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Heroes come in many shapes and sizes and Ceylinco Life has chosen one segment – students that pass the Year 5 scholarship examinations – for special recognition under a new campaign.

In what seemed to the second most significant derivative action since the Companies Act no 7of 2007 came in to effect, the majority shareholders (holding more than 60% share holding) of Mackwoods Securities (Private) Ltd, the holding company of Mackwoods Group of Companies; were given green light by the Commercial High Court to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) has yet again been recognized as one of the ‘Great Places to Work in 2016’ in Sri Lanka.

Retired Commissioned Officer (Katunayake International Airport) and mother of two Prasanthika Gayani De Mel, from Homagama, has been selected as the winner of the NDB Wealth “Share Your Savings Stories and Win!” online competition.

Parents can ensure their hard-earned savings for their children will grow in to millions when the children turn 18 years of age, under the new ‘Isuru’ Minors’ Savings Plan unveiled by Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest private bank.

The 7th certificate awarding ceremony of the A.Y.S. Gnanam Construction Training Academy was held recently in Dambulla.

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, tied up with the Ministry of Higher Education to provide laptops for university students across the country as per the program to provide interest free loans for laptops by the government of Sri Lanka.

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s leading consumer durable retailer, launched its first-ever Online Wedding Registry at a special ceremony held recently.

Colombo City Running (CCR), a community-based recreational running group which aims to promote and improve running in Colombo, conducted a programme for its members with none other than London Marathon Medalist and professional runner Lewis Chalk at the CR & FC Grounds recently.

Thoroughbred horses race all over the world. Like professional athletes they travel across the globe to compete.