An in-flight Air New Zealand safety video, which had been branded sexist, has been replaced. The film featured models dressed in bikinis demonstrating safety procedures with airline equipment. Australian Natasha Young began a Change.org petition which called on the airline to stop using the video. “This video completely disregards passengers who find it offensive,” she…
Colombo shares ended with notable gains on Wednesday as All share Price index improved by 48.03 points or 0.73% to close at 6,613.84 and S&P SL20 index improved by 29.95 points or 0.81% to close at 3,706.06. The gains were mainly underpinned by price progressions in Sri Lanka Telecom (closed at LKR 51.40, +3.8%), John…
The Colombo Stock Exchange has allowed a Debenture Issue to be listed by Dunamis Capital PLC and it is to open on 28 July. Dunamis Capital PLC is to list 10 million debentures at a redeemable price of Rs. 100 each. First Capital Limited are the managers to the issue.
The number of Japanese companies on the latest Fortune Global 500 list dropped to 57 from 62 last year, with Toyota Motor Corp.7203.TO -1.13% the only domestic company in the top 10. Fortune noted that Toyota, which fell to No. 9 from No. 8, earned $18.2 billion last year but that sales are expected to go…
The latest data released by the Ministry of Finance indicate that the expenditure on development of roads and highways has increased by 72 percent during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. The Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report 2014 reveals that Rs. 55 billion has been spent on developing Sri…
Venture Engine 2014 programme organized to provide the financial support for new Sri Lankan entrepreneurs on their new ventures, has decided to fund several businesses with new ideas. Fourteen business systems were selected for the final round of this programme organized by Sri Lanka’s Blue Ocean Ventures and Indian Angel Networks from India and were…
R. Senthilverl, a prominent investor in the Colombo Stock Exchange has sold 9.1 percent or 26.8 million shares of Pan Asia Bank to Taprobane Holdings Limited at around 10.49 this morning. This transaction has been carried out as a crossing where the shares have been sold at Rs. 20 each, say informed sources. This transaction…
Forty percent of the population in Sri Lanka is computer literate, reveals the latest Mid-year Fiscal Report released by the government. This has been revealed by the Mid-year Fiscal Report 2014 released by the Finance Ministry. This report also states that among every 9.8 among 100 persons among the population enjoy access to the internet….
Overview — The rating on Sri Lanka balances external, fiscal, and institutional constraints with a strong economic growth profile, the improving financial performances of public enterprises, and declining inflation. — We are affirming our ‘B+’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka. — The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Sri Lanka’s…
Google announced in a recent blog post that it has added 13 new languages to Gmail, with Afrikaans and isiZulu among them. Gmail was already available in 58 languages, and in bringing that total to 71 Google said its e-mail application now covers 94% of the world’s Internet population. The 13 languages added to Gmail…
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