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HNB Metro in Negombo

Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) opened the bank’s 189th Customer Centre in Negombo. This is the third HNB Customer Centre in Negombo. The new HNB Negombo Metro customer centre is located at No. 201, Colombo Road, Negombo. The Negombo Metro Customer Centre was opened by HNB Managing Director/CEO

Rajendra Theagarajah. MP Dr Sudarshani Fernandopulle, Negombo Mayor Herman Coorara, senior bank officials, Government officials, local businessmen and customers were present at the opening.

HNB Managing Director /CEO Rajendra Theagarajah said that HNB established the first Customer Centre in Negombo in 1973 and today after 37 years is opening the third customer centre in Negombo.

Chinese Dragon Café opens in Rajagiriya

As one of the country’s oldest Chinese restaurants, Chinese Dragon Café has delivered excellent cuisine and service Sri Lankans for over half a century. The family owned restaurant opened its first branch down Galle Road in 1942, and due to its rapid growth Chinese Dragon Café has branched off in two other major locations in the Colombo Metropolitan area. Two more outlets will be opened in the suburbs of the City Capital with an aim to make excellent Chinese cuisine easily accessible around the isle.

As a restaurant that has set the standard in Chinese food since 1942, Chinese Dragon’s Rajagiriya Branch opening was much anticipated.

‘Chinese Dragon’s popularity as an all time favourite family restaurant stems from the fact that we offer scrumptious Chinese cuisine that caters to the local palate, at affordable prices,’ said a spokesperson for the Chinese Dragon management.

The new branch is to be located on the Parliament Drive.

The new branch will also operate with a ‘best value’ policy, ideal for those nights out with family and friends, featuring some of the restaurant’s most popular dishes including Penang Beef Curry, Rendang Chicken, Indonesian Prawns and Thai Prawn Curry. The branch will also offer the restaurant’s best selling and most demanded dishes.

DIMO awards scholarships Sinahawa Scholarship Program

The Tyre Division of Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently carried out a project where 100 school children were awarded with financial assistance for their advanced level studies. Called the Sinahawa (Smiles) Program, this program identified 100 students who had completed the ordinary level exams from around the country. They were selected based on their performance at ordinary level exams and their cumulative household income levels. Each student will receive Rs 1,500 monthly for two years, until they complete their advanced level studies.

The scholarships were awarded at the DIMO head office, in the presence of the DIMO top management recently. Ranjith Pandithage addressing the students spoke about the importance of continuous learning and DIMO giving more focus to sustainable activities such as these. The students and their parents were given the opportunity to experience a motivation session by Gihan Thalgodapitiya at the end of the program.

As a responsible business organization, DIMO is continuously carrying out projects that would proactively promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development. One approach is through Creating Shared Value, or CSV. The shared value model is based on the idea that corporate success and social welfare are interdependent. A business needs a healthy, educated workforce, sustainable resources and adept Government to compete effectively.

Nivasie Developers partners NDB Bank

Nivasie and NDB Bank entered into a partnership to promote the housing market in Sri Lanka.

The partnership will enable customers to purchase Victoria Range Bungalows in Digana Kandy under concessionary rates, by obtaining a special housing loan from NDB Bank.

ComBank ‘e-Exchange’ promo winners receive cash prizes

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently awarded cash prizes worth Rs 2.5 million to 100 lucky winners of the Bank’s ‘e-Exchange’ promotion.

The bank’s customers who received money from anywhere in the world through the ‘e-Exchange’ service between March 15 and April 15 were eligible to participate in this promotion. Each winner received a cash prize of Rs 25,000.

Commercial Bank’s ‘e-Exchange’ service is a sophisticated yet low cost real time on-line money transfer facility which is available to remitters through a network of agents in over 50 countries.

SPEEDWATER launches SPEED KIDS

Speedwater systems (PVT) Ltd, has launched their newest product SPEED KIDS for children from infancy to teenage.

SPEED KIDS was launched on June 29. Managing Director Nishantha Delgoda said this water product is specially made with children in mind.

The SPEED KIDS bottle is made with a very thick material and manufactured with 100 percent reveres osmosis purified water.