HNB awards for Year Five Scholarship winners

Hatton National Bank (HNB) rewarded children who excelled at the Year Five Scholarship examination with scholarships. These were awarded at the HNB Towers, Colombo. Coincidentally the three students who obtained the highest marks in the island were Singithi LamaAccount holders. Sixty-five students who were ranked within the top 10 in their districts were also Singithi Lama Account holders, a spokesperson for the bank said.

Ranked first in the island was Kisara Sandaluka Koditthuwaku and R. M. A. Upeksha Maduwanthi, while W. M. S. A. Bandara Wickramasinghe obtained the second highest marks.

The top achievers received a cash prize of Rs. 300,000 each and the second best achiever received a cash prize of Rs. 100,000. In addition, 62 winners who ranked the highest in their were awarded Rs. 20,000 each. "As a part of rewarding children and encouraging youth to 'Keep Learning and Keep Saving', HNB's Singithi Lama Account is designed specifically for children up to 12 years," the spokesperson said.