In an important move to support the growing number of tourists to Mauritius, Emirates airline will introduce two additional flights between Dubai and the Paradise Island, escalating the service to 11 weekly flights. The 10th frequency will be launched on November 4 while the 11th will start on December 6, increasing existing capacity by 22%weekly [...]
Investors chase after institutions and not individuals, a Chartered Accountant said. N.R. Gajendran, Partner, Gajma & Co., a tax consultancy, speaking at a pre-budget seminar on Wednesday was referring to the “scrapping of the BoI,” the country’s investment facilitator. “As a result investors have to run all over,” he said. Gajendran’s point was that bona [...]
Following claims of cancer curing drug By Indika Sri Aravinda The Ayurveda Drugs Formulary Committee is to be dissolved as they have opposed moves to import and distribute drugs manufactured in Japan which claim to cure cancer, despite them not being certified by the Japanese government. A Sunday Leader exposé last week revealed that Indigenous [...]
By Emil van der Poorten While the title of this column might be long and ungainly, it constitutes an honest effort to accede to the requests I keep getting from readers to “bring your language down to a level that will be appropriate to the current definition of English literacy in Sri Lanka.” That said, [...]
The Latin adage Caveat Emptor or “Let the Buyer Beware” maybe true to those seeking to pursue their studies in the UK. This is in the context of reports of a number of Sri Lankan students, who, after gaining legitimate entry to study in the UK and having had paid the necessary tuition fees and [...]
By Richard Browne The St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, England is the home of Kent County Cricket Club and a relic of a bygone era with its deck chairs, dozing pensioners and stripy marquees; an unlikely place for an event that may just revolutionise Test cricket. In Kent’s final County Championship game of the season [...]
This summer 33 Sri Lankan student leaders from 14 leading schools in Sri Lanka took part in Harvard University’s “Leadership in Action Summit.” This one week programme was filled with student interaction, outdoor team building, peer learning and fun. This year 300 delegates from 26 nations participated. This annual summit is organized by People To [...]
HSBC 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament The Royal Colombo Golf Club once again gave golfing enthusiasts of all stature an opportunity to compete for the challenge trophy of HSBC’s annual 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament 2011, held for the seventeenth year. The tournament which concluded last weekend saw over 230 enthusiastic golfers in the Men’s, Ladies’ and [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly Vathsala Devi, listing herself as the legal representative of Thurairajasingham Devi better known as ‘Colonel Ramesh’ has filed a federal civil suit against Major General Shavendra Silva, Sri Lanka’s acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Filed in the Southern Manhattan District Court, the Summons was issued by the District Judge. The [...]
Japanese giant in Consumer Electronics, Panasonic Corporation’s Asia and Oceania Corporate Management Division’s Managing Executive Officer Yorihisa Shiokawa, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka soon. He will attend the Panasonic Eco Convention, an event introducing Panasonic’s technologically advanced environment friendly “Eco” consumer electronics appliances range. Shiokawa, who is also Panasonic Asia Pacific Managing Director is [...]
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