Diary

Michael Morpurgo at the British Council

Michael Morpurgo will be at the British Council January 27 (in Colombo) and January 28 (in Kandy) at 6 p.m.

Michael Morpurgo, is noted for his "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider, survival, and characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast of World War I.

Civil Society Fund 2009 WB calls applications

Colombo, January 16, 2009: The World Bank Colombo Office invites registered civil society organisations in Sri Lanka to submit applications for the Civil Society Fund (CSF) 2009, formerly known as the Small Grants Program

Be the best

A one day program titled 'BE THE BEST YOU WERE BORN TO BE' facilitated by Dhammika Kalapuge will be held on Wednesday January 28, 2009 at Galadari Hotel, Colombo.

ICCS Seminar

Conflicts of Interest and Related Party Transactions - a seminar organised by ICCS Sri Lanka will be held on January 29 at the Taj Samudra.

Rienzie Wijetilleke, Dr. Harsha Cabraal, Chandra Jayaratne and Nishan Fernando are the key resource persons. It covers both Companies Act and Sri Lanka Accounting Standards.