Commonwealth Games 2018 By Hishan Welmilla The competition to win the bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games is reaching a climax as the two contenders are busy hosting delegations from Commonwealth Countries before the final vote. Hambantota has during the last week welcomed a delegation of visitors from Europe who could be crucial in [...]
Some one asked, what the Ceypetco brand logo means. Another said, in school, they used to show that logo in a big, white, circular plate hung on a tall post in the petrol shed opposite college, to those classmates who used to go behind teachers expecting favour and say, “that’s what you are…” A nude [...]
Manel Atapattu Many people allover the world thought that a special day should be set aside for elders. In some countries it is a national holiday. This holiday is given so people could visit elders who are living, speak to them and wish them. Let me cite some examples of “elders.” Who are they? They [...]
KPMG in Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday the availability of a dedicated hotline for whistleblowers who want to combat fraud in the public and private sectors. This global audit firm’s local operations have also begun a “census” on fraud, a practice which it has undertaken elsewhere in the world where its offices are located, including [...]
Formula 1 – Singapore GP preview Sebastian Vettel was the man to beat in Singapore on Friday night, edging ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. The reigning World Champ crossed the line with a 1:46.374 as he set about stamping his mark on this weekend’s action in Singapore. Vettel could wrap up the title [...]
Having earned a reputation as one of the fastest growing and successful finance companies in the country, Commercial Credit once again demonstrated its indomitable spirit and growth potential with the launch of its Strategic Growth Plan recently. Under the theme “Winning Strategies-A new era of excellence and Teamwork, ”the three year plan aims to extend [...]
Schools Rugby Knock Out Tournament By Milinda Gunawardena Isipathana trounced Kingswood 46-0 in the first semi-final of the schools president’s trophy Knock Out tournament at the Royal Sports Complex on Friday. A large number of rugby fans gathered to witness a match which was predicted to be a close tussle. However, favourites Isipathana College put [...]
By Gazala Anver The Swiss Federal Attorney General has warned that he will launch a criminal investigation against the former Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Switzerland, Major General Jagath Dias, if he returned to Switzerland, a Swiss human rights group said. TRIAL said in an email to The Sunday Leader that on September 16, the [...]
John Keells Office Automation (JKOA) was awarded the Diamond Award by Toshiba Singapore at their Annual Award Ceremony held at Grand Hyatt, Bali recently. This is an annual event for Toshiba distributors in Asia, South East Asia and Middle East regions. JKOA fulfilled the selectors’ criteria in sales, sales growth, new initiatives and reporting requirements [...]
Sanasa Development Bank Ltd. (SDBL) recently got LankaClear (Pvt.) Ltd. approval to connect into Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (SLIPS) network joining with 24 other banks in Sri Lanka. SLIPSis an online interbank electronic fund transfer system. It facilitates the movement of funds from one account to another without the corresponding piece of paper to [...]
Recent Comments