(Colombo-Lankapuvath) A recent communiqué from Microsoft Sri Lanka stated that Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Country Manager for Microsoft in Sri Lanka, has been appointed Lead for the Consumer Channels Group (CCG) for New Markets in the South East Asia region. The CCG will create greater alignment for consumer products between Microsoft and its channels, to deliver solutions that excite consumers.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Cairn India the parent company of Cairn Lanka, known for its pioneering technology in exploration in this part of the world is continuously innovating and upgrading its technology as part of its effort to move into the realms of next generation technology.  The Company’s state of the art 3D Visualisation Centre in Gurgoan, India would soon become a collaboration centre that would support their G&G (geological and geophysical), drilling and production.

(Colombo, Lankapuvath) -  DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), the everyday banking unit of DFCC Bank recently opened the bank’s priority banking unit, named Vardhana Prabhu, in Jaffna.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Sri Lanka’s export earnings from January to August 2011 topped to US $ 6.9 Billion (US $ 6966 Million) resulting in 28.6% increase in comparison to the corresponding period in 2010, according to the Exports Development Board under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

The improved export performance was driven by industrial products [35.9%] and agricultural products [13.6%] despite the other major sector, fisheries registering a drop [-15.3%] in performance.

(Colombo, Lankapuvath) - The Graduate Institute of Science and Management (GISM) celebrated its first anniversary recently.

(Colombo, Lankapuvath) - Carbon Consulting Company (CCC), Sri Lanka’s premier carbon footprint expert was instrumental in certifying Duo Software as the region’s first carbon neutral IT Company.

Achieving CarbonNeutral® status demonstrates that Duo is committed to environmental sustainability by first minimising and then offsetting its entire carbon output.

(Colombo, Lankapuvath) - After successfully delighting consumers with the refreshing taste of Minute Maid Orange and Minute Maid Mango, Coca-Cola Sri Lanka announced the launch of the new Apple flavour under the Minute Maid brand umbrella.

(Colombo, Lankapuvath)  People’s Leasing Company Limited (PLCL), the market leader in the leasing industry in Sri Lanka, announces its much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO). The Company intends to issue 390 million Ordinary Voting Shares at Rs.18/- per share to raise Rs.7,020,000,720/-. The new shares will amount to 25% of the Issued and Paid up Ordinary Shares of the Company subsequent to the issue. The IPO will open on 03rd November 2011. This is a unique opportunity for investors to partner the growth of this aggressively expanding specialized leasing company.