(UTV|COLOMBO) – ETL Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. outrightly denied any claims that they are the ultimate importer of the 130 containers of “Used Mattresses” imported to Hayleys Free Zone, Katunayake for reprocessing and re-export as legally permitted by the Hub Act. The actual owner and the key stakeholder of the said cargo is Ceylon Metal Processing…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Bill Gates is no longer the world’s second-richest person. That title now belongs to French billionaire Bernard Arnault. Arnault, the CEO of luxury goods maker LVMH (LVMHF), overtook Gates Tuesday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It’s the first time since the index was created seven years ago that Gates has dropped out of the top two. Arnault has a net…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Sri Lanka branch was held recently at the Galle Face Hotel Colombo. British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and British Ambassador to the Maldives James Dauris graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Annual General Meeting this year was indeed noteworthy…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The symbolic resolution denounced Mr Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimised fear and hatred of New Americans and people of colour”. Mr Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for telling the…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Singer Taylor Swift has topped the Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list and emerged as the highest-paid celebrity with her 2019 estimated earnings to be over USD 185 million. This is the second time after 2016 that Swift has surpassed all the celebrities which makes her first music artist to outstrip others twice on the list,…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Disney’s cable network Freeform issued an open letter to the critics who feel a black woman should not play princess Ariel in the live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid.’ This came after Disney’s announcement of casting child actor Halle Bailey as princess Ariel, following which fans and followers called out the company against the…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Jonny Bairstow’s second successive hundred laid the foundation for England’s 119-run thrashing of New Zealand that saw the tournament hosts secure their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Wednesday. It is the first time England have reached this stage since 1992, when they made the last of their three losing appearances…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Rahul Gandhi has resigned as leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation. In his resignation letter, which he tweeted on Wednesday, he took responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recent general election. He had already announced his intention to resign, but party leaders had hoped to change his mind. Mr…
