By Ashwin Hemmathagama Dubai based telecoms operator Etisalat last week announced the commercialization of AppZone to its Sri Lankan subscribers. This is a first of its kind telecoms mobile application eco-system in South Asia which allows Etisalat users to download solutions for business and pleasure through mobile phones. The project was launched in June 2010 [...]
Selecting a career, identifying the qualification that will help you to pursue that career and ensuring employment is a complex process that many youth and their parents face today. Given the ambitious plans of the government and as the nation becomes more tightly integrated into the global economy, Sri Lankans are faced with a variety [...]
The withdrawal of credit facilities to retail clients by stockbroking firms by an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) beginning from next year affected the bourse at Friday’s trading which saw the benchmark ASI decline by 31.25 points over that of Thursday’s close to finish the week at 6,381.07 points, while the more [...]
EZY Racing driver Shafraz Junaid was crowned the new Rally Champion of Sri Lanka when he outstripped all his rivals and won the Sevanagala Rally and the Championship organised jointly by the MRA and CMSC by driving his car outstandingly well for 22km in the final stage of the day with a heated radiator and [...]
With electricity rates in Sri Lanka said to be the highest in the region, the Government’s 8% hike in electricity tariffs as proposed in Budget 2011 for those consumers imbibing more than 90 units a month is simply preposterous. This hike comes in the backdrop where CEB Chairman Vidya Amarapala and Power and Energy Minister [...]
By Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, FACS, FIACS, AM (Sing), MBBS (Cey) Health Writer When two adjoining bones in our body need function to move, nature has given us a perfect ‘joint mechanism’ for such action. Without such a mechanism, movement of limbs and other parts of the body will be not possible. The bone surfaces [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photo courtesy Sri Lanka Guardian At first glance, the picture seems innocuous. A young woman kneels in the foreground of what appears to be an office. Strewn around her are items of clothing. The date in the corner of the digital photograph reads ‘September 24, 2010’. But this is not just [...]
When I read of Upeksha Swarnamali’s tirade of foul language on the News Director of Derana, Shehan Baranage, I was not quite sure whether to be surprised, taken aback or neither. Of late, Upeksha has become an unpredictable woman; not only changing political parties to her advantage, but now resorting to low-level tactics used by [...]
Seylan Bank joined hands with Laugfs SunUp supermarkets to offer customers a multi purpose VISA Card that would enable them to earn points, enjoy discounts and spend them at any place of their choice. Having started business in 2001, Laugfs SunUp supermarkets now have 26 outlets. The Co-Branded VISA Card will be issued over the [...]
HSBC Sri Lanka was awarded the Gold award for “International Brand of the Year” at the SLIM Brand Excellence awards 2010 held recently. The awards held for the ninth successive year featured many reputed local and international brands in the country vying for top honours in 11 categories. The event organized by the Sri Lanka [...]
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