Nominations are now open for e-Swabhimani 2010 a national award aimed at recognizing excellence in digital content creation. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) invites nominations from individuals and organizations that have developed creative content and practices in making the benefits of ICT accrue to the people. The nominations will close [...]
Ukraine is ready to offer Sri Lanka various forms of cooperation primarily in trade and the economic sector, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said. Yanukovych announced this today (Wednesday) during a meeting with the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a visit to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian head of state [...]
June 04, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India should fully liberalize air services within the two countries, further strengthen links between them and set an example to South Asia, the head of the island’s state-run national carrier said. "The time has come to a fully liberalize aviation in the region, which will be an [...]
July 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sala GIS (Geo Information System) has developed the country’s first GPS (Global Positioning System) map, where a space-based network of radio navigation system satellites can assist motorist find directions and plot routes. Sala ProSat is the first company to offer GPS navigation that works in Sri Lankan as [...]
From selling surplus garment items from the boot of her car, to opening up a world renowned clothes store in Sri Lanka, she is all about being innovative and creative. Her runway poses, her novel concepts and her notable charity work only add to her achievements. She is none other than Otara Gunawardene; a Biological [...]
“Alliance Travel Assist Insurance”, another innovative initiative by Asian Alliance Insurance (AAI) enables insurance to be bought online at the convenience of your home or office. This pioneering effort offers “real time” customer services to AAI’s potential and existing policyholders. The market feed back coupled with the demand for an augmented product by customers, post [...]
June 11, 2010 (LBO) – London underwriters have removed Sri Lanka from the area listed for war risk insurance following lobbying by the island’s government that risks have been eliminated with the end of the ethnic war. A statement from the Joint War Committee in London said it recently reviewed the Listed Areas for Hull [...]
The NGO forum on Aging (NFOA) is 10 years old, having been founded in 199 “The year of the older persons” declared by the United Nations. The forum has a member ship of individuals, Associations and Institutions caring for and interested in the welfare of elders. The NFO’s main objective is to focus on [...]
It is more than two years since Indian and Sri Lankan officials that negotiated the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) last met. In 2008, Indian Premier Manmohan Singh came to Colombo for the SAARC summit hoping to witness a signing of the CEPA but went away empty-handed. For a while, it had seemed as if [...]
Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who made her Bollywood debut with Aladin, was declared Star Plus Debut of the Year (Female) at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards Saturday. Apart from Jacqueline, Mahi Gill, who played the modern age Paro in Anurag Kashap’s new interpretation of Devdas titled Dev D, too bagged the Star [...]