MR to be a guest at C'wealth closing ceremony

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to be the guest of honour at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in India, on Thursday night.

Tata Housing to launch projects in Sri Lanka

Tata Housing, a unit of Tata Sons, is foraying into international markets with the launch of projects in Sri Lanka and Maldives in the current quarter

Microsoft unveils first Windows Phone 7 handsets

Microsoft yesterday unveiled the first phones based on its Windows Phone 7 operating system. The first nine handsets are from Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung and all run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. 

Airasia named the Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier

AirAsia was named the Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier by TTG, Asia Pacific’s leading travel news publisher.AirAsia was unanimously named Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTGmice, TTG-BTmice China and ttgasia eDaily who cast 48,000 votes in a poll held from June to August this year.  The award reflects the airline’s popularity among travel trade insiders and the traveling public.