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Google is set to close its Spanish news service in the next week ahead of a new policy being introduced which will allow the country's publisher to charge for displaying their content.

A wedding cake slice from the 2011 wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Duchess Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge was sold at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills for $6,000.

Ontv.lk, a website that allows Sri Lankans to be up to date with their daily television schedule, was launched recently with support to all major TV stations in Sri Lanka.

NOLIMIT won the Silver Award in first category at the recently concluded SLITAD People Development Awards 2014 organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training & Development for their efforts in prospering its human capital.

McDonald’s is to offer more personalisation across its menu to stem sales decline and to better compete with restaurants that let consumers pick and choose their ingredients.

Facebook is promising publishers “better targeting” and “more intelligence” with the launch of a suite of tools it hopes convinces them to invest more resources into distributing content across the network.

Mobitel today announced that the Catholic Church of Sri Lanka has chosen the National Mobile Service Provider as the Exclusive Mobile Communications Partner for the forthcoming Papal visit scheduled for next month.

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) marked yet another milestone in the annals of the Sri Lankan communications industry yesterday by winning the most number of awards by a single agency at the Campaign Asia’s prestigious South Asia Agency of the Year Awards 2014.

Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Deheragoda who represented team EZY Racing has placed Sri Lanka on the map internationally, bringing unparalleled glory, by being ranked number 2 in Asia at the prestigious Asia Cup Rally at this year’s Asia Pacific Rally Championship conducted by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile), the world motor racing governing body.

Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail fashion stores with over 17 outlets island-wide, brings some of the coolest deals for the entire family to indulge themselves in this festive season.