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Justice Minister meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha has participated 32nd regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva . After the session Minister Rajapaksha has met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein.
Hotel Show Colombo 2016 with over 250 stalls from over 20 countries
The 11th edition of the Hotel Show Colombo 2016 will be held from the 22nd – 24th July 2016 at The BMICH, in Colombo. This year the Hotel Show will focus on its theme Hospitality Industry Vision 20 – 20. The organizers expect to bring out futuristic displays and innovations at this fair for the […]
Eurocars launch new Porsche 718 Boxster models in Colombo
Eurocars the sole agent of Porsche in Sri Lanka welcomes new and exclusive mid-engine Porsche models; the 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S. The two-seat convertibles are now more powerful yet more fuel efficient. The centerpiece of the new model series is the newly developed four-cylinder flat engine with turbocharging. The 718 Boxster develops 220 […]
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka obtained the UNP membership from UNP leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the UNP headquarters in Sirikotha today.
CICT launches country’s first mobile app to track movement of containers
A new level of convenience and sophistication has been introduced to keeping track of containerised cargo by Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) with the launch of a mobile app for the purpose. A first for Sri Lanka’s port industry, CICT’s ‘eZPort’ app for smartphone users can be downloaded free from the App Store or Android […]
World Bank approves USD125mn credit to modernize Sri Lanka agriculture
June 30, 2016 (LBO) – The World Bank has approved a 125 million US dollars credit from the International Development Association to assist Sri Lanka in modernizing its agriculture sector. The project will be implemented through the Ministry of Primary Industries, the Ministry of Agriculture, and five participating provinces, including the Northern, Eastern, Central, North-Central […]
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 […]