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Tillak Wickramasinghe elected as President of IATA Agents Association
Tillak Wickramasinghe, the Proprietor of Skyways was elected as the President of the IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IATA – AASL). He was elected for the post, during the 28th Annual General Meeting of the IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IATA-AASL), which was held on 26th May, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya. Apart from, […]
Brexit may not happen anytime soon: report
June 28, 2016 (LBO) – Britain may not exit the E.U. anytime soon, as it needs to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty of 2007 which grants member states the right to leave. There will be at least two years of negotiations about the terms of Britain’s future relationship with Europe, and the invocation […]
CSE wins Gold award at National HR Conference 2016
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was presented with a National HR Excellence Gold Award at the recently held National HR Conference for 2016. Organized by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM), the conference is tagged as South Asia’s largest HR event. The award was presented in recognition of the CSE’s exceptional HRM practices and the […]
Commercial Bank launches Sri Lanka’s first Remittance Card
Sri Lanka’s first Remittance Card has been launched by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to introduce a new dimension in convenience to the process of transferring funds from overseas to local beneficiaries. A branded Debit cum ATM Card licensed by Visa Inc. and issued locally by Commercial Bank to recipients of remittances, the new Remittance […]
US trains Lankans on counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction
The U.S. Government recently concluded a five-day workshop in Colombo from June 13-17 for members of the Sri Lankan Ports Authority and Customs, Police, Navy, and Coast Guard to provide training on eliminating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Led by U.S. military experts from the International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), the workshop covered […]
BOI briefs investment opportunities for Japanese biz delegation
A Japanese business delegation consisting of 28 leading Companies visited Sri Lanka with the purpose of gaining a firsthand experience of the business and investment climate of Sri Lanka. The delegation consisted of representatives of leading Japanese enterprises and other companies such as Leopalace 21, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mizuho Bank, NTT Data, Mitsui & Co. India […]
UK votes to leave the European Union with 51.9 pct votes
June 24, 2016 (LBO) – The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union obtaining 51.9 percent of total votes, official referendum results showed. 17,410,742 votes have been casted for Brexit while 16,141,241 others have casted their votes to remain in the EU. UK electoral commission said the national voter turnout was at 72.2 […]
Britain to exit EU, markets extremely volatile
June 24, 2016 (LBO) – The British referendum on whether to stay or leave the EU will be a leave vote, according to both ITV and BBC, who forecast an exit based on results rolling in. BBC forecast a four-point leave victory of 52 percent to 48 percent. A leave vote will be disastrous for […]
IATA recognizes Louis Preston training centre in South Asia
IATA recognizes LOUIS PRESTON as “Top Performing Training Centre 2016” in South Asia Press Release: IATA (International Air Transport Association), the trade association for 260 member airlines and sole representative for more that 100,000 IATA Accredited travel agents worldwide has been developing and inventing innovative tailor-made various training programs for the human capital in the […]
Embark opens 4 new stores and transforms 14,000+ doggy lives in 2015-16
Embark, Sri Lanka’s fashion brand and community animal welfare programme, has reported another busy year, ending 2015-16 – its ninth year – with medical care provided to 14,459 of the country’s homeless street dogs. Working with likeminded partner organisations and volunteers, Embark performed 3,464 sterilisation surgeries, 5,788 anti-rabies vaccinations, 644 treatments for injured animals and […]
HMAS Perth makes goodwill visit to Colombo
Royal Australian Navy Anzac class frigate, HMAS Perth, arrived in Colombo on Sunday 19 June 2016 for a five day goodwill visit. Whilst in Sri Lanka, sailors from Perth will practice boarding and anti-narcotic operations with the Sri Lanka Navy and undertake several professional, sporting, social and charity activities to build on the friendship and […]
Sri Lanka’s First VoLTE Service on Dialog’s LTE Networks
Dialog Axiata,Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider announced Wednesday 22nd June 2016, that the 4G-LTE Networks operated by the Dialog Group had been enabled with VoLTE (Voice over LTE) capability. The Dialog Group operates a Mobile 4G Network based on FD-LTE technology and a Fixed 4G Network based on TD-LTE. VoLTE is an acronym for Voice over LTE, which leverages […]