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Ceylon Chamber to hold discussion on constitutional powers of President post 19A
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold an informative discussion on the constitutional powers of the President post the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The current President came into power on an election promise that the Executive Presidency would be abolished. On April 28th 2015, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (19A) was enacted with […]
University of Technology Sydney launches UTS Insearch Sri Lanka
July 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday officially launched Colombo’s newest international higher education college, ‘UTS Insearch Sri Lanka’. The launch will see University of Technology Sydney (UTS) bring its latest developments in higher education learning from Sydney to support the skills and knowledge Sri Lankan students need for international study […]
CA Sri Lanka offers BSc. Degree programme to students who completed London A/L
Students who are looking to pursue a successful accounting and finance career, can register with the highly reputed Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Accounting offered by the country’s foremost professional body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka). Students who have successfully completed the London Advanced Level (Edexcel/Cambridge) examinations or local GCE […]
ComBank receives ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ award for 9th time from FinanceAsia
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently received the coveted Best Bank of the Year in Sri Lanka award for the ninth time at the prestigious FinanceAsia Country Awards gala. At the event held in St. Regis Hotel, Hong Kong, the Bank was represented by Mr Prins Perera, Deputy General Manager – Treasury, who accepted the […]
Youth Co:Lab promotes Technopreneurship in Sri Lanka
UNDP and Citi Foundation join forces to promote youth entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka through its flagship initiative – Youth Co:Lab Technopreneurship for Social Change Programme. This programme, which is currently in its third year, is supported by the National Youth Services Council and Cisco Systems Inc. Youth Co-Lab, Co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the […]
Otara shares her life experiences with BOI staff
Otara Gunawardena, leading entrepreneur and environmental and animal rights advocate addressed the BOI staff at the Board’s Auditorium recently. The lecture focused on Otara’s successful career as an entrepreneur, and her creation of a well-known brand in the country from an initial US$50 to US$50 million. In addition she spoke on how she was able […]
Lagarde relinquishes IMF duties temporarily; nominated to head European Central Bank
July 03, 2019 (LBO) – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has decided to relinquish her IMF responsibilities temporarily as she has been nominated as the next President of the European Central Bank. The Executive Board of the IMF issued the following statement today following her nomination to the presidency of […]
IGP and Former Defence Secy arrested while in hospital
Jul 03, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top police officer, Pujitha Jayasundara and the former Defence Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Hemasiri Fernando were both arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday terror blasts, yesterday while undergoing treatment in hospital. The Colombo Chief Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne placed the two officials in remand custody after they […]
The Lean Six Sigma Company launches its operations in Sri Lanka
With the motive of supporting organizations and individuals in their ambition to continuously improve processes, The Lean Six Sigma Company, one of the world’s leading providers of Lean Six Sigma training recently commenced its operations in Sri Lanka in partnership with DA’VISION Business Solution Pvt Ltd, making it the first country to establish their presence […]
Emirates unveils special business class fares from Colombo
(PRESS RELEASE) – Business travellers from Sri Lanka as well as aficionados of the travel experience can now sample the premium Emirates Business Class product with substantil savings, thanks to the Airline’s launch of special Business Class fares to destinations in the USA, UK, Europe and Dubai. These special fares will be available for bookings […]
IMF at G20: Lagarde calls for stronger international cooperation
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit in Osaka, Japan: “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for their chairmanship of this […]
Death penalty sends wrong signal to investors: EU
Jun 28, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union has issued a statement opposing the revival of the death penalty, saying it will send wrong signals to investors and violate commitments to the United Nations. Sri Lanka is actively moving towards resuming executions, which would bring an end to its 43-year moratorium on the death penalty. […]