The Silver Anniversary edition of Sri Lanka’s acclaimed open-air art fair, Kala Pola, will take place at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo 07, on Sunday 25 February 2018. The official ceremony will be graced by H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka. Presented by The George Keyt Foundation in association with…
Colombo’s favourite tastemaker in coffee is now back at the Bandaranaike International Airport with a slicker, bolder and more contemporary look. Since it was first opened in 2006, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s airport store has been the first and longest running international franchise at the BIA. The airport store embodies the CBTL philosophy…
eChannelling PLC, the pioneer and largest doctor channelling network in Sri Lanka, announces its partnership with Lanka Hospital PLC, the most accredited hospital in Sri Lanka, to offer a new and unique Self-Help Kiosk Machine, which was inaugurated by Dr. Sarath Paranvithana, Chairman – Lanka Hospital, along with Mr. P. G. Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman –…
The premier sports medicine provider in Sri Lanka, George Steuart Health, steps on board as the Official Healthcare Partner at the 139th Battle of the Blues – the world renowned three day cricket encounter between S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia and Royal College, Colombo. The battle for the prestigious D S Senanayake Memorial Shield will…
The Board of Directors of Bank of Ceylon (BOC) appointed Mr. Senarath Bandara as the Bank’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer on Thursday, 22 February, upon receiving approval from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and other relevant authorities. The appointment comes in the wake of the retirement of Mr. D.M. Gunasekera, a career…
The training partner portfolio of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) received a fresh boost recently with 16 top companies coming on board to provide practical training for Business & Corporate level students of the institute. Accordingly, Ansell Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Business Promoters & Partners Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, Co-operative Insurance…
Sri Lankan’s premium real estate developer, Iconic Developments Pvt Ltd will be sponsoring the ‘Colombo Swimming Club Sports Gala’ which is an annual event organized by the Colombo Swimming Club (CSC) for its members and families. One of the most popular events of the Club’s calendar, the event will take place from February 22 to…
The merit-based scholarship awarding ceremony by the Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC) for Engineering and Technology students will be held on February 25 at the BMICH in Colombo. The ENTECH scholarships are awarded to motivate and encourage Youth Excellence by offering students the opportunity of getting a world-class education at Sri Lanka’s only research-based residential…
Continuing in its pioneering efforts to inculcate the savings habit in children, Sri Lanka’s premiere private sector commercial bank, HNB PLC announced the opening of a new Student Savings Unit at Gateway College, Colombo. The new unit was declared open by Gateway Group Chairman, Dr. Harsha Alles and Managing Director, Rohini Alles together with senior…
Breast cancer and prostate cancer are among the top causes of death worldwide among women and men respectively. 2010 National Cancer Control Programme revealed that one in eight women in Sri Lanka had a probability of being susceptible to cancer. Prostate cancer on the other hand is also one of the commonest cancers in aging…
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