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Initially it started as a family business. The founder member of the company Mr Richard Pieris. [4] Since then it has diversified into the areas of manufacturing, pumps, retail and engineering sectors. The company also pioneered the concept of hypermarkets in Sri Lanka through their 'Arpico Super Centre' chain. Today the company has more than ...
W. M. Mendis and Company, is a Sri Lankan beverage alcohol company, with its headquarters in Negombo, Sri Lanka. It is as known one of Sri Lanka's oldest and most renowned liquor manufacturers in Sri Lanka. [2] Considered as one of the pioneers in the field, it still ranks as one of Sri Lanka's largest distillers. [citation needed]
It was founded as the University College Library in 1921. With the amalgamation of the Ceylon University College and the Ceylon Medical College in 1942 to form the first university in Sri Lanka, the University of Ceylon, University College library became the University of Ceylon library. At the time this transformation occurred, the library ...
He is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, having been elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament from Trincomalee Electoral District as a member of the National People's Power. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Hemachandra is an executive committee member of the National People's Power and a full time member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna .
Following changes to the admission process to the Sri Lanka Law College, which allowed young MPs to gain admission, he entered Sri Lanka Law College and studied law while serving as an MP. In July 1977, Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary seat in the SLFP's landslide defeat in the 1977 general elections , to Dr. Ranjit Atapattu who had gained ...
Sagara Kariyawasam (born 13 November 1967) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and Member of Parliament (MP). [1] Kariyawasam was born on 13 November 1967. [1] He is the son of Albert Kariyawasum, who was a renowned politician from Southern province. [2] [3] He is the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna political party.
It is based on market capitalisation. Weighting of shares is conducted in proportion to the issued ordinary capital of the listed companies, valued at current market price (i.e. market capitalisation). The base year is 1985, and the base value of the index is 100. This is the longest and the broadest measure of the Sri Lankan Stock market.
Daintee Limited was founded in 1984 and Daintee Foods Limited in 1996. The companies now produce a very large product range consisting of over 75 products such as candies, toffees, jellies, chocolates, gum, desserts, biscuits, sugar free confectionery, snacks, breakfast cereals, [2] teas, and noodles.