The Government's divestiture of 16.5 million shares of NDB has resulted in further broadbasing the ownership of the National Development...

It's a do or die situation. Companies desperately need to recruit employees who'll question when something wrong happens within an...

The Music TV wars continue. MTV and Channel V are turning to India specific programs for widening their audience and...

U L Pai Indian exports to Sri Lanka will see an upswing with the Sri Lankan government taking an active...

Asian players have traditionally regarded property as a watertight investment tool. Investors have preferred to sink their cash into bricks...

Mobitel offered a special sponsorship package to the 6th Annual National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Awards '97 which was held...

In response to the various allegations and comments made by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Suntel gave their views to the...

Following the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed in Colombo, British Telecom and Ceycom signed the agreement for the provision of...

A. Wizard Navigating the Net in the wired world can lead to a wealth of information. To guide you through...

A Commodity Approach Dilki Wijesuriya For a regional arrangement like South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is still...

Dilki Wijesuriya A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Ceylinco Limited and L&M Construction (Pte) Ltd., Singapore on Friday, August...

Next to heart disease, environmental pollution poses a great threat and hazard to humans as well as animal life. Many...

RG Hewabowala, chairman/ managing director, of Silicon Coatings (Pvt) Ltd., and manufacturers of the reputed 'Nippolac' brand. decorative and industrial...

Thailand has held Gems & Jewellery fairs for 20 years consecu tively due to Thailand being the center of trade...

Dilki Wijesuriya J Walter Thompson (JWT), Colombo, has been awarded the 'Asian Agency of the Year' title for the second...

Asiff Husein Ceylinco Seylan Developments Ltd., a member of the Ceylinco Group recently completed the superstructure of the Ceylinco Seylan...

The Munich Trade Fair organizers, in cooporation with NCC Management and development Co. Ltd, of Thailand, will organize 'Pollution Control...

EXPO 97 to be held from November 8th to 11th is expected to be one of the biggest displays of...

Farah Mihilar Plantations have come under a spotlight ever since their privatization. But the biggest difference the privatization process has...

Vijitha Yapa John Naisbitt's book is a re- minder of the parable told by Randall A Tobias, former vice chairman...

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL RETAINS #1 RANK ON FORBES WORLD SUPER 50; U.S. HAS 25 FIRMS ON WORLD SUPER 50, JAPAN...

Chanuka Wattegama With the current telecommunication system hardly sufficient for reliable data transmission, it's time Sri Lanka exploited the VSAT-based...

UL Pai Compared with other tea companies in India, Tata Tea has several user selling points. It is the single...

Stanley Fernando It has been reported (Sunday Times, of June 22, 1997) that the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and...

In a landmark decision issued on July 14, 1994, the Bombay High Court held that there may be no withholding...

In an important decision, the Bombay High Court has upheld a writ challenging the power of the Income Tax Department...

Tyron Devotta Political Scene The presentation of the draft constitution to the MPs of the Peoples Alliance by the President...

The following report of the judgement of the Queen's Bench Division (per Buxton J) relates the story premises (private and...

Saliya N Wijesekera T he market continued the strong gains recorded in the last few months throughout July with the...

Back to School Long hours spent sweating over textbooks is not most executives' idea of rest and relaxation after a...