under the marketing concept, the firm must find a way to discover unfulfilled customer needs and bring to market products that satisfy those needs. The process of doing so can be modelled in a sequence of steps: the situation is analysed to identify opportunities, the strategy is formulated for a ...
- How to develop an effective marketing plan (Category: Business)
- Building the customer experience in business-to-business relationships (Category: Business)
- The brand gap (Category: Business)
- Godrej Locks enters market with aggressive growth plans (Category: Business)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday wished his newly-elected Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee over the telephone and extended an invitation for him to visit Sri Lanka. On Sunday Mukherjee, the former Finance Minister and Senior Leader of the ruling Congress Party was elected as India’s new President. This was after the country’s 4,896 lawmakers in State assemblies ...
- President congratulates Pranab Mukherjee (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan president congratulated new Indian president (Category: Breaking News)
- Pranab Mukherjee elected as new Indian President (Category: Breaking News)
- Mercy petition of Murugan,Perarivalan and Santhan sent to Pranab Mukherjee (Category: Breaking News)
In my experience of brand marketing, I have realised that the most challenging is the marketing of a political candidate for high office given the complexity of variables involved and the swing votes that come to play at the last moment. The other is the dynamism that goes into the business of politics where even ...
- Tilan becomes youngest SLIM President (Category: Business)
- A brilliant marketer? (Category: Business)
- Is it right to market a political candidate? (Category: Business)
- What a brand means to me (Category: Business)
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