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Resume Writing Tips: How long should the Resume be?
There is no hard & fast rule to say that a CV must be 2 pages or a particular number of pages, other than in exceptional cases where you can be requested for a certain number of pages. For instance, recently a client was specifically requested for a 2-page resume for a job application in […]
Facebook stock down 24-pct on slow growth forecast
Jul 26, 2018 (LBO) – Facebook Inc’s stock was down by nearly 24 percent, Wednesday following concerns voiced over the last few months on social websites privacy issues, a foreign media reports said. . “There would be a rise in costs because in cost on efforts to address concerns about poor handling of users’ privacy and […]
Teejay Lanka profit after tax grows by 27-pct to Rs.279.3Mn
Capacity expansion in India and an increased order book from the US and EU have enabled Teejay Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s only multinational textile manufacturer, to make a strong start to 2018-19 with healthy sales and profit growth. Profit after tax grew by a respectable 27 per cent to Rs 279.3 million on revenue of […]
‘s Premiership
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Preliminary indications are that Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is to emerge with the largest amount of seats in Pakistan’s parliament.It is unlikely that his party will achieve an absolute majority in parliament, thus a coalition government will be necessary to govern.The nuclear powered nation is home to almost 200 million people.Its […]
EGUARDIAN brings Fortinet’s third generation of network security toSri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – EGUARDIAN Lanka, Sri Lanka’s leading value added IT distributor, recently held a knowledge sharing forum for their customers on Fortinet’s Security Fabric at the Cinnamon Grand. IT Heads from finance, telecom and software industry were in attendance to learn about the latest innovationsto the Security Fabric that can help protect their networks […]
Sri Lanka announces biggest youtube meetup of the year with “YouTube Open Mic”
YouTube Open Mic Night is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, and an event to bring together the country’s leading YouTube Celebrities, Brand Ambassadors, Content Creators, Influencers and YouTube Enthusiasts and will be happening on 10th of August from 6pm onwards at the Spice Room at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. This event is powered […]
Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir water filling commences
July 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka marked the completion of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Project after the water filling of the Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir commenced today under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena. Mahaweli Multipurpose Project initially inaugurated at Polgolla in the Central Province by the then Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike on 08 January […]
Sri Lanka – UNWFP join hands to improve nutrition and food security
Jul 23, 2018 (LBO) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the government of Sri Lanka have signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on its next phase of partnership to enhance food security and nutrition, in support of the government’s Vision 2025 and sustainable development goals. The LOU was signed by Dr. R. H. […]
Wulian appoints Techneed as authorized distributor for IoT products in Sri Lanka
Wulian, a professional manufacturer and global leading supplier for IOT, Smart Home products and solutions has announced the appointment of Techneed (Pvt) Ltd. one of Sri Lanka’s growing high-tech IoT start-ups as an authorized distributor in Sri Lanka. This will enable the company to expand its market share, for its complete IOT, Smart Home product […]
Colombo Port transshipments up by 19.8-pct in 1H; targets 7mn TEUs for 2018
July 22, 2018 (LBO) – Establishing a record in transshipment operations, the Colombo Port has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8 percent in transshipment container throughput for the first half of 2018 as against the corresponding period in 2017.During the first half of 2018, the Port of Colombo handled 2,733,906 TEUs of transshipment containers as […]
LAUGFS IT triumphs at BestWeb.lk 2018
LAUGFS IT successfully clinched multiple awards for the fourth year at the recently concluded “BestWeb.lk 2018” competition. The LAUGFS Holdings corporate website bagged the Gold Award in the ‘Corporate Category’, Bronze Awards in the ‘Overall Category’ as well as the ‘Special Category for the Best Tamil Website’, and the Merit Award for the ‘Best Web […]
Janashakthi Life’s high-flyers qualify for million dollar round table
Janashakthi Insurance PLC announced that 14 members from its Sales team had qualified for the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) membership in 2018. This continues Janashakthi’s long streak of double digit MDRT qualifiers. Amongst this year’s group are several 2nd and 4th time qualifiers including H L A Harshana from the Company’s Colombo City […]