Category: In Pictures
‘s first TIER III Certified Data Centre and Media Hub
(Press Release) – Dialog Axiata Group announced last Friday, the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first Tier III certified data Centre and media bub. Dialog, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and a leader in the provision of world class enterprise solutions was recently awarded a TIER III Constructed Facility Certification (TCCF) from the UPTIME Institute for […]
Death sentence for killer of journalist Mel Gunasekera
July 05, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka passed the death sentence against the accused in the murder case of journalist Mel Gunasekera at the Colombo High Court on Wednesday. Rs. 17.5 Billion) was signed on 7th of July 2017 between the Government of Sri Lanka and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for rehabilitation of essential […]
CA Sri Lanka Students Society wins ACCA next gen challenge
The CA Students Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently won the Next Gen Challenge powered by ACCA and TV1. The CA Sri Lanka Students Society Team comprising of Mohamed Rifan, Jayashan Grero, Piyumi Dhananjana and Dihan Udugampola beat six other teams to win under the ‘other professional […]
Germany to recruit Sri Lankans as geriatric care nurses
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Employment Mr. G.S. Withanage and Dr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador for the 2017-2018 GFMD Co-Chairmanship of Germany today (27th June 2017), signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on principles of fair recruitment of personnel for training as geriatric nurses in the Federal Republic of Germany. The signing ceremony took place […]
Sri Lanka film festival in Seoul, South Korea
A Sri Lanka Film Festival was held in Seoul, Korea from 23rd June to 25th June, 2017 at CGV Myungdong Station Cine Library. Five contemporary internationally acclaimed Sri Lanka films were screened at the festival, which was well received by Korean movie lovers. The Film Festival was organized by the Sri Lanka Embassy in the […]
Sri Lanka’s first Marine Finfish Hatchery established in Batticaloa
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera. The […]
LOLC Finance takes top honours at LankaPay Technnovation Awards
Sri Lanka’s Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) giant, LOLC Finance PLC bagged three top awards at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2017 held recently for the very first time competing against prestigious Banks and NBFIs to gain these top positions. At the glittering awards ceremony, LOLC Finance was bestowed with the following coveted titles: 1) Financial Institution […]
CA Sri Lanka Applied Accounting Degree marks highest-ever intake in 2017
The BSc. Applied Accounting Degree offered by CA Sri Lanka which has gained much respect and popularity amongst students and employers within a short span of time, recorded the highest ever intake this year, with over 500 students including foreign students following the specialised degree. Explaining the reasons why the BSc. Applied Accounting Degree has […]
Prasad Kariyawasam re-elected to UN Committee on Migrant Workers
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA, Prasad Kariyawasam, who has been a member of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers since its inception in March 2004, and the first Chair of the Committee , was re-elected for the fourth time at the Election held at the UN in New York on 28 June 2017, at […]
CB’s Jaffna regional sub-office shifts operations to Kilinochchi
Amalgamation of the Operation of Regional Sub-office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Jaffna with Regional Office in Kilinochchi The public is hereby notified that the Regional Sub-office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in Jaffna shifted its operations to Regional Office, Ariviyal Nagar, Kilinochchi with effect from 15 June 2017. […]
CA Sri Lanka confers CPFA qualification to senior public servants
Over 130 senior public servants were recently conferred with the Chartered Public Finance Accountancy (CPFA) qualification at the inaugural CPFA Convocation organised by the CA Sri Lanka Public Sector Wing, the Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka (APFASL), in an effort to strengthen the country’s public financial management. The qualification was granted to […]
Hirdaramani Garments & Isebella Socks starts production line in Ethiopia
The grand production inauguration ceremony of the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia that has attracted 18 leading global apparel and textile companies was held on 20th June 2017 at the Industrial Park with the participation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, senior Ministers of the government, Ambassadors, senior government officials and the company owners […]