Category: In Pictures
Foreign Minister to visit Sweden at the invitation of Swedish counterpart
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will visit Sweden at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallström, from 17-18 January 2017. Minister Samaraweera’s discussions with his Swedish counterpart are expected to focus on the progress of bilateral activities initiated during Minister Wallström’s visit to Sri Lanka in April 2016, and cooperation on […]
Airport running smoothly despite day-time runway shut down : SriLankan
(PRESS RELEASE) – Wednesday, January 11, 2017, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines is pleased to note that despite the closure of the runway during the daytime hours from 6th January to 6th April 2017, its services and operations at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake are proceeding seamlessly, with minimal inconvenience for both inbound and outbound tourists. The […]
New offers for Sri Lankan travelers on Emirates
(PRESS RELEASE) – Sri Lanka, 11 January 2017 – New year, new adventures. Emirates is making it even more attractive for globalistas travelling from Sri Lanka to say “hello” to new destinations and experiences in 2017 with its offer of special fares to a wide range of cities across six continents. The sale, commencing on […]
Sri Lanka delegation arrives in Thailand for fourth Bangkok talks
(PRESS RELEASE) Rishad leads SL delegation to BKK APTA ‘APTA a pioneering agreement’-Rishad Fourth APTA Ministerial Session in BKK SL an APTA member alongside India & China New member joining: Mongolia Major changes to APTA likely As major changes are sweeping the 42 year long historic Bangkok Agreement, a top official delegation left Sri Lanka […]
MR outlines issues of proposed Hambantota port deal
Since the future of the Hambantota port is now under discussion, I wish to explain to the public, my position on this matter. The loans taken for the construction of this harbour were 450 million USD for the first phase, 70 million USD for the bunkering facility and 802 million USD for the second phase […]
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister addresses public forum on “Indian Ocean”
Dr. Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Singapore on 9th January 2017 to address the Public Forum cum Panel Discussion on the theme “The Indian Ocean” organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of the National University of Singapore. The other speakers who participated at this inaugural session of Distinguished […]
MullenLowe moves Sri Lanka operations to ultramodern office
MullenLowe Sri Lanka, the local office of the MullenLowe network – a member of the Interpublic Group (IPG), will formally unveil its ultra-modern office at 125, Kynsey Road, Colombo – 7, on the 19th of January under the patronage of Hon. Eran Wickramaratne – Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development and Member of Parliament (MP) […]
Singer crosses Rs.1bn worth Huawei smartphone sales in December, Records 77-pct sales growth in 2016
(PRESS RELEASE) – Huawei, a leading smartphone brand in Sri Lanka, announced that Singer Sri Lanka, the exclusive national distributor for Huawei smartphones, has successfully surpassed Rs. 1 bn Huawei smartphone sales generated solely inthe month of December 2016. As a trusted, state-of-the-art brand amongst the general public, Huawei together with Singer enhanced their […]
MAS opens 2nd industrial park, plans to invest USD 28mn in export oriented projects
(PRESS RELEASE) – With the beginning of the New Year, MAS Holdings makes preparations to commence operations at the MAS Fabric Park in Giriulla. This will become the second privately owned industrial park in the country, following the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. generic The former Kabool Lace Giriulla facility, which was shut down for […]
Oman Air introduces new baggage concept for 2017
Oman Air is delighted to announce the introduction of a new baggage piece concept for launch in January 2017. This change will help Oman Air to standardize and in many cases reduce the charges currently in place for additional luggage. All passengers travelling Oman Air from the launch of this new concept will receive one […]
Consultation task force on reconciliation handed over final report
The Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms officially handed over the Final Report and executive summary on the island-wide public consultations it carried out on the design of the Transitional Justice Mechanisms to Former President Chandrika Bandarnaike Kumarathunga on Tuesday the 3rd of January 2017 at the Presidential Secretariat. The report combines and provides a […]
Asanga Ranasinghe Appointed to LAUGFS Boards
(PRESS RELEASE) – LAUGFS Holdings, a diversified business conglomerate, announced the appointment of Asanga Ranasinghe to the Boards of LAUGFS Holdings and LAUGFS Gas PLC as Executive Director. He is also appointed as the Sector Managing Director of the Consumer and Retail cluster of LAUGFS Holdings, and further holds the position of the Group Marketing […]