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Toyota Lanka opens dedicated showroom for its first 1000cc car
Toyota Lanka (Private) Limited, the sole authorized distributor for Toyota vehicles in Sri Lanka opened doors to its latest showroom for the affordable, comfortable and safe 1000cc “Wigo” which was launched recently. The dedicated showroom situated within Toyota Plaza in Wattala embodies the fun and excitement that is synonymous with the “Wigo”. Launched targeting young […]
Citizens Development Business (CDB) goes live with Intellect DIGITAL FACE
(PRESS RELEASE) – Customer centric Digital Channel solution with an omni-channel experience Intellect Design Arena Ltd, a digital technology product provider across Banking and Insurance, today announced that Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) has gone live with Intellect’s DIGITAL FACE, an Omni Channel solution catering to demands of the modern customers. CDB will now […]
SAITM says ready to forge ahead amid protests
Feb 08, 2017 (LBO) – South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) says they are ready for the rough road ahead and will push ahead despite opposition from students and staff of state universities. “These protests are driven by politics and fear of competition,” Dr. Neville Fernando, founder and chairman of SAITM told reporters […]
Government of Finland keen to invest in Sri Lanka
The Ambassador of Finland to Sri Lanka Rauli Suikkanen says that he would call leading entrepreneurs of his country to commence investment in Sri Lanka. Ambassador Suikkanen announced this when he met Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake at the Ministry for Finance yesterday (February 6). Finish Ambassador Rauli Suikkanen further said that there is a confidence […]
Nikkei edges down in choppy trade; glass sector outperforms
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Wednesday morning as stocks tracked the volatile currency market, while the glass manufacturing sector outperformed on brisk earnings results. The Nikkei dropped 0.1 percent to 18,892.69, having dabbled in positive territory earlier in the trading session. The dollar fell 0.2 […]
‘pura medical faculty teachers threaten union action over SAITM issue
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Sri Lanka plans to generate electricity from tidal power
Feb 07, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans a new project with Finnish assistance to generate electricity from tidal power, the power ministry said. Following a meeting with Ambassador of Finland to Sri Lanka Rauli Suikkanen, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya the minister for power and renewable energy said the ambassador had expressed his fullest support for the […]
PTL Watch: Bond yields mostly lower after rate stance
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LOLC microfinance model ventures into Pakistan
The LOLC Group inked a historic joint venture with Pak Oman Microfinance Bank Limited to introduce LOLC’s exceptional and globally accepted Microfinance model to the people of Pakistan. Having observed LOLC’s uniquely effective microfinance business model and its success stories in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Cambodia, Pak Oman Microfinance Bank Limited which is a joint […]
Sri Lanka committee finalizing report on Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act
Feb 07, 2017 (LBO) – A committee appointed by Sri Lanka’s former Minister of Justice and Law Reform Milinda Moragoda to consider and recommend amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act No 13 of 1951 is finalizing its report, a statement said. The committee was appointed in July 2009 with the approval of the […]