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SriLankan Airlines said yesterday it has acquired a new Airbus A320 last month, expanding its fleet to 23 aircraft. The national carrier’s fleet now consists of eight medium – range A320’s, seven twin engine wide-body A330’s, and six long-haul A 340’s, and two De Havilland Twin Otter floatplanes for domestic services. The new aircraft has ...
- New Wings (Category: Business)
- Air Arabia fleet rises to 30 (Category: Business)
- RJ receives new Airbus A320 (Category: Business)
- New Airbus A320 joins RJ fleet (Category: Business)
With Irish golfers flying high at the top of the golfing world, Emirates has announced its first sponsorship in Ireland by becoming the Official Airline of the Irish Open. The 2012 Irish Open, which takes place in the spectacular surrounds of the Royal Portrush Golf Club, from 28th June – 1st July, is one of ...
- Emirates Named Official Airline For Irish Open (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates links Dublin to vast route network (Category: Business)
- Emirates contributes to Sri Lanka’s Carnival of Cricket (Category: Business)
Emirates is fast approaching the tripling of its flights to Spain, which includes the launch of a daily service to Barcelona from 3 July. Barcelona press conference: Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ Executive Vice President, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Salem Obaidalla, Emirates Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe & Russian Federation with Emirates’ cabin crew. ...
- Emirates ramps up services to Spain (Category: Business)
- Emirates Ups Services to Spain (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates Counts Down to Catalonia Service (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates boosts Rome services with third daily flight (Category: Business)
Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigour after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumours he was dying five months before an election. The socialist Chavez, who had only been seen live in public once in the previous month, addressed the ...
- Venezuela’s Chavez: I’m recovering like a condor (Category: Business)
- Chavez slams “horrible repression” of US protests (Category: Business)
- Chavez cancels trip to Argentina and Brazil (Category: Business)
- Obama: Iran and Cuba ties don’t benefit Venezuela (Category: Business)
TSA recommends $600 per FEU surcharge Says shipping lines expect strong summer season Says utilisation rates up near 95% COPENHAGEN (Reuters): A group representing the transpacific container shipping industry is recommending a surcharge on containers for the peak summer season, signalling it expects a robust recovery in business from a weak 2011 as the U.S. ...
- Pilots get a pass on new TSA pat-downs (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- TSA finds loaded gun at Seattle airport (Category: USA, Washington)
- TSA gives children a break at airport security (Category: USA, Illinois)
- TSA screeners allegedly let drug couriers through LAX for cash (Category: USA, California)
n The Scholar who has refused to changeHumanistic approach Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera, scholar, writer, poet, novelist, social activist and many more, in a special contribution to Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume Two released last month, has tried to analyse the most recent history of Sri Lanka in the context of the onset of the process ...
- Globalisation: The challenges (Category: Business)
- Crisis lies in not knowing what higher education is! (Category: Business)
- UNCTAD should address challenges faced by developing world (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
Reuters: Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against German-led austerity. Hollande was set to beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy by a decisive 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent margin, the TNS-Sofres polling ...
- Voting begins in France, economy may doom Sarkozy (Category: Business)
- Hollande is French president, Sarkozy concedes defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Hollande is French president, Sarkozy concedes defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarkozy details measures for growth, jobs (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Come winter this year, Sri Lanka will be ready to welcome 4000 up-market tourists from Austria, Germany and Switzerland with the first ever regular cruise liner sailing in to the Colombo Port. The cruise liner, FTI Berlin will make its maiden voyage to this part of the world in December starting off ...
- FTI group to operate a cruise line to Colombo port (Category: Breaking News)
- Cruise Calls (Category: Business)
- CAB on cruise (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka welcomes luxury cruise Queen Elizabeth with 2000 tourists (Category: Business)
iPhonik Pvt Ltd., a converged communication solution company providing solutions based on Voice, Data and Video last week launched its flagship hospitality solution Chameleon at the Kamikaze Lounge and was well received by hospitality industry experts, architects and consultants. Chameleon has three main components and can be procured separately. In-room entertainment portal, room control system ....
- ‘Flying Fish’ makes waves at CINDI 2011 (Category: Business)
- Costello addresses church gala (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Chameleons live fast, die young (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka spent Rs. 56 b on above-the-line advertising in 2011 Taking wing to India for meetings is a usual routine for any business leader attached to a multinational in Sri Lanka as most such organisations have their regional offices in India. During a recent visit to India, the hype surrounding IPL – 5th edition ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- A brilliant marketer? (Category: Business)
- Storms brewing in teacups (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
Less than a year after starting up on its own, the company prepares to replicate its Indian success in Sri LankaJubilant FoodWorks, the master franchisee of Dominos Pizza for South Asia, last year set up its own subsidiary company in Sri Lanka, moving away from the franchisee partnership which held the fort for the Group ...
- Domino’s Pizza, opens in Colombo (Category: Business)
- India’s Jubilant Foodworks to expand overseas (Category: Business)
- Aviraté dresses up for aggressive expansion (Category: Business)
- Lenovo experiencing ‘tremendous growth’ in SL under ‘Smarter Tech for All’ vision (Category: Breaking News)
Emirates customers travelling to the United States will soon enjoy seamless connections to a dozen U.S. cities, after the airline announced the start of a one-way codeshare with JetBlue. The codeshare will further strengthen the relationship between Emirates and JetBlue. The two airlines have been interline partners since 2010, enabling customers to enjoy the convenience ...
- Emirates to fly A380 twice a day to New York JFK (Category: Business)
- Emirates to fly A380 twice a day to JFK (Category: Travel)
- LIVE: Fighter Jets Escort UAE Flight To JFK (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Emirates to Fly A380 Twice Daily to JFK (Category: Breaking News)
HSBC Signature cardholders, an exclusive circle of customers, have been offered a 10 per cent discount on Emirates First and Business Class travel from Colombo to ten popular destinations. The exciting promotion valid from 1 April to 30 June is applicable for both return and one-way tickets purchased on-line via www.emirates.com/lk from 1 April to ...
- Emirates Announces Special Fares (Category: Breaking News)
- Class above the rest HSBC Visa Signature debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Blockbuster holidays with HSBC this season (Category: Business)
- JWT partners HSBC win at Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2012 (Category: Business)
Takes delivery of first aircraft with new premium economy product and long haul economy class seats Cathay Pacific Airways has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER that is the first aircraft to feature its Premium Economy Class product and new long-haul Economy Class seats. At the same time
- Lufthansa receives first Boeing 747-8 (Category: Business)
- Spotlight turns to output as Boeing wins show (Category: Business)
- Cathay Pacific orders 12 new Boeing (Category: Business)
- Air India takes delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Category: Business)
Last Sunday when the unknown Ajinkya Rahane scored 103 runs off just 60 balls at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, which helped the Rajasthan Royals to score a massive 195 runs at IPL season five, my mind went to just one ethos the IPL is all about – highlighting performance. It is how IPL ...
- Developing cutting-edge brand strategies (Category: Business)
- The ‘real’ problem with brand Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Nation branding: A holistic perspective (Category: Business)
PYONGYANG,(Reuters) : North Korea’s new leader delivered his first major public speech on Sunday as the impoverished state celebrated the centenary of its founder’s birth, calling for a push to “final victory” despite a failed rocket launch two days earlier. A jowly Kim Jong-un, clad in black and the third of his line to rule ...
- North Korea says fuel being injected into rocket (Category: Business)
- North Korea confirms mystery woman is leader’s wife (Category: Business)
- Kim to reform North Korean economy after purge: source (Category: Business)
- North Korea’s Kim Jong Un threatens to build more nuclear weapons (Category: USA, New York)
Reuters: U.S. employers hired far fewer workers in March than in previous months, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary support for a still sluggish economy. The report was seized upon by Republicans hoping to make the weak economy the centerpiece of their campaign
- U.S. jobless rate drops to 2-1/2 year low (Category: Business)
- US economic fix could take years: Obama (Category: Business)
- US employment rate improves a bit (Category: Business)
- Asian shares fall on sluggish US jobs, focus on more data (Category: Business)
nAward-winning carrier spends Rs. 200 m on plush dedicated facility for First and Business Class passengers and Skywards Gold members Emirates has opened its own dedicated passenger lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake (BIA), becoming the first international airline to invest in such a facility at the BIA. Completed at a cost of Rs. ...
- Emirates Lounge at BIA accorded high-profile opening (Category: Business)
- Emirates invests Rs. 200 m for dedicated lounge at BIA (Category: Business)
- Emirates Opens First WC Lounge (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Attracts High-end Tourists (Category: Business)
Reuters: Federal Reserve policymakers on Monday signaled little appetite for further monetary steps to stimulate U.S. growth in an economy that is gradually strengthening. “With my current outlook, I think our policy stance is still the one best suited to foster steady gains in output
- Twisted (Category: Business)
- Low Rates (Category: Business)
- Liquidity Trap (Category: Business)
- Dollar Gambit (Category: Business)
With the recent relaxing of the rupee exchange rate and subsequent increase in fuel prices, trade unions and the opposition parties are conducting protest campaigns against the Government, demanding a reduction in oil prices and the cost of living. This article investigates the living conditions of citizens in the recent past and present, quality and ...
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- The Economic Impact of Exchange Controls (Category: Business)
- Living with debts (Category: Business)
- Strategies on reducing or getting out of foreign debt (Category: Business)
REUTERS: In the face of aggression from the United States or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran’s most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. “We do not have nuclear weapons and we will not build them but in the face of aggression from the enemies, whether from America or the Zionist ...
- Ahmadinejad denounces ‘uncivilised Zionists,’ urges new order (Category: Business)
- SL proved resistance against hegemonic powers is possible: Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Port: If problematic speech is banned online, at least be consistent (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Port: If problematic speech is banned online, at least be consistent (Category: USA, North Dakota)
When one saw recent pictures of a fit and energetic Chief Executive of Sri Lanka Inc. dashing downfield with a football, for a moment many would have wondered if football in Sri Lanka had indeed found a new sponsor, the State itself! But with the Minister of Sports watching intently, we were soon to realise ...
- Mobitel supports Civil Defence Force ‘Nandimithra’ Football Team (Category: Business)
- Samaposha Fuels Under 13 Schools’ Football (Category: Breaking News)
- Focuss Appointed Official Casual And Formal Wear Provider For Sri Lanka Rugby (Category: Breaking News)
Can clothes, fashion accessories and makeup make a country look democratic?Dictators have begun to dress up their autocratic regimes in the manner of democracies with all the mod cons that help to pass off a system of government, which is for all purposes a dictatorship, as a five-star democracy. This in the manner that a ...
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
- Trust deficit and consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
- Inept’ocracy (Category: Business)
Accor has opened the largest ibis hotel in Asia Pacific. The ibis Bandung Trans Studio with 606 contemporary guest rooms is located in the city of Bandung, West Java, adjacent to Bandung Supermal and Trans Studio, one of the largest indoor theme parks in Asia. With new direct flights from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, ibis ...
- Accor surpasses 100,000 rooms in Asia Pacific (Category: Business)
- ibis becomes a “Mega Brand” (Category: Business)
- Student kicks ibis to death (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Elliot Page, 'Juno' star, shares transgender identity (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Reuters: Greece claimed a major success for its bond swap offer to private creditors on Friday after it won heavy acceptance for a deal that averts the immediate risk of an uncontrolled default on its massive public debt. The finance ministry said 85.8 percent of its 177 billion euros in bonds regulated under Greek law ...
- Euro zone seals second Greek bailout worth 130 b euros (Category: Business)
- Greece, creditors strive to avoid costly default (Category: Business)
- Crisis-hit Greeks sceptical of EU rescue deal (Category: Business)
- Greece, creditors move closer to deal in race against time (Category: Business)
NEWYORK(Reuters): Travellers still long to experience far-off places and exotic locations, but destinations are not the only driving force in the travel industry. Travel experts say vacationers are increasingly matching their interests and passions, whether it is cooking, yoga, wine-making, culture or a longing for adventure, with the places they decide to visit. “Travel continues ...
- Malaysian Airlines enhances customer experience with premium service (Category: Business)
- Lady Gaga wants to have her own wine brand (Category: Business)
- New wine glasses aim to balance “water and fire” (Category: Business)
- The poetry of wines at Chaaya Tranz (Category: Business)
Benito Mussolini, the fascist ruler of Italy, during World War II, said that his brand of fascism ‘should be more appropriately called Corporatism, because it is a merger of state and corporate power’. Compare this with the dictionary definition of capitalism: ‘A system in which a country’s business and industry are controlled and run for ...
- Entrepreneur and the profit motive (Category: Business)
- The rise of State capitalism: new masters of the universe or an ominous portent? (Category: Business)
- State Capitalism: Revitalising underperforming businesses the Mussolini way (Category: Business)
- Governance - Four examples; two bad and two good (Category: Business)
Subsidies? Well yes, but make them smart subsidiesNigeria: Subsidising the neighbours Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamidi Sanusi, had a problem. In a recent live interview with the Aljazeera TV, he said that his country had to raise the retail prices of all petroleum products to match the rising international prices, despite the violent and ...
- Treasury defends fuel revisions (Category: Business)
- Nigeria regulator announces end to fuel subsidies (Category: Business)
- CPC implications (Category: Business)
- Commendable start; now for the finish (Category: Business)
Reuters: Iran ordered a halt to its oil sales to Britain and France on Sunday in a move seen as retaliation against tightening EU sanctions, as a team of U.N. inspectors flew to Tehran to press the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear programme. The European Union enraged Tehran last month when it decided to ...
- Israel calls for tougher Iran sanctions (Category: Business)
- Iran Economy Minister says EU embargo to push up oil price (Category: Business)
- Iran imposes oil ‘counter-sanctions’ on EU (Category: Business)
- Iran oil output steady despite sanctions (Category: Business)
Reuters: On a recent Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, water flowed from the toilets through the aisles during the entire journey from London to Islamabad. "What if it reaches some electrical wires and puts us in danger?" said one concerned passenger to another after flight attendants brushed off repeated complaints. "This could be a catastrophe." ...
- PIA fleet to be gradually renewed (Category: Business)
- First Thai Airways A380 rolls out of paint shop (Category: Business)
- SpiceJet to start Madurai-Colombo service in Sept. (Category: Business)
- Mihin Lanka launches second aircraft (Category: Breaking News)
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