Speculation about the status of James Packer’s love affair with supermodel Miranda Kerr has once again lit up… over a pair of $100,000 diamond earrings. “He bought them for her about four weeks ago,” confirms one mate, who refused to say whether the huge sparklers were an extravagant “kiss-off” or an early Christmas present. “They’re…
In the world of technology nothing stands still. Today, we frequently see new mobile and computing devices come to market offering a whole host of innovations, while IT gathers and manages unprecedented and incomprehensible volumes of data from a plethora of everyday objects. The rapid pace of innovation we’ve seen across all IT will continue…
Waterfront Properties (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC has entered into a USD 445 million syndicated project development facility with the Standard Chartered Bank.
I am happy to speak to you at this important event, where those in the private sector, investors, entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals, academics and many others with the courage to face Sri Lanka’s challenges meet. It is also encouraging to share with you my plans for the future. Before I do that, it is necessary…
Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Tuesday it is recalling about 470,000 sport utility vehicles and cars globally for possible fuel leaks. Nissan is recalling the vehicles from model years 2012 through 2015 because fuel pressure sensors may not have been sufficiently tightened during production. That could lead to a fuel leak over time due…
The Department of Census and Statistics today launched their publication ‘Key Findings of Census of Population and Housing’ at a seminar held in Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel. The chief guest at the event was Mr. Basil Rajapakse, Cabinet Minister of Economic Development. The event was further graced by Mr. S.R. Attigalle, Deputy Secretary to…
Metallics, neon colours, laser cuts, sequins and leather vied for attention when Brandix, Sri Lanka’s inspiration-driven apparel manufacturer, brought the curtain down on the ‘Fashion Innovation Runway’ of the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) with a show-stealing segment. In-house designers and the products of several business units within the Brandix Group came together to present…
Finally scientists have developed the solution to every girl’s problem – the male contraceptive pill. Scientists have developed a birth control pill made from an Indonesian shrub that claims to be 99 per cent effective. The pill, which originally comes from the gendarussa plant weakens enzymes in sperm so a woman can’t become pregnant from it….
Tall gas cylinders stand like sentinels behind anxious devotees who tend to motherboards riven by wires. Fluorescent tubes protrude from the machines, seeming to feed their depths with elaborate drips of sickly neon. Liquid nitrogen spills into makeshift sinks crowded with whirring components, coolly billowing fog over the benches. At a glance, you could mistake…
For about the same price as five days in Jamaica, a week in Cancun or two weeks in Acapulco, you can spend three memorable nights at a resort just outside Pahrump that brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “all-inclusive.” Sheri’s Ranch, one of Nevada’s largest and most elaborate legal brothels, is now offering…
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