The 2011 New York International Television and Film Awards was held in Las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the NAB Show. The multi-day event brought the most talented personalities in the world to the city of Las Vegas. This year’s New York Festivals Awards ceremony honoured the 2011 winners by showcasing the year’s best television [...]
This Easter the Taj Samudra has for you special surprises offering Easter goodies at the Lobby Lounge and the Easter Sunday Brunch too. Easter is the sacred celebration of Christ’s resurrection. It is the oldest and holiest Christian festival celebrated with great togetherness. Families and friends gather for service at sunrise and spend joyous time [...]
County Cricket Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas continued his good form with county side Northamptonshire with figures of five for 73 against Essex on Friday. Thanks to Vaas’ effort Essex were dismissed for 433 with captian and wicketkeeper James Foster making 64. Northamptonshire opener Stephen Peters then struck a century against his old club [...]
Two corporate giants, HSBC the world’s local bank entered into a mutually reciprocal business agreement with Etisalat, one of the largest telecoms companies in the world, at a meeting held at HSBC Head Office premises in Fort, recently. HSBC was mandated to finance Etisalat’s 3G network upgrade through an export credit financing and local bank [...]
West Indies vs Pakistan T20 Legspinner Devendra Bishoo marked his international Twenty20 debut with a match winning bowling performance grabbing four wickets for just 17 runs that helped a new-look West Indies team register a close seven-run victory over Pakistan in St Lucia. The Windies, led for the first time on home soil by Darren [...]
Some UNP Municipal Council members of Maharagama are seen invoking blessing at a Bodhi Pooja held at the Sri Vipassarama Temple in Maharagama. Among them are Member of Parliament Wijedasa Rajapakse and Provincial Councillor Nimal R. Pieris. Photo By Asoka Fernando
Leading from the front, Seylan Bank, “The Bank With a Heart,” recently re-launched Seylan Siri Nivasa Housing loan, for clients desirous of owning a home of their own at an attractive rate, coupled with a substantial amount of special benefits. In the past couple of years there has been a rapidly growing trend for people [...]
Two Sri Lankan golfers participating in Pakistan’s Amateur Golf Championship created a bit of history even before they got onto the golf links. N. Thanaraja and N. Ranga became the first Sri Lankan sportsmen to visit Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket team in Lahore two years ago. The terrorist attack [...]
County Cricket round up Sri Lanka’s Farveez Maharoof turned in an impressive all round performance as Lancashire claimed their second successive innings victory to start the new LV= County Championship season with a thumping win over Somerset at Taunton. Maharoof struck an aggressive 102 in Lancashire’s 451 and then took two key wickets as Somerset [...]
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