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to Russia told media. Weeratunga had accompanied the tourist group […] Ukrainian tourists engage in wh...
- VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination (Category: Technology)
- More Ukrainian tourists arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- More Ukrainian tourists arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- More Ukrainian tourists infected despite negative certificate (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Vaccinating Against Covid-19 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
A couple wait in a queue to get a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on…
[…] The post An Uncharted Global Future Commences In 2021: How & How Much Will The World Change? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition groups have raised concerns on the quarantine process in Sri Lanka’s “pilot tourism project” involving Ukrainian tourists amidst COVID-19. The project headed by Sri Lanka’s former ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has drawn stiff
- Suzlon wins second Sri Lanka order from Senok (Category: Breaking News)
- DIY Friday with Danielle: Making a secret door (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Fate of Fargo high rise remains undecided as city selects co-developer (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Fate of Fargo high rise remains undecided as city selects co-developer (Category: USA, North Dakota)
to Russia told media. Weeratunga had accompanied the tourist group […] Ukrainian tourists engage in wh...
- VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination (Category: Technology)
- More Ukrainian tourists arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- More Ukrainian tourists arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- More Ukrainian tourists infected despite negative certificate (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Vaccinating Against Covid-19 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
A couple wait in a queue to get a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on…
[…] The post An Uncharted Global Future Commences In 2021: How & How Much Will The World Change? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
A couple wait in a queue to get a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on…
[…] The post An Uncharted Global Future Commences In 2021: How & How Much Will The World Change? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
A couple wait in a queue to get a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on…
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Vaccinating Against Covid-19 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
A number of articles which appeared in print media in the recent past signify the volatility in the economy. High volatility leads to vulnerability. Volatility and vulnerability are reflections of the haphazard nature of the economic policies and poor economic governance in a country. What is volatility? Volatility is the severity and the frequency with ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s biggest ICT events of 2012, the ASOCIO international conference and the country’s national IT expo INFOTEL, will be held consecutively portraying the country’s persistent ICT development and the significance of the rapidly expanding industry. Hosted by the Federation of Information Technology Industry (FITIS), the Asian-Oceanian Computi...
- Nominations called for ICT Lifetime Achiever 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka re-elected as Chair of UNESCAP ICT Committee third time (Category: Business)
- Microsoft Sri Lanka Partners ICTA for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
. Accordingly, the Sri Lankan Embassies in Russia, ...
- Foreign Ministry coordinates efforts through Sri Lanka.... (Category: Breaking News)
- Heads of Sri Lankan missions summoned for a special meeting today (Category: Breaking News)
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
NAIROBI (Reuters): Kenya’s horticulture export earnings are expected to grow by 10%this year thanks to above-normal rainfall, but the eurozone’s financial woes were expected to dampen demand for flowers, a senior industry official said on Monday. Horticulture is one of the east African country’s leading sources of foreign exchange alongside tea exports and tourism. The ...
- Japan corporate mood up despite yen worry (Category: Business)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Nestlé to buy Pfizer baby food unit for $ 12 b (Category: Business)
Last week I had the opportunity of meeting Hermawan Kartajaya, one of the top 50 gurus who has shaped the world of marketing. His perspective to the changing landscape of marketing and what business must do sure opened my mind set to a new way of thinking business and Sri Lanka’s policy decision making. Hermawan ...
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- Eminent speakers at SLIM International Marketing Conference 2012 tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Honorary Fellow Dr. Hermawan Kartajaya visits SLIM (Category: Business)
- Driving marketing in the boardroom (Category: Business)
Tea is our pride, for which we can be proud of for the reason that it is the best tea on the globe. It is the duty of every Sri Lankan, especially the diplomatic missions worldwide, to defend and promote our silver inherited as much as the beauty of Sri Lanka which is matchless. Sri ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka secures direct access to fifth largest global buyer of Pure Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is no pearl on China’s string: President (Category: Business)
- From defence sales to electricity grids, India upgrades Lanka ties (Category: Business)
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
Want to directly involve in the five-hub strategy in a big way Two new export zones coming, will act as India’s supply chains India to double bilateral trade to $ 10 b by 2015 $ 5 b Indian investments in various sectors now lined up $ 5 b investments are apart from huge outlay ...
- Top Lankan CEOs bullish post Indo-Lanka meet (Category: Business)
- Indian mantra for merry ties! (Category: Business)
- Indian interest - Sri Lanka readying for dedicated trade talks in March (Category: Business)
Russia has reiterated its continued support to Sri Lanka which is advancing as an independent state achieving the goals. Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Vladimir P. Mikhailov made this reiteration during a meeting with Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. The Russian diplomat paid this courtesy call
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
With affluence improving post-war as well as its value for money, Sri Lanka is among the fastest growing markets for tourism in Thailand. According to official data from Thailand, visitors from Sri Lanka grew by 20.85% to 32,878 in the first half of this year. Percentage growth wise it is one of the highest apart ...
- Asia Pacific tourism arrivals up 7% in July: PATA (Category: Business)
- Macau tourist arrivals surge (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals continue to shoot up (Category: Breaking News)
US based Marriott International said in a statement that it has signed up with Sri Lanka's East West Properties Plc, to open a 200-room hotel in Weligma, in 2014.The 11-storey Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa, will be operated under Marriott's flagship Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand. "Sri Lanka is a destination that has great potential and opportunity and we hope to capitalise...
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Eastern Beaches (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Setting its sights on placing Sri Lanka in the global economy and expanding its reach in overseas markets, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’s annual flagship event, aptly themed ‘Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy,’ commenced last evening at the Cinnamon Grand. In the context of ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Young political guns speak up for economy (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Chamber spearheaded repositioning post-war Sri Lanka forum kicks off today (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
Tie-up with East West Properties to see 200-room, 11-storey Weligama Marriott Resort and Space come up in mid 2014Marriott International has announced the signing of an agreement with Weligama Hotel Properties Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of East West Properties PLC, to open a hotel in Sri Lanka – the Weligama Marriott Resort & Spa in ...
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International announces its first hotel in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Serene wins World Luxury Hotel Country Award again (Category: Business)
Fresh push to woo Chinese tourists and tap greater share of two-way traffic, including to Maldives Upgrade brings total flights to four cities in China including Hong Kong to 21 per week By Nisthar Cassim in Beijing, China In a fresh push to woo more Chinese tourists as well as cater to growing two-way traffic, ...
- Sri Lankan to operate daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Business)
- oneworld CEO and team visit Colombo to welcome SriLankan on board (Category: Business)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Breaking News)
Given one month extension pending reconstitution Adding to the confusion and controversies, the Board of Directors of the BOI is in limbo with subject Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera giving it a month’s extension. The move follows the tenure of the members of the Board ending recently and until the latest extension indicated this week, ...
- BOI says approvals up 100%, agreements signed by 25% in 1Q (Category: Business)
- Challenges for FDI (Category: Business)
- Ministry of Economic Development breaks silence; responds to tourism, BOI issues (Category: Business)
- FDI exceeds 1.5 billion USD target set by BOI for 2023 -State Minister of Investment Promotion (Category: Breaking News)
A document named ‘Growing Together’ prepared by UNESCAP for the sixty sixth session of ESCAP states that the realisation of what is termed as the ‘Asia Pacific century’ will depend on the region’s ability to harness the potential of regional economic integration. A shared history and culture, complementarities arising from their very different levels of ...
- Asia Pacific trade and investment (Category: Business)
- Challenging times for Asia Pacific (Category: Business)
- More challenging global environment ahead for Asia Pacific region (Category: Business)
- Asia sees red over ‘green economy’ (Category: Business)
Wide publicity has been given to the events unfolding at the Sri Lanka Tourism regarding the resignation of the Chairman from Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and the performance of the Board of Investment. The media reports have given the impression that ...
- Basil bats for PB (Category: Business)
- BOI Board in limbo (Category: Business)
- Combined publicity blitz for Sri Lanka tourism still not 100% ready (Category: Business)
- Nalaka Godahewa tosses three tourism hats (Category: Business)
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