Biz Briefs  

Cherie Blair at BASL lecture

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will hold a lecture on 'Human Rights in Business' at 4 pm on Tuesday August 25 at the Dr. H.W. Jayawardene auditorium.

The resource person will be Cherie Blair CBE, QC who has over 35 years' experience as a leading barrister, specializing in public international law, human rights, arbitration and mediation.

She has represented over 30 governments and numerous multinational corporations in international disputes.

She will reflect upon some of her recent experiences advising multinational corporations on the integration of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

EDB clinches talent award

The Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka's apex export facilitator, clinched a global talent award and has emerged as a pioneer Lankan public institution to win the accolade.

"The EDB won the Most Sought After Employer award at the Asia's Best Employer Brand Awards 2015. We won this award having competed with 33 countries," said Chairman and CEO Bandula Egodage.

Asia's Best Employer Brand Awards, hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress and Stars of the Industry Group, is endorsed by the Asian Confederation of Businesses.

Monkey Kingdom to boost tourism

Sri Lanka Tourism spring-boarding on the US success of the epic $16.4 million film Monkey Kingdom, directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair, will screen the French version of the movie, Au Royaume des Singes, for travel trade professionals in Paris, France in November.

The film made its debut at the Excel Cinema last week. It will be shown across the country by EAP Films.

This is the eighth True Adventure film and the sixth released theatrically by Disney Nature, the independent film label of Walt Disney Studio. The last such documentary fetched $35 million in ticket sales.

YMF marks Int'l Youth Day

The Young Members Forum (YMF) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, conducted a program at the Sarvodaya Suwasetha Sewa Society Limited, Moratuwa to mark International Youth Day.

The YMF distributed dry rations and other essential items to teenaged mothers.

The Society maintains eight child development centres, one special child development centre for teenaged mothers, five pre-schools, four elders homes including one home for women with disabilities and special needs. Ma Sevana provides residential care and protection for teenaged mothers who are victims of sexual abuse and become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Girls as young as 12 reside in this home.