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Bankers’ night at SLFI
Arrangements have been made to hold ‘Bankers’ Night’- a special event for the bankers, finance and the members of fintech community by the ANYBANQ.lk and KABOD Events (pvt) ltd for the first time in Sri Lanka on Feb 24th at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7.
A press release issued by the organizers said: “With the digital revolution that has taken a swift move in today’s world, financial technology also known as Fintech has become a fast moving global phenomenon. Driven by innovators, the FINTECH community enables a close partnership with banks and financial institutions across the country thereby expanding network opportunities and building a strong financial platform, along with the specific know-how of the banking sector. In the simplest terms it can be described as the innovation of how businesses enhance their process, delivery and use of financial services.
There are many promising advantages of partnerships with the banking community which has led to a large amount of investment over the last few years. The swift growth of it has helped bring about transparency, cost reduction and quick access to information, which has helped consumers across the market to gain important banking information at their fingertips. Direct access to the target audience, industry staff wellbeing, creating awareness of dialog product range, enabling interactions with the same audience and launch of new products, new business in the sector and promotions.
Fintech Digital will leverage its AnybanQ.lk platform to promote tools and solutions for digital onboarding of customers and merchants to formal banking channels, leading towards increased financial inclusion. It is expected that the general public will enjoy greater convenience when choosing the right financial product for them. AnybanQ.lk enables customers to research about and subscribe to products and services offered by banks in Sri Lanka. Fintech Digital CEO and Founder Hithesh Fernando states that with free access to AnybanQ.lk, based on their needs users will directly benefit from an easier decision-making process when choosing banking and financial solutions they would like to utilize. He also mentioned that efforts are being taken to engage with regulators, partner banks and key stakeholders to address Sri Lanka’s current foreign reserve challenge via this digital platform. Co-founders Petula and Ashan mentioned about the upcoming MOU with LankaPay to increase digital product adoption to uplift the economy and to go global with #srilankadollarchallenge as a crucial need of the hour.
To showcase the staff wellbeing, banking community and attention to the finance industry with the aim of providing opportunities, a bankers Night, a networking event presented by Fintech Digital and Kabod Events will take place on the 24th of February at the Foundation Institute, Garden, Colombo 07. Every event organized by Kabod Events contains expertise and fine tune collaborations. Their success is based on offering a truly unique service exceeding client’s expectations. Enhancing the quality of a client’s brand by adding flawless execution of taking the brand to the world making it a world class story. Some of their signature events were the inauguration of Flexicare- the largest medical equipment company in the world in Colombo press conference and Bandaragama factory opening,100% Vegan premium luxury Brand Launch at OGF –LORA and an Influencer launch from the well-known industry giant Founder of Chandanalepa brand ‘Alaris. More details reach us on – 077 777 1942.”
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Navy seize an Indian fishing boat poaching in Mannar seas
During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 22 Feb 26, the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended twelve (12) Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, in the sea area south of Mannar.
The seized boat and the Indian fishermen were handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Dikovita for onward legal proceedings.
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Families of those sentenced to death for killing MP Atukorale seek AKD’s intervention
FSL assures legal backing for them
Families of those sentenced to death by the Three-member Gampaha High Trial-at-Bar, over the killing of SLPP MP Amarakeerthi Atukorale, and his police bodyguard, met a senior official of the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (23), to seek backing for their move to appeal against the verdict.
Having made representations, they addressed the media, outside the Presidential Secretariat, where they declared their intention to move the higher court against the decision.
The SLPP MP and his security officer were killed by an Aragalaya mob on 09 May, 2022, at Nittambuwa. The same day Aragalaya mobs unleashed violence against the then government MPs across the country, torching dozens of their properties.
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday said that they would help the families of those sentenced to death to move court against the Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar decision. Responding to The Island queries, FSP spokesman Pubudu Jayagoda said that their representatives had already met the families and necessary work was being done to move the Supreme Court. Twenty three persons were acquitted and four handed six-month prison terms, suspended for five years
Jayagoda said that one of the HC judges differed in the ruling. Asked whether they received backing from any other political party and groups that had been involved in the 2022 protest campaign to defend those who had been found guilty, Jayagoda said such support was lacking.
The JVP/NPP played a significant role in the violent protest campaign that forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down. Pointing out that the Attorney General, too, was appealing against the court decision on the basis that the number of persons sentenced to death should be much higher, Jayagoda said that the Nittambuwa incident couldn’t be examined in isolation without taking into consideration the SLPP goon attack on Galle Face protesters on 09 May, 2022. (SF)
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OPV leaves Baltimore, expected in Colombo in May
Offshore Patrol Vessel P 628 of the Sri Lanka Navy departed Baltimore, USA, for Colombo, on 20 February.
The ex-United States Coast Guard Cutter, USCGC Decisive was officially handed over to the SLN on 02 December, 2025, as the latest addition to the SLN fleet, under the Pennant Number P 628.
Measuring 64 metres in length, this ‘B-Type Reliance Class 210-foot Cutter’ is equipped with advanced technological systems and facilities, capable of conducting extensive surveillance operations spanning up to 6,000 nautical miles per patrol.
The vessel’s voyage to Colombo is historic, possibly marking the longest-ever passage undertaken by a Sri Lanka Navy ship. Covering approximately 14,775 nautical miles, the journey will see the P 628 navigate from Baltimore through the Atlantic Ocean, the Panama Canal (a first for a Sri Lankan naval vessel), the Pacific Ocean, and into the Indian Ocean, via the Straits of Malacca. The ship is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka during the first week of May, 2026.
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