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Polls show tight Clinton, Trump race in US elections
Nov 04, 2016 (LBO) – With Americans set to vote on 8 November to choose their next president, the polls have narrowed to place Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump on par, a poll of polls shows. The BBC poll of polls shows both with a 45 percent rating. The poll looks at the […]
SLT Akaza Cloud powers Aberdeen Holdings with Oracle ERP Solution
Press Release: Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the premier ICT solutions provider was proud to announce that its National Cloud Platform, “AKAZA” has powered Aberdeen Holdings Group of Companies with Cloud based Oracle ERP solution to streamline its enterprise business processes across the group’s business activities. The SLT Akaza Cloud based Oracle ERP solution facilitates the […]
UBER launches new rider app
(PRESS RELEASE) – Colombo, November 2, 2016: Uber, the ridesharing app, today announced the launch of its new rider app, rebuilt completely from the ground up for the first time, since the last redesign in 2012. Re-engineered keeping in mind the changing needs of riders around the world, the new rider app aims to recapture […]
Japan confers prestigious decoration on Speaker Karu Jayasuriya
On 3rd November 2016, the Government of Japan announced the conferment of “The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” upon Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, as recognition for his significant contribution in promoting bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka. A congratulatory message was sent by Mr. […]
Sri Lanka’s veteran musician Pandit Amaradewa no more
Veteran singer and musician Pandith W. D. Amaradewa, who was admitted to the Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital this morning following a heart attack has passed away at the age of 88. He was being treated at the Intensive Care Unit of the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital. Wannakuwatta Waduge Don Albert Perera better known by his adopted name […]
Import and export trade – Are bogus surcharges resurfacing?
It is evident by the recent press articles that, some elements are trying to influence the authorities to reintroduce TCH and other surcharges, which will render the Import /Export trade very uncompetitive. Back in time, It was the EASL, which was led by the late Mr. Lyn Fernando, the then Chairman who boldly took up […]
NDB enhances security & convenience to Sri Lankans sending money home
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) today announced its partnership with HomeSend, a joint venture between Mastercard, eServGlobal and BICS, to offer greater security and convenience to millions of Sri Lankans sending money home from abroad. Connecting NDB’s state-of-the-art e-Remittance service to the HomeSend Hub, this agreement will allow consumers to credit funds directly to a […]
SriLankan Airlines surprises a loyal passenger with Gold Card
SriLankan Airlines gave one of its loyal customers,Peter Phillips of Shropshire, United Kingdom, a delightful surprise by rewarding him for his loyalty to SriLankan Airlines. Accordingly, Sri Lankan’s frequent flyer programme, Fly SmiLes, presented him with a Gold card recently at a surprise ceremony to help him keep visiting his favourite destination of Sri Lanka […]
Haycarb records turnover of Rs.5.9Bn and PBT of Rs.458Mn for 1H 2016/17
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Sri Lankan multinational Haycarb PLC reported a revenue of Rs. 5.9 billion and profit before tax of Rs. 458 million for the six months ending 30th September 2016. The profit after tax stood at Rs. 374 million. The turnover increased by 8%, while the profit before tax and after tax recorded […]
iflix adds Hindi & Tamil content for Sri Lanka internet TV viewers
iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for emerging markets is thrilled to announce the addition of hugely popular Hindi and Tamil programming to its world class content offering. From today, consumers can enjoy unlimited access to the best in Hindi and Tamil movies, in addition to the vast selection of popular, award-winning and iconic […]
USD1 bln expected from Hambantota port sale: CB Governor
Nov 02, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka could expect a one billion dollar inflow to the economy in about five months time through the sale of a stake in the Hambantota Port, the Central Bank Governor said on Tuesday. The equity proceeds of a sale of an 80 percent stake to a Chinese investor could […]
Aitken Spence Travels Brings in Russian Charter to Sri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – Aitken Spence Travels, the premier destination management company in Sri Lanka in collaboration with Coral Travel & their airline charter arm, Royal Flight in facilitating their first charter flight from Russia to Sri Lanka for winter 2016/17. The charter arrived this morning, 1st of November 2016 to the Bandaranaike International Airport. The […]