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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 […]
Arpico Finance partners with mCash to offer digitalized payments
The revolutionary mobile money platform, mCash, which is transforming the country’s electronic payments landscape, has partnered with Arpico Finance PLC to offer customers the facility to make payments via mCash. As a result of this partnership, Arpico Finance Company PLC customers can make their finance and leasing payments via mCash with much more convenience. Customers […]
Hayleys records Rs.52.6Bn turnover in first quarter 2019/20
Aug 09, 2019 (LBO) – Hayleys PLC, demonstrated resilience in challenging conditions to record an improvement in turnover and operating performance during the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. The Group’s turnover grew by 4 percent to 52.6 billion rupees during the period, upheld mainly by the top line growth in Hand Protection (+10%), […]
Hayleys PLC records Rs. 52.6 bn turnover in a challenging first quarter of 2019/20
Hayleys PLC, Sri Lanka’s most diversified conglomerate, demonstrated resilience in challenging conditions to record an improvement in turnover and operating performance during the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. The Group’s turnover grew by 4% to Rs.52.6 bn during the period, upheld mainly by the top line growth in Hand Protection (+10%), Purification (+24%) […]
Sri Lanka Telecom & Mobitel unveil Digital Roadmap for Northern Province
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and Mobitel, together with the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, launched the Digital Roadmap for the Northern Province in the presence of officials and the national media at the Auditorium of the Jaffna District Secretariat in Jaffna. The Roadmap unveiled SLT Group’s progress towards achieving the national goal of transforming […]
Tea: July 2019 national average shows gains month on month
Aug 08, 2019 (LBO) – The national average for the month of July 2019 totalled 497.35 rupees against 494.48 rupees of June 2019, showing a marginal increase of 2.87 rupees month on month and in comparison to July 2018 average of 537.88 rupees however shows a decrease of 40.53 rupees. When analyzing the respective elevational […]
Pakistan suspends trade with India, downgrades diplomatic relations
Aug 08, 2019 (LBO) – Pakistan on Wednesday expelled India’s high commissioner and suspended bilateral trade as a response of India’s move to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir and split it into two union territories. Indian officials, however, says that Islamabad’s decision to suspend trade with its neighbor will hit Pakistan not India. […]
John Keells renews commitment to maintain Slave Island Railway Station
John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) renewed its 16-year public private partnership with Sri Lanka Railways for the refurbishment and maintenance of the Slave Island Railway Station. A renewal Agreement in this regard was signed on 29th July 2019 between General Manager, Sri Lanka Railways, Mr. M.J. D. Fernando, and JKH represented by Mr. Gihan Cooray, […]
Dushni Weerakoon appointed as member of Monetary Board
Dr (Ms) Dushni Weerakoon has been appointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with effect from July 29, 2019. Dr (Ms) Dushni Weerakoon is the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and Head of its Macroeconomic Policy research. She joined the […]