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New buildings for Customs, IR Free Notice
By Natasha Gunaratne
The Customs and the Inland Revenue Department, in a shift in policy from the former UNP government’s plan to have all state revenue agencies under one roof, are putting up their own headquarters.The Excise Department is, in the meantime, renovating and expanding its city office as the new headquarters.
 
“Brands, Blues & Change-Points” - a new Bates experiment in ‘edutainment’

Bates Asia’s CEO Nimal Gunewardena has combined all his passions – music, theatre, marcom and teaching – to create an experimental ‘edutainment’ experience titled “Brands, Blues & Change-Points,” together with the agency team. It is an attempt to share new thinking on brands, marketing, advertising and communications in a changing world through a very palatable format of an interactive session that adds a touch of theatre and a good dose of original blues music written by Nimal himself and performed by the Bates Blues Band.

 
Funeral bells for the rubber wood industry
By Chathuri Dissanayake
PADUKKA – The local rubber wood-based industry has been struggling for while now as its main raw material – timber - has been in short supply in recent years. The industry has been complaining about the short supply and many blame it on the presence of the Merbok MDF plant in the Horana Industrial Zone.
 
Mahinda intervenes in Tea Board fiasco?
By Chathuri Dissanayake
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is said to have intervened in the disputed ‘suspension’ of the Tea Board Director General as tea industry stakeholders rallied around for a second week in support of H.D. Hemaratne.
 
US dollar sharply up as speculators thrive
The US dollar shot up to Rs 108 and then eased to 105 last week with the Central Bank, money dealers and economists divided over the sharp movement.
 
Apollo: Reddy or not?
   
Ad that moved the nation
   
Entrepreneurship lessons & dollars
   
Life assurance schemes or assurance scams? - Right of Reply
 
Business-peace team in South Africa/Northern Ireland on study mission
 
ADB’s Pio leaves but not under pressure
 
Jet Airways voted India’s best airline
   
World Bank’s biggest ever grant to an Asian water project
   
Stockmarket awareness seminar on construction cluster
   
CCC’s Best Corporate Citizen award 2006
   
Wage negotiations for plantation workers
 
Ceylinco Life's 'Ran Daru' art exhibition sets new record
 
Confrontational politics plagues Sri Lanka?
 
Caltex supports Senok training centre
 
Apollo Hospital, Colombo continues ‘excellent’ medical service
Sri Lanka’s apparel hub concept needs more space
 
CDB shows good half year results
 
Sri Lanka business delegation to Korea
 
TAASL President welcomes SLFP-UNP MoU
 
Emirates' special fares to Beijing
 
CIM confers an Honorary Fellowship on Vijith Kannangara of Q&E
 
Kelsey profits up
 
Improved governance, infrastructure key to higher South Asian growth
 
Ceylon Oxygen buyer not here for long haul-analysts
 
Feng Shui-the art of living
 
FTA’s –How beneficial are they?
   
Microsoft top executives share experiences at Tech-Ed 2006
   
Leo Burnett adds a global star to its team
   
Bold steps that launched a revolution
   
Bangladesh Nobel winner plans political movement
   
Indian software company Wipro says quarterly profit soared 48 per cent
   
Judge vacates conviction of late Enron founder Kenneth Lay
   
Sony delays rollout of product
   
Sri Lanka a major automotive component supplier
   
Local firm says Harry J didn’t pay them
   
Benefits of derivatives to the market
   
Land Rover experts in town
   
Audit Committees: Fad or effective tool of management?
   
The untapped potential of 3G
   
ICASL Ethics Committee probes Talwatte, PwC

 


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