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POLICE are still looking for a man who tried to rob a BankSA at Tea Tree Gully last month.
The Sri Lanka Navy has teamed up with the US Navy for training. The purpose is to engage in counter piracy exercises. USS Ford is a United States Naval Ship which had reached the Galle Port on a goodwill visit. It arrived last afternoon. USS Ford is a guided-missile frigate with a length of 136 ...
The United States Navy ship, USS Ford (FFG-54), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate will call on Sri Lanka's southern port of Galle Oct 11-14, the U.S. Embassy announced on Monday.
Oct 10, Colombo: The United States Navy ship, USS Ford (FFG-54), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate will call on Sri Lanka's southern port of Galle Oct 11-14, the U.S. Embassy announced on Monday.
Colombo, Oct 10 (IANS) USS Ford, a frigate of the Oliver Hazard Perry Class of the US Navy, will call on Sri Lanka's southern port of Galle Oct 11-14.
Resolutions seeking reappointment of two retiring directors not passed; two new Directors rejected; four nominees of 7.6% owning BAT go throughThere was spark at the 21st Annual General Meeting of Blue Diamond Jewellery Worldwide last week with regard to the election and appointment of Directors to the Board. Ananda Wehalle and Mairus Fernando, who retire ...
By Dinali Goonewardene As International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are to be adopted in Sri Lanka from 1 January 2012, a question looms as to how tax liabilities will be calculated under the new standards. The tax laws may be changed in order to fall in line with the IFRS or another set of accounts ...
By Dinali Goonewardene A luncheon presentation was held by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton on ‘International Financial Reporting Standards Implementation – The Next Steps,’ with the aim of promoting knowledge of IFRS before their adoption in Sri Lanka in January 2012. Speaking at the presentation V. Venkataramanan, Executive...
The Taprobana 4×4 challenge, the country’s premier off-road race, this year powered by Etisalat will see 30 participants test their limits through some of the toughest terrains of the Uva Province. Come race day on 7 October through to the 14 October, this flagship race organised by the Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Club of Sri ...
IOS says that SL can take local benchmarks to the world to grow exportsBy Uditha Jayasinghe Sri Lanka’s attempt to broaden its presence in international markets must be led with its adherence to international standards and best practices, says an international expert. The International Organisation for Standardisation (IOS) Secretary General Rob Steele told the Daily ...
The second public lecture titled ‘Convergence of Sri Lanka accounting standards with international financial reporting standards: A business perspective,’ of the Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni (PIMA) was successfully held on 9 September 2011 at the PIM Auditorium. The welcome address was made by Dilini Wijeweera, President of PIM Alumni. Professor Uditha Liyanage, Patron a...
The Speed Racing Series jointly organised by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club, the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club, the Motor Racing Association and the Asian Motor Racing club will be held on 16 October 2011 at the Pannala Race track. It will be the final round of the Championship out of four rounds in total. ...
The Association of Accounting Technicians Sri Lanka (AATSL) will hold a two-day international conference from September 27 to 28 at the Hotel Galadari Colombo. The inauguration will commence at 6.00 pm on 27th September and the theme of the conference will be “Confronting the New Economic Landscape.” “This theme has been chosen to address the ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will inaugurate tomorrow the three-day Rotary South Asia Conference for Development and Cooperation hosted by Sri Lanka. The President will address the ceremonial inauguration on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Galadari Hotel whilst the conference will be held at Cinnamon Grand. Around 300 delegates and speakers of repute from the corporate and ...
Highly respected Managing Director and Editor in Chief of The Hindu N. Ram will be in town over the weekend to actively participate at the Rotary South Asia Conference on Development and Cooperation in Colombo from 4-6 September. Ram will moderate the first plenary session titled “Reaching within – Bonding South” on the inaugural day ...
Exponential 575% rise in comparison to FY2010’s figure of Rs. 155 m; Posts Rs. 829 m net profit attributable to equity holders; Turnover more than doubles to Rs. 10.6 b FY2012 1Q revenue up 162% to Rs. 4.4 b; after tax profit up 257% to Rs. 368 m Assets worth Rs. 34.3 b, up from ...
Several big names in business, medicine and civil society spheres are coming to Sri Lanka to attend the Rotary South Asia Conference on Development and Cooperation in Colombo from 4-6 September. Overall around 300 delegates and speakers of repute from the corporate and state sectors from the South Asia region, comprising countries, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, ...
By an Independent Analyst The State Assembly of Tamil Nadu (TN) passed a resolution on 8 June 2011, requesting the Indian Central Government to push the international community against Sri Lanka towards imposition of ‘economic sanctions’. The resolution at the TN assembly moved by Jayalalitha as the Chief Minister passed unanimously with the ruling party ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that no force will be allowed to deprive the country of the freedom and the peace enjoyed by the people of all communities, with the eradication of terrorism which plagued the country for over 30 years.
Ford recently announced the appointment of Future Automobiles as the exclusive Ford Dealer in Sri Lanka. This announcement is concurrent with the introduction of five class-leading models into the Sri Lankan market to reinforce Ford’s financial and commercial commitment into the region. The award-winning models offered were the Everest, Focus, Ranger, Fiesta and Figo. “We ...
Re-enters country as subsidiary of Softlogic introduces four leading vehicle models targets minimu..
By Jamila Najmuddin and Easwaran Rutnam A bomb disposal squad in Sri Lanka screeches past a police barricade followed by an ambulance and stops next to a police station. Officers rush into the police station followed by police sniffer dogs. There is commotion inside the police station after policemen and policewomen realise that a bomb ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that no force will be allowed to deprive the country of the freedom and the peace enjoyed by the people of all communities, with the eradication of terrorism which plagued the country for over 30 years.
Cadres of the para military group led by Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilliayan, chief minister of the Eastern provincial Council (EPC), have been involved in several robberies in the province, sources in the east said. On April 13, members of this group had robbed jewelry worth 1.5 million rupees from a house at Aaraiyampathi West Kaatumawadi area in Kaathankudy police division in ...
Nationalism, Cricket and the Religio-Politics of Sport On social networking sites, such as Facebook, debates about the usefulness of the boycott were pervasive. Some members of the diaspora argued that supporting the Sri Lankan cricket team against India in the...
Roads Bring Development Roads, bring forth with it development, Sujeewa Mudalige, senior partner PriceWaterhouseCoopers Sri Lanka, an audit firm, told this reporter. Mudalige, who holds other key appointments such as being the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, said that he has impressed upon Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith ...
by Somapala Gunadheera Of late there have been some adverse comments on the failure to downsize the armed forces after the defeat of the LTTE and engagements of soldiers in seemingly infra dig civilian activities. It appears to be in...
Kumar Sangakkara has said Sri Lanka's lack of practice at the country's World Cup venues, which are yet to be completed, will rob them of some home advantage during the tournament
The Galle Literary festival is a haven of civilised values in a country that is no stranger to strife by Robert McCrum Associate editor, The Observer, UK [Click for more pictures] Ever since the Hay festival set up shop overseas...
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) recently entered into an agreement with the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) aimed at boosting company directors through a Company Directors Course. Scheduled to be an annual event, it will kick off at Cinnamon Grand Colombo on February 10. It will cover Governance, Compliance, Finances, Strategy Risk ...