Published on Sep 5, 2022 9:24:37 AM by Trader's Life

The Silvas are at it again. A week dominated by news of political brats on the rampage once more, this time directing their rage at an Army Major, ended with the soldier recanting his story and the two main suspects in remand being transferred to prison hospital on “medical” advice. The whole incident smacked of ...

  Reuters: Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former world number one who won the French Open in 2003 but whose career has been hampered by injuries, will retire after playing at his home event next month, he said on Wednesday. “The Valencia Open 500 will be my final tournament, in the best possible scenario,” Ferrero ...

Of media, politics, and striking the right balance By Cheranka Mendis The actual conflict between journalism and politics lies in a tug-o-war between presenting a narration of reality as it was while dodging attempts of other parties to frame stories for personal agendas. Speaking at a breakfast meeting, Al Jazeera Network Former Director General Wadah ...

The biggest ICT events of the year, which will portray the countryandrsquo;s persistent development and the significance of information communications and technology, will be hosted by the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), on November 2012.

Top class Cyprus chefs to heat up celebrations It is going to be the most unforgettable event in Colombo and the news is spreading fast as the Hotel embarks upon a culinary journey of unimaginable excitement and festivity. All this takes place at the Coffee Shop from 7p.m. to 11p.m. from 20 to 26 September. ...

REUTERS: England’s Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium were named by captain Jose Maria Olazabal on Monday as Europe’s two wildcard picks for next month’s Ryder Cup. World number 26 Poulter and 35th-ranked Colsaerts join 10 automatic selections in the 12-man team for holders Europe for the September 28-30 match against the United States ...

 Corporate boards must take long-term steps to manage risk, restore investor confidence CFA Institute report offers ‘checklist’ for visionary boards The string of recent news concerning global companies such as Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Olympus, Sino-Forest, and Duke Energy, underscores the immediate need to change the corporate culture perpetuated by some corporate boards. One wa...

A historic battle took place in the Kande Uda Rata Rajadhaniya, in the course of one of the many invasions by the Western colonial powers who once occupied what was known as the Maritime Provinces of Lanka, at the site of the ford at Wagolla village, a crossing point of the Mahaweli river on one ...

Operative in their 25thandnbsp;year of operation, Union Assurance PLC (UA) recently concluded their awards nighton a high note. The awards night is one of the most noted and spectacular events in the calendar of UA, where top performers are recognized and rewarded.

Airtel frontlineandrsquo;s strategies and market instincts were commended when Airtel sales team won two awards at the prestigious NASCO awards andmdash;one of the main events of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing calendar andmdash; which recognizes sales excellence by rewarding

With apologies to Francis Bacon whose quote is misquoted but not in essence of what he meant. Bacon’s comment that “reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man” is to be seriously looked at today in education and in practice where we appear to falter at every step of ...

Reuters: Shares rose on Tuesday as investors held on to hopes the European Central Bank can trim borrowing costs and help restore confidence in the euro bloc, even as officials denied a report about the shape of its planned bond buying strategy. But most other assets – from the euro to oil and gold – ...

Protecting the small depositor   One reason for poor communities the world over responding to the service facility provided by Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) to take in the small amounts of savings the poor generate on a daily or weekly basis is the security offered by the cash being securely looked after at a remote ...

By Chamitha Kuruppu The large gathering of an unknown wedding ceremony did not bother us at all. We had arrived early for the interview, so we could listen to them sing. And just like we expected the church was filled with their mesmerising voices. The choir and their breathtaking singing was no doubt the highlight ...

Shares thoughts on sustainability in volatility and the way forward The Guest of Honour, Dato’ Charon, President and Members of the Professional Bankers’ Association, my dear friends, first of all, let me thank the Association of Professional Bankers for inviting me this evening to your 24th Convention and giving me the opportunity to share a ...

Reuters: Usain Bolt and Jamaica’s speedsters smashed the 4×100 metres world record, Britain’s Mo Farah brought London to its feet with another golden distance win and Mexico broke Brazilian soccer hearts in a thrilling penultimate day of Olympic action. But Saturday’s sporting highs were tempered by news that a Syrian runner was expelled from the ...

For the first time in Sri Lankan schools' history, Isipathana College online information centre opens a new page in our website to publish news from other schools. We hope to work together as a team and we believe it will help to build up the companionship and togetherness among our brothers and sisters all around the island. As an innovative and highly visited school website, ICOICs' mission of t...

Corruption, scandals, deceit; the corporate world has been marred by such occurrences in recent times. Ethics and finance have been at the centre of many scandals and Sri Lanka especially has seen the fall of companies which failed to operate in line with the ethical codes that govern it. Two of the world’s most prestigious ...

Presently Sri Lankan software has been exported to regions such as North America, EU, Australasia and East Asia. With the recent global financial slow down, most of the matured software markets are not as vibrant as earlier for the software products and services.  Considering this fact, EDB has identified developing regions of the world as ...

Reuters: British tourism chiefs hope the Olympics and a global advertising campaign will entice more overseas visitors by 2015 and more than compensate for any short-term losses as the country tries to dig out from a double-dip recession. Tourism Minister John Penrose said the 2012 Olympics had given Britain the chance to re-establish itself as ...

Reuters: Swimmer Michael Phelps won his 17th Olympic medal to take him closer to the all-time mark, but his U.S. freestyle relay team were upstaged by France as records fell in the pool on Sunday’s second day of competition at the London Games. South Africa’s Cameron Van der Burgh and American Dana Vollmer set world ...

Reuters: North Korea’s new young leader, Kim Jong-un, is married, state media said on Wednesday, putting an end to speculation over the relationship with a woman seen at his side during recent events. The announcement, which fits a trend the Kim has followed to break out of the dour

Reuters: Impoverished North Korea is gearing up to experiment with agricultural and economic reforms after young leader Kim Jong-un and his powerful uncle purged the country’s top general for opposing change, a source with ties to both Pyongyang and Beijing said. The source added that the cabinet had created a special bureau to take control ...