OTHER NEWS Sri Lankans abroad invited to invest in T-Bills, bonds Colombo indices mixed at market close Sri Lankans abroad invited to invest in T-Bills, bonds Seylan Bank to explain ‘operations’ to media    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lankan Holidays’ package for kids 19-11-2008 TIRUCHI: Sri Lankan Holidays, the leisure arm of Sri Lankan Airlines, has launched a ‘Kids Go Free’ vacation tour package to the island nation from major destinations from India. The package would offer free vacation for two kids (below the age of 12), which could be availed by a minimum of two adults accompanying them. The kids would have to share the room with the adults for the three-day or four-day packages. The package includes return airfare on Sri Lankan Airlines, including fuel surcharge for the adult tickets, accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, airport and internal transfers, transportation by air-conditioned vehicles and English-speaking chauffeur guide with a city tour of Colombo. The offer, valid from November 1 to January 31, would come in four packages – ‘Holiday in Colombo,’ ‘Holiday on the Beach,’ ‘Holiday in Negombo’ and ‘Holiday in Kandy.’ The packages have been specially designed to encourage parents to bring their children along for some of the best tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, Amith Sumanapala, General Manager, Sri Lankan Holidays, said in a Press release. Print Version | Email to friend

Sri Lankans abroad invited to invest in T-Bills, bonds Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 The government on Wednesday invited the Sri Lankans living abroad and migrant workers to invest in Rupee-denominated Treasury bills and Treasury bonds with effect from January 6. The initiative by the Central Bank (CB), announced last Friday in the CB’s 'Road Map: Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2009 and beyond', is intended to provide a safe and highly liquid investment opportunity for Sri Lankans abroad, while providing them with an attractive return on their invest... |FULL STORY|

Colombo indices mixed at market close Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 Colombo stocks barely changed from morning at Wednesday’s market close, with both indices marginally up on thin turnover, analysts said. JKH was 25 cents high to Rs 50.25 trading 48,300 shares, with Dialog also seeing a 25 cents increase to Rs 6 as was in the morning. The turnover was at Rs 46 million with the All Share Index at 1,550.07, up by just 0.6 points and Milanka up by 18.59 points to 1,672.94 at stock market close. Ceylinco shares such as Seylan was up by Rs 1... |FULL STORY|

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Sri Lankans abroad invited to invest in T-Bills, bonds Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 The government on Wednesday invited the Sri Lankans living abroad and migrant workers to invest in Rupee-denominated Treasury bills and Treasury bonds with effect from January 6. The initiative by the Central Bank (CB), announced last Friday in the CB’s 'Road Map: Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2009 and beyond', is intended to provide a safe and highly liquid investment opportunity for Sri Lankans abroad, while providing them with an attractive return on their invest... |FULL STORY|

Seylan Bank to explain ‘operations’ to media Wed, 07-01-2009 05:00:00 Seylan Bank has called a press conference for tomorrow (Thursday morning) to brief the media on recent developments relating to the management takeover and other issues, a spokesperson for its PR firm said. She said the Bank planned to explain the involvement between Seylan, the Central Bank and the Bank of Ceylon (BoC), the new board of directors and the level of deposits and withdrawals, among other matters. The Central Bank last week handed over management to the BoC which in... |FULL STORY|

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