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Janashakthi Insurance – Empowering children to achieve excellence at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examinations

Janashakthi Insurance PLC, in a continued commitment to light the lamp of knowledge across the nation, announced the second phase of its annual Grade 5 Scholarship programme, ‘Shishshathwayen Wishishthathwaya’, offering free seminars at key locations island wide to children sitting for the Scholarship examination in 2016. Conducted for the second consecutive year, the Scholarship programme…

(0)Comments | July 21, 2016 2:13 pm

Triple Bottom Line featured at SLIIT Corporate Challenge 2016

Four innovative presentations concluded the SLIIT Corporate Challenge 2016 held at the SLIIT Campus in Malabe last week. A total of 20 state and private universities took part in the challenge themed “Å milestone to Corporate Sustainability” with a primary focus on how companies serve the triple bottom-line; People, Profit and Planet through CSR activities….

(0)Comments | July 21, 2016 2:04 pm

Intel and Airbus Demo Drone Inspection of Passenger Airliners

A team from Intel and Airbus* demonstrated an aircraft visual inspection with a modified AscTec Falcon 8 with Intel® RealSense™ cameras. The demo took place during this week’s Farnborough International Airshow in England on an Airbus passenger airliner. “This collaboration and demo with Airbus showcases the advancements and innovation Intel brings to the drone industry,”…

(0)Comments | July 21, 2016 10:37 am

The Galle Face Hotel doorman clocks 50 years of service

One of the world’s oldest hotels honors one of the world’s longest-serving hotel employees It has been 50 years since Mr. Banda lugged his first barrel of beer into the tap room at the Galle Face Hotel. Now – at 71 years old – the loyal employee is still earning his keep at Sri Lanka’s…

(0)Comments | July 21, 2016 10:09 am

Fashion Bug initiates environment awareness at Homagama Hospital

With a genuine interest and concern towards battling environmental issues, Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing chains with over 16 outlets island-wide, kicked off an awareness initiative ‘Puruduwenna’ at the Homagama Base Hospital, as part of the company’s continuous CSR activities. An initiative carried out in its phase two, “Puruduwenna” educates and…

(0)Comments | July 21, 2016 10:03 am

HNB Grameen introduces ATM cards

HNB Grameen recently announced the launch of proprietary ATM cards which is yet another initiatives in leveraging on the synergies created by being a part of the HNB Group. This card can be used at any of the ATMs of HNB and brings about a greater degree of convenience to its customer base of over…

(0)Comments | July 20, 2016 5:07 pm

Darin Weerasinghe Raises the Bar

UTE-CAT Helps Powerlifting Olympic Aspirant and Sri Lanka Champion Representing one’s country is a dream few sportsmen realize; winning a medal lies in the realm of great expectations. Darin Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s reigning Powerlifting Champion’s recent win at the Asian Powerlifting Championships in India has paved the way for what many would call an impossible…

(0)Comments | July 20, 2016 5:02 pm

Land Rover launches extended warranty offer to customers

SML Frontier Automotive, the sole authorised distributor of Land Rover in Sri Lanka, offers customers who have maintained their vehicles with the company in the past three years, the opportunity to purchase an extended warranty package. Customers are privy to 24 hour technical back-up along with road side assistance support. Other key benefits of the…

(0)Comments | July 20, 2016 1:22 pm

American Institute of Merit (AIM) launch in Sri Lanka offering an American Degree Transfer Programme (ADP)

Taking education to new heights and across the breadth of the world, the American Institute of Merit (AIM) opens its campus doors to potential students in Sri Lanka. Those who seek exceptional academic standards as well as boundless opportunity to advance their knowledge will find AIM to be the ideal solution that will fast track…

(0)Comments | July 20, 2016 11:55 am

DFCC Bank launches ‘Vardhana Salary Booster’

DFCC Bank has launched the ‘Vardhana Salary Booster’ product, which is specially designed for professionals across the country. The new product, gives salaried individuals who are within the minimum requirements, access to a host of exclusive benefits. One of the key features of the Vardhana Salary Booster is that account holders can enjoy overdraft facilities…

(0)Comments | July 20, 2016 9:56 am

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