January 2006

Marks & Spencer, CARE Sri Lanka and MAS Holdings have completed the building of a community housing project in Bandaragama...

October 2005 batch. Seated L-R: Priyanthi Ratwatte, Li/ani Munasinghe, Neomi Ferdinand, Anne Wijesinghe (Principal), Naomie de Silva, Fadhiya Saleem, Padma...

Galadari Hotel, the resident hotel for the Etihad Airways' crew, welcomed the airline's first crew members on their arrival to...

Econopock Industries has launched Rainbow bottled mineral water in Sri Lanka. L-R: Darrel Wimafaratne, General Manager; Shani Fernando, Directress; Natasha...

Colombo is the latest destination on the Emir­ates network to receive the innovative internet check-in facility. Emirates' passengers departing from...

Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) recently introduced a novel concept by opening its first Formula Plus Pit-stop, which attends to all...

Oeepol Sooriyoorochchi, CEO, Priyo Aponso, Chief Financial Officer and Chathuri Munoweera, General Manager HR & Lego/, all of Eagle Insurance,...

Central Finance introduces four new saving schemes - CF Savings, CF Super Savings, CF Lama Children's Savings Account, and the...

L to R; Prosonno Silva, Architect and Additional Director General, Urban Development Authority, Thonujo Novorotne, Attorney at Low and Project...

The Accredited Advertising Agencies Association (4A's) and the International Advertising Association (IAA) have decided not to participate in the forthcoming...

Malaysia Airlines loyalty recognition program, Enrich, unveiled recogni­tion program Enrich, valid until 31 January 2006. For the Enrich Express program,...

Commercial Bank was recently adjudged the Best Bank in Sri Lanka for the seventh consecutive year by US­based magazine Global...

The Conference Co-Chairs met of in the Tokyo Brussels Donor Conference met in Brussels on 19 December 2005 to review...

Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Easr Asia & Australasia, Emirates receives the (APA Airline of the Year Aword...

Hatton National Bank (HNB) recorded a 67% rise in pre-tax profits to Rsl .18 bn in the nine months until...

Cornucopia Asia, a leading HR company headquartered in Bangalore, has decided to set up its local arm in January 2006,...

Dialog GSM roaming customers are being given a chance to win return air tickets to any European destination of their...

Thompson Associates Limited (TAL) has worked dosely with the TBWA Worldwide network to develop Standard Chartered Bank's (SCB) global brand...

A cheesecake promotion is being held at the Hilton Colombo from January 26 to February 4, 2006. The hotel's food...

Amitha Goaneratne, Managing Director, Commercial Bank, receives an award from lndrajith Fernando, President, /(ASL while Prof lakshman Watawala, Council Member,...

The US has announced a grant of US$8.6 mn for infrastructure projects on tsunami-affected islands throughout the Maldives. The agreement...

The World Bank has approved a US$160 mn assistance package from the International Development Association to Sri Lanka. Of this,...

Upafi Heroth, Creative Oireaor, Bores Asia, presents the award for the cinematography category to Video Image for GlaxoSmithKline. Cinematographer Channa...

Jupiter Trading and Tamil NaduNewsprint & Paper Limited (TNPL), Chennai held their annual customer meet in Colombo in December. Ju­piter...

Hameedia recently launched its online tailoring facility, a first its in Sri Lanka's clothing industry. Fouzul Hameed, Managing Direc­tor, Hameedia, says...

Ehsan Mani signs the Galadari's VIP book on arrival. The Galadari Hotel warmly welcomed Ehsan Mani, International Cricket Council (ICC)...

The DSF in progress The has begun Colombo sales office of travel Emirates plus accommodation packages for the 11th Dubai...

T he dressers Sri Lanka And Association Beauticians of Hair ­(SLAHAB) is organizing the ninth Sunsilk Hair & Beauty Fair...

By Anisha Niyas Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received the Past Tsunami Recovery & Reconstruction Report from Dr PB...

Sunimal Fernando has been appointed Advisor to the Presi­dent Mahinda Rajapaksha. In this capacity, he will focus on social infrastructure. Fernando...