Business News

The top three students at the 2013 Advanced Level Examination who recently kicked off their professional journey to be chartered accountants at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has endorsed the institute’s newly launched curriculum which they termed as a ‘versatile and well-structured programme’ which will give professionals the required edge to successfully steer businesses across the world.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka signed an agreement with Alpine Clothing Nikeweratiya (PVT) LTD which is an Investment for a project to set up a Garment manufacturing plant.

The government with the aim of enhancing the knowledge on information technology among the children in the Uva Province through 1000 secondary school development programme, constructed several Mahindodaya Technological Laboratories in the Uva Province too.

The final phase of the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant at Norochcholai in the Puttalam District will be declared open on September 16 under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapakse and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of Power and Energy said.

Hameedia recently hosted a glamorous opening dinner for the International Film Festival of Colombo on 2 September 2014.

Under the Financial Sector Consolidation Scheme of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Senkadagala Finance PLC, a registered finance company, has been given approval to buy over Newest Capital Limited, a specialized leasing company.

The US Embassy in Colombo recently issued an official communique stating that applicants for non-immigrant US visas in Sri Lanka should make their payments through branches of DFCC Vardhana Bank.

The Seylan Tikiri Pola has, since its launch on International Children’s Day last October, changed the lives, and more importantly the attitude and thinking, of more than 5000 little pre-school and primary school children across Sri Lanka.

In response to increased demand for energy efficient machinery, United Tractors and Equipment (UTE) added the FS Curtis range of industrial air compressors to its portfolio, at a special event held at Playtrix Sports Bar and Cafe.

The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel gave away a brand new Micro Panda Cross automobile worth a staggering two million rupees to one of its valued customers through Mobitel ‘mTunes’ recently.