The Commercial Bank of Ceylon is to keep 71 branches open for business on 6th July 2016, designated a Public and Bank holiday in celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr or Ramazan Festival Day. The Bank said its 30 Supermarket Banking Centres and 25 ‘365-day’ branches will work their customary hours on that day, while another 16 branches…
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently organized a Mercedes-Benz Star Experience at Silver Ray Hotel, Ratnapura. Mercedes-Benz owners, Jeep owners and potential customers in the Ratnapura district and the vicinity were invited to the Mercedes-Benz Star Experience event. The invitees experienced the latest Mercedes-Benz vehicle range which included the Mercedes-Benz C 180, Mercedes-Benz C-Class…
Sri Lanka’s largest private hospital Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) launched the hospital’s latest addition – the Oncology and Chemotherapy Unit from 1st of July 2016. At the new Oncology and Chemotherapy unit, well trained dedicated Oncological nursing staff and senior clinical oncologists are available right throughout patients’ chemotherapy sessions. The unit is headed…
Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s most trusted consumer durables retailer, has successfully commenced the second phase of “Singer Soopa Shasthra” programme jointly with the Ministry of Education to boost the standard of Home Science education across the country. “Soopa Shasthra” programme was initiated in 2015, focusing on enhancing the Home Science subject in schools…
Receives award for Top Consumer Distribution in South Asia Developing Marketing Group Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, won the most coveted award for the Top Consumer Distribution partner in the South Asia Developing Marketing Group at the Dell South Asia and Korea Channel Summit 2016 held recently in Manila, Philippines….
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) demonstrated its prowess in a wholly unrelated sphere recently when the company’s A Team won the annual Bowling tournament conducted by the Pharma Promoters Association (PPA). The GSK team comprising of Stuart Chapman, Tyrone Fernando, Lashan Perera, Kosala Ranasinghe and Sandun Jayasinghe defeated a team from George Steuarts Pharmaceuticals in the finals…
Communication skills coach, 2015 impromptu speaking champion, social media marketing specialist, experienced lecturer and entrepreneur Tharindu Ameresekere will host a first of its kind evening of motivational and empowerment speaking titled “Dream Believe Conquer 2016 – Unleash the Warrior Within”. The event will be held on the 21st of July 2016 at the Winchester Ballroom,…
Cial, a renowned brand owned by CIC Holdings PLC recently partnered with Pidilite Industries Limited India to distribute the Pidilite art & crafts product range through the CIAL stationery product distribution channel. Cial is one of the key stationery brands in Sri Lanka manufactured and marketed by CIC Holdings which manufactures a range of stationery…
Carmart (Pvt) Limited, authorized importer for Peugeot and Mazda in Sri Lanka has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality standards of its operations. The certification by SGS covers all provisions and branches of the company which is a rare and noteworthy feat. Based on eight quality management principles, ISO 9001:2008 – Quality Management…
“The Adventure of Arrack”, written by Michelle Gunawardana, became the first Sri Lankan book to receive a prestigious Gourmand Award, when it won first place in the spirits category at the Gourmand Awards held in Yantai, China in May, 2016. The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995, and each year honours the best…
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