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‘SMART Recharge Bonanza’

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel partnered the Postal Department to launch the SMART RELOAD scheme via postmen on the World Post Day. The scheme enables Mobitel SMART pre-paid users to recharge their account balance at their doorstep via services that will be provided through local postmen. Postmaster General, M.K.B Dissanayake and Posts Deputy Minister M.S. Sellasamy receive the symbolic SMART RELOAD from Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel Chairperson Leisha De Silva Chandrasena. Mobitel Senior General Manager, Sales and Distribution, Chandika Vitharana looks on.

A car every month and laptops every week will be offered with SMART over the next six months, in a campaign organized by Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.

SMART Pre Paid customers who have registered their connections in compliance with the Mobitel subscriber registration policy can subscribe to the draw by dialing the short code #151# from their handset.

Titled SMART Recharge Bonanza this consumer promotion will offer Mobitel SMART customer with a total recharge of Rs.200, one chance to win a Maruti Suzuki Alto Sportz car Monthly and Asus Laptops with 3.5G Internet dongle Weekly between the period October 2009 to March 2010.

“This is the valuable haul of prizes offered locally in connection with a recharge promotion,” Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel CEO Suren J. Amarasekera, said.

He said “It is also the first time in the local telecommunication industry that a motor car has been offered as the grand prize. This is a fabulous opportunity for our valued SMART Pre Paid customers to enter the exciting competition”.

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom. In January 2004, the company launched its fully-fledged 2.5G GSM network that is EDGE/GPRS enabled and designed to operate on dual band.

In December 2007, the company launched its 3.5G HSPA network - the first Super 3.5G network in South Asia.

Maliban Biscuits presents computers

Harshini PERERA

Maliban Biscuits Company CEO, D. L. Weerasooriya presents the computers to the Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka. Maliban Biscuits Company Marketing Manager, Raja Abenayaka looks on.

The Maliban Biscuits Company in collaboration with the Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka has launched a project to distribute computers for schools in rural areas.

Minister Ekanayaka said that 1,470 computers were distributed among schools in the Central Province and it is expected to enhance computer literacy to 70 percent by 2012.

The Central Province is the second computer literate province in the country while the best teacher and the best performing student was produced from the same province. When children received education in computers they can earn an income at their home.

Computer literacy in the province was at three percent in 2001 but it has increased to 34 percent today.

The Finance Company, Director/CEO, Kamal Yatawara accepts a deposit from a long-standing client at the ceremony to launch the TFC exclusive customer loyalty card. The Governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Chairman of Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka, Janaka Ratnayake look on.

The Finance Rewards Loyal Customers

The Finance Company (TFC) under the management of the premier merchant bank in the country, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC, under the patronage of the Bank of Ceylon, is offering their loyal and valued clientele value added services and privileges.

TFC will reward customers who placed their trust in them during testing times, and is pro-actively working towards offering their loyal clientele reward schemes and privileges, under a new scheme “TFC Exclusive” and has also opened a Pawning Centre and a 24 hour service centre, at their head office premises to offer faster and more efficient service to their customers.

The TFC Exclusive card was launched from October 01. The benefits that TFC clients enjoy are; special low rates for their future borrowings, special interest rates for future deposits and special benefits and priority service to TFC Exclusive customers.

International Student ID revamped

Sri Lanka being amongst one of the 120 countries promoting International Student Identity Card (ISIC), a core product of STA travel is currently experiencing a facelift to its concept of solely a ‘travel card’.

Taking on the approach of the ultimate lifestyle card ISIC is in the process of partnering with popular establishments from various sectors that are appealing to the customer profiles.

From welcoming, relaxing and luxurious salons to plush restaurants and state-of-the-art stores are just a few of the areas that are highly demanded by existing and potential cardholders but Go Holidays the licensed office for ISIC in Sri Lanka makes every possible effort to go beyond the usual norms to ensure cardholders experience is full of excitement, adventure and surprise.

Some of the current benefit providers include Barista Coffee, Roots, Dialog GSM, Excel World, Crown Hair and Beauty Salon, Future World (premier reseller for Apple products), Amrith Masala Talk Indian Restaurant and Shisha Lounge, Sopranos Music Lounge and Bar Restaurant, The Sizzle Restaurant, Vijitha Yapa bookshops, Stone n String, Maharaja Entertainment, Club D’s, Golden Mile, The Raffles Restaurant etc.

Airline Academy held its award ceremony at the Grand Oriental Hotel recently. Here a participant receives an award from the Chief Guest Air Arabia General Manager Ramly Vilcassim. International Travel Consultant and Airline Professional Instructor Deepal Perera, who conducted the course looks on.