Principles of best practice for stock broking industry

Objective and application
The objectives of these principles are to strengthen the ethical behaviour and professional conduct of the officials in the stock broking industry. They apply to all stockbroker firms of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) who are members of the Colombo Stock Brokers Association (CSBA).

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Sri Lanka’s 5S and Kaizen guru recognised

Kelani Cables CEO Mahinda Saranapala was presented with a special appreciation award for introducing Japanese productivity concepts 5S and Kaizen as well as for services rendered towards the development of the concepts in the country for the past 23 years by the Japan-Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association (JASTECA) recently.

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Towards a waste-free Sri Lanka

By Shabiya Ali Ahlam
To identify and address the prevailing waste issues in Sri Lanka and to celebrate its 10-year mark in the waste management arena, Geocycle from Holcim (Lanka) hosted the first International Conference on Waste Management recently.

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Women in logistics

By Cheranka Mendis              
Following the world trend of recognising women in the logistics and transport sectors, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Sri Lanka last week launched Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT) at The Kingsbury.

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Being the first

Coming from a village in Kandy, Menaka Fernando knew nothing of airplanes and piloting, except that she wanted to be one. It was not her intention to make history, or to create any sort of an uproar. She was in Colombo to pursue her dream, and that was all.

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Quest for ‘Garden City of the East’

Defence Secretary outlines future outlook for urban development and opportunities at the SLASSCOM CXO forum

By Cheranka Mendis
Having emerged from a three-decade-long terrorist conflict less than four years ago, Sri Lanka now needs to up its game and make up for lost opportunities and develop rapidly to catch up with the rest of the world.
Sri Lankan companies across sectors must commit to this development drive by promoting new ventures and creating growth opportunities throughout the country. Citing IT and BPO industries as best examples for such developments, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday noted that more local companies must exploit opportunities to become powerhouses that leave their mark on the international arena.

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Top honours for Lankan companies at SAFA Regional Awards hosted by CA Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Telecom adjudged an overall winner 

Twenty-five Sri Lankan companies were accorded top honours at the prestigious South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) regional awards on Friday night in Colombo for their outstanding financial reports in the presence of South Asia’s corporate glitterati.
Sri Lanka Telecom was adjusted an overall winner along with Bangladesh’s IDLC Finance Limited and Prime Bank Limited at the SAFA Best Presented

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Sri Lanka’s stand at UNHRC

Mr. President, the Resolution before the Council today is premised upon Resolution 19/2 of 2012 which was not recognised by Sri Lanka. Despite our dissociation with that initiative, I must point out the salient features of that Resolution which called for Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of its domestic mechanism, the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and to formulate an action plan for implementation.

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Indian approach

Mr. President, allow me to make a few remarks on the resolution under discussion ‘Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka’.
India believes that the report of the LLRC and its findings and recommendation provides a window of opportunity to forge a consensual way forward towards a lasting political settlement through genuine national reconciliation and the full enjoyment of human rights by all its citizens.

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International community sending a message to Sri Lanka: US Ambassador to UN

Geneva: The United States Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of the US to the UN in Geneva says the resolution adopted Thursday by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the human rights situation, reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka is a message sent by the international community for Sri Lanka to take “meaningful steps toward truth and accountability”.

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