Category: General Services

Marketing professional, are pushing for more representation and recognition at boardroom level. Marketing professional, are pushing for more representation and recognition at boardroom level. Although there is a marked increase in people joining the profession they are inadequately represented at top decision-making level according to a top marketing body here. Boardrooms in Sri Lanka tend […]

The Italian government donates heavy machinery for road construction in tsunami damaged Sri Lanka. The Italian government donates heavy machinery for road construction in tsunami damaged Sri Lanka. “Ministry of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation has received Rs 380 million worth of heavy machinery from the Italian Civil Protection Department of the office of the President […]

Sri Lankan trade bodies gain access to international trade data base with EU funding.Sri Lankan trade bodies gain access to international trade data base with EU funding. Public and private sector trade organisations in Sri Lanka gained access this week to one of the world’s largest and most detailed trade data bases. Access to the […]

Sri Lankan government on fast track campaign to issue over one million identity cards before November 17.Sri Lankan government on fast track campaign to issue over one million identity cards before November 17. “We will allocate the month of September as the national identity card month,” said Tilak Ranaviraja, secretary, Ministry of Public Security, Law […]

A tax slapped on all advertising budgets last year has not really tightened purse strings, but companies are thinking twice about the way they spend to grab attention.A tax slapped on all advertising budgets last year has not really tightened purse strings, but companies are thinking twice about the way they spend to grab attention. […]

The US embassy announced the launch of a programme for a tsunami warning system for Indian Ocean countries, on Tuesday.The US embassy announced the launch of a programme for a tsunami warning system for Indian Ocean countries, on Tuesday. The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) program is a two year, US$ 16.6 million project, […]

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Tuesday announced it has completed 3,000 transitional shelters for Sri Lanka’s tsunami survivors.The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Tuesday announced it has completed 3,000 transitional shelters for Sri Lanka’s tsunami survivors. Some 140 families on the east coast, one of the worst hit by the December 26 giant waves, […]

Going abroad to work is a one way ticket to the land of no return for increasing numbers of Sri Lankan poor. Going abroad to work is a one way ticket to the land of no return for increasing numbers of Sri Lankan poor. For Sri Lanka’s rural poor, going abroad to work is the […]

New Gulf policies to reduce domestic unemployment could impact countries like Sri Lanka, says the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).New Gulf policies to reduce domestic unemployment could impact countries like Sri Lanka, says the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The IOM’s World Migration Report 2005, that analyses the global movement of people, notes that recent […]

An advertisement that fails to connect with its target audience can threaten the very existence of a brand according to ad men who spoke at a forum organized by this program.An advertisement that fails to connect with its target audience can threaten the very existence of a brand according to ad men who spoke at […]

Cultural differences should not be a barrier to good advertising says a top local conglomerate. Cultural differences should not be a barrier to good advertising says a top local conglomerate. “What is acceptable and what is liked has changed completely,” says Debu Bhatnagar, director of local conglomerate Hemas Holdings Ltd, at the third LBR/LBO Adverting […]

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health is trying to broad base mental health treatment facilities, because mental hospitals have run out of room.Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health is trying to broad base mental health treatment facilities, because mental hospitals have run out of room. “We are trying to open hospitals in the periphery and at least […]