The Sri Lanka High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, has installed a statue of Lord Buddha outside the premises of the Chancery building. This was the first time that a Buddha statue has been erected in a public place in Kenya.
LOLC Chairman Ishara Nanayakkara and High Commissioner Veluppillai Kananathan unveiled the statue at the auspicious time on July 14 in the presence of members of Sri Lanka community in Nairobi. Religious observances including chanting of Gatha, Buddha Pooja and worship were conducted during this event.
“I welcome all of you to the unveiling of the statue of Lord Gautama Buddha. It is a unique occasion as for the first time a Buddha statue has been installed in a public place in Kenya. It also turns a new leaf in our bilateral relations to demonstrate our Buddhist heritage in Kenya. I take pride to represent Sri Lanka in Kenya and feel blessed to have the installation of Buddha Statue in front of the High Commission premises. I take this opportunity to thank Ch
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Colombo, July 16, 2021 –
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the appointment of Avanthi Colombage as Country Manager – Sri Lanka and Maldives for Visa. Avanthi will head the operations of the company in the two markets from Colombo and be a part of Visa’s leadership team in the region. She replaces Anthony Watson, who has transitioned to lead Visa’s business in New Zealand.
Avanthi joined Visa in 2017 and has been responsible for client relationships and driving business growth for Visa and its clients. In her client relationship role at Visa, Avanthi has been instrumental in managing various long-term clients of Visa and in forging new partnerships, driving new payment flows and engaging with fintechs across the market.
Innovative technologies and solutions from Australia, introduced in Sri Lanka and Maldives in 2014, have prevented over 29,314,918 kg equivalent of GHG Emission savings (CO2) from polluting the environment. This achievement has been confirmed using internationally acclaimed Australian measurement and verification protocols.
Renewable energy and energy conservation are two important pillars in tackling climate change, and Australian businesses have been working to achieve these important goals through their use of Australian technological solutions both domestically and overseas. Sri Lanka and Maldives are among the countries adopting these technological solutions to climate change.
“ECO33, a company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, introduced one of these Australian technological solutions to Sri Lanka in 2014. The company has now installed over 30 energy efficient chillers from SMARDT and commissioned four large energy cost-saving projects. These have resulted in cost