Category: In Pictures
IronOne Gets Microsoft ISV Partner of the Year Award
IronOne Technologies is honored to announce that it has been awarded the Microsoft Independent Service Vendor (ISV) Award in the Sri Lanka region for its BoardPAC platform. “This is a tremendous achievement and we are immensely honored by this recognition,“ said Rajitha Kuruppumulle, COO for IronOne Technologies. “BoardPAC’s win reflects the company’s expertise in providing […]
Brandix supports national initiative in Occupational Safety
Sri Lanka’s efforts to promote occupational safety and health at workplaces across the island are to be supported by the country’s single largest apparel exporter Brandix as principal sponsor of the 2015 National Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) week. Organised by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Ministry of Labour, […]
FM Mangala meets Australian and Japanese Foreign Ministers
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met Japanese and Australian foreign ministers in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
All Together in One Place
The Department of Elections completes 60 years today. The Department has taken steps to celebrate diamond jubilee with grand ceremonies. The main ceremony of celebrating the 60th anniversary was held at the Bandaranaike Ceremonial hall, Colombo today with the participation of President Maithreepala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe as the Chief Guests and the participation of the chief opposition […]
SriLankan Airlines wins “Excellence in HR – South Asia” award
National Carrier, SriLankan Airlines won the “”Excellence in Human Resource – South Asia” award at the annual sessions and SHRM international Award Ceremony, held in India recently. SriLankan was competing with many entities from the South Asian region, excluding those of India, competing under the national category. Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource […]
‘ Chefs top medals list at Culinary Expo 2015
The culinary artists of SriLankan Catering showcased their creative prowess by claiming the highest number of medals at the recently held Culinary Expo 2015 exhibition.SriLankan Catering team bagged a staggering tally of 53 medals which was inclusive of 13 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.The team claimed the highest number of medals […]
Lamudi speaks to Head of Sales, Shangri-La Lanka
COLOMBO, 23 September 2015: Aside from noticeable evidence, the growth of the economy, specifically the real estate and tourism sectors in Sri Lanka, have been repeatedly publicised over the post-war period.Yet, how do international investors perceive it? Neluka De Alwis, Head of sales and marketing of Shangri-La Hotels Lanka (Private) Limited, said: “Since the end […]
CSE employee in Top Ten Best Speakers of World
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) proudly recognises the achievement of a member of its staff, Arfath Saleem of the Human Resources Division who competed at the World Championships of public speaking in Las Vegas, USA from August 12-15, 2015.Saleem was placed amongst the top 10 speaker of the world.Following several competitions at club, area, division […]
Serendib Awards to honor Sri Lankans in Australia
In true Kandy Perahera-style with Red carpet & black tie, Grammy style the small but active multicultural Awards is happening in heart of Melbourne for Sri Lankan community who celebrates its annual awards for excellence – The Serendib Awards – with a grand festival, on Friday 2 October 2015 from 05.30pm onwards at The Grand, […]
US Embassy empowers youth to improve local communities
The United States awarded nearly 0,000 (approximately LKR 21,000,000) to 16 civil society organizations as part of the U.S. Embassy’s annual Youth Empowerment Grants, an innovative way to provide seed funding for up-and-coming groups working on solutions to problems affecting youth across Sri Lanka.“This year’s International Day of Democracy emphasizes the critical role of civil […]
Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators gets a new president
Devindre Senaratne, the Managing Director of JourneyScapes Private Limited as elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) at the 35th Annual General Meeting of the Association, which was held recently at the Coco Royal Beach Resort, Waskaduwa. In the meantime, Mr. Harith Perera, Managing Director of Diethelm Travel […]
A Nostalgic Moment for LAUGFS
LAUGFS recently celebrated its 20th anniversary by taking a journey back to its cultural roots, in the historic city of Anuradhapura. Over 500 employees from across all LAUGFS companies joined together with the Group Chairman, Mr. W. K. H. Wegapitiya and Group Managing Director, Mr. Thilak De Silva in gratitude for LAUGFS’s remarkable achievements on […]