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R H S Samaratunga assumes duties as Secretary to Treasury, Finance & Media
Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga who has been reappointed as the Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance and Mass Media assumed duties at the Finance Ministry today morning.Deputy Secretary to Treasury A.R. Desapriya, Additional Secretary R Semasinghe and senior officials of the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance were present on the occasion.
CICT ends 2018 with 2.65mn TEUs, 38-pct of Colombo Port’s volume
Dec 31, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has reported handling 2.65 million teus for the 12 months ending 31st December 2018, recording a 13 percent increase in its annual throughput and contributing 38 percent of the Port of Colombo’s volumes in the year just concluded. A significant factor in the achievement of 7 […]
Laugfs Gas to infuse Rs1.1bn for expansion of its LPG Transshipment Terminal
Dec 27, 2018 (LBO) – Laugfs Gas will infuse 1,150 million rupees for the expansion of its LPG Transshipment Terminal facility located at Hambantota International Port, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Under the expansion plan, the storage capacity of the terminal to be extended up to 45,000 MT from 30,000 MT supporting […]
Sri Lanka Army leads flood relief work in the North
Dec 27, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Army have rescued a number of people stranded due to the prevailing adverse weather condition in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts that experienced a heavy rainfall resulting in flooding. Army troops have commenced providing immediate rescue and relief assistance, evacuation and relocation, medical assistance, cooked meals and other […]
IBM appoints Riza Wadood as new Country General Manager for Sri Lanka
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the appointment of Riza Wadood as the new Country General Manager for Sri Lanka. This leadership announcement further demonstrates IBM’s commitment in the region. In his new role, Riza will be responsible for business growth and leadership of IBM in Sri Lanka. He will lead the team to support the […]
Rishad vows to recover slashed funds of IDPs as new minister
Sri Lanka’s victorious Minister of Industry and Commerce who has been given a bigger Ministerial mandate on 20 December welcomed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s entry to Northern Development work-and vowed to re-instate IDP funds wrongfully slashed by the recently dismissed administration. “As an MP representing the Northern Vanni District, I congratulate our Prime Minister Ranil […]
Hayleys Advantis unveils Sri Lanka’s largest distribution hub
Dec 19, 2018 (LBO) – Hayleys Advantis ceremonially unveiled Sri Lanka’s largest distribution hub – Advantis 3PL Plus Logistics City – in Kotugoda, Ja-Ela as part of the company’s expansion efforts aimed at serving its clients better through greater efficiencies and economies of scale. The company said the move bodes well for the nation’s vision […]
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva awarded SLT Zero-One lifetime achievement award
LIRNEasia founding Chair Prof. Rohan Samarajiva received the SLT 01 Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala ceremony held earlier this week.The award was given him “for the yeoman contribution he has made over the years as a public policy maker and advocate to influence access to cost-effective and high-quality digital infrastructure for all Sri Lankans”. […]
MR named opposition leader, Kiriella leader of the house
Dec 18, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Speaker of parliament Karu Jayasuriya named Mahinda Rajapaksa the Leader of the Opposition, Tuesday when the house convened. The Speaker said the United People’s Freedom Alliance was now the largest opposition party as it was no longer in the ruling coalition. Lakshman Kiriella was appointed as the leader of […]
HP launches large format photo printers in Sri Lanka
(Media Relaese) – HP DesignJet recently unveiled its new DesignJet Z Printer series to showcase innovative large format technologies. The new printer series offers astounding image quality and fast, simple output for print service providers (PSPs), retailers, photo studios and photographers to deliver beautiful photos, impactful graphics and technical applications. The latest offering from HP […]
JICA extends its support to recyclable waste flow in Sri Lanka
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) successfully held “Waste Flow & Recycle Industry Survey, and Information Dissemination Seminar” together with Central Environmental Agency (CEA). JICA has been conducting waste management project namely “Pollution Control and Reduction of Environmental Burden in Solid Waste Management” in Sri Lanka from February 2017 to February 2019. In cooperation with […]
Dr. Ravi Perumalpillai, Oxford Surgeon who became a Jaffna Farmer
By Jekhan Aruliah I write this piece as my appreciation of a Diasporan who came back to Jaffna and made a difference, sowing economic and medical seeds in the North. A friend who passed away in Colombo on 9th December 2018, and whose ashes were scattered in Jaffna four days later. I first met Ravi […]