KPMG leads in THE LMD 50 Auditors League

KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co. has again been ranked as first in the Auditors league in Sri Lanka by the Lanka Monthly Digest in the December 2008 issue of THE LMD 50. This year's ranking of first position in the Auditors league is for the third consecutive year with similar ratings being received the previous two years. KPMG's market share also moved up further as the firm now Audits 30 of THE LMD 50 companies representing a 60% auditor market share from THE LMD 50.

The firm's clients also recorded successes at the recently concluded Chartered Accountants Annual Reports Awards where the firm's clients walked away with the joint overall winner award, five category awards and a further eight sector category awards.

Hemas Hospital opened in Wattala

The state-of-the-art, multi-specialty, 100-bed Hemas Hospital was opened in Wattala last week under the patronage of Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition and incumbent Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

"We are proud to launch this truly technologically advanced family hospital, built in collaboration with the Columbia Asia Hospital Chain, the renowned hospital operator in Asia. With our reputed Sri Lankan medical practitioners and trained nursing staff, we are fully geared to operate full services providing patient-centric, affordable, high quality health services to the people of the Gampaha district", said Chairman Hemas Hospitals Murtaza Esufally.