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ATTN: MR CHANDIMA UDABAGE RUNDOWN THE STATE OF BUSINESS – 6TH DEC, 2007 RAILWAY
VTR
SAMANTHA
CEB
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SHASHIKA
ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE PRINTING
VTR
ANOUK
03.35
ADD CORPORATE BRIDGE MOBITEL
VTR
LASHINI
HILTON
VTR
NILANTHA
DESTINATION SRI LANKA BRIDGE QUEENS
VTR
RAVI
BREAK 2 - STOCK WATCH STOCK UPDATE CURRENCY
CARDS CARDS
01.30 00.20
LINE UP EDITOR ANCHOR
- ANOUK/ NISHANI - RAVI
HEADLINES 1.
CABINET GIVES GO AHEAD FOR REHABILITATION OF TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAIL TRACK, AND 2. ILLUMINATING WITHOUT WASTAGE- NEW ELECTRICITY METER TO BE INTRODUCED FROM NEXT YEAR
1. RAILWAY - VTR THE CABINET HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 100 KILO METERS OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACK BACKED BY AN INDIAN CREDIT LINE. THIS WAS REVEALED TO THE MEDIA BRIEFING HELD IN COLOMBO TODAY.
AT
THE
WEEKLY
CABINET
ROLL VTR 2. CEB – VTR IN A BID TO HALT THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY PLANS TO INTRODUCE A NEW ELECTRICITY METER FROM NEXT YEAR. THE MINISTRY HOPES THIS WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY. ROLL VTR BREAK 3. PRINTING DID YOU KNOW THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE IN A COMPANY OF OVER 1000 WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES USES BETWEEN 1,950 AND 2,200 DOCUMENTS A YEAR? DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS GO TO WASTE? THESE FINDINGS ARE THE RESULT OF A RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES, INDICATING JUST HOW MUCH PAPER WASTAGE TAKES PLACE IN THE OFFICE, WHICH ULTIMATELY EATS INTO A COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE. ROLL VTR 4. CORPORATE MOBITEL VTR MOBITEL OPENED TWO ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES IN COLOMBO TODAY ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SUPER 3.5 G SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH ASIA.
THE TWO EXPERIENCE CENTRES SITUATED AT MOBITEL HEADQUARTERS AND THE EXCEL WORLD PROMISES TO TAKE ITS PATRONS TO ‘A GALAXY OF INFO-TAINMENT’ AT HIGH SPEEDS AS NEVER BEFORE. ROLL VTR 5. HILTON – VTR THE COLOMBO HILTON HAS ARRANGED A SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN CRICKET FANS BEGINNING FROM TODAY. THE DETAILS WERE DISCLOSED AT A MEDIA CONFERENCE IN COLOMBO RECENTLY. ROLL VTR 6.QUEENS HOTEL – VTR ON OUR SPECIAL SEGMENT ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’, OUR FOCUS TODAY IS QUEENS HOTEL KANDY. ROLL VTR BREAK STOX THE MARKET WAS ON AN UPWARD TREND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOSED ON POSITIVE GROUNDS. 4 CROSSINGS TOOK PLACE FOR THE DAY. DOCKYARD SAW A BLOCK OF 500,000 SHARES ALONG WITH ANOTHER OF 221,900 SHARES CHANGE HANDS AT 52 RUPEES 100,000 SHARES OF DISTILLERIES MOVED AT 100 RUPEES. ANOTHER 36,400 SHARES OF AITKEN SPENCE CROSSED AT 309 RUPEES DOCKYARD TRADED THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF 2.1 MILLION SHARES FOR THE DAY WHILE DIALOG AND VALLIBEL FOLLOWED TURN OVER WAS ALSO DOMINATED BY DOCKYARD WITH AN INPUT OF 110 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AITKEN SPENCE AND DIALOG FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS TAGGED AT 92.4 MILLION AND FOREIGN SALES AT 96.3 MILLION
CARD 1 THE ASPI CLIMBED 18.34 POINTS TO 2,531.95 WHILE THE MILANKA NOTCHED UP 20.49 POINTS TO CLOSE THE DAY AT 3,332.79 TURN OVER WAS AT 358.5 MILLION RUPEES CARD 2 HURJAY, KELSEY, GESTETNER, KOTMALE HOLDINGS AND HUNAS FALLS WERE THE TOP GAINERS FOR THE DAY CARD 3 WHILE THE LOSERS WERE LED BY HEYLES EXPORTS, ASHA CENTRAL, TESS AGRO, LAKE HOUSE PRINTERS AND SHAW WALLACE CARD 4 KOTAGALA PLANTATIONS LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE DAY
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SEGMENT DATE REPORTER SLUG
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MAIN 06 / 12 RAVI QUEENS HOTEL – VTR
ON OUR SPECIAL SEGMENT ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’, OUR FOCUS TODAY IS QUEENS HOTEL KANDY. ROLL VTR ‘VISIT KANDY’ ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’
VOICE OVER – QUEENS – 06/12 – RAVI OVER 150 YEARS OLD, QUEENS HOTEL IS KANDY’S OLDEST HOTEL. BUILT BY THE BRITISH, QUEENS HOTEL STANDS BUT A STONES THROW AWAY FROM THE FAMOUS TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH RELIC. ADDING TO THE HOTEL’S MANY ATTRIBUTES IS ITS LOCATION, WITH THE FAMOUS KANDY ESALA PERAHARA PROCEEDING ALONG SIDE THE EAST AND WEST WINGS OF THE HOTEL PROVIDING THE MOST MAGNIFICENT VIEWING FACILITIES. QUEENS HOTEL BOASTS 54 SPACIOUS ROOMS WITH AIR-CONDITIONING. THE HOTEL IS ALSO EQUIPPED FOR CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORK SHOPS. OFFERING A SPLENDID HOLIDAY FOR VISITORS IS ALSO AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND A COLONIAL STYLE PUB AMONG MANY OTHERS. END
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CORPORATE 06/12/07 NK HILTON – VTR
THE COLOMBO HILTON HAS ARRANGED A SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN CRICKET FANS BEGINNING FROM TODAY. THE DETAILS WERE DISCLOSED AT A MEDIA CONFERENCE IN COLOMBO RECENTLY. ROLL VTR ‘CRICKET FEST’ William Costley General Manager Hilton Colombo IN: OUT:
VOICE OVER – HILTON THE EVENT KNOWN AS – CRICKET FEST – WILL BE HELD AT THE HILTON SPORTS CENTRE CAR PARK STARTING FROM TODAY. THE TEST MATCHES WILL BE SHOWN ON GIANT SCREEN AS PER THE SCHEDULE AND KARAOKE AND LIVE BAND PERFORMANCES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO ENTERTAIN CRICKET FANS. V/C – WILLIAM – 3.58 – ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN DATE: 6TH DEC 07 REPORTER: ANOUK SLUG: PRINTING DID YOU KNOW THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE IN A COMPANY OF OVER 1000 WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES USES BETWEEN 1,950 AND 2,200 DOCUMENTS A YEAR? DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS GO TO WASTE? THESE FINDINGS ARE THE RESULT OF A RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES, INDICATING JUST HOW MUCH PAPER WASTAGE TAKES PLACE IN THE OFFICE, WHICH ULTIMATELY EATS INTO A COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE. ROLL VTR SUPER Ravi Venkatraman Director- Xerox Global Services TAGS ‘PAPER PROBLEMS’ Xerox Global Services’ core market is the US More than 34% of an employee’s time is spent on creating a document- Xerox Global Services
VOICE OVER/ 6TH DEC 07/ PRINTING/ ANOUK XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES’ RESEARCH STUDY HAS REVEALED THAT MORE THAN 90% OF CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION IS DONE THROUGH DOCUMENTS. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT MORE THAN 80% OF AN EXECUTIVE’S TIME IS SPENT ON RETRIEVING THE RIGHT DOCUMENT TO MAKE THE CORRECT BUSINESS DECISION, WHILE 34% OF AN EMPLOYEE’S TIME IS SPENT IN CREATING A DOCUMENT. THE DIRECTOR OF XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES RAVI VENKATRAMAN SAYS THAT THIS WASTAGE MOST OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED BY ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THIS IS AN AREA THAT REALLY ERODES A COMPANY’S EARNINGS. VOICE CUT (4:12) IF YOU LOOK AT AN ENTERPRISE THAT HAS MORE THAN 1000 EMPLOYEES, RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY GARTNER AND IDC AND DONE BY XEROX ON THEIR OWN SUGGEST THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE SPENDS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1,950 TO 2,200 DOCUMENTS IN A YEAR. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED TO KNOWN THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS IS A WASTAGE (4:43) IT IS PRECISELY THIS FACTOR THAT DROVE XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES TO OFFER DOCUMENT PRODUCTION OUTSOURCING OR DPO. VOICE CUT (00:55) GLOBAL SERVICES BUSINESS IS OUTSOURCED WHICH IS WHAT WE STAMP AS DPO OR DOCUMENT PRODUCTION OUTSOURCING WHICH ENCOMPASSES OFFERING A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO THE END CUSTOMER ON A PAPER USAGE MODEL (1:18) THIS DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ALLOWS AN ORGANIZATION TO KEEP A TRACK ON THE VARIOUS QUOTE UNQUOTE “TECHNOLOGIES” WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. VOICE CUT (4:42) WHEN WE SAY SMARTER DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET INTEGRATED ALL THESE TECHNOLOGIES UNDER ONE PLATFORM. WHEN I SAY INTEGRATING THE TECHNOLOGIES, I MEAN PEOPLE, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY. THREE INGREDIENTS THAT HELP THE CUSTOMER TO DECIDE WHAT IS GENERATED IN HIS ORGANIZATION (5:12)
XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES PROVIDES THIS FACILITY THROUGH ITS LEAN SIX SIGMA TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS AN INTERFACE OF LEAN TOOLS WITH SIX SIGMA TOOLS THAT LOOKS AT WHAT AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION DO NOT ADD VALUE TO THE BUSINESS. VENKATRAMAN SAYS THIS ENABLES THEM TO RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE COMPANY COSTS BY UP TO 30%. AND NOW XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES IS PLANNING TO OFFER THIS SOLUTION HERE IN SRI LANKA FROM EARLY NEXT YEAR THROUGH A LOCAL PARTNER- LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES WHICH IS PART OF THE CEYLINCO GROUP. VOICE CUT (14:32) WE HAVE DONE SOME KIND OF A PILOT STUDY IN THIS MARKET, WE’VE IDENTIFIED TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNER THE SEGMENT OR THE VERTICALS WHERE WE WOULD BE TARGETING IS THE TOP 50 CORPORATES IN SL IN THE AREAS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BANKING, INSURANCE, MAYBE TO SOME EXTENT THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, EDUCATION (15:04) HE SAYS THESE SECTORS HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS HIGH GROWTH AREAS IN SRI LANKA, AND SINCE THEY ARE ALSO DOCUMENT INTENSIVE, XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES TOGETHER WITH LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES WILL STEP UP TO STREAMLINE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZE WASTAGE AND COSTS. ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN DATE: 06.12.2007 REPORTER: SHASHIKA SLUG: CEB – VTR IN A BID TO HALT THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY PLANS TO INTRODUCE A NEW ELECTRICITY METER FROM NEXT YEAR. THE MINISTRY HOPES THIS WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY. ROLL VTR TAG ‘NEW ELECTRICITY METER’ 3.4 million electricity consumers in Sri Lanka
VOICE OVER / CEB / SHASHIKA / 06/12 THE CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD LOSES AROUND 20 MILLION RUPEES ANNUALLY DUE TO THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY. ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY THE ELECTRICITY METERS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN USE ARE NOT OF EQUAL STANDARDS. THIS IT SAYS, INCREASES THE DIFFICULTY OF THE ELECTRICITY BOARD IN KEEPING A TRACK OF NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND PROPER STATISTICAL DATA. THE MINISTRY SAYS THE NEW ELECTRICITY METERS WILL COUNTER ALL THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS. THEY ARE TO BE BUILT WITH THE HELP OF THE NEKO INSTITUTE, USING THE EXPERTISE OF LOCAL ENGINEERS. END/
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CORPORATE 6TH DEC 07 FARVEEZA/ LASHINI MOBITEL VTR
MOBITEL OPENED TWO ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES IN COLOMBO TODAY ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SUPER 3.5 G SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH ASIA. THE TWO EXPERIENCE CENTRES SITUATED AT MOBITEL HEADQUARTERS AND THE EXCEL WORLD PROMISES TO TAKE ITS PATRONS TO ‘A GALAXY OF INFO-TAINMENT’ AT HIGH SPEEDS AS NEVER BEFORE. ROLL VTR INFO TAGS: ‘3.5 G TECHNOLOGY BY MOBITEL’ M3 provides up to 7.2 mbps downlinks & 1.92 mbps uplinks SUPER: Kunchana Jayaweera Supervisory Engineer-Customer Solutions Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd
VOICE OVER 06/ DEC/ 2007/ MOBITEL/ FARVEEZA EQUIPPED WITH ITS FUTURISTIC LUXURY STORE AMBIENCE, THE TWO NEW ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES PROMISE ITS VISITORS A CHANCE TO ‘EXPERIENCE THE BEST FLAVOURS OF M3 WHICH IS THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED 3.5 G SERVICE BY MOBITEL. MOBITEL SAYS ALL M3 SERVICES SUCH AS PUSH MAIL, MOBILE TV, AND VIDEO CALLS WILL BE READILY DEMONSTRATED TO CUSTOMERS BY ITS WELL TRAINED STAFF. VOICE CUT- KUNCHANA JAYAWEERA (07:30) M3 CULTURE IS NOT THE SERVICES. WE LISTEN TO OUR CUSTOMERS IF THEY TELL US. WE NEED SERVICES LIKE THESE. WE WOULD DEFINITELY ADOPT YOU AND TRY TO DELIVER WHAT THEY WANT. (7:48) ++ (07:11) AS OF NOW WE COVER 60% OF THE ISLAND AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS WILL BE EXPECTING TO COVER AND WILL BE REACHING 90% OF THE POPULATION OF SRI LANKA (07:24) ENDS/.
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MAIN 06:12:2007 SAMANTHA RAILWAY - VTR
THE CABINET HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 100 KILO METERS OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACK BACKED BY AN INDIAN CREDIT LINE. THIS WAS REVEALED TO THE MEDIA BRIEFING HELD IN COLOMBO TODAY. ROLL VTR SUPER Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Cabinet Spokesperson TAGS ‘SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE’ Rehabilitation will cost US $ 165
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VOICE OVER – CABINET – SAMANTHA – 06/12/2007 19:30 UPGRADING OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE UNDER INDIAN LINE OF CREDIT THE ASSISTANCE FROM INDIA, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE. THIS WILL DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE, ONE THIS IMPROVED WE CAN RUN TRAINS FASTER THAN NOW. 19:58 SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT – NIHAL SOMAWEERA SAID THE PROJECT WILL COST 165 MILLION US DOLLARS WHILE 115 MILLION US DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE FIRST PHASE. THE FIRST PHASE WILL SEE THE RAILWAY STRETCH FROM GALLE TO KALUTARA BEING REHABILITATED WHILE THE STRETCH FROM GALLE TO MATARA WILL BE UP-GRADED LATER. THE MINISTRY HOPES TO COMMENCE THIS THREE YEAR PROJECT IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR. ENDS/
STOX THE MARKET WAS ON AN UPWARD TREND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOSED ON POSITIVE GROUNDS. 4 CROSSINGS TOOK PLACE FOR THE DAY. DOCKYARD SAW A BLOCK OF 500,000 SHARES ALONG WITH ANOTHER OF 221,900 SHARES CHANGE HANDS AT 52 RUPEES 100,000 SHARES OF DISTILLERIES MOVED AT 100 RUPEES. ANOTHER 36,400 SHARES OF AITKEN SPENCE CROSSED AT 309 RUPEES DOCKYARD TRADED THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF 2.1 MILLION SHARES FOR THE DAY WHILE DIALOG AND VALLIBEL FOLLOWED TURN OVER WAS ALSO DOMINATED BY DOCKYARD WITH AN INPUT OF 110 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AITKEN SPENCE AND DIALOG FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS TAGGED AT 92.4 MILLION AND FOREIGN SALES AT 96.3 MILLION CARD 1 THE ASPI CLIMBED 18.34 POINTS TO 2,531.95 WHILE THE MILANKA NOTCHED UP 20.49 POINTS TO CLOSE THE DAY AT 3,332.79 TURN OVER WAS AT 358.5 MILLION RUPEES CARD 2 HURJAY, KELSEY, GESTETNER, KOTMALE HOLDINGS AND HUNAS FALLS WERE THE TOP GAINERS FOR THE DAY CARD 3 WHILE THE LOSERS WERE LED BY HEYLES EXPORTS, ASHA CENTRAL, TESS AGRO, LAKE HOUSE PRINTERS AND SHAW WALLACE CARD 4 KOTAGALA PLANTATIONS LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE DAY
MADE
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INTERIM
DIVIDEND
CARD 5 MEANWHILE A RIGHTS ISSUE CAME FROM MULLER PHIPPS LIMITED FOREX RATES CARD 6 CARD 7
VTR
SAMANTHA
CEB
VTR
SHASHIKA
ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE PRINTING
VTR
ANOUK
03.35
ADD CORPORATE BRIDGE MOBITEL
VTR
LASHINI
HILTON
VTR
NILANTHA
DESTINATION SRI LANKA BRIDGE QUEENS
VTR
RAVI
BREAK 2 - STOCK WATCH STOCK UPDATE CURRENCY
CARDS CARDS
01.30 00.20
LINE UP EDITOR ANCHOR
- ANOUK/ NISHANI - RAVI
HEADLINES 1.
CABINET GIVES GO AHEAD FOR REHABILITATION OF TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAIL TRACK, AND 2. ILLUMINATING WITHOUT WASTAGE- NEW ELECTRICITY METER TO BE INTRODUCED FROM NEXT YEAR
1. RAILWAY - VTR THE CABINET HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 100 KILO METERS OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACK BACKED BY AN INDIAN CREDIT LINE. THIS WAS REVEALED TO THE MEDIA BRIEFING HELD IN COLOMBO TODAY.
AT
THE
WEEKLY
CABINET
ROLL VTR 2. CEB – VTR IN A BID TO HALT THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY PLANS TO INTRODUCE A NEW ELECTRICITY METER FROM NEXT YEAR. THE MINISTRY HOPES THIS WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY. ROLL VTR BREAK 3. PRINTING DID YOU KNOW THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE IN A COMPANY OF OVER 1000 WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES USES BETWEEN 1,950 AND 2,200 DOCUMENTS A YEAR? DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS GO TO WASTE? THESE FINDINGS ARE THE RESULT OF A RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES, INDICATING JUST HOW MUCH PAPER WASTAGE TAKES PLACE IN THE OFFICE, WHICH ULTIMATELY EATS INTO A COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE. ROLL VTR 4. CORPORATE MOBITEL VTR MOBITEL OPENED TWO ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES IN COLOMBO TODAY ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SUPER 3.5 G SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH ASIA.
THE TWO EXPERIENCE CENTRES SITUATED AT MOBITEL HEADQUARTERS AND THE EXCEL WORLD PROMISES TO TAKE ITS PATRONS TO ‘A GALAXY OF INFO-TAINMENT’ AT HIGH SPEEDS AS NEVER BEFORE. ROLL VTR 5. HILTON – VTR THE COLOMBO HILTON HAS ARRANGED A SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN CRICKET FANS BEGINNING FROM TODAY. THE DETAILS WERE DISCLOSED AT A MEDIA CONFERENCE IN COLOMBO RECENTLY. ROLL VTR 6.QUEENS HOTEL – VTR ON OUR SPECIAL SEGMENT ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’, OUR FOCUS TODAY IS QUEENS HOTEL KANDY. ROLL VTR BREAK STOX THE MARKET WAS ON AN UPWARD TREND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOSED ON POSITIVE GROUNDS. 4 CROSSINGS TOOK PLACE FOR THE DAY. DOCKYARD SAW A BLOCK OF 500,000 SHARES ALONG WITH ANOTHER OF 221,900 SHARES CHANGE HANDS AT 52 RUPEES 100,000 SHARES OF DISTILLERIES MOVED AT 100 RUPEES. ANOTHER 36,400 SHARES OF AITKEN SPENCE CROSSED AT 309 RUPEES DOCKYARD TRADED THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF 2.1 MILLION SHARES FOR THE DAY WHILE DIALOG AND VALLIBEL FOLLOWED TURN OVER WAS ALSO DOMINATED BY DOCKYARD WITH AN INPUT OF 110 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AITKEN SPENCE AND DIALOG FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS TAGGED AT 92.4 MILLION AND FOREIGN SALES AT 96.3 MILLION
CARD 1 THE ASPI CLIMBED 18.34 POINTS TO 2,531.95 WHILE THE MILANKA NOTCHED UP 20.49 POINTS TO CLOSE THE DAY AT 3,332.79 TURN OVER WAS AT 358.5 MILLION RUPEES CARD 2 HURJAY, KELSEY, GESTETNER, KOTMALE HOLDINGS AND HUNAS FALLS WERE THE TOP GAINERS FOR THE DAY CARD 3 WHILE THE LOSERS WERE LED BY HEYLES EXPORTS, ASHA CENTRAL, TESS AGRO, LAKE HOUSE PRINTERS AND SHAW WALLACE CARD 4 KOTAGALA PLANTATIONS LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE DAY
MADE
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INTERIM
DIVIDEND
CARD 5 MEANWHILE A RIGHTS ISSUE CAME FROM MULLER PHIPPS LIMITED UP NEXT ARE THE DAY’S FOREX RATES CARD 6 CARD 7
SEGMENT DATE REPORTER SLUG
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MAIN 06 / 12 RAVI QUEENS HOTEL – VTR
ON OUR SPECIAL SEGMENT ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’, OUR FOCUS TODAY IS QUEENS HOTEL KANDY. ROLL VTR ‘VISIT KANDY’ ‘DESTINATION SRI LANKA’
VOICE OVER – QUEENS – 06/12 – RAVI OVER 150 YEARS OLD, QUEENS HOTEL IS KANDY’S OLDEST HOTEL. BUILT BY THE BRITISH, QUEENS HOTEL STANDS BUT A STONES THROW AWAY FROM THE FAMOUS TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH RELIC. ADDING TO THE HOTEL’S MANY ATTRIBUTES IS ITS LOCATION, WITH THE FAMOUS KANDY ESALA PERAHARA PROCEEDING ALONG SIDE THE EAST AND WEST WINGS OF THE HOTEL PROVIDING THE MOST MAGNIFICENT VIEWING FACILITIES. QUEENS HOTEL BOASTS 54 SPACIOUS ROOMS WITH AIR-CONDITIONING. THE HOTEL IS ALSO EQUIPPED FOR CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORK SHOPS. OFFERING A SPLENDID HOLIDAY FOR VISITORS IS ALSO AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND A COLONIAL STYLE PUB AMONG MANY OTHERS. END
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CORPORATE 06/12/07 NK HILTON – VTR
THE COLOMBO HILTON HAS ARRANGED A SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN CRICKET FANS BEGINNING FROM TODAY. THE DETAILS WERE DISCLOSED AT A MEDIA CONFERENCE IN COLOMBO RECENTLY. ROLL VTR ‘CRICKET FEST’ William Costley General Manager Hilton Colombo IN: OUT:
VOICE OVER – HILTON THE EVENT KNOWN AS – CRICKET FEST – WILL BE HELD AT THE HILTON SPORTS CENTRE CAR PARK STARTING FROM TODAY. THE TEST MATCHES WILL BE SHOWN ON GIANT SCREEN AS PER THE SCHEDULE AND KARAOKE AND LIVE BAND PERFORMANCES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO ENTERTAIN CRICKET FANS. V/C – WILLIAM – 3.58 – ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN DATE: 6TH DEC 07 REPORTER: ANOUK SLUG: PRINTING DID YOU KNOW THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE IN A COMPANY OF OVER 1000 WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES USES BETWEEN 1,950 AND 2,200 DOCUMENTS A YEAR? DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS GO TO WASTE? THESE FINDINGS ARE THE RESULT OF A RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES, INDICATING JUST HOW MUCH PAPER WASTAGE TAKES PLACE IN THE OFFICE, WHICH ULTIMATELY EATS INTO A COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE. ROLL VTR SUPER Ravi Venkatraman Director- Xerox Global Services TAGS ‘PAPER PROBLEMS’ Xerox Global Services’ core market is the US More than 34% of an employee’s time is spent on creating a document- Xerox Global Services
VOICE OVER/ 6TH DEC 07/ PRINTING/ ANOUK XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES’ RESEARCH STUDY HAS REVEALED THAT MORE THAN 90% OF CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION IS DONE THROUGH DOCUMENTS. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT MORE THAN 80% OF AN EXECUTIVE’S TIME IS SPENT ON RETRIEVING THE RIGHT DOCUMENT TO MAKE THE CORRECT BUSINESS DECISION, WHILE 34% OF AN EMPLOYEE’S TIME IS SPENT IN CREATING A DOCUMENT. THE DIRECTOR OF XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES RAVI VENKATRAMAN SAYS THAT THIS WASTAGE MOST OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED BY ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THIS IS AN AREA THAT REALLY ERODES A COMPANY’S EARNINGS. VOICE CUT (4:12) IF YOU LOOK AT AN ENTERPRISE THAT HAS MORE THAN 1000 EMPLOYEES, RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY GARTNER AND IDC AND DONE BY XEROX ON THEIR OWN SUGGEST THAT AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE SPENDS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1,950 TO 2,200 DOCUMENTS IN A YEAR. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED TO KNOWN THAT MORE THAN 45% OF SUCH DOCUMENTS IS A WASTAGE (4:43) IT IS PRECISELY THIS FACTOR THAT DROVE XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES TO OFFER DOCUMENT PRODUCTION OUTSOURCING OR DPO. VOICE CUT (00:55) GLOBAL SERVICES BUSINESS IS OUTSOURCED WHICH IS WHAT WE STAMP AS DPO OR DOCUMENT PRODUCTION OUTSOURCING WHICH ENCOMPASSES OFFERING A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO THE END CUSTOMER ON A PAPER USAGE MODEL (1:18) THIS DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ALLOWS AN ORGANIZATION TO KEEP A TRACK ON THE VARIOUS QUOTE UNQUOTE “TECHNOLOGIES” WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. VOICE CUT (4:42) WHEN WE SAY SMARTER DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET INTEGRATED ALL THESE TECHNOLOGIES UNDER ONE PLATFORM. WHEN I SAY INTEGRATING THE TECHNOLOGIES, I MEAN PEOPLE, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY. THREE INGREDIENTS THAT HELP THE CUSTOMER TO DECIDE WHAT IS GENERATED IN HIS ORGANIZATION (5:12)
XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES PROVIDES THIS FACILITY THROUGH ITS LEAN SIX SIGMA TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS AN INTERFACE OF LEAN TOOLS WITH SIX SIGMA TOOLS THAT LOOKS AT WHAT AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION DO NOT ADD VALUE TO THE BUSINESS. VENKATRAMAN SAYS THIS ENABLES THEM TO RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE COMPANY COSTS BY UP TO 30%. AND NOW XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES IS PLANNING TO OFFER THIS SOLUTION HERE IN SRI LANKA FROM EARLY NEXT YEAR THROUGH A LOCAL PARTNER- LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES WHICH IS PART OF THE CEYLINCO GROUP. VOICE CUT (14:32) WE HAVE DONE SOME KIND OF A PILOT STUDY IN THIS MARKET, WE’VE IDENTIFIED TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNER THE SEGMENT OR THE VERTICALS WHERE WE WOULD BE TARGETING IS THE TOP 50 CORPORATES IN SL IN THE AREAS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BANKING, INSURANCE, MAYBE TO SOME EXTENT THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, EDUCATION (15:04) HE SAYS THESE SECTORS HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS HIGH GROWTH AREAS IN SRI LANKA, AND SINCE THEY ARE ALSO DOCUMENT INTENSIVE, XEROX GLOBAL SERVICES TOGETHER WITH LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES WILL STEP UP TO STREAMLINE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZE WASTAGE AND COSTS. ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN DATE: 06.12.2007 REPORTER: SHASHIKA SLUG: CEB – VTR IN A BID TO HALT THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY PLANS TO INTRODUCE A NEW ELECTRICITY METER FROM NEXT YEAR. THE MINISTRY HOPES THIS WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY. ROLL VTR TAG ‘NEW ELECTRICITY METER’ 3.4 million electricity consumers in Sri Lanka
VOICE OVER / CEB / SHASHIKA / 06/12 THE CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD LOSES AROUND 20 MILLION RUPEES ANNUALLY DUE TO THE ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY. ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND ENERGY THE ELECTRICITY METERS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN USE ARE NOT OF EQUAL STANDARDS. THIS IT SAYS, INCREASES THE DIFFICULTY OF THE ELECTRICITY BOARD IN KEEPING A TRACK OF NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND PROPER STATISTICAL DATA. THE MINISTRY SAYS THE NEW ELECTRICITY METERS WILL COUNTER ALL THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS. THEY ARE TO BE BUILT WITH THE HELP OF THE NEKO INSTITUTE, USING THE EXPERTISE OF LOCAL ENGINEERS. END/
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CORPORATE 6TH DEC 07 FARVEEZA/ LASHINI MOBITEL VTR
MOBITEL OPENED TWO ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES IN COLOMBO TODAY ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SUPER 3.5 G SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH ASIA. THE TWO EXPERIENCE CENTRES SITUATED AT MOBITEL HEADQUARTERS AND THE EXCEL WORLD PROMISES TO TAKE ITS PATRONS TO ‘A GALAXY OF INFO-TAINMENT’ AT HIGH SPEEDS AS NEVER BEFORE. ROLL VTR INFO TAGS: ‘3.5 G TECHNOLOGY BY MOBITEL’ M3 provides up to 7.2 mbps downlinks & 1.92 mbps uplinks SUPER: Kunchana Jayaweera Supervisory Engineer-Customer Solutions Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd
VOICE OVER 06/ DEC/ 2007/ MOBITEL/ FARVEEZA EQUIPPED WITH ITS FUTURISTIC LUXURY STORE AMBIENCE, THE TWO NEW ‘EXPERIENCE CENTRES PROMISE ITS VISITORS A CHANCE TO ‘EXPERIENCE THE BEST FLAVOURS OF M3 WHICH IS THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED 3.5 G SERVICE BY MOBITEL. MOBITEL SAYS ALL M3 SERVICES SUCH AS PUSH MAIL, MOBILE TV, AND VIDEO CALLS WILL BE READILY DEMONSTRATED TO CUSTOMERS BY ITS WELL TRAINED STAFF. VOICE CUT- KUNCHANA JAYAWEERA (07:30) M3 CULTURE IS NOT THE SERVICES. WE LISTEN TO OUR CUSTOMERS IF THEY TELL US. WE NEED SERVICES LIKE THESE. WE WOULD DEFINITELY ADOPT YOU AND TRY TO DELIVER WHAT THEY WANT. (7:48) ++ (07:11) AS OF NOW WE COVER 60% OF THE ISLAND AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS WILL BE EXPECTING TO COVER AND WILL BE REACHING 90% OF THE POPULATION OF SRI LANKA (07:24) ENDS/.
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MAIN 06:12:2007 SAMANTHA RAILWAY - VTR
THE CABINET HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 100 KILO METERS OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACK BACKED BY AN INDIAN CREDIT LINE. THIS WAS REVEALED TO THE MEDIA BRIEFING HELD IN COLOMBO TODAY. ROLL VTR SUPER Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Cabinet Spokesperson TAGS ‘SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE’ Rehabilitation will cost US $ 165
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VOICE OVER – CABINET – SAMANTHA – 06/12/2007 19:30 UPGRADING OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE UNDER INDIAN LINE OF CREDIT THE ASSISTANCE FROM INDIA, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF TSUNAMI AFFECTED SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE. THIS WILL DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINE, ONE THIS IMPROVED WE CAN RUN TRAINS FASTER THAN NOW. 19:58 SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT – NIHAL SOMAWEERA SAID THE PROJECT WILL COST 165 MILLION US DOLLARS WHILE 115 MILLION US DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE FIRST PHASE. THE FIRST PHASE WILL SEE THE RAILWAY STRETCH FROM GALLE TO KALUTARA BEING REHABILITATED WHILE THE STRETCH FROM GALLE TO MATARA WILL BE UP-GRADED LATER. THE MINISTRY HOPES TO COMMENCE THIS THREE YEAR PROJECT IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR. ENDS/
STOX THE MARKET WAS ON AN UPWARD TREND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOSED ON POSITIVE GROUNDS. 4 CROSSINGS TOOK PLACE FOR THE DAY. DOCKYARD SAW A BLOCK OF 500,000 SHARES ALONG WITH ANOTHER OF 221,900 SHARES CHANGE HANDS AT 52 RUPEES 100,000 SHARES OF DISTILLERIES MOVED AT 100 RUPEES. ANOTHER 36,400 SHARES OF AITKEN SPENCE CROSSED AT 309 RUPEES DOCKYARD TRADED THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF 2.1 MILLION SHARES FOR THE DAY WHILE DIALOG AND VALLIBEL FOLLOWED TURN OVER WAS ALSO DOMINATED BY DOCKYARD WITH AN INPUT OF 110 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AITKEN SPENCE AND DIALOG FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS TAGGED AT 92.4 MILLION AND FOREIGN SALES AT 96.3 MILLION CARD 1 THE ASPI CLIMBED 18.34 POINTS TO 2,531.95 WHILE THE MILANKA NOTCHED UP 20.49 POINTS TO CLOSE THE DAY AT 3,332.79 TURN OVER WAS AT 358.5 MILLION RUPEES CARD 2 HURJAY, KELSEY, GESTETNER, KOTMALE HOLDINGS AND HUNAS FALLS WERE THE TOP GAINERS FOR THE DAY CARD 3 WHILE THE LOSERS WERE LED BY HEYLES EXPORTS, ASHA CENTRAL, TESS AGRO, LAKE HOUSE PRINTERS AND SHAW WALLACE CARD 4 KOTAGALA PLANTATIONS LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE DAY
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