Category: General Services

Digital technologies are both an opportunity and a threat for the industry according to experts who spoke at the 2nd LBR/LBO advertising and marketing forum.Digital technologies are both an opportunity and a threat for the industry according to experts who spoke at the 2nd LBR/LBO advertising and marketing forum. Some digital media like the Internet […]

Sri Lanka’s urban-rural divide will dictate how companies target consumers in a future, increasingly digital world, local brand builders say.Sri Lanka’s urban-rural divide will dictate how companies target consumers in a future, increasingly digital world, local brand builders say. “Sri Lanka will have to form two distinct advertising strategies to reach local consumers,” said Dilhan […]

The International Labour Organisation says up to 20 percent of people who lost their livelihood after the tsunami, will switch to different jobs.The International Labour Organisation says up to 20 percent of people who lost their livelihood after the tsunami, will switch to different jobs. “This could mean that thousands abandon their traditional way of […]

Sri Lanka must provide international and regional disaster warning centres with a 24-hour, 365-day means of contact, say local experts. Sri Lanka must provide international and regional disaster warning centres with a 24-hour, 365-day means of contact, say local experts. "The government needs to designate specific contact points for these institutions to reach us in […]

Tsunami victims stew in camps in Sri Lanka waiting for millions of rupees worth of aid that has got stuck in government red tape.Tsunami victims stew in camps in Sri Lanka waiting for millions of rupees worth of aid that has got stuck in government red tape. “On average only about 30 percent of the […]

The Ceylinco Group will invest Rs.2 bn to set up two specialised hospitals this year, following the success of its Cancer Detection Centre.The Ceylinco Group will invest Rs. 2 bn to set up two specialised hospitals this year, following the success of its Cancer Detection Centre. “We are in the process of setting up two […]

The tsunami may have its effects on migration a year from now, as it leaves behind people – some displaced into cities, taking a keen look at work abroad.The tsunami may have its effects on migration a year from now, as it leaves behind people – some displaced into cities, taking a keen look at […]

Though most are agreed that a flexible, multi-hazard warning system is what Sri Lanka needs, it might have to be put into law to ever really take effect.Though most are agreed that a flexible, multi-hazard warning system is what Sri Lanka needs, it might have to be put into law to ever really take effect. […]

Sri Lanka Cricket has opened the bidding for its team-sponsorship rights for a three-year period starting on April 2005.Sri Lanka Cricket has opened the bidding for its team-sponsorship rights for a three-year period starting on April 2005. The current team sponsor’s deal, won by Dilmah Tea in 2002, expires at the end of March, and […]

Ceylinco Consolidated, the leading corporate group in Sri Lanka, has tied up with Shriram Properties Ltd to develop commercial and housing properties in Bangalore and Chennai.Ceylinco Consolidated, the leading corporate group in Sri Lanka, has tied up with Shriram Properties Ltd to develop commercial and housing properties in Bangalore and Chennai. The Colombo-based conglomerate and […]

The Ministry of Health is says it will introduce new regulations on food labelling, for packaged food items, by end of January.The Ministry of Health is says it will introduce new regulations on food labelling, for packaged food items, by end of January. “We have already sent the regulations to the government printer.They should be […]

The Ministry of Health says the risk of rabies has increased because of the large number of displaced dogs in tsunami-affected areas.The Ministry of Health says the risk of rabies has increased because of the large number of displaced dogs in tsunami-affected areas. “There are no confirmed cases of rabies but the risk has of […]