F1 car first, next Grand Prix?
Airport and Aviation Services Chairman Prassanna Wickremasuriya and Autogrill Lanka CEO Dimantha Kinigama unveil the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Racing Car at the BIA Duty Free area
– Pic by Daminda Harsha Perera
Lewis Hamilton F1 Mercedes races to Sri Lanka in rare display
By Cheranka Mendis
Sri Lanka got its fair share of Formula 1 racing yesterday as duty free operator Autogrill Lanka Ltd unveiled the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 racing car used by former World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Over 150 fund managers, investors gather to listen to Invest Sri Lanka story in S’pore
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) successfully concluded a strong pitch to the fund managers and investors based in Singapore.
Market lets down Mahinda!
- Back to square one as Bourse turns volatile with sharp swings; investors anxious, await decisions by SEC
The Colombo stock market yesterday lost steam and seemingly let down the euphoria triggered by the unprecedented and positive meeting between brokers and President Mahinda Rajapaksa the previous day.
In a volatile session in terms of movement of the two indices the Bourse scraped through to finish flat though turnover was an encouraging Rs. 1.67 billion.
Upali quits Nawaloka Hospitals Board
Upali Dharmadasa has resigned from the Board of Nawaloka Hospitals Plc, after a 26-year stint.
At the time of his resignation he was functioning as a Non Executive Director.
Nushad to take up regional role at Axiata
Dialog Axiata PLC announced yesterday the secondment of its Group Chief Marketing Officer Nushad Perera to take up a regional role at the Headquarters of the Axiata Group Berhad in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Perera’s new role will be in the capacity of a Senior Vice President within the Group Strategy function of the Axiata Group, and will commence in January 2012.
SEC takes Investor road show to Jaffna
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) in association with the Jaffna Branch of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is conducting an Investor Day on Saturday, 3 December 2011, at the Veerasingam Hall, Jaffna from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The SEC strongly believes that to reap the benefits of the capital market and to take informed investment decisions, every investor needs to possess adequate knowledge.
Govt. appoints new Board to Revival Act acquired Hilton Colombo owning firm
- Nadesan reappointed Chairman; Cornel, Japanese excluded
The Government has appointed a new Board of Directors to Hotel Developers (Lanka) Plc the owning company of Hilton Colombo, following the acquisition under the Revival Act passed recently.
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US trade delegation to explore investment opportunities
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC, USA will work closely with the US Chamber of Commerce and relevant US authorities to arrange a trade and investment delegation visit to Sri Lanka for Expo 2012 held in Colombo.
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