Banking

LOLC ranked the best financial services provider at SLIM – Nielsen Peoples Awards 2013

Bank of Ceylon- Bankers to the Nation enables rubber industry

BoC – Bankers to the Nation signs MoU with Gal-Oya Plantations (Pvt) Ltd (GOPL) to boost the the sugar cane industry

Bank of Ceylon supporting Cluster based Shrimp farming projects in Sri Lanka

‘HNB Assurance Liya Harasara’ A special Tribute towards women this month

From DFCC Vardhana Bank – The Most Caring and Trusted Bank

Pan Asia Bank launches Suwa Savi Fixed Deposit with a free family medical insurance

HNB Mobile Banking offers simplicity, ease and convenience for banking on the phone

DFCC Toastmasters celebrates five years

DFCC helps turnaround 100 rural schools across the country

Orient Finance endevours to swell its fixed deposit base offering incentives

NDB opens its newest branch in Akuressa

No guarantors or mortgages on NDB Dream Maker Personal Loans for Permit Holders

NDB Pioneers 365 day Leasing

News

A friend indeed

Lanka may pull out of Tamil Nadu

Chinese firm gets major oil deal in Mattala, Hambantota

Compulsory medical tests for school athletes in strenuous sports

Govt. finalises plans for northern polls

Rev. Fr. Perniola to be honoured for his scholarly work

Shocking hikes from next month, but CEB will remain in debt trap

Controversy over laundry at Perahera Mawatha

C’wealth values, Latimer House principles govern Ottawa’s participation at CHOGM

CJ 43 Bandaranayake’s lawyers see flaws in Bribery Com. probe

Indo-Lanka heroin smugglers brought to trial

CEB proposes to give huge shocks to those who can least bear it

Schoolgirls’ pictures on Facebook: Is anyone safe out there?

Anti-Muslim campaign is anti-Sri Lanka

Southern Expressway a boon to motorists and State coffers

Both parties asked to provide written submissions

House passes 5 Bills, 16 listed for next month

Lankan students turned out/refused lodgings in TN

Richmond College AGM and get together

Deadly Indian Red Scorpion entered Lanka with IPKF: Study

Students take note, you will be ‘watched’ at historical sites

Alleged ethanol importer’s address just bare land

Eight new shrub frogs discovered from the Peak Wilderness

Saving a life

Jumbos not bothered about Mattala

MRIA opens in the middle of nowhere to empty skies

Missing bus to Mattala costs woman Rs. 15,000

Birds’ eye view of MRIA to ensure airspace for planes only

Editorial

LLRC Sri Lanka’s answer to circus in UNHRC, India

Columns

If resolution is not implemented, US may push for punitive action

Et tu, India?

Economic growth: Puzzles and paradoxes over pluses

US has its way in a divided Human Rights Council

Towards international isolation, old Myanmar style

Live telecast of expunged unparliamentary conduct and iPad, laptop use in House contested

‘Acting’ President Priyankara on cloud nine

Sports

There is a lesson for everyone in Sangakkara’s professionalism

Dilshan guides Sri Lanka to emphatic win

Sri Lanka’s third tennis era

St. Peter’s trounce Joes to retain Basil Wiratunga Memorial Shield

Panadura SC dominate Colts

A technical fault says SLC

Sunday Sports Guide

Richmond unlucky as Mahinda escapes defeat

SLC on cloud nine with Rs. 1.3 billion bonanza

Trinity contain giant killers Science for close win

Royal scramble through to down Kingswood

‘Battle of Nilwala’ today

Thimira bails Thurstan out

St. Benedict’s advance to pre-quarterfinals

Very interesting schools rugby season ahead

Hemantha topples Tyron but Jaleel continues dominance

Susantha clinches title for the 16th time

Another dull draw in Kandy

Match at Moratuwa ends in a tame draw

Match drawn at Matugama

Ireland on the verge of qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Australia back in the game courtesy Lyon

Football to get a facelift

Gaveshini named Methodist’s Most Outstanding Sportsperson

Janadhipathi emerge unbeaten U15 hockey champs

Sharmal champ in Brunei

SA Games in danger

Dead wickets and Test cricket

Fourth Golden Battle of Ruhuna to shine at Uyanwatta

The blueprint for soccer excellence

New office bearers for sailing

Serendib Lankans make their mark

Ranjani spells out the status quo in sports elections

Candidate to return?

Antonians aim to rise from the dust

Sanjeewa wins Air Force rally

Sri Lanka girls qualify at Asia- Oceania World Juniors tennis

Memories down the track at Police Park

Reed House climbs to victory at Royal sports-meet

Jasmine House blooms brightly at JMC sports-meet

Wycherley and CIS all set for annual big match

Wesley enjoys resounding success after introducing swimming squad 

Vinodya and Nimesh shine at All-Island Novices-Intermediate TT tourney

Kaveen kicking his way to karate glory

Restarick ‘Scatters Light’ at Methodist Meet

Gateway girls take U19 ‘B’ division cager honours

Plus

Making their mark

A house built for fun stands tall

Appreciations

Letters to the Editor

Having a blast with Blaft

Listen to Gota and have lunch with him at the Serendip Coast Festival in Galle

X Factor’s Emmanuel Kelly to perform here

Making a bold statement

All that’s new in Aussie indigenous art

Twin sisters arangetram

Films from 12 countries at Francophone film festival

Out of this world

In my own words and searching

A place ‘Jane and Tarzan’ would call their home

‘Michelle ma belle’

A 1695 dictionary comes to light

On a mission to heal

I’m an islander: So what’s your race?

They’ll pave paradise and put up a parking lot!

Hameedia’s ‘My Friend’ initiative gets a new friend

Holy Week services at Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour

Easter services at St. Philip Neri’s Church Blessed Sacrament Community

Sleep Neurology symposium

National Trust lecture: Ancient and early maps of Sri Lanka

‘Labour Ward Manual’ for doctors and students

Mega summit of 1962 Royalists in Toronto

6th annual RAASL research conference on humanities and social sciences

Business Times

Shifting from Washington to Beijing consensus – have we got it right?

Economic fallout from Geneva could worsen this year

MRIA commences flight schedules from Friday

Gota to head panel on dual citizenship

SEC DG tenders resignation

NZ rugby captain in SL

More females get high in Sri Lanka

Geneva and SL’s ‘great’ resource grab

Raj Rajaratnam’s brother charged with insider trading

And … then they came for the deposits

Sri Lankan migrant workers to get houses within six months

Platinum 1 strategy of selling luxury apartments after completing the super structure sees success

Sri Lankan businessmen honoured at COYLE 14th AGM

Lankem’s ratings upheld due to diversity, market dominance : RAM

Top state-sponsored medical fair promotes private medical services

Sri Lanka’s contract workers permanency issue runs into troubled waters

Sri Lankan migrants promote investment in Australia

CMA celebrates ‘Founder’s Day’

Recycling Entrepreneur recognised with Asia-Pacific award

Ceylinco Insurance records 24% growth, post-tax profit at Rs 1.65 bln

Hameedia, Dialog bring smiles to underprivileged children

TRC setting up data base to tackle mobile phone thefts, counterfeit trade

Allianz Lanka says strong performance in 2012

Dialog offers 407 mln shares to employees in new deal

Dialog’s own Smartphone launched at Rs. 9,900

Conferences and weddings in SL’s newest conference facility

SL garment sector concerned that state losing focus

Tripoli market to become a ‘knowledge park’

Flights at Mattala this month

JICA pledges to continue aid to Lanka, shifting from earlier focus

H-One debuts cloud-based Office 365

Disappointed foreign broker looks for strategic investor

Hambantota port needs to be made commercially viable

Three hospitals worth US$ 30 million for Hemas during next five years

Textured Jersey adds new clients

People’s Leasing Rs 6 bln debenture issue oversubscribed on opening day

Janashakthi reports record profits with highest ever 62 % growth

Sampath Bank records Rs 5.1 bn post-tax profit for 2011/12

Sri Lankans more into hard liquor

Sunday Times 2

Obama gets Israel to apologise to Turkey

45 dead in Thailand refugee camp fire

Lebanese Prime Minister resigns

Cyprus on verge of financial death

Musharraf on his way to Pakistan despite ‘peril’

Certain types of coffee may help you live past 90

Antibiotics not worth risk in most chest colds, says study

Yoko Ono tweets against guns showing Lennon’s bloody glasses

Priyanka Chopra during a fashion show

Pakistan hopes for Buddhist tourism boost

‘Kim Jung Un loves 80s music, basketball and dotes over his baby daughter’

Miniskirts to be ‘banned’ in South Korea

US TV show producers dismiss devil character’s resemblance to Obama

Secret Service almost shot Iranian President

Chinese scientists develop lightest material ever

‘World’s strongest coffee’

Ex-French President ‘abused the weakness of the world’s richest woman’

Hollande is ‘The Penguin’ in Carla Bruni song

Aung San Suu Kyi: From icon to political player

Indian startup aims for the moon – and $30 million

Nearly all doctors have given patients a placebo

New medical lab implant will automatically phone a doctor before you fall ill

Bikram Yoga founder hit by sexual harassment claims

Humanising archaeology in multi-cultural society

A prescription for efficient healthcare adminsitration

Vote Stalin? In India, you can

Indian anti-rape bill goes easy on first-time stalkers

Muslims in European see dialogue hope in Pope name

Marines return to Delhi; anger in Italy, India ‘happy’

Hail the miracle of Mattala

Crumbling BRICS: Questions over the bloc’s shared vision

Iraq War: Make it impossible to inflict such barbarism again

The disenchantment of post-invasion Iraq

Magazine

Want to hit the road?

Applause for designs for a cause

Rape: Stop the blame, get to the root of the problem

Jimi’s world

Dreaming of green

Of dragon ships and tales of old

Different strokes

Sri Lankan-Oz Actor in Hollywood premiere

Hong Kong premiere for Prasanna’s latest film

‘Bakmaha sathutu Sanakeli

Live Auditions on Sirasa Super Star

‘Tom Hart’ departs Gold FM

Vithana flies to Vienna

“Hasthikantha Manthare” at Wendt

Dayananda’s dual plays

‘Balloth Ekka Be’ in Borella

“Angara Ganga” at Tower Hall

‘Thuru Visithuru’ highlights green Lanka

Cinnamon honeymoon experience

Sri Lanka to participate World Ecotourism Conference in Nairobi

Waffles and Crepes at MEWS

Funday Times

Earth/Watch

Ice-cream

My parents

My school’s fifteenth anniversary

My hobby

Myself

The happiest day in my life

This week in history

Fun crafts

Guiding Light

This article is part of a continuing series on the ‘Mahavamsa,’ the recorded chronicle of Sri Lankan history