The official launch ceremony of the World Spice Food Festival was held yesterday,26th October 2011 at the Mt. Lavinia Hotel at 7.30 p.m.The occasion was graced by the participation of contesting hoteliers in Colombo, celebrity chefs from various countries and local sponsors and the officials representing Sri Lanka Tourist Board.
Highlight of the World Spice Food Festival is scheduled to take place at the Green Path from tomorrow- 28th to 30th October 2011. The Hawker’s street special allows visitors and food lovers to participate in the event with easy access and facility of browsing through international theme cuisines food stalls along with
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World Spice Food Festival starts off in Colombo
- 31 October 2011
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Sri Lankan cricketers might get salaries after Pakistan series
- 31 October 2011
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The chairman of Sri Lankan Cricket Committee (SLC) Upali Dharmadasa has claimed that the national players will get their salaries after the completion of the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to Dharmadasa, “We are awaiting the money from the ICC soon after they have finalized their audit of the World Cup which we believe have been completed.”
He further added that due to some renovation work and construction of a new stadium, the expenditures have increased. He added, “We are struggling financially today because of such unnecessary expenditure.”
Earlier, when reports were revealed of Sri Lankan players still being unpaid, Dharmadasa accepted that it was a fact. He said, “There is a truth in those media reports to a certain extent.”
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Sri Lanka’s Inflation Slows to 5.1%, Lowest Level in 14 Months
- 31 October 2011
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Sri Lanka’s inflation slowed to the lowest level in 14 months, giving the central bank scope to keep interest rates unchanged and support growth.
Consumer prices in the capital, Colombo, increased 5.1 percent in October from a year earlier after gaining 6.4 percent in September, the Department of Census and Statistics said on its website today. The median of five estimates in a Bloomberg News survey was for a 5.6 percent advance.
Sri Lanka needs to ensure that inflation remains “under control,” central bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said last week, signaling he isn’t yet ready to cut rates. Cabraal has left borrowing costs unchanged for nine straight months, joining Asian nations from Malaysia to the Philippines in holding rates, as a weaker global recovery threatens the region’s exports.
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2 British civilians among those killed in suicide bombing of NATO convoy in Kabul
- 30 October 2011
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Two British civilians working for a building contractor were among the victims of a weekend suicide bombing in the Afghan capital that killed 17, Britain’s Foreign Office said Sunday.The brazen midday attack on Saturday, in which a Taliban bomber rammed an explosive-filled vehicle into a NATO armored bus, killed five NATO service members, including one Canadian soldier, eight civilian contractors and four Afghans. The assault underscored the Taliban and allied militant movements’ ability to strike in the country more than a decade into the U.S.-led coalition’s war against the insurgents.
Sri Lanka to host Commonwealth Summit in 2013
- 30 October 2011
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Perth: The Commonwealth on Sunday announced that Sri Lanka would host its next summit in 2013, ending speculation that the island nation could be stripped off the rights over concerns of war crime allegations during the final push to defeat the LTTE in 2009.
In a communique at the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here in the western Australian city, the leaders of the 54-nation grouping reiterated their decision to hold the next meeting in Sri Lanka.