Tag Archives: Colombo

Orion City IT Park welcomes global giant Mphasis

Orion City announced today the arrival of MphasiS, India’s 7th largest global software provider, which is set to commence operations at the IT Park by May 2010, and provide employment opportunities to over 2,000 IT professionals over the next three …

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SL Exports Gain Amid Investor Concern

Sri Lanka’s exports recovered in February amid investor concern that a sovereign-debt crisis in Europe may damp demand for the nation’s tea and rubber. Overseas sales gained 20 percent to $629 million in February from a year earlier, after falling …

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9 Reasons to visit SRILANKA

The Art of Smiling If you have not seen enough smiles lately, go to Sri Lanka. The frequency with which locals will beam their brightness at you is mind-boggling. In a few days of venturing out of the capital city …

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Colombo City Tour – open deck city tour service

The Colombo’s first ever open deck city tour service took off last Sunday, 24 January from Galle Face Hotel premises. Hon. Achala Suranga Jagoda, Minister of Tourism, was the chief guest at the launching ceremony. Both Visiting foreign and local …

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Discovering Serendipity – stepping into a world of magic

Sri Lanka is paradise. A kaleidoscopic experience of vivid intensity, where colourful sights and brash sounds intermingle with confusions of aromatic spices, friendly smiling faces, cultures that reflect peace and tolerance, and religions that promote total harmony. Lifting the veil …

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Airtel Broadband FAQ!

I have seen lot of people wants to know about Airtel Data connection, I thought to create FAQ thread, here it is. All the info here is 100% reliable. What are their packages? They offer 3 packages, Limited: 1 GB …

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Sri Lankan Broadband 3G speeds comparison Airtel vs Dialog vs Mobitel

  Recently I checked 3G speeds of a few networks while I was in the Exhibition & Convention Centre (SLECC) @ collect 2010 Here are the results. Equipment used: HUAWEI E1550  device with 3.5G – max download speed 7.5Mbps Measures …

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Ship building Colombo Dockyard Limited

A leading shipbuilding and repairing company in the region Colombo Dockyard Limited (CDL) is receiving increasing orders from Middle Eastern countries due to the global shipbuilding boom. Due to the high world oil prices oil producing countries` economies are booming …

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US$ 230 million renewable energy project

The BOI signed an agreement worth US$ 230 million with the Malaysian-Bahraini joint venture Orizon Renewable Energy private Ltd to build a waste to energy plant. The plant will be built on a 20-acre land at Kahatamedawelyaya, Muthurajawela, in the …

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Sri Lanka Cricket Venues

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo: Floodlights:Yes Capacity:40,000 Named after Former Sri Lanka president Ranasinghe Premadasa End names Khettarama End, Scoreboard End Home team(s) Sri Lanka Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium: Dambulla, Sri Lanka Capacity: 30,000 Floodlights: Yes End names Press Box End, …

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