Category: In Pictures
130 Commercial Bank branches converted for disabled access
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that an on-going initiative to make its branches island wide accessible to differently abled customers has passed the half way mark. The Bank said it has completed the construction of wheel chair ramps at 130 branches, facilitating disabled access to customer areas and automated teller machines (ATMs) under […]
Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam Remembered
The death anniversary of Sri Lanka’s distinguished statesman and scholar Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam was commemorated on January 9th with a garlanding of his statue opposite the Presidential Secretariat. The chief guest was Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga. The guest of honor was Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu […]
” in March
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the country’s premier business Chamber is planning hold an International Investor Forum during the month of March 2016, in order to help the country attract much needed Foreign Direct Investments to drive growth. Titled ‘Sri Lanka Investment & Business Conclave 2016’, the event plans to attract potential investors from across […]
” makes maiden visit to Hambantota Port
K ‘Line car carrier with a load of vehicles from Japan called at the Port of Hambantota recently. The vessel M/V ‘HYPERION HIGHWAY’ with an LOA of 199.5M and a cargo capacity of 7,700 units, discharged 523 units from Japan for domestic use. A plaque exchange ceremony was also organized on board between Sri Lanka […]
Aitken Spence partners SriLankan to promote Sri Lanka across India
Aitken Spence Travels, Turyaa Kalutara and SriLankan Holidays have joined hands to launch a promotional campaign across several cities in India to attract more tourists to Sri Lanka. The campaign will consist of cinema and TV advertising, as well as presentations to key agents covering all the main cities. Aitken Spence Travels is the largest […]
UN Resident Coordinator calls on President
The UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Subinay Nandy, concluded his assignment in Sri Lanka on 14 January 2016, after a 4 year and 8 month term. Last evening, Nandy called on His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena for an exit meeting. President Sirisena noting key priorities of the Government, reiterated the […]
ICC World Twenty20 trophy to be showcased in Sri Lanka tomorrow
The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 trophy will touch down on Sri Lankan shores on 16th January for a three-day stop en route to its global journey spanning 12 countries. The trophy travels through all T20 playing nations, before it returns to India, where the tournament gets underway from 8th March to 3rd April 2016. […]
Sri Lanka condemns terrorist attack in Jakarta
Sri Lanka strongly condemns the terrorist attack which took place in Jakarta today morning, 14th January 2016. The Government of Sri Lanka extends Condolences to the families of the victims who died in the incident. Sri Lanka reiterates its strong commitment to work with the international community including Indonesia to eradicate the scourge of terrorism […]
Famous Pakistani scientist Prof. Dr Atta-ur-Rahman in Sri Lanka
Famous Pakistani scientist Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman is currently visiting Sri Lanka to attend 1st International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology – 2016 under the theme of “Molecular Life Science for the Development in the 21st Century”, from January 12-13, 2016, organized by Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura Sri Lanka. Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman […]
CA Sri Lanka awards scholarships for top A level achievers
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), recently awarded scholarships to the highest three achievers at the 2015 GCE Advance Level Examinations (Commerce Stream) to kick start their professional journey as Chartered Accountants, following their exceptional performance at last year’s A/L exams. President Elect of CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Lasantha Wickremasinghe […]
ODEL donates its Kids’ play area to Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital
The Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital has become a brighter and happier place for its little patients and young visitors thanks to the generosity of ODEL. Sri Lanka’s favourite department store has donated the play area in the Kids’ section at its flagship store at Alexandra Place to the country’s premier paediatric hospital for the use […]
CCC Import Section conducts forum on ‘Single Window System’ tomorrow
Import Section of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce together with Sri Lanka Customs will hold a forum on the 13th January, 2016 to create industry level awareness about the newly launched ‘SL Custom’s Single Window System’. The forum, which will see the participation of over 400 participants and are expected to take place at the […]