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Colombo Gazette
April 25, 2018
... promotions, transfers, employee restructuring and retirement of the Board of Directors, CEOs, Chairman and other senior management and financial reporting, compliance with relevant accounting and auditing standards, and financial and operational performance and standards. (Colombo Gazette).
Colombo Gazette
April 25, 2018
Unemployed graduates staged a protest in Colombo today disrupting traffic. The Police said that Lotus Road in Colombo had to be temporarily closed due to the protest march today. The protest was organized by the Joint Federation of Unemployed Graduates. Related Items: Click to commentÃâà...
SLBC
April 25, 2018
The Colombo Fort Magistrate Court re-issues an open warrant for the arrest of former ambassador to the US: Jaliya Wirckamasooriya. Details: Published on 24 April 2018: Hits: 114. The Colombo Fort Magistrate Court re-issued an open warrant for the arrest of the former ambassador to the US: Jaliya Wirckamasooriya whoÃâà...
Business Line
April 25, 2018
SriLankan Airlines has added two more flights per week to Hyderabad and now offers a daily flight to Colombo and onward connectivity to other destinations. Currently, it operates 145 flights per week to India across 14 destinations. Chammika Iddagodage, Manager for SriLankan Airlines, in Telangana andÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
April 24, 2018
For more than 32 years, members of the Colombo family have constructed the elaborate costumes and headdresses worn by royalty in the Krewe of Endymion. Shirley and Anthony Colombo began designing and building costumes for local Carnival krewes in 1967 from their Chalmette home. They movedÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
April 22, 2018
The Dutch Fort of Colombo was completed by the end of the 17th century and subjected to modifications over time. When Colombo fell to the British in 1796, the new owners continued to maintain the Dutch fortifications with very few modifications and in 1869 it was decided to demolish the fortifications for the improvementÃâà...
Times of India
April 17, 2018
KOLKATA: From May 1, Sri-Lankan Airlines will add another flight to Colombo from Kolkata. This will take the frequency ... Since then, we have carried nearly 12,000 people to Colombo. Previously, there ... “The Kolkata flight takes off at 12.30pm and reach Colombo at 3.30pm,” Peiris added. Get latest newsÃâà...
Condé Nast Traveler
April 16, 2018
Sri Lanka serves as the perfect segue between Southeast and South Asia: a laid-back island where Buddhism is the dominant religion and dhal curry is the dominant dish. A 3.5-hour flight from Singapore's Changi will deposit you at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport; from there, it's on to theÃâà...
Options The Edge
April 9, 2018
Throughout its years of colonisation — Dutch, Portuguese and British — Sri Lankan cuisine had remained a potent blend of strong flavours, distinct for its generous use of spices. Colombo is a great place to sample the generous variety of this nation's gastronomic offerings. Here's how you can plot your dayÃâà...
Vatican News
April 4, 2018
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed a new auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. Father J. D. Anthony Jayakody is the new Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo. He takes over from Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris who has stepped down having reached the canonicalÃâà...
Colombo Gazette
March 22, 2018
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) is extremely concerned over amended provisions in the gazetted National Audit Bill. There are three major areas of concern – 1. the surcharge powers, being the power to recover monies related to any fraud, negligence, misappropriation or corruption, have beenÃâà...
Colombo Gazette
March 22, 2018
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Namal Rajapaksa says he was blocked from flying to the US from Russia. Rajapaksa, who was in Russia to observe the just concluded Russian Presidential elections, tweeted saying that he had been informed by Emirates Airlines in Moscow that he will not beÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 22, 2018
Rosy Senanayake assumed duties as Colombo's first female Mayor at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) premises a short while ago. Mrs Senanayake's United National Party (UNP) won 60 of the 119 seats at the CMC at the February 10, Local Government Elections, winning an outright majority in theÃâà...
Daily Mirror
March 22, 2018
'The One', an ambitious property development project with a price tag of US $ 500 million in the heart of Colombo, is hoping to bring back its former glory to the Colombo Fort area. The One will comprise of two super luxury hotels with 473 keys, a luxury retail mall, a commercial complex and 638 beautifullyÃâà...
Colombo Gazette
March 22, 2018
... won the recent Local Government (LG) elections in Colombo. Senanayake and 60 other councilors elected from the UNP took oaths before the party leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees earlier this week. Mohammed Iqbal took oaths as the Deputy Mayor. (Colombo Gazette).
Hiru News
March 21, 2018
The construction of 'The One - Sri Lanka' which is going to be a landmark development project in Sri Lanka which would redefine the urban regeneration in the city of Colombo, is now underway. The project, which will cost over $ 500 million, will include a luxury retail mall, a commercial office complex,Ãâà...
Groundviews
March 21, 2018
On March 15, 2018 (Thursday) at around 7.45 pm, a fire broke out inside a fifth floor apartment at the Sirisara Uyana complex in Dematagoda. Sirisara Uyana is one of the high-rises built by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) for the working class poor of Colombo who were evicted or forcibly relocatedÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 20, 2018
Mar 20, Colombo: The first female Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Rosy Senanayake and 60 other councilors elected from the United National Party (UNP) took oaths before the party leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees yesterday (19). Mohammed Iqbal tookÃâà...
Colombo Gazette
March 7, 2018
The Government has decided to declare a state of emergency as tensions continue in the country. Minister S.B. Dissanayake said that the cabinet, which met today, decided to declare a 10 day state of emergency. He said the move will be to maintain law and order in the country. A curfew imposed in KandyÃâà...
Daily Mirror
March 7, 2018
Colombo Trust Finance PLC yesterday announced plans to raise Rs.600 million via a rights issue subject to the approval of the Colombo Stock Exchange and ... In September last year, Dialog Axiata PLC acquired 80 percent of Colombo Trust Finance from Cargills Bank paying Rs.28.70 per share. With theÃâà...
New York Times
March 7, 2018
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's government imposed a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday after mob attacks against the minority Muslim population in a central district, violence that has highlighted the country's fragility as it tries to recover from decades of civil war. The unrest in the district ofÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 6, 2018
The Central Bank (CB) on Monday at around 12 noon sealed the premises of the Central Investment and Finance Ltd (CIFL) in Colombo following a decision to cancel the licence of the troubled company. Witnesses said a group of 25 high officials of the Central Bank including security staff had ordered allÃâà...
Daily Mirror
March 6, 2018
The project is brought to you by the Premier Sponsor, Fairway Holdings, a leading patron of art and culture, and the Chamber Music Society of Colombo, (CMSC) celebrating its 10th anniversary. A leading concert violinist for over 30 years, Midori regularly transfixes audiences around the world, bringingÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 6, 2018
... since 2003 by two private companies Grey Line 1 and 2 due to the war situation prevalent in the country at the time. However, since the war ended this practice continues to date causing inconvenience to the lorry drivers and increasing the traffic congestion in Colombo, the unions alleged. (Sunimalee)Ãâà...
Daily Mirror
March 5, 2018
The surge in land prices in Colombo slowed down marginally in 2017 after recording sustained growth for over one and a half years, according to the ... The index uses data collected by the Valuation Department covering 50 centres of the five Divisional Secretariats of Colombo, Dehiwala, Kesbawa,Ãâà...
TV3.ie
February 21, 2018
No longer just the urban gateway to Sri Lanka, Hannah Stephenson discovers Colombo has enough war-torn history, colourful temples and culinary delights ... for beaches, whale-watching tours, tea plantations and elephant safaris, that they don't stop for a second glance at its commercial capital Colombo.
Irish Examiner
February 21, 2018
Visitors to Sri Lanka are often in such a rush to head for beaches, whale-watching tours, tea plantations and elephant safaris, that they don't stop for a second glance at its commercial capital Colombo. Big mistake. Golden Buddha in Viharamahadevi Park (Thinkstock/PA). While at first sight, it may seem likeÃâà...
