Sri Lanka tourism reaches dizzying heights
Tourist arrivals for February 2010 reached a high of 57,300, surpassing February 2009 arrivals by a resounding 67.7 percent. While certainly February has always been the peak month of the Sri Lankan Tourism calendar, this ...
The crisis in secondary education
Kalpanakaranna 2010-03-12 11:01:00 I am one who managed to get through my education without having to go to tuition classes. However today in the Sri Lankan context, it is almost a given that to do well at ...
Parliamentary Election Nominations, Dr. Keethaponcalan on Minority Factor in Elections & the Campaign Poster War
Young Asia Television 2010-03-04 14:05:28 * ‘Hand them over’: Nominations for Colombo District * Dr. Keethaponcalan on Minority Factor in General Elections * The Poster War: Will it Swing the Votes? Read more ...
Video & Pictures: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presents award to Jansila Majeed of Puttalam, Sri Lanka
transcurrents 2010-03-11 07:59:55 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the Women of Courage award to Sri Lanka’s Jansila Majeed at a ceremony held at the US State Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 10. Majeed was among ...
Greater the authority, greater then was the accountability
transcurrents 2010-03-11 07:23:27 by S. Skandakumar Hon Minister,past and present Principals of our revered institution, our eminent guests of honour, the Principal of Ladies College and Warden of St Thomas' College, distinguished fellow Royalists and their equally distinguished ...
10 Years of the IS-FTA: An Overview of Indo-Lanka Trade
by Suwendrani Jayaratne, Research Assistant and Anushka Wijesinha, Research Officer - IPS The India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) which was signed in 1998 marked an important milestone in India-Sri Lanka relations paving the way to strengthen ...
Corruption Risks in the Provision of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Sri Lanka
By Sunimalee Madurawala, Research Officer - IPS In recent months Sri Lanka’s health sector has come under heavy scrutiny, in particular, the provision of pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines. Provision of high quality medicines in a ...
Sentimentality, religion and misplaced values in conflict with common sense
Kalpanakaranna 2010-03-09 16:42:00 There are different but no doubt interrelated issues that I am trying to address in this blog to try to arrive at rational and logical thought, in order to make an appropriate recommendation with ...
Rapid increase of southern tourists to Jaffna has positive and negative impact
transcurrents 2010-03-09 16:37:38 by Jehan Perera The opening of the road to Jaffna was one of the dividends of the Presidential Election. It illustrated the benefits that could accrue to the people due to the competitive bidding for ...
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Years of trekking arid paths to a reservoir for their water has come to an end for some 400 families in a remote hamlet in Sri Lanka’s dry zone, after the country’s top apparel [...]
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) is now well into several projects for implementing the “Mahinda Chintana Idiri Dekma”.
IT-BPO awareness in Jaffna
Sri Lanka’s IT agency says those who …
Microsoft ties with ICTA
Microsoft Sri Lanka recently entered into a Security Cooperation Agreement with the Information and Communication Technology Agency of…
Infotel in Jaffna experiences Microsoft’s Tamil LIPVista, XP, Office 2007 and…
Brandix wins Gold for Corporate Accountability
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Top apparel exporter ranked 6th among 66 companies and corporations assessed for latest index
Top apparel exporter Brandix Lanka Limited has been awarded a Gold rating and been ranked sixth among 66 of Sri Lanka’s [...]
ICTA a key for Sri Lanka becoming best IT market in South Asia:BMISri Lanka …
Summary of Cabinet Decisions – February 17, 2010
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Project for Improvement of Central Function of Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Cabinet granted approval to a memorandum submitted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Finance and Planning to sign the Exchange of notes [...]
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with the Industrial Services Bureau has …
Reputed Project Management qualification earned by ICTA staffSeven members of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) staff have earned the USA based Project Management Institute’s reputed global credential — the Project Management Professional (PMP
Justice C.G. Weeramantry was bestowed Sri Lankabhimanya , the highest National Honour of Sri Lanka in 2007. Justice Weeramantry also won the UNESCO Peace Education Prize in 2006 and the Right Livelihood Award in 2007, considered alternative Nobel Prize. …
The crisis in secondary education
I am one who managed to get through my education without having to go to tuition classes. However today in the Sri Lankan context, it is almost a…
US State dept. Full Report: Sri Lanka Human Righst 2009Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices March 11, 2010 S ri Lanka is a constitutional, multiparty republic with a population estimated at 21 million. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, elected in 2005, and the parliament, elected in 2004, both for six-year terms, share constitutional power. The government is …
AI & HRW jointly appeal Sri Lanka Government to ‘end campaign to discredit civil society’End Witch Hunt Against the Media and NGOs Full text of Joint Press Release…
Video & Pictures: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presents award to Jansila Majeed of Puttalam, Sri Lanka
U S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the Women of Courage award to Sri Lanka’s Jansila Majeed at a ceremony held at the US State Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 10. Majeed was among 10 …
DHL Express opens new Air-side Gateway Facility at Bandaranaike International Airport
Opposition leader also accepts their impending defeat – Minister Premajayantha
Seylan Bank records a massive increase in profit after tax
Schools to have April holidays on the 6th
President says that the working community will not let the motherland down
Conference to raise awareness of trade unions on vision for SL now underway
Prabha’s mother off to Canada
Colombo harbour expansion project progresses on schedule
PNB busts drug racket
Israel is desirous of strengthening economic ties with SL
Israel is desirous of strengthening economic ties with SL
Most of NAM member states denounce UN Chief’s decision on SL
Most of NAM member states denounce UN Chief’s decision on SL
Northern IDP resettlement expedited
Northern IDP resettlement expedited
Dayananda gets tough with IGP
Fonseka must appear in court
Lanka refugee guidelines reviewed
Exiled journalists will be safe in Lanka: Mohan Peiris
Heritance Kandalama: To get married in style By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person”~ Mignin McLaughlin, June…
Things to Do in Galle
Now I’m sure that fort over there is plenty for anybody to…
New Look of SriLankan Airlines Crew
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Last two images are taken with the Ms.Chamila Bulathsinghala, who is the designer of those new uniforms shown.
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A Lit Fest, Some Blood Thirsty Dogs and An Explosion of Laughter
The Galle Literary Festival was several weeks back but I hadn’t gotten around to writing a post about till… this morning. I didn’t check out most of the events for two reasons, I was too tired from cycling around and a friend had offered…
Lanka Challenge 2010; The meaningful adventure continues…
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After officially captivating the world in 2009 through the first edition of the Lanka Challenge, Large Minority plans to continue its meaningful adventure with the Lanka Challenge 2010; a 12 day rickshaw Challenge taking place in [...]
Market Highlights – 11th March 2010
China, India sign loan deals with Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka tourism reaches dizzying heights
Market Highlights – 10th March 2010
