BIZ Briefs
SriLankan wins Gold award
SriLankan
Airlines was awarded the Gold award for 'People Development' at the
SLITAD Awards Ceremony 2014 organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of
Training and Development, at the Galadari recently.
The ceremony brought the leaders of people development to a single
platform where their outstanding achievements in Human Resource
Development were recognised and rewarded.
The award is a testimony to the results-oriented people development
initiatives the Airline practices to harness and hone the professional
skills of the employees.
Mobitel partners Jaffna IT Week
Mobitel
will be the Official Mobile Communications Partner of 'Jaffna IT Week
2014', a youth-friendly initiative to boost the IT and BPM sector in the
Northern region. Organised by SLASSCOM with the Export Development Board
(EDB), Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA),
Ministry of Education, University of Jaffna and the Yarl IT Hub, It will
be held from December 3-6.
There will be a line-up of career programs, entrepreneurship
workshops and export fora. It will conclude with the biggest IT
Conference to ever be held in the Northern region.
The program would showcase a wide range of opportunities available
for youth who would receive the rare opportunity to be mentored and
counselled by leading IT professionals and industry thought-leaders.
LG partners Google
LG
Electronics of Korea has tightened its ties with Google in a patent
cross-licensing agreement that is set to last for at least a decade.
The two companies will enter into a "long-term patent cross-licensing
agreement."
In a statement released on LG's website, the Korean company confirmed
that the agreement would cover "a broad range of products and
technologies" and would apply to all patents and patents to be filed
over the next 10 years - a significant timeline in terms of product
releases.
Tea production drops
The
national tea crop for October, 2014 saw a decrease of 2.5 million
kilograms over the corresponding month last year with the low elevation
showing a marked drop in production, followed by a less sharp decline in
medium elevation harvests albeit the marginal increase recorded from
high elevations.
October recorded unprecedented rainfall with most areas in the
Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces experiencing wet weather for almost
twenty five days and sometimes more. Such conditions coupled with the
lack of sun light appear to have had its impact on growth and tea
production.
The crop of 283.9 mkgs produced from January to October, 2014 is 4.9
mkgs higher than what was recorded during the corresponding period last
year.
Abans entertains children
To coincide with Universal Children's Day, Abans conducted a program
for children aged 6 to 12 at its Kollupitiya Elite Showroom recently.
The theme of the program was 'Go Green with Abans' .
The program began with the game 'Name Train' which was an ice-breaker
where the children introduced themselves in a fun way and got to know
each other.
This was followed by a short educational video presentation on the
environment. The main event was a handicrafts competition where the
participants used only recycled materials displaying their creative
talent.
A drawing competition was held using pastel colours to depict the
theme 'Go Green' and the environment. This competition and the
handicrafts competition was judged in two age groups, 6-8 years and 9-12
years.
Prizes were presented to the winners and runners-up of the three
competitions.
BoC launches tree planting campaign
The Bank of Ceylon (BoC) launched an islandwide tree planting
campaign recently as part of the Bank's 75th anniversary celebrations.
Under the Thuru Mithuru tree planting campaign 10,000 samplings were
planted. The BoC planned this campaign under three categories.
Under the first category, a kilometre strip of roadside was selected
in each province and chosen types of saplings were planted and will be
maintained for three years.Second, saplings were distributed to
schoolchildren in selected schools where BoC savings units operate.
Third, saplings were presented to customers of the Bank of Ceylon
through its branch network. The main event of this program was held with
the patronage of Banks' chairman Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama
and General Manager D.M. Gunasekara.
Petro Lanka Car Audio turns 30
Pecto Lanka Car Audio (Pvt) Ltd celebrated 30 years of service
recently. Petco Lanka sells a range of vehicle audio equipment to
installation and after sales services, Petco Lanka was a pioneer in
marketing products and services that are in demand and innovative.
DFCC Vardhana Bank launches remittance service
DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) recently launched the Lanka Money Transfer (LMT)
service.
The remittance service allows customers to transfer and receive money
with ease, using only the banks that they trust.
Deputy Governor,Central Bank, P. Samarasiri, CEO, DFCC Vardhana Bank,
Lakshman Silva, , CEO, DFCC Bank, Arjun Fernando and senior management
of the LMT partner banks were also present.
To facilitate the LMT service, DVB partnered with a network of
leading banks including the Regional Development Bank, Lanka Orix
Finance PLC, HDFC Bank, Sanasa Bank, Amăna Bank and Union Bank PLC.
Pan Asia Bank honours long service employees
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Pan Asia Bank, recently felicitated 42 of its long-standing team
members who have been with the bank for over 15 years. The ceremony was
held at the Bank's head office recently to honour those who have
contributed to make Pan Asia Bank the dynamic and innovative
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Tanzanian HC visits NCCSL
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High Commissioner of Tanzania exchanges souvenirs with National
Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka President Sunil G Wijesinha (2nd from
left), Senior Deputy President Thilak Godamanna (right) and Secretary
General and CEO Bandula Dissanayake (extreme left) look on. |
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The Airline Academy held
its 72nd awards ceremony at the Grand Oriental Hotel recently.
Here a student receives an award from the chief guest Kuwait
Airways District Sales Manager Sudesh Rupas-inghe. Airline Cabin
Crew Instructor Mayoni Perera looks on |
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