Category: Industry
Sri Lankan Airlines sign up 4 A350XWBs and A330s
June 20, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines had signed a deal with Airbus to buy four A350-900 and six A330-300 aircraft, powered by Rolls Royce engines in the first phase of replacing its aging long haul fleet. “The winning combination of A330s and A350 XWB will allow SriLankan Airlines to offer the highest levels […]
More Sri Lankans looking to book domestic holidays online: survey
June 20, 2013 (LBO) – About 23 percent of domestic holidaymakers in Sri Lanka are booking hotels online and up to 85 percent were considering internet booking for their next holiday, according to survey on travel planning.BQu Services, an online marketing and research firm that conducted the survey said 85 percent of holidaymakers said they […]
Maldives Eon Resorts to build US$170mn hotel in Sri Lanka
June 20, 2013 (LBO) – EoN Resorts (Pvt) Ltd, a Maldives-based resorts developer has applied to build a 170 million US dollar luxury hotel in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, the state information office said. It will also have a 150,000 square feet shopping mall and a 2000 square feet food court. The cabinet of ministers […]
‘s Jayawardene
CARDIFF, June 19, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene is under no illusions about the scale of the task confronting his side when they face India in a Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff on Thursday.The latest high-profile one-day international contest between the teams is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai. […]
SriLankan Airlines starts mobile check-in
June 19, 2013 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan Airlines said it is offering mobile check-in and access to its loyalty program and other services for customers with smartphones.A mobile application developed with Virtusa Corporation, a software firm, allows passengers to select their seats and check up to two hours before departure. “Customers are increasingly accepting high-tech […]
Innovative Education
June 19, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s fee-levying higher education institutes are drawing on technology and cost management strategies to make services affordable to students and maintain quality, officials said.Overseas education is very expensive for students and parents and it is not affordable to many. Affiliated colleges with a local partner are more affordable. UK’s […]
Cricket: Sri Lanka oust Aussies to qualify for semis
LONDON, June 17, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka reached the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 20-run victory over holders Australia in the last league match at the Oval in London on Monday.The Sri Lankans, who needed a win to stay in the competition, relied on aggressive half-centuries from Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne to score […]
easyJet to buy 135 Airbus A320 planes for almost $12bn
LONDON, June 18, 2013 (AFP) – British no-frills airline easyJet on Tuesday announced a deal to purchase 135 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger planes, including 100 new generation neo aircraft for $11.9 billion (8.9 billion euros), after agreeing sizeable discounts. “Ultimately, Airbus offered us the best deal, and at a price with a greater discount to […]
Boeing launches new Dreamliner with over 100 orders
LE BOURGET, June 18, 2013 (AFP) – Boeing launched a bigger version of its next-generation Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday with over 100 orders and a clear message — after a run of technical blows, the US firm is back on track.NAC has a fleet of slightly more than 100 ATR […]
Health Care
June 18, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hemas group, which has interests in consumer goods, power, leisure and healthcare, opened a 1.3 billion rupee 60 bed hospital in a fast growing suburb of the capital Colombo. Hemas also has hospitals in Sri Lanka™s Wattala and Galle towns. “We decided on Thalawatugoda as the location following […]
Term Funds
June 18, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank Plc said it had got 24 million US dollars through a 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation, a multilateral lender which will be used to finance small businesses. “IFC’s investment brings the required long-term financing which will help NDB to promote the much needed […]
Education Dialogue
June 17, 2013 (LBO) – International and regional educators will come together in Colombo to debate international higher education issues at a first in a series of global forum, the British council said. Each policy dialogue features the latest thinking in its area with new research and input from the government and industry leaders. Global […]