Ginger cultivation in the Kurunegala District has bvceme a success said S.H.Karunarathna, Assistant Director of the Department of Export Agriculture in the Kurunegala District.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne presented his credentials to the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, on 31st July 2014.

Today (August 01), Bank of Ceylon celebrates 75 year of service in shaping the financial and banking landscape of Sri Lanka. Envisioned to lead the Sri Lankan banking sector for another hundred years and more this undisputed leader has touched millions of lives from all walks of life through its inherent commitment to the nation’s economic development. The seeds of its birth were sown when a state council member . George E De Silva spearheaded a demand for the establishment of a state aided bank. The inauguration took place at No. 41 Bristol Street, Colombo Fort on 1st August 1939 with the patronage of the British Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott.

The Sports Meet of Matara People’s Bank will be held at Matara Uyanwatta Stadium on Saturday (Aug.02).