Tag: Srilanka – News

  • Is Cargills Beer going out from Beer Business

    In December 2011, Chairmen of Cargills Group made a speech in Srilanka Foundation, that the company is looking to the businesses of Banking and the Breweries. and he  stated that he liked more to diversified their businesses according to the consumer needs and he do explained about the success of Cargills Foodcity and the theme name of…

  • University of Jaffna Engineers could obtain a career development with Kelani Cables – MoU signed

    For the first time in the history of the University of Jaffna, a private entity, Kelani Cables is signing an agreement for three years with the Faculty of Engineering to enhance Carrier Development of School leavers and self employed electricians in the North. This historic partnership was taken place at the Kelani Cables Auditorium with…

  • Government to grow 10,000 HA rubber in north-east

    Sri Lanka would add 10,000 hectares of rubber plantation to the North East in three years, said Minister of Plantation Industries Mahinda Samarasinghe. Speaking at the 95th Annual General Meeting of Colombo Rubber Traders Association at JAIC Hilton, he said that plans were mooted to complete 1,000 hectares by the end of 2013. The Minister…

  • Floating market, latest attraction in Colombo

    The construction of the floating market at Bastian Mawatha, which is part of the Colombo City Development Project, implemented by the Urban Development Authority is complete. Thousands of people including foreigners visiting Colombo can buy products at this market where 92 stalls have been set up to sell local products. This floating market also targets…

  • A floating market on the Beira, Colombo

    The first ever floating market in the county is to be declared open soon, the Urban development Authority (UDA) said. The market situated in Pettah is being constructed on the Bara Lake adjacent to Bastian Mawatha in Pettah. The UDA had earlier plumed to open the market before the Sinhala & Tamil New Year but…

  • Trainer aircraft lands safely at Ratmalana airport minus a wheel

    A Cessna 152 private training aircraft which lost one wheel in midair landed safely at the Ratmalana Airport last morning. The pilot was flying over the southern expressway when the aircraft encountered the snag. the pilot informed flight control at Ratmalana that he was coming in to land minus a wheel. Emergency teams were on…

  • Micro IPO for Rs 1.5Billion

    Sri Lanka’s only car manufacture, Micro Care Limited is to float at an Initial Public Offering to raise Rs. 1.5 billion. This is to raise funds for their proposed car assembly factory which is being built at Hambantota. “We have obtained all the necessary approvals to launch this IPO, said Chairman CEO, Micro Cars, Dr.…

  • Prof. Uditha Liyanage has been appointed to the Board of Singer (Sri Lanka)

    Prof. Uditha Liyanage has been appointed to the Board of Singer (Sri Lanka) as an Independent Non Executive Director. Prof. Liyanage holds the oosition of Professor of Management Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jaye-wardenepura and Adjunct Professor of Management of University of Canberra, Australia. He counts over 15 years expenence in the industry…

  • Registration of Advertising Organizations/companies for the year 2014-2015 in Colombo District – Applications calls by CMC

    Applications will be received by CMC for the registration of advertising organizations/companies dealing with designing, Fabrication, installation and Displaying Advertisement Hoardings of size more than 15 sq.ft. in the city of Colombo, till 31st July 2014. It should be noted that only advertising organizations/companies registered in Colombo Municipal Council are eligible to submit applications for…

  • Twin Elevator in Srilanka for the first time

    Back to the future, the idea of having an elevator with two cabs operating independently in the same shaft is not a new one – the original idea dates back to 1931. But it took our 21st century technology to make the idea viable and turn it into reality Extraordinary Engineering, a highly developed control…