News in Brief  

Law enforcement seminar at Ceylon Chamber

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the National Police Commission (NPC) and the Sri Lanka Police will hold a seminar with the participation of corporate sector representatives on ‘Law Enforcement Matters’. The seminar will also focus on how to collaborate between the police and the businesses to effectively enforce the law. The seminar will be held at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce auditorium on Wednesday, September 14 at 2.00 pm.

ICT networking session for SMEs

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) will conduct a full-day ICT business session for leading Colombo ICT companies to meet ICT SMEs of Puttalam, Mannar, Vavuniya, Trincomlee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara and Jaffna to share knowledge and build up partnerships and develop IT in the districts. WUSC is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated in providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities for youth around the world) The session will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm at the National Chamber Auditorium.

Laya Leisure’s two-month promotion

Laya Leisure offers discounts for two-night stay bookings this month and next month. Special offers are also provided for corporate packages featuring one-night / two-day camping adventure.

Laya Leisure offer guests a holiday experience with a combination of a spa, a sauna and a swimming pool, with the indoor entertainment of a Karaoke bar and a billiards room, while adding in dozens of sporting escapades, from tennis, squash, badminton and volleyball, to air rifle and pistol shooting, aerial roping and mountain biking, along with horse riding and boating, a company press release said.

Inspired by the Sanskrit word Laya, which evocatively suggests repose, that aura of tranquility is what the world of Laya offers as it welcomes all travelers to its chain of hotels.

Lanka’s Everest conquerors inspire CEAT team

Tyre manufacturer, CEAT Kelani Holdings hosted a motivational dialogue for its employees with Everest conquerors Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peries at its head office in Kelaniya.

It was attended by employees at all levels and members of the CEAT Management Committee.

“Training, motivating and inspiring our employees to continuously strive for improvement is one of the principal factors in our success, and the unparalleled achievement of these two amazing Sri Lankans provided deeply insightful material for a successful program,” CEAT Kelani, Managing Director Vijay Gambhire said.

Airport Express and ECD Global introduce limo service

Airport Express and ECD Global Pvt Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce ‘Business Class Premium Transportation’ offering convenience and comfort to discerning and busy passengers and travellers.

“The two firms are specialists and leaders in their own fields and have a combined experience of over 60 years in the transportation industry. Our joint brands have been well-respected for the past 30 years and we have been successfully operating in the corporate and luxury travel market,” a spokesman for the new joint venture Airport Express ECD Global said. The Business Class Limousine service includes Mercedes Benz – E class vehicles with professional and courteous service by experienced staff.

“Our new service ‘Business Class’ is ideal for the busy corporate travelers arriving to and departing from Sri Lanka. We are certain that many business leaders, senior management and professionals would benefit from this service,” he said.

HSBC Sri Lanka wins three awards

HSBC Sri Lanka won three awards in recognition of the bank’s ability to maintain its position as a leading foreign bank in the country, backed by a strong track record and long standing history in the local banking arena.

For the second consecutive year, HSBC was announced the Best Foreign Bank in Sri Lanka at Finance Asia’s Country Awards for Achievement 2016. On the Corporate Sustainability sphere, HSBC Sri Lanka received the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award by Enterprise Asia under the Social Empowerment category for the ‘Restoration of the cascading tank project in Anuradhapura’ by Enterprise Asia.

JAT Holdings among Top 10 Manufacturers

JAT Holdings, a pioneer of the timber coatings industry in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives won two awards including a Merit Award at the recently concluded Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Awards ceremony at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo recently. Among them was an accolade conferred in recognition of it being ranked among the Top 10 Manufacturers in Sri Lanka.

Managing Director of JAT Holdings, Aelian Gunawardene said, “Receiving these two awards is immensely gratifying not only for me personally, but for the entire JAT team, for all the effort, hard work and time that we’ve invested in nurturing this Company to its current status today.” “To receive this award from the premier industrial chamber of the country endorses the fact that our products have the stamp of national recognition as an industrialist of repute,” he said.

Eser Marketing holds Sports Day

Eser Marketing Fitness (Pvt) Ltd held their Annual Sports Day on 17th August at Janaka Ranawaka Stadium – Rajagiriya. This is the very first time in its history (since 2006) of Eser Marketing organized a ‘Sports Day’ for its staff and their Family Members. There were lots of activities throughout the day to emphasis their ambition – ‘Fitness is an Art which should come from the soul