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Deutsche Bank announced the implementation of a hybrid payment solution for Sri Lanka-basedandnbsp;John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) that will streamline the companyandrsquo;s payment processesandnbsp;managed by its shared service centre, InfoMate (Pvt) Ltd.
45 nurses took the andlsquo;Florence Nightingale Pledgeandrsquo; on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012, as a part of the 27th anniversary celebrations of Sri Lankaandrsquo;s private healthcare pioneer Nawaloka Hospital. The pledge was taken by nurses who had completed their first year of training.
- Minnesota hospitals fight to improve odds in COVID-19 ICUs (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Minnesota hospitals fight to improve odds in COVID-19 ICUs (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Elliot Hospital doctors, nurse managers make space for ICU staff to decompress (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Minnesota hospitals fight to improve odds in COVID-19 ICUs (Category: USA, Minnesota)
Trekurious, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s premium experiential travel portal introduces new offering to travelersandnbsp;to Sri Lanka with the launch of celebrity cricket experiences, tailored for those who love theandnbsp;gentlemanandrsquo;s game and the personalities who play it.
The first ever national bamboo industry processing initiative launched 19 September, leverages UNIDOandrsquo;s resources to the max while positioning for a promising 800,000 new jobs by 2019.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palacesandnbsp;along with the partners in Sri Lanka has invested Rs 1.6 billion to fully refurbish Vivanta Bentota.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to extend a road restoration project in the North of Sri Lanka to give more communities from the once conflict-ridden region better access to social services and economic opportunities.
In strong signs of private sector expansion in the country, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s Company Registrar has garnered more than US$ 13.6 million (Rs 1.8 billion) in its Company Fund in on-going operations and plans to go high tech with the backing of its rich coffers.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released its annual publication on Public Debt Management for 2011- “Public Debt Management in Sri Lanka, Performance in 2011 and Strategies for 2012 and beyond”.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a consultation paper aimed at tightening regulations pertaining to disclosures and governance in related party transactions.
The rapidly advancing globalised corporate environment and the geographic expansion of corporate networks within and outside the country have brought into focus the urgent need for widely spread knowledge enhancement and training facilities. Therefore, it is clear that quick access to information, knowledge and quality training, are a crucial imperative in order to survive and ...
- Ten Commandments for trainers (Category: Business)
- People’s Bank launches ‘Learning Forum 2012’ to sharpen in-house talent (Category: Business)
- Transforming towards broadband Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- NDB Group 2011 profits up 35% to Rs. 2.9 b (Category: Business)
External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka Prof. G.L. Peiris is to lead the country’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and President Mahinda Rajapaksa will not attend the 67th UN General Assembly. Presidential Spokesperson Bandula Jayasekera said that President Rajapaksa will not attend this year’s UN General Assembly. Minister Peiris is ...
- President Mahinda to visit New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Eradication of terrorism: Speedy resettlement of IDPs: President to tell world on Lanka`s succe... (Category: Breaking News)
- President returns from the US (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapakse prepares again to attend UN (wedding) assembly wasting public funds : Rs. 40 million f... (Category: Breaking News)
Asia Wealth Management is urging retail investors to ‘pull up their socks,’ suggesting a more confident approach to equities investment. Here are excerpts from Asia Wealth’s weekly review: The market has healed so fast within a very short period lowering the year-to-date loss to -2.7%, despite reaching highs of negative 20%. There are many explanations ...
- Bull run at Bourse but value investments still persist: Asia Wealth (Category: Business)
- Colombo stock market sets new records in remarkable rebound (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka shares up on foreign buying; rupee flat (Category: Breaking News)
World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said Sunday. Local residents in the southern port town stormed the ground after they were told that tickets for Saturday’s match at the 35,000-capacity ...
- Pakistan face Sri Lanka in Davis Cup opener (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Resurgent Pakistan eye Sri Lanka scalp (Category: Business)
- Pakistan hoping for ‘fresh start’ against England (Category: Business)
From left – Hennayake Bandara GM/CEO of NSB, Kapila Ariyaratne GM/CEO of Seylan Bank, Chandrasena Bandara Director of Cooperative Insurance Compan….
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened a Branch in the scenic hill country town of Maskeliya, extending its award winning services to residents and travellers to this tea-growing region. Located at No. 244-246, Main Street, Maskeliya, the Bank’s 221st Branch was inaugurated by Commercial Bank Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody. The new branch is computer-linked to ...
- Commercial Bank opens branch in Middeniya (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank launches 365-day banking in Kurunegala (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi Insurance inks deal with Commercial Bank for Bancassurance (Category: Business)
Quality recognition for Panasonic ceiling fans distributed island wide by Softlogic A product of internationally recognised consumer electronics brand Panasonic has been awarded the Sri Lanka Standard (SLS) 814 certification, one of Sri Lanka’s most exclusive quality recognitions. Awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institute, the SLS certification recognises design excellence and functional ...
- Samaposha gets SLS certification (Category: Business)
- Kelani Armoured Cables obtains SLS 1186 certification (Category: Business)
- SLS certification endorses Keells Sausages’ premium quality assurance (Category: Business)
- Chinas Midea Group Awarded SLS Certification (Category: Breaking News)
Bates Strategic Alliance, one of Sri Lanka’s leading integrated communications agencies, participated in the US Trade Show 2012 organised by the US Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce, held at the Colombo Hilton recently. Here the Agency team is seen with the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Bates Strategic Alliance ...
- Missoula courthouse escapee apprehended (Category: USA, Montana)
- Missoula courthouse escapee apprehended (Category: USA, Montana)
- Missoula courthouse escapee apprehended (Category: USA, Montana)
- Missoula courthouse escapee apprehended (Category: USA, Montana)
POLICIES that are filled with loopholes are the bane of a nation. Thousands of laboratories spew out millions of tests every year but legislation that was introduced in 2007 concerning all national health laboratories left out one crucial point – standards. Despite the fact that more than 3,000 private medical laboratories function in the country, ...
- Testing labs, certification bodies and clinical labs receive accreditation (Category: Business)
- Arogya 2012 to promote local health sector (Category: Business)
- HSBC makes healthcare affordable (Category: Business)
- Hemas Hospital laboratory accredited with ISO15189:2007 (Category: Business)
The CIMA Management Accountants Conference 2012: ‘Reboot your business beyond financials’ is being held today at Hotel Galadari from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. With thought-provoking insights from management accounting professionals and industry leaders, the conference aims to equip Sri Lanka’s business community with best practices and techniques so businesses can be revamped to accele...
- SLIIT conference focuses on business management issues (Category: Business)
- Top Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics conference and expo starts (Category: Business)
- HRM Awards Learning Conference 2012 correction (Category: Business)
- Taking management accounting beyond financials (Category: Business)
The hearing of the alleged breach of the Mergers and Acquisition Code by Melstacorp Ltd., over Lanka Milk Foods (LMF) was taken up at the Magistrate’s Court on Friday 21 September. Defence Counsel C.R. De Silva, President’s Counsel, appearing on behalf of the defendant company, took up objection that the Mergers and Acquisitions code was ...
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
A group of 16 travel agents from FTI Touristik of Germany visited Sri Lanka on a familiarisation tour organised by Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka on 16 September. The group was met at the airport by the FTI Touristik Resident Manager Regina Fernando, Diethelm Travel staff members Dakshitha Thamanegama, Shane Felsinger and Ramona Jayamanne. This group ...
- Rough for travel (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Rough for travel (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Rough for travel (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Acoma tribal governor says hospital cut vital services (Category: USA, New Mexico)
Mahela Jayawardena is an earnest captain, but even he was forced to admit that it wasn’t entirely easy to take a seven-over thrash seriously. Sri Lanka was well beaten by 32 runs, but Jayawardena knew this was not an indicator of how the team was progressing in the tournament. “It’s a bit tough (to ...
- We need to win and get momentum going: Mahela (Category: Business)
- We are getting better – Mahela (Category: Business)
- It’s not just about the biff for the Wallabies (Category: Business)
- We made it easier for India, says Broad (Category: Business)
The Law Students Association of Sri Lanka (LSASL) in collaboration with the UNDP Equal Access to Justice Project and the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka, will hold a Legal Aid Clinic and Disability Law Awareness Program for those residing in the Kalutara District. The purpose of this project is to create awareness on Disability ...
- Sri Lanka registers marriages made according to religious rites during the war (Category: Breaking News)
- Launch of ‘Hand Book of Basic Law for Lawyers and Laymen’ today (Category: Business)
- National Law Week concluded after a series of events (Category: Breaking News)
- Law and order reinforced in the North (Category: Breaking News)
Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned People’s Leasing Company PLC’s (PLC, ‘AA-(lka)’/Stable) proposed commercial paper issue of up to LKR500m a National Short-Term ‘F1+(lka)’ rating. The proposed notes will have a tenure of one year, and will be used to finance the company’s working capital requirements. The rating reflects the potential extraordinary support ...
- Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Hayleys PLC’s ‘A+(lka)’ National Long-Term rating (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch upgrades People’s Leasing and People’s Finance (Category: Business)
- Fitch rates People’s Leasing ‘B+’; Outlook Stable (Category: Business)
- Fitch rates People’s Leasing’s Rs. 1 b commercial paper at ‘F1’ (Category: Business)
Former Sri Lanka cricketer by far the most experienced ICC Match Referee across formatsRanjan Madugalle of the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of Match Referees became the first match referee to complete a half-century of Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when he walked on to the field for the toss in the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 ...
- Ranjan Madugalle scores a half a century in T20’s (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2022 | Match Officials (Category: Sports)
- Galle pitch poor-ICC (Category: Breaking News)
Previously observed proceedings of Sri Lanka’s Fonseka and Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Here to observe proceedings re Rishad Bathiudeen M.P. Acted as Counsel on world’s longest sea chase incident FV Viarsa 1 The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) observer, Australian Queen’s Counsel Mark Trowell has arrived in Sri Lanka today morning. “I am here on behalf ...
- IPU member visits SriLanka to observe court proceedings on Minister Rishad (Category: Breaking News)
- Visit not politically motivated (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishad seeks for Inter Parliamentary Union observation (Category: Business)
- Inter Parliamentary Union special representative observes white flag case hearing in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
A popular cricket encounter in logistics Industry Eagle 6’s is back on 13 October at NCC Grounds for the fifth consecutive year. Eagle 6’S formally known as ‘Eagle Logistics Challenge Trophy’ was first played with two teams in 2007 as a friendly encounter to strengthen the relationship between company and customers. However today this has ...
- Eagle Logistics moves Katunayake office to new location (Category: Business)
- Eagle 6’s is back (Category: Business)
- Eagle Logistics turns six (Category: Business)
- Eagle, Tonna (Category: USA, South Dakota)
As if the very unpredictability of the format wasn’t enough, the ‘R’ factor is threatening to add to the excitement as the firstphase of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 enters its climactic stage. End September isn’t necessarily the best time to play cricket in Sri Lanka, but for most of the first week of the ...
- West Indies go through at Ireland’s expense (Category: Business)
- Matthews stars as West Indies defeat Ireland to stay alive (Category: Breaking News)
- We have to win the power play overs: Porterfield (Category: Business)
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
Chairman and the Party Secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Wu Bangguo, who was on a visit to Sri Lanka upon invitation by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, made a special visit recently at the Colombo Port expansion Project (CPC) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, ...
- Sri Lanka President inspects progress on Colombo Port Expansion Project (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President inaugurates construction of Colombo South harbor terminals (Category: Breaking News)
- Smooth sailing for Colombo Port expansion project (Category: Breaking News)
- Prudent financial decisions (Category: Business)
t-sips powered Sri Lanka Schools National Rowing Championships comes to an end Four days of spirited rowing by 14 schools culminated with Ladies College winning 14 medals (6G, 7S, 1B) and Royal emerging winner of the Boy’s category with 13 medals (5G, 4S, 4B). In the girls section, Ladies College dominated the U14 and U18 ...
- t-sips powers inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Rowing Championship (Category: Business)
- S. Thomas And Musaeus Win Schools Rowing Titles (Category: Sports)
- Interviews for recruiting English medium teachers for state-schools in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Royal-Thomian shuttlers clash today (Category: Sports)
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