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William Penn announces its launch in Sri Lanka
Penndome Sri Lanka, announces its brand launch in Sri Lanka of the William Penn brand. The brand offers a wide portfolio of products in premium writing instruments & stationery including men’s accessories and corporate gifts. The company boasts of exclusive tie-ups of over 50 world renowned brands such as Sheaffer, Hugo Boss, Moleskine, Caran d’Ache, […]
Allianz Lanka appoints Nihal Handunge as Deputy CEO for Life Insurance arm
The board of directors of Allianz Lanka recently announced the appointment of Nihal Handunge as the Deputy CEO for Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Limited. With this new appointment, Handunge will take the responsibility of overseeing the growth strategy of the business along with the overall management responsibility of Allianz Lanka’s Life operations in Sri Lanka. […]
Virtusa to automate SLT backend services & revamp service offerings to customers
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national ICT and digital solutions provider entered into a landmark agreement with Virtusa Private Limited, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT outsourcing services, heralding a radical transformation in customer experience for SLT’s valued customers in the coming weeks and months. The signing of this memorandum of […]
‘s revises its growth forecasts for 16 Asian economies
Aug 23, 2019 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service in a newly released report has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 16 economies in Asia Pacific. Of the 16, Hong Kong and Singapore have shown particularly weak expansions this year, with very large deteriorations in real GDP growth when compared to the first half of […]
CA Sri Lanka to break gender barriers in boardrooms with new directory
Aug 22, 2019 (LBO) – In a landmark initiative aimed at breaking gender barriers across boardrooms, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka recently launched the ‘Board Ready Female Members Directory’ which promotes more female representation. The directory which features a list of female Chartered Accountants who possess extensive experience and are board ready, […]
JICA, Women & Child Affairs Ministry launched training programme for Frontline Officers
Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development (MOWCADZD) has launched the capacity building training programme for Frontline Officers (FLOs) under technical cooperation by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Inauguration and launching of this in-country training programme has conducted on August 19th, 2019 in Palgahathanna Management Development Training Centre in Uva Province with […]
Sri Lanka cabinet grants approval to amend Muslim Marriage & Divorce Act
Aug 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to amend the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. The proposal contains amendments to the Act including the legal age for a Muslim marriage (minimum age 18) and the process that should be followed when registering a marriage. There are also proposals […]
Mobitel signs MoU with Japura Uni to conduct collaborative research on 5G, IoT & AI
The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel recently signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, to co-create and co-innovate in the area of telecommunication, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more – with both parties sharing their respective areas of expertise and knowledge towards the common goal […]
New Norwegian Ambassador presents credentials
New Norwegian Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal presented her credentials to President H. E. Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House today. Prior to assuming her position as the Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, she was Head of Section at the International Department of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) in Oslo from 2016 to 2019. Previously she has […]
Special hotline 1913 for public complaints on illegal liquor
Aug 18, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Excise Department will launch a special four-digit hotline 1913 from tomorrow to receive public complaints on illegal Liquor. This round the clock 24-hour hotline will receive confidential complaints about illegal manufacturing of liquor in any part of the country. According to Commissioner General of Excise Department, transporting and […]
New UNDP Resident Representative takes office
Robert Juhkam presented his credentials on 15 August 2019 to Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, officially taking office as the new Resident Representative for UNDP in Sri Lanka. Prior to his appointment in Sri Lanka, Juhkam served as the Strategic Planning Advisor at the UNDP Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy in New York, […]
CIM appoints Onalie Dissanayake as new head for Sri Lanka & Maldives
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the world’s leading professional body for marketing, has appointed Onalie Dissanayake to head up CIM in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Onalie will lead a newly established office in Colombo supporting Sri Lanka’s more than 2,000 members and 1,500 affiliate studying members.An experienced senior figure in Sri Lanka’s education […]