5.8 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius

Earthquake of 5.8

An Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale has been reported off the Indian Ocean. The Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no threat to Sri Lanka.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey has reported. The quake was centered at a depth of 20.5 miles.

On Wednesday a 6.4-magnitude quake hit the Aceh province in Indonesia. One man died in a fall as he fled his home, but no other casualties were reported

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5.8 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius

Earthquake of 5.8

An Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale has been reported off the Indian Ocean. The Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no threat to Sri Lanka.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey has reported. The quake was centered at a depth of 20.5 miles.

On Wednesday a 6.4-magnitude quake hit the Aceh province in Indonesia. One man died in a fall as he fled his home, but no other casualties were reported

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Brandix crowned Asia’s ‘Best Brand’ for second year in running

Brandix

Brandix, Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter, has been adjudged Asia’s ‘Best Brand’ for the second consecutive year by Chief Marketing Officer Council and also winning three more awards at the 2012 CMO Asia Awards for Excellence in Branding and Marketing, which was held at Park Royal in Singapore. The Best Brand award is based on an independent evaluation by the CMO Council, which considers ‘Mind Share,’ ‘Market Share’ and ‘Commitment Share’ as the principal criteria for the accolade.
Brandix’s commitment to reducing its Group-wide processing Carbon Footprint and its employee-friendly practices were cited among the reasons for awarding the Group top honours in the ‘Best Brand’ category. Brandix was conferred Asia’s ‘Best Employer Brand’ Award based on the Group’s strength in HR initiatives. “Brandix has once again demonstrated that its HR practices match the best global standards and are fully aligned with business strategy,” said Ishan Dantanarayana, Group CPO, Brandix. “The Best Brand Award reflects the Group’s success in developing a mature brand across multiple industries, not just the apparel sector.”

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"DEDUNNA WAGE" CONCERT -DUSHYANTH WEERAMAN

Dedunna wage Concert

Here's some great news for Sri Lankan`s fans of Dushyanth Weeraman, "DEDUNNA WAGE"concert at the St.Joseph's College Auditorium...
2012 Saturday 28th July 07.00 PM Onwards...
This concert will be a compilation of Dushyanth Weeraman’s original hit singles, all-time favorite
covers of Michael Jackson, Freddy Mercury (Queen), Justin Bieber, Jimmy Cliff
and more. Dushyanth will also be performing a few collaboration songs with famous local
singers such as Mariazel and Nirosha Virajini, In total of about 25-28 songs this concert will
be backed by a live band “Reed” and dancers-Star Regiment “and “Hashini Gonagala."
Sound and lighting will be handled by the well-known experts in the field such as.
“Marians” and “The light house."

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Sri Lankans won by 9 wickets in Second ODI

TM Dilshann

Sri Lanka beat India by 9 wickets after India could only muster a total of 138 in the second One-Day International in Hambantota. The Lankans got the total in less than 20 overs. Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored half-centuries.
Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews were the pick of the Lankan bowlers with both picking up three wickets while Gautam Gambhir top scored for the Indians with 65 runs.

The Sri Lanka-India ODI series is level 1-1.

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