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MBSL presents savings certificates

Children born on January 1, 2011:

MBSL Savings Bank commenced the year by handing over Punchi Minor Savings Certificates for the value of Rs 10,000 each and a valuable gift to 20 children born on the January 1, 2011 at the De Soysa Maternity Hospital in Colombo.

The Savings Certificate is aimed exclusively for children under 18 years and has high interest rates where the certificates can be encashed without any hassle at maturity.

Designed to help every parent plan each step of their child’s future from infancy up to adulthood by providing them the financial security to ensure that they can be in a position to make their dreams and ambitions come true, the account also has competitions with exciting prize draws to help children save more.

MBSL Savings Bank Chairman M R Shah said ‘With the dawn of the New Year, MBSL Savings Bank has demonstrated its national obligations by beginning the year with an activity giving 20 new born babies Punchi children saving certificates for the value of Rs 10,000 each, facilitating them for a good start in life.

“At MBSL Savings Bank we believe in inculcating the savings habits in people, which will in turn pave the pathway to economic development of the country at large.

“MBSL Savings Bank will conduct all its activities by operating in the most prudent and transparent manner, where all stakeholders of the bank from customers, shareholders and staff are benefitted.

“In fact, our vision for 2011 is Sustainable growth through good governance,” he said.

Nikon binoculars from Photo Technica

With the dawn of peace, Sri Lankan photo enthusiasts have widened their inland travel mostly travelling to areas formerly restricted. Now there are huge opportunities for wild life and nature enthusiasts than ever before. To cater to this discerning clientele, Photo Technica has introduced latest models of high quality Nikon binoculars.

“We sell two versions, one being the standard CF and the other the EX which is Nitrogen filled and water proof. Full range of magnifications are also available such as 8x40 for nature and wildlife use, 10x50 for sports, 12x50 for industrial use and 16x50 for marine use,” said Photo Technica Managing Director Harsha Malvenna. Photo Technica has been the sole agents for Nikon from 1968 and they will be celebrating their 53rd anniversary on February 4, 2011.

Return air ticket to Malaysia from Sinhaputhra

Raffle for account holders:

R D Somajeewa won a return air ticket to Malaysia from Sinhaputhra Finance PLC of 11, Hill Street, Kandy.

To be eligible to take part in this raffle draw, one had to open a Savings Account for Rs 100 and a Fixed Deposit Account for a minimum of Rs 10,000.

The winning number was drawn by Fixed Deposits Manager Malkanthi Udurawana.

Sinhaputhra Finance Investments Manager Michael Cooke said that it is wonderful to learn that all their recipients had never travelled outside the country before, and it would certainly be a novel experience and a confidence booster to the recipients.

EDEX Expo 2011:

ANC Platinum sponsor

Being in the forefront of tertiary education in Sri Lanka and the Region, ANC Education Holdings Ltd. will be sponsoring the EDEX Expo as a Platinum Sponsor for 2011. EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka. EDEX is organized by the Royal College Union and each year attracts the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants in Colombo and Kandy.

ANC Education Holdings Ltd is the only higher education provider which offers all three major education systems (US, UK and Australian) in Sri Lanka. It offers accredited courses which facilitate easy transfer to prestigious universities in six major education destinations: US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.

Situated in the heart of Colombo, ANC comprises over 75,000 square feet in two contemporary six storey buildings with capacity for 2,000 students. ANC houses 30 lecture rooms and two special purpose rooms, all of which are equipped with modern education facilities including computers, audio-visual equipment, comfortable seating and air-conditioning. State of the art computer equipment is available in two specialized computer labs.

The Library and Resource Centre’s physical library of approximately 5,000 volumes is supplemented by online access to virtual volumes (electronic books) and CDs. Wi-Fi access is available throughout the buildings and students with PDAs or notebook computers are able to download material directly.

“We are proud to be in partnership with sixteen academic universities. Six of these, namely Monash, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), and Northwood are ranked in the world’s top 200 universities as per Times Higher Education 2009”, ANC Education Holdings Ltd CEO Dr Punarjeeva Karunanayake.

ANC is also the only college in Sri Lanka that offers accredited American university degree completion programs in specialist career fields including marketing, management, international business, finance, psychology, pre-medicine and information science and technology. Degrees are awarded by Northwood University and Missouri S&T and since the programs are directly supervised by the partner universities, the degrees received are identical to the degrees completed in the US.

“As such ANC Education has positioned itself to become a preferred choice for students who aspire for high quality education on a global platform”, said Dr Mampitiya.

“Our partner universities require every faculty member to have at least a Masters Degree in their chosen area of teaching. Building on this we are proud to say that 70 percent of our courses exceed this requirement and are taught by PhD qualified faculty. The quality of teaching is further assured by partner universities which endorse them to teach their respective programs”, he said.

Speaking about the partnership with EDEX, Dr Karunanayake said, “ANC has been a long term participant at EDEX and the relationship has been getting stronger. EDEX has the largest and best established educational exhibition in the country and is professionally managed by the Royal College Union. Therefore it attracts quality students from Local and London examination bases”, he said.

Acknowledging the sponsorship EDEX Chairman Kamal Abeysinghe said, “ANC has been a longstanding participant of EDEX Expo from its inception in 2004 and a gold sponsor in 2010. We are indeed very happy to welcome them as a Platinum Sponsor this time at the 8th Expo 2011”.

The eight EDEX Expo will be held on January 22, 23 and 24, at the BMICH Colombo and on January 26 and 27 at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, “Be Wise, EDEX-Wise”. (Visit ANC Education stall nos. 01 - 04s)

KIK Cola early growth impressive

Late last year, Elephant House ‘KIK Cola’. The drink, which was launched after much preparation, had gone through heavy research and development and is said to have successfully passed all the market tests.

JKH Consumer Foods President Jit Gunaratne “It was encouraging that as anticipated, our Sri Lankan consumer identified ours as a superior drink in the category. The response has been brilliant.”

The new cola, which hit stores from December 4 onwards, is available in both buddy (200/300ml glass bottles) and pet (500/1500ml) bottles and it is competitively priced, he said, adding that the unique glass bottle design alone has added a brand new experience in the world of cola.

Proof to which are the overwhelming comments received from the consumers themselves - who have accepted the drink as a product that is ‘right’ not just in terms of taste and quality, but also as a strongly differentiated brand with high appeal to the youth of our country - one which further strengthens its positioning as a blend of international class with deeply rooted local values.

“We are now proud to announce sales of over one million Litres within a few weeks - from our launch on December 4 up until December 31 2010 alone,” said Jit at a press conference held yesterday.