Sri Lanka raids fake ICC T20 cricket clothing stores

Sri Lanka's police raided a factory turning out counterfeit ICC World Twenty20 T-shirts and seized stocks of spurious merchandise, a senior officer said Wednesday.

Deputy Inspector-General Anura Senanayake said they carried out the crackdown on fake World Twenty20 merchandise following a complaint from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over trade mark infringements."We have arrested a person who produced fake T-shirts and recovered stocks from several retail outlets," Senanayake told AFP. "Investigations are underway."

Sri Lanka's Janashakthi Insurance targets 15-pct top line growth

Sri Lanka's Janashakthi Insurance, which marks 18 years of operations in September, is expecting revenues to grow 15 percent to 8.0 billion rupees in 2012, managing director Prakash Schaffter said.

In the six months to June, gross written premium grew 14 percent to 3.8 billion rupees. The composite insurer reported profits of 163.7 million rupees or 45 cents per share for the half year.Schaffter said the firm's general insurance business was making under-writing profits (before investment income) as a portfolio. Medical insurance was the least profitable he said.

Why saying no to your boss can be a good idea

Your manager comes to you in a panic and asks you to fill in for Sharon, who will be out of town all next week. Your first thought is, "Why me?" Yet, despite your frustration, you smile and say, "No problem." Your boss is making the request, after all, so refusal is not an option. Right?

Not necessarily. In some cases, "Sorry, I can't" may be the most appropriate response. Dubious about this claim? Here are some examples of situations in which it might make sense to say no and suggestions for how to turn down the boss diplomatically.

"It looks like Joe can't make the deadline again. Can you handle it?"

The situation: Whenever a colleague falls short on an important assignment, your supervisor looks to you to save the day. Initially, being the go-to person was flattering. But having to constantly step in at the last minute is forcing you to put in extra hours so you can get your own work done.

10 ways to make your day healthier

While many of us set long-term goals in regards to our health and fitness, there are many things you can do right now to boost your health each day. To improve your wellbeing and start feeling better, check out these 10 healthy changes to make to your day.

Plan to be healthy

Like most things worth having, a healthy lifestyle sadly won’t fall into your lap without any effort. To make healthy lifestyle choices a regular part of your day it is important to make a plan and schedule them in, at least until they become second nature. Rather than making vague plans to “eat more healthily” or “do some exercise”, make a menu for the day ahead detailing exactly what you will eat, or schedule in a date for exercise, establishing an exact time, activity and

Transformers 4 to feature all-new robots

Hasbro disappointed with the amount of toys sold by the last instalment Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The next film in the 'Transformers' series will feature an all-new cast of transforming robots because the last film 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' didn't sell enough toys.

According to reports, Transformer-maker Hasbro was disappointed with the performance of the last film in the series in terms of the amount of robots sold.