By Dr. Harold Gunatillake – Health Writer This article is all about the naturally occurring chemicals in food that damage our bodies. Those people who believe that they eat natural fresh foods for health reasons, will have shock waves running through their spine, when the truth is revealed. Is nature so cruel to us, to [...]
Two companies in the Hayleys Group’s fibre sector won four awards at National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka’s 2010 National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA). Lignocell (Pvt.) Ltd., a global leader in the media industry and BonTerra Lanka Ltd., a pioneer manufacturer and exporter of Stitched Erosion Control Blankets (ECBs) shone at this year’s awards [...]
Jack, Peter and Muck… Ah Neil the Jack Garden of the gemming authority made things hit the fan. The poor blot was caught with his amuday around his ankles when the cat flew out of the bust that he was to present Il Presidente. By creating a maze around purchases made from Nithya the Kalyani [...]
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit in the first 10 months of the year increased by 79.2% year on year (YoY). Cumulative exports earnings in the first 10 months of the year increased by 13.2% YoY to US$ 6,505 million, while cumulative import expenditure in the review period increased by 32.8% YoY to US$ 10,863 million. As [...]
More than 500 people who celebrated their 65th birthdays earlier this year have been gifted free critical illness insurance for the rest of their lives by Ceylinco Life, Sri Lanka’s leading life insurer. The recipients of this unique cover became eligible to receive Ceylinco Life’s “65 plus” reward by virtue of being the company’s policyholders [...]
On the 16th of December, Adam Werrity, the personal aide to British Secretary of Defence Liam Fox arrived in Sri Lanka. He arrived in advance to vet the arrangements that were being made for Liam Fox’s visit when he was expected to make the keynote speech at the Lakshman Kadirgamar commemoration. He first met with [...]
Millennium two and half years gone In a city founded seven hills on, Built on blood and sweat of slaves By a selfish ambitious fratricide Was a world of boundless greed. Embedded in limitless desires, Haughty boorish citizens And cruel oppressive rulers Were engrossed in amoral pleasures, Like greedy hyaenas gobbling Stinking putrid carcasses. Marching [...]
International Construction Consortium (Pvt) Ltd of Finco Group, established in 1980, has become one of the largest and most respected building and civil engineering contracting organisations in the country. ICC has commissioned a green resort, Ulagalla Resort to demonstrate its responsibility to protect the environment and reduce operating costs with “Leadership in Environmental and Energy [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge India says that it is not affected by the Economic Development Ministry directive on construction projects in the North and East. The directive raised questions as to whether a particular project — the construction of 50,000 houses in the North and East, would have to be canned. The project was on grant [...]
The Finance Company (TFC), Sri Lanka’s oldest finance company with 70 years of operations, is planning a comeback next year with its share issue set to roll-out on January 11. The company is backed by Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka, a Bank of Ceylon subsidiary. The company’s noteworthy achievement is the resilience it showed during [...]
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