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Mobitel lowers SMART charges

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel’s SMART pre paid package, recently unveiled its latest SMART tariff structure. Launched in 2006, the SMART pre paid revolution spearheaded Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitels’ effort, to position itself as the operator with the lowest call rates of the local mobile telecom landscape offering an enhanced value proposition to its customers.

The new SMART tariff offers Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel customers to talk to each other at Re 1 per minute and SMS one another at a rate of 10 cents per message. SMART customers communicating with subscribers on other networks will be charged Rs 2 per minute for voice calls and 25 cents per SMS message.

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel SMART subscribers, who continue to enjoy mobile browsing and value added services, will do so at a GPRS fee of 1 cent per 5kB block.

(All rates are subject to Government taxes and levies, with some conditions being applied).

This novel tariff structure will be communicated to the general public via an integrated communication campaign, featuring Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, Brand Ambassador, Lahiru Perera. Lahiru, a renowned artist, with a youthful exuberance and talent, comes forward as Mobitel’s latest ambassador of the brand and together with Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, he will front a national marketing effort that will reach out across the island. Existing SMART customers can switch to the new SMART package featuring the lowest call rates free of charge.


‘Craft Suppliers’ to relocate


The new “Mahogany Masterpieces” showroom in Colombo

“Craft Supplies”, will be relocating their premier showrooms “Mahogany Masterpieces” in Colombo and Nugegoda to more spacious and convenient locations. The showroom in Dharmapala Mawatha will be shifted to 4A, Cambridge Place, Colombo 7 and the showroom at Nugegoda will be re-located to 143, S D S Jayasinghe Mw, Nugegoda. The new premises are easily accessible with a wider range of products and services.

Craft Supplies Managing Director Kishan Gooneratne said, “We arrived at this decision after discussing with several of our loyal customers on how we could serve them better. From August 7 we will be operating from our new premises, assuring our customers a whole new experience. Spacious showrooms will allow us to offer a vast range of products and services with easy accessibility to both locations”.

‘Craft Supplies’ is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, with its factory complex situated in Borelesgamuwa. The 50,000 sq.ft. purpose built factory, is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery and a highly skilled work force required to manufacture high quality household furniture in solid wood. With the direct and indirect staff strength of more than 150, two retail outlets and several more to be set up, Craft Supplies is serving its customer base which includes household customers both locally and overseas as well Corporate clients.

“We are very confident about the future of this industry. Modern customers are very creative and know exactly what they want and are well aware of global trends in furniture,” said Gooneratne.


CBL waters rural school

A drinking water system constructed under the Munchee Samaga Gamata Sarana program for the benefit of Students in the Sri Jinarathana Vidyalaya, Horadarawwa a remote village in Haputale electorate was inaugurated by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) Director Nishka Wickramasingha recently. The teachers and students of this school had been facing numerous hardships for a long period due to non availability of water facility at the school.

This was brought it to the notice of the management of Ceylon Biscuits Limited by the Munchee field sales personnel in the area. As a result the company provided a drinking water system to Sri Jinarathana Vidyalaya under its Village Development Initiative -Munchee Samaga Gamata Sarana Program. In addition to Munchee’s financial assistance, its field sales staff in the area also took part in the Sharamadana along with teachers, parents and students to expedite the construction work.

Munchee Tikiri Shishyadara were also awarded to some children of the school at this function.

“We intend to complete 100 community development projects during this financial year specially for the benefit of rural community under the Munchee Samaga Gamata Sarana program” said Ceylon Biscuits Limited Group Director/Marketing Sales Head Nandana Wickramage. These projects would be implemented after carefully evaluating the information received from the company’s field sales force and other sources including media, he said.

Last month the Munchee Samaga Gamata Sarana Program constructed a bridge with a two kms road replacing a log bridge (Edanda) for the benefit of the people in the Walagama village in the Galigamuwa electorate.


Chevron launches Water Conservation Project Phase II

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, with the Mihindu Cultural Foundation recently launched a highly informative and educational book for school children on Sri Lanka’s national hydro-culture and water heritage titled Water and Life.


Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, MD/CEO Kishu Gomes and Sathischandra Edirisinghe presenting “Water and Life” to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

During the campaign, the book will be donated to over two thousand school libraries island-wide. The Water and Life book has been designed to promote the importance of water resource conservation, anti-contamination and its impact on the socio-economic landscape of the country. The book contains an array of images depicting Sri Lanka’s extraordinary aquatic ecosystem, together with other vital educational information related to Water and Life.

“Water is critical not only to life, but also to the economic growth of a nation and its environmental outcomes. Due to the scarcity of water, continued economic growth can only be achieved at the expense of the environment. This being a significant concern for all citizens, the Water and Life book is a timely initiative and vehicle to create ‘environmentally-conscious’ advocates amongst the school children, thereby taking a critical step forward with our present generation towards strengthening Sri Lanka’s future prosperity and sustainable growth,” said Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC Managing Director/CEO Kishu Gomes.

Parallel to the “Water and Life” exhibition series that was inaugurated in September last year, Chevron embarked on the second phase of the Water Conservation Project this year, to thousands of farmer communities and school children living in Anuradhapura, Kebithigollewa, Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, Pollonnaruwa, Hambantota and the Moneragala District.

“Water is a valuable resource and is essential to sustaining the well-being of all Sri Lankans. Water and Life is the first dedicated awareness building campaign designed to educate all citizens on the importance of preserving Sri Lanka’s national hydro - cultural heritage. It reiterates the company’s commitment towards promoting economic growth in the country,” Gomes said.


Sri Lanka Insurance, vehicle breakdown assistance and recovery service was seen in Kataragama between July 19 to 25 providing assistance to over 50 vehicle breakdowns during the Perahera season. Here the Sri Lanka Insurance team providing assistance to the public. Sri Lanka Insurance also extended the “Ira Handa Pavathina Thuru” personal accident cover amounting to Rs 100,000/- for all pilgrims who gathered to witness the Kataragama and Devundara Perahera this season.

 

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