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“UNEVEN JUSTICE”, by Raj Rajaratnam – The Plot to Sink Galleon. Book Launch “Truth will ultimately prevail, where there is pains to bring it to light “, President George Washington, Founding Father of the United States of America.   “In the midst of a financial crisis that brought a multitrillion-dollar world economy to its knees, these three institutions,(Department of Justice, FBI and the US attorney’s office New York), independently and collectively, targeted a tiny slice of the U.S. financial industry, hedge funds; honed in on a single hedge fund, Galleon; isolated only me, its CEO, who had recently become one of the few immigrants on Wall Street to be identified as a billionaire; and built a fabulous and intricate tale of “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll” to entertain the public and build their own reputations. Their two-year reality series was successful beyond measure”. “I am choosing to publish the book for two ...

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Dilshan scoops out irritating incidents – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Tillekeratne Dilshan former TEST,ODI and T 20 captain upon his retirement was interviewed by Sirasa TV sports journalist, Manju Thenuwara ( now a Buddhist Monk ordained on 8th June 2020 goes by name Matara Vijaya Seeha thera) in an exclusive television interview.These details were captured accurately by the writer.  Just after the illustrious cricketing career which spanned for nearly two decades performing yeoman service as an all rounder in all formats of the game to the country, TM Dilshan the architect of the “Dilscoop” cricket stroke that embossed his patent on the most talked about new stroke in cricket was interviewed in an discussion over a popular TV channel for 1 ½ hours. This had been eagerly watched my millions of his cricket fans with utmost passion. The presenter aptly added that Dilshan is the most talked about and trendiest person in ...

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Softlogic Life launches ‘Dollar Saver’: SL’s first foreign currency insurance solution Source:-www.ft.lk Affirming its indelible reputation as Sri Lanka’s fastest growing life insurer, Softlogic Life goes beyond borders with the introduction of a powerful new USD savings life insurance solution, ‘Dollar Saver’ that will be offered to Sri Lankans working and living overseas. Setting yet another benchmark in the country’s highly competitive insurance sector, the two-year savings plan enables Sri Lankans residing overseas to enjoy a 6.5% guaranteed annual return on their savings in dollars, while also benefiting from a life insurance cover equal to the maturity benefit. Softlogic Life’s Dollar Saver makes its mark in Sri Lanka as a first of its kind solution offered by a life insurance company within the nation. The product will be offered in full accordance with Sri Lanka’s Forex Regulations.  Dollar Saver was launched in a virtual setting signifying the tech-based approach that ...

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‘HI Japan’ Trade Exhibition promotes Sri Lankan coconut products Source:-www.ft.lk The Ambassador and the Mission staff participated at the ‘HI Japan’ Trade Exhibition Sri Lanka booth that was organised and promoted by the Sri Lanka Mission in Japan and funded by the Coconut Development Authority (CDA). The booth showcased a wide range of coconut related export products from 11 companies in Sri Lanka.  The product range included coconut oil, virgin coconut oil, MCT oil, coconut flour, desiccated coconut, coconut chips, milk, milk powder, treacle, syrup and cream. There were new products such as coconut vinegar, amino, coconut butter, sugar, coconut water and king coconut water products that were showcased. The booth received over 60 inquiries from potential Japanese buyers with the most popular products being virgin coconut oil, coconut flour and desiccated coconut. The Mission hopes to follow up on these leads and connect the exporters directly with prospective buyers ...

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EDB kicks off Advisory Committee on Ornamental Fish Exports Source:-www.ft.lk The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) Advisory Committee on Ornamental Fish Exports was inaugurated on 12 October and the first meeting was held via Zoom under the patronage of Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardane. Addressing the inauguration, the Minister stressed the importance of focusing on non-traditional export sectors such as Ornamental Fish to increase the country’s export income, as the export basket is currently dominated by few commodities. “In the capacity of Trade Minister, I am prepared to listen to the views of the members of the advisory committee, and submit viable proposals to the Cabinet to implement the necessary programmes and activities in order to uplift the ornamental fish export sector,” Gunawardane said.  He also pledged the fullest cooperation and assistance of the Government to develop the industry during the discussion. Sathyendran Wijayapura and Menaka Dissanaike were unanimously ...

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John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) – Sri Lanka – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY – 15-10-2021 Brought to you by – John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding members of the Colombo Stock Exchange and our history in equity trading dates back to 1896. We are widely regarded in the industry for good governance practices with an emphasis on compliance and regulations. Our core sales and research staff have been engaged with the firm for a period of 10 – 25 years. Over the years this has helped JKSB develop strong and lasting relationships with our core client base of Foreign Funds/Individuals, Local Institutions and HNWI’s. This has contributed to our superior offering of ...

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Data Fabric: Where are my data sources? By Aditya Abeysinghe In a previous article, I explained about *data management in multiple cloud environments. Multiclouds, as described in that article are used to distribute applications in multiple cloud environments. However, when applications are distributed in multiple clouds, monitoring, managing and providing a uniform flow of data is often time consuming, costly and requires additional resources. Therefore, a platform from which all these data can be integrated is useful. A data fabric is a data management model where all data endpoints of applications in multiple hosts can be integrated. What advantages do data fabrics provide? As I explained in a previous article about *Self-service integrations, they (Self-service integrations) enable users who are in non-technical teams to integrate apps into existing systems. With self-service integrations, these teams can access data and perform tasks they require with less time rather than requiring technical teams ...

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Carlos Santana Kennedy Center Honours 0:02 – Induction by Harry Belafonte. 7:00 – Juanes, Tom Morello and Fher Olver perform “Black Magic Woman / Oye  Como Va” at the Kennedy Center Honor 2013 tribute to Carlo Santana. 10:39 – Buddy Guy performs “Hoochie Coochie Man” at the Kennedy Center Honors 2013 tribute to Carlo Santana. 14:20 – Steve Winwood and Sheila E. in percussion performs “Everybody’s Everything” at the Kennedy Center Honors 2013 tribute to Carlo Santana. ...

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