Author: Prasanna

  • Sony Duty Free Shop in Sri Lanka

    Siedles is an authorised sole agent in Sri Lanka for Sony Branded electronics and electrics; the Siedles offers wide range of products and services at their Duty Free Shops at Colombo Airport (Bandaranayke International Airport). Product availability at Sony Duty free shop LED TV Available at sizes of 24”,32”, 40”, 42”, 46” and 50” LCD…

  • 40% off for Commercial Bank Credit Cards at www.bungalows.lk

    Commercial bank announces a special promotion of 40% of till 31st August 2014 at your bookings at www.bungalows.lk. The promotions are only valid for Commercial Bank Credit Card Holders from 1st May to 31st August 2014. Offer is valid for Srilankan Nationals Only. Total Number of Guests should not exceed the stated number 4 Kids…

  • Malaysian Visa Application Forms for Sri Lankan

    Foshwa Lanka is an outsource center for the Malaysian High Commission in Sri Lanka process the Application. The Foshwa Lanka is issues applications, collecting applications and dispatching passports to the relevant individuals. To grant or reject the Visa or Reject the Visa is fully on Malaysian High Commission decisions. Those who would like to obtain…

  • NHDA’s World Habitat Day Art & Essay competition for schoolchildren

    The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) invites schoolchildren islandwide to participate in an Art and Essay competition launched to mark World Habitat Day, which falls on October 6, 2014. It is a special day for nature lovers. Under the themes of, ‘Environment protects us’, ‘Revamping settlements’ and ‘Settlements-environment and our future will be brighter’; students…

  • Hayleys to venture into instant tea

    Hayleys PLC, through its subsidiary Kelani Valley Plantations PLC is to venture into the instant tea market. Dipped Products PLC a subsidiary of Hayleys announced that Kelani Valley Plantations has set up a new company, Hayleys Global Beverages Ltd ( HGBL) to process and manufacture Ready to Drink Tea (RDT).  

  • Central Bank decided to stop printing 10 rupee notes; replace by 10 Rupees Coins

    Sri Lanka Central Bank decided to stop printing this lower denomination currency replacing it with 10 rupee coins. Most of these notes are disfigured and the Central Bank is now issuing coins to all banks replacing the old notes, a senior official of the Central Bank’s currency management division said. The CB has placed a…

  • Sri Lanka army is into Economic Supportive development of Dairy farming

    The Sri Lankan army, involved in business and economic activity since the May 2009 end of the conflict, is aiming to be one of the country’s largest milk producers. As it expands its contribution to GDP growth – not through salaries, wages and expenditure on military hardware but real economic activity, the army has established…

  • Colombo City and Subs Garbage going to be Solid Waste to Puttalam

    For the first time in Sri Lanka history, the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) will transport garbage as part of a solid-waste disposal project in which garbage will be collected from Colombo City and the suburbs. The garbage will be disposed at a site in Aruakkalu in Puttalam under a newly formulated Municipal Solid Waste Disposal…

  • How to search where the train is in Sri lanka (system to keep track of trains) – Click www.slrail.info

    A new train tracking system to enable the public view coastline train movements, has been launched. The train tracking system named Railway Traffic Optimisation System (RTOS) was launched today at the University of Colombo’s School of Computing (UCSC), and could be viewed on www.slrail.info General Manager Railways, B.A.PAriyaratne said the system was developed based on…

  • Commercial Bank begins renovation of Sri Pada steps – as CSR Activity

    The Commercial Bank has begun work on renovating two sections of the steps to the summit of Sri Pada for the benefit of thousands of pilgrims who make the trek up Sri Lanka’s holy mountain. The Bank’s CSR Trust has allocated substantial funds for the project, which entails repairs to the steps between lamp posts…