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SLID welcomes FitsAir as a gold partner to advance strategic corporate collaboration
The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) has officially entered into a strategic partnership with FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately owned international airline and a leading low-cost carrier, committed to providing affordable, reliable, and hassle-free air travel formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the onboarding as a Gold Partner of SLID.
This collaboration demonstrates SLID’s ongoing commitment to forming high-impact partnerships with leading corporations, increasing its engagement with the business community, and enhancing value delivery to its members by gaining access to larger industry networks and knowledge ecosystems.
The partnership combines FitsAir’s position as a dynamic and fast evolving player in Sri Lanka’s aviation industry with SLID’s mission to advance corporate governance and Director development. Together, the two institutions hope to provide significant platforms for professional development, cross-industry communication, and leadership engagement.
Commenting on the partnership, Anitra Perera, CEO of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) stated: “SLID’s role as a national platform for corporate leadership and governance excellence is strengthened by our partnership with FitsAir. We are expanding our members’ opportunities to engage with industry innovation, broaden their strategic vision, and benefit from more varied corporate perspectives by integrating a forward-thinking aviation brand into our ecosystem. This collaboration is a practical step toward strengthening leadership development and increasing the value we provide to the business community, in addition to being a symbol of cross-sector alignment.”
Ammar Kassim, Executive Director of FitsAir added: “Our partnership with SLID demonstrates a strategic alignment with an institution that is essential to establishing board-level excellence and corporate governance in Sri Lanka. Through this collaboration, FitsAir is able to improve our leadership presence in the business community, engage more deeply with the corporate sector, and contribute to a larger conversation about sustainable growth and organisational development. We view this as an important platform for the sharing of knowledge and the development of long-term relationships between various industries.”
This partnership’s formalization through a structured MoU demonstrates a shared dedication to long-term collaboration, knowledge exchange, and value generation. Additionally, it represents a growing trend of cross-industry partnerships that strengthen Sri Lanka’s corporate ecosystem’s potential for innovation, resilience, and leadership.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the project to provide technological solutions to prevent wild elephants from being hit by trains was signed yesterday (01) afternoon at the President’s Media Centre, under the patronage of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
Coordinated through the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, the project is being implemented as a public-private partnership, with the Railway Department, the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Forest Conservation Department working together, with full financial support from People’s Bank.
The system consists of three-beam detection, passive infrared (PIR) sensors, automatic temperature sensors and a tamper alarm system to detect animals weighing more than 20 kilogrammes and unauthorised interference. Signal lights (red/yellow/green) installed on either side of the railway tracks, together with a special screen installed inside the locomotive cab, will alert the driver in advance to the exact location of an elephant.
A demonstration test of the system was successfully conducted at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage premises in the presence of the relevant officials, following which a report on the system was prepared.
The system will be implemented as a pilot project from next month at 13 locations where wild elephant accidents are frequent. A newly developed website is also scheduled to be launched to enable the progress of the project to be viewed live.
Additional General Manager of Railways P.D.S.B. Chandrasena, Director General of Wildlife Conservation M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe, Conservator General of Forests S.C. Palamakuumbura and Chairman of People’s Bank Chandana Guniyangoda signed the relevant MoU. Officials from the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat, including Presidential Additional Secretary (Clean Sri Lanka) Engineer S.P.C. Sugeeshwara, as well as senior officials from the Railway Department, Department of Wildlife Conservation, Forest Conservation Department and People’s Bank, were also present.
[President’s Media Division]
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka on Monday, 31 August, to undertake an official visit to Bhutan to participate in the Global Conscious Food Systems Summit, scheduled to be held in Bhutan.
During her visit, Prime Minister Dr Amarasuriya participated in the opening plenary of the Summit on 1 September, where she delivered a keynote address under the theme “Rising to the Moment: Igniting Consciousness to Address the Polycrisis.”
The Prime Minister will also engage in discussions with international leaders and representatives on strengthening cooperation towards sustainable food systems, food security and resilient communities.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
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