OTHER NEWS VOTE FOR SRI LANKA SINHARAJA FOREST TO BE SELECTED AS ONE OF SEVEN WONDERS OF NATURE Karina Carvalho becomes ABC news anchor Sixth Commonwealth Ministerial Conference on Youth Affairs will commence in Colombo Anointing oil in the New Year falls at 7.42 a.m. on Wednesday    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Leading Hotel chain launches loyalty rewards program 14-04-2008 Aitken Spence Hotels, which manages ten properties in Sri Lanka, including Heritance Kandalama and the Tea Factory, have launched an exclusive loyalty rewards program entitled \'The Diamond Club\'. This program offers members the chance to earn points which can be used at a later date to upgrade hotel rooms or pay bills, at no extra cost. Other special features available to members are priority bookings and redemption of points against gift vouchers. Membership of the Diamond Club is limited to those who have spent a minimum of Rs. 10,000 at an Aitken Spence Hotel, although membership can also be bought by paying Rs. 10,000. Members also receive a free username and password, which gives them access to the exclusive Diamond Club website, where they can monitor the accumulation of their points and take advantage of exclusive special offers. Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director of Aitken Spence\'s Hotel sector, said \"the Diamond Club is our way of saying thank you to our loyal guests who have patronized our hotels over the years\". He added that this endeavour was not only to reward the existing clientele of Aitken Spence Hotels, but to consolidate a loyal customer base as well. Aitken Spence also own hotels in Oman, India and the Maldives, although currently Diamond Club points can only be earned at Aitken Spence hotels within Sri Lanka, he said. Print Version | Email to friend

VOTE FOR SRI LANKA SINHARAJA FOREST TO BE SELECTED AS ONE OF SEVEN WONDERS OF NATURE Fri, 02-05-2008 11:00:00 Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Patali Champika Ranawaka has appealed to all environment –friendly people to cast their votes via internet for Sinharaja Forest, which has been considered as Global Heritage to be selected as one of seven wonders in the world. Votes could be exercised via www.new7wonders.com. One person could cast seven votes but for one monument of nature. 21 finalists will be selected by voting throughout the year upto 2009 and 07 wonders of wor... |FULL STORY|

Karina Carvalho becomes ABC news anchor Sat, 26-04-2008 15:00:00 Anthony Deceglie ABC's best-kept secret can be let out of the bag. Sri Lankan-born Karina Carvalho will replace Alicia Gorey as the presenter for ABC news in a month's time. Carvalho, who heard the decision on Thursday afternoon, was sworn to secrecy until today. Even telling her family and closest colleagues was off limits. She said by the time her new role became official she would be ready to burst. "I feel so honoured to have this role,'' Carvalho, 27, said. ``A l... |FULL STORY|

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Sixth Commonwealth Ministerial Conference on Youth Affairs will commence in Colombo Wed, 23-04-2008 11:00:00 The Sixth Commonwealth Ministerial Conference on Youth Affairs will commence at the BMICH in Colombo on Sunday. The theme of this year’s event is youth and peace. Ministers of Youth Affairs from 35 countries will discuss on implementation of youth development projects in their countries in the next two years at the forthcoming summit. The Ministry of Youth Affairs say more than 10,000 activists of the “Yovun Senankaya” and youth clubs will attend the conference. A stam... |FULL STORY|

Anointing oil in the New Year falls at 7.42 a.m. on Wednesday Tue, 15-04-2008 17:00:00 The auspicious time for anointing oil in the New Year falls at 7.42 a.m. on Wednesday. The official ceremony in this connection will be held at the Maha Saman Devalaya in Ratnapura. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation will provide a live broadcast of the proceedings . Oil anointing rituals will be conducted at temples islandwide on Wednesday. ... |FULL STORY|

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