Category: In Pictures
Ford partners and JEN to support 50 families in Kilinochchi
Ford Motor Company, represented in Sri Lanka by Future Automobiles, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings, has awarded a grant to JEN (Japan Emergency NGO) to carry out an agricultural livelihood project in Kilinochchi. Utilising the funding from Ford, JEN will be able to assist people who have returned from displacement regain their livelihood through agriculture. […]
DIMO appoints 4 new directors to the Board
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently appointed four new directors to its Board effective from 1st June 2016. The new directors are Mr Asite Talwatte, Mr Vijitha Bandara, Mr Wijith Pushpawela and Mr Chaminda Ranawana. Mr Asite Talwatte is the former Country Managing Partner at Ernst & Young, a position in which he served […]
Huawei to reveal duo entry-range smartphones in Sri Lanka
According to a reliable source within the company, Huawei is set to launch two new-entry range smartphone in Sri Lanka. The devices are believed to be targeted at the highly competitive entry-range smartphone market in the country. According to company sources the devices would be under the much successful Huawei Y-series smartphones and will be […]
Criticizing Ravi on VAT is baseless – Rishad
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen came on strong to defend his embattled Cabinet colleague, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake. “Many times Minister Karunanayake is criticized more than the government regarding VAT. I would like to ask this August House on what logical basis that Hon Minister Karunanayake could be criticized?” asked Minister […]
CA Sri Lanka’s strategy summit makes comeback
Following the overwhelming demand from the country’s corporate elite, the Strategy Summit organized by the Business School of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), is making a comeback for the second consecutive year. This year’s summit, which will be held on the 26 and 27 July 2016, will see four […]
Travel bloggers experience SriLankan Airlines flight simulator
In yet another of its numerous efforts to promote Sri Lanka as a global tourism destination of choice, SriLankan Airlines welcomed participants to the Cinnamon Travel Bloggers Conference Asia & Awards 2016 by giving more than 40 bloggers a thrilling experience on the flight deck of an Airbus A330 Full Flight Simulator at Bandaranaike International […]
BOI facilitates Japanese investors at meeting with Japanese chamber of commerce and industry
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka hosted the annual Japan-Sri Lanka Government Private Sector Joint Forum for existing Japanese Companies based in Sri Lanka and operating projects under the BOI regime. This is the 8th such Forum where the BOI is hosting Japanese enterprises. The Forum is an ongoing process whereby Japanese investors […]
Sunrise Engineering to power Sri Lanka with “Veefil”
Re-charging electric vehicle in 20 minutes is now possible Sunrise Engineering signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Tritium, the Australian designer and manufacturer of the “Veefil”, the world’s most technologically-advanced rapid charger for electric vehicles.. This partnership comes at a very crucial time where the absence of rapid charging infrastructure is deeply felt in the […]
Renewed boost for accounting profession as CA Sri Lanka, CIMA teams up
Two of the country’s accounting giants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) will team up in an effort to develop the accounting profession which will also benefit the members of both institutes. Andrew Harding, Managing Director of CIMA, and Aruna Alwis, Chief […]
Commercial Bank begins new series of entrepreneurship programmes for women
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently conducted the first of a series of entrepreneur development programmes exclusively for women, in recognition of their importance to the national economy. The programme conducted in Matara in collaboration with the National Enterprises Development Authority (NEDA) was attended by more than 100 women entrepreneurs who are involved in micro, […]
ODEL launches LUV Sigiriya campaign to protect historic site
ODEL clean up team hauls down 40 sacks of rubbish from Lion Rockon World Environment Day Callous visitors defile the historic Sigiriya rock with 40 sack loads of rubbish each day, an alarming fact brought vividly alive by employees of ODEL who undertook to clean up the site to mark World Environment Day this year. […]
Head of British diplomatic service visits Sri Lanka to see reconciliation work
Head of the British Diplomatic Service Sir Simon McDonald and Secretary at the UK Department for International Development Mark Lowcock visited Sri Lanka yesterday to meet with high-level government officials and discuss Sri Lanka’s progress on reconciliation. During their visit they also met with representatives of many of the organisations implementing UK funded projects in […]