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ICASL honours long standing employees

Harshini Perera

From left: ICASL, CEO, Aruna Alwis, ICASL President, Nishan Fernando, Jubilee Celebration Committee Chairman, Lal Nanayakkara, ICASL Vice President, Sujeewa Mudalige, ICASL Council Member, Sujeewa Rajapaksha and ICASL ex-employee, H.W. Gunaratne.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) organized a felicitation ceremony to honour employees who had completed 25 years of service at the Cinnamon Grand recently.

Thirteen retired employees and fifteen others still employed at the ICASL were felicitated. It was organized by the ICASL to recognize their valuable services for the betterment of the institute.

“The sweat and blood of these employees helped the institute to attain its present heights. Hence, it is our responsibility to respect them,” ICASL, President, Nishan Fernando said.

“We organized the felicitation ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the ICASL. As part of the celebration, the Council of the ICASL decided that these employees be felicitated in a fitting manner. They have been invaluable assets to our Institute for the past 25 years,” said, Chairman, Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee of ICASL Lal Nanayakkara.

ICASL is a globally recognized Accountancy body and its qualification has gained wide acceptance all over the world. ICASL was the first professional Accountancy Organization to be incorporated under an Act of Parliament.

It has been conferred the sole authority of formulating Accounting and Auditing Standards in Sri Lanka. During its fifty years it has discharged its professional responsibilities in an exemplary manner consolidating the confidence reposed in it by the stakeholders.

Minister opens Kelaniya MPCS rural bank

Edward Weerasinghe - Kelaniya group correspondent

Labour Minister and the SLFP Chief Organiser for Kelaniya Dr. Mervyn Silva opened the refurbished Rural Bank of the Dalugama MPCS Ltd at Munamalgahawatta, Kohalwila, Kelaniya. Kelaniya PS Members Sarathchcandhra Dias and Kiribathgoda OIC IP Chaminda Edirisuriya were also present. Picture by: Edward Weerasinghe: Kelaniya Group Correspondent.

The success of the Co-operative Movement depends on the confidence and goodwill of the consumers. Co-operative employees should be both efficient and courteous if they are to earn consumer confidence and goodwill, Labour Minister and the Kelaniya SLFP Chief Organizer Dr. Mervyn Silva said at the opening of the refurbished Rural Bank of the Dalugama MPCS Ltd at Munamalgahawatta, Kohawila, Kelaniya recently.

The Minister said that people had a very close association with co-operatives because they catered to consumer needs. Therefore everyone should ensure that this relationship is not hindered or broken.

He said that the Dalugama MPCS achieved daily progress due to the efficiency and dedication of its Chairman Nalin Cabral and Board of Directors. No one could hinder an institution’s progress if its management was free of bribery and corruption. He said that the newly opened Co-op- Cities at Mahara junction and Dalugama are rendering a great service to the people of these areas by delivering all the essential consumer items at a very reasonable prices. I may add that these two Co-op-Cities are more popular than the socalled ‘Super Markets’, the Minister said. Dalugama MPCS Chairman Nalin Cabral said that the guidance offered by Minister Mervyn Silva had helped the Co-op Society to achieve much progress. The Minister has monthly meetings with the Chairman and the Board of Directors to review the progress of the Society and chart its future policy and programs.

Celebrating

Christmas at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo

With Christmas around the corner, the excitement at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is almost palpable! The Dining Room, the hotel’s 24-hour coffee shop, will come alive for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, adding that extra sparkle to your seasonal cheer.

On Christmas Eve, The Dining Room will serve a truly traditional dinner buffet along with a glass of bubbly. The wide-ranging menu includes appetizers such as seer and blue cheese mille-feuille with quail eggs, honey glazed Virginia sugar ham with marinated kalamata olives and mushroom, smoked turkey and duck with wild berry and peach chutney, egg wrapped in parma ham, a cheese platter, assorted shooters, marinated Norwegian salmon, while salads include mushroom and corn salad, Mexican style black beans with jalapeno and spicy vinaigrette, Thai green chicken salad, tri-colour peppers with feta in grilled baby eggplant and shrimps and pasta with sun dried tomato. Soups available would be cream of broccoli soup with roasted almonds and double beef consomm‚.

Meanwhile, the main courses include lobster and prawn thermidor, seafood ravioli in creamy cheese sauce, brussels sprouts with onion and chicken bacon, smoked salmon and sea bass with beet balsamic, potato and leek mash, crispy duck with plum sauce, Indonesian nasigoreng and Australian lamb with black pepper.

Batter fried prawns will make for an action station and the Indian section will include mutton biryani, cashew curry and paneer kebab.

Christmas turkey with cranberry sauce and giblet gravy, Virginia sugar ham with apple sauce and Australian sirloin of beef with red wine jus/b‚arnaise will be part of the carvery and an exotic dessert buffet will complete the meal!

One stop shop for building materials

Ariyaratne Trade Centre (Pvt) Ltd has recently opened a sales outlet at Camiche Plaza Building at Bandaranayake Mawatha, Colombo 12. This trade stall showcases all the building materials needed for building constructions in Sri Lanka.

The materials displayed here of good quality and fully guaranteed at competitive and wholesale prices.

In case you want to buy a land, you require the basic materials such as barbed wire, protective mesh and concrete posts etc to protect the same. Also for you to build the house there, you need all kinds of building materials. You can buy all these from this sales outlet.

Today prospective home builders fall prey to conmen who provide inferior quality materials. Ariyaratne Traders have come to the rescue of them by assuring them of an attractive service at great personal relief.

Ariyaratne Traders commenced their business on October 21, 1993 in Horana town. Their small beginning has over the years prospered into what it is today. It is entirely due to their business goodwill and trust among the valued customers. They have now spread their business activities from Galwala area which is considered the heartland of hardware business to this new location.

They trade in all prestigious brands of products such as Rhino Asbestos, Mahaweli Marine Cement, Ceylon Steel Corporation Iron Bars, CIC paints, Jinasena water motors, water Tec taps from Anton brand, Arpico water tank and rubber hose, orange brand bulbs, Kelani Cables, Zlon PVC pipes etc in their stall at Camiche Plaza Building.

In addition to this, roofing tiles from Lanka Wall Tiles, bath room fittings both imported and local, macfoil sheets, locks, brass hinges, Alfa brand steel cupboards and safes are also available here at attractive wholesale prices.

Customers visiting this sale outlet will be assured of sufficient parking space and protection for their personal belongings with all basic sanitary facilities.

The location of this sales outlet is ideal for those customers who wish to make their purchases in a peaceful environment free from the hassle of the highly congested ‘Galwala’ area in the Colombo city. They will also be assured of a highly dependable and trustworthy service at the hands of decent and friendly sales personnel who are even willing to serve their prospective customers with a broad smile.

Cathay Pacific enhances ‘Manage my booking’

To offer more comprehensive online self-service for passengers:

Cathay Pacific Airways announced a continuing enhancement of the “Manage My Booking” facility on the airline’s website, offering a more complete and comprehensive online self-service platform for passengers to take more control over their journey.

Recent additions to “Manage My Booking” include an interactive seat map for eligible passengers to reserve their seats up to 180 days in advance, the ability to order special meals online, and customized inflight entertainment and destination information according to the passenger’s itinerary.

“Manage My Booking” was introduced in May 2009 to offer passengers more control over their own travel itineraries. Key features now include.

* Viewing and checking status of bookings, inflight entertainment and duty free items available on flights, travel alerts and advisories, and other related information.

* Updating frequent flyer information, travel documents and contact details.

* Selecting or changing a seat from an interactive seat map and ordering a special meal with instant confirmation.

* Upgrading to a higher class of service instantly with Asia Miles, if eligible.

* Checking-in 48 hours up to 90 minutes prior to flight departure

The enhancement of “Manage My Booking” gives customers full control of their booking and travel information and the convenience of doing it all in one place. They can also view information that is customized, relevant and specific to their itinerary online.

Since the launch of “Manage My Booking”, Cathay Pacific has seen more passengers logging in, with a rapid growth in the usage of both the advance seat reservation option and the online special meal ordering service since they were soft-launched in September.

Cathay Pacific Manager e-Business Lawrence Fong said: “We are pleased to offer further enhancements to the ‘Manage My Booking’ function, turning it into a one-stop-shop for passengers who want to manage various aspects of their own journey. Next year, we will make the service available through mobile devices, providing passengers with even more accessibility and convenience.”