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Asian Chaplaincy
55, Fulham Place Road,
Hammersmith,
London W6 8AU
Tel: 020 8563 9102
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House,
Pall Mall,
London SW1
Tel: 020 7839 3411
Asian Music &
Dancing Classes
The Bhawan Centre,
4a, Castletown Road,
W. Kensington,
London W14.
Tel: 020 7381 3086
Community of Many
Names of God
Scandavale, Llanpunsaint
Dyfd, Wales
Tel: 01559 384 421
Atualadassana International
Buddhist Temple
153A, Sutton Lane
Hounslow
TW3 – 4JW
Tel: 020 7998 0713
Croydon Academy of
Eastern Arts Ashburlon
Centre, Shirley Road,
Croydon, Surrey
CR9 7AL
Tel: 020 8660 7405
Bank of Ceylon
1, Devonshire Squire,
London EC2 M4WD
Tel: 020-7377 1888
Highgate Hill
Murugan Temple
200a, Archway Road,
London N6
Tel: 020 8348 9835
Singhala Classes for Children
Thames Buddhist Vihara,
Delverton Road, Selsdon,
Surrey.
Tel: 020 8657 7120
London Buddhist Vihara
The Avenue,
Bedford Park, London
W4 1UD.
Tel: 020 8995 9493
Passport Office
3, Northgate,
96, Milton Streets,
Coe Gaddens, Glasgow
Tel: 0990 210 410
Tamil Classes for Children
West London Tamil School,
Mansel Road, Greenford
Tel: 020 8743 8289
Sri Ghanapathi Temple
125/133, Effra Road,
London SW19
Tel: 020 8542 7482
Thames Buddhist Vihara
49 Dulverton Road,
Selsdon, Surrey.
CR2 8PJ
Tel: 020 8657 7120
Redbridge Buddhist Vihara
9 Balfour Road, Ilford,
Essex IG1 4HP
Tel: 020 8478 8286
Sri Kanaka Dhurga
Amman Temple
5, Chapel Road,
West Ealing London W13
Tel: 020 8810 0835
The High Commission
of India in the UK
India House, Aldwich,
London WC2 4NE
Tel: 020 7836 8484
London Siwam Kovil
4a, Clarendon Rise,
Lewisham,
London SE13
Tel: 020 8318 9844
Sathya Sai
UK Service Organisation (Information)
Tel: 01923 720 709
Sri Lanka Islamic Centre
7 Broadway Building,
Boston Road, London W7
Tel: 020 8840 3270
The High Commission
of Sri Lanka in the UK
13, Hyde Park Gardens,
London W2
Tel: 020 7262 1841
Consular Division
020 7262 1841
London Murugan Temple
78, Church Road,
London E12
Tel: 020 8378 8433
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara
216 New John Street West
Hockley
Bormingham B19 3UA
Tel: 012 1523 6660
Immigration Appeals
Advisory Services
rd
3 Floor, County House, 190,
Great Dover Street, London
SE1 4YB.
Tel: 020 7357 7511
Lumbini Buddhist
Cultural Centre
33, Maybury Road,
Plastow, London E13 8RZ
Tel: 020 7476 0681
Shree Saddhatissa
Int. Buddhist Centre
309-311 Kingsbury Road
Lndon NW 9 9PE
Tel: 0208 204 3301
Sri Lankan Airlines
7th Floor
1, Lampton Road,
Hounslow,
Middlesex TW3 1HY
Tel: 020 8538 2034
The High Commission of
the UK in Sri Lanka
389 Buddhaloka Mv
Colombo 7
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 115390639
Ceylon Tourist Board
1 Devonshire Square
London EC2 M 4WD
Tel: 0845 880 6333
Leicester Buddhist Vihara
9 Una Avenue,
Leicester LE3 2GS
Tel: 0116 282 5003
Maha Laxmi Temple
272, High Street North,
Manor Park,
London E12
Tel: 020 8552 5082
Silvarrow
Sri Muthumari
Amman Temple
180/186 Upper Tooting Rd
London SW 17 7EJ
Tel: 0208 8767 9881
The Trade Commission
of Sri Lanka in the UK
13, Hyde Park Gardens,
London W2
Tel: 020 7262 3996
Commission for
Racial Equality
Elliot House 10/12,
Arlington Street,
London SW1
Tel: 020 7828 7022
Letchworth Dhamma
Nikethanaya
Buddhist Cultural Centre
69, Pix Road,
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire SG6 1PZ
Tele: 01462 641 688
Passport Office
Petty France
Clive House
London SW1
Tel: 0990 210 410
Sri Rajeswari
Amman Temple
Dell Lane off Dell Road,
Stoneleigh , Surrey
KT17 2NE
Tel: 020 8397 8147
UK Border Agency
Home Office, Lunar House,
Wellesby Road, Croydon.
Tel: 0870 606 7766
101 Churchfield Road
London W3 6AH
Tel: 020 8752 1440
Singhala Classes for Children
London Buddhist Vihara,
The Avenue, Bedford Park
London W4
Tel: 020 8995 9493
'TIFA will strengthen SL-US
bilateral relations'
The American and Ceylon Chambers of Commerce joined the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce to co-host US-Sri Lanka Business Forum last week to
coincide with the 11th Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
Joint Council Meeting.
Assistant US Trade Representative for Central and South Asia, Michael
Delaney and Ministry Secretary Anura Siriwardena spoke in support of expanded bilateral trade at the forum.
“Our TIFA meetings were cordial and productive,” said Delaney.
“We identified a number of ways we can deepen cooperation and boost
two-way trade and investment,” he said. The forum introduced Sri Lanka
business leaders and economic policymakers to a visiting delegation of US
company representatives to discuss Sri Lanka's investment climate, economic
outlook and trade opportunities and challenges.
It also capitalised on progress from the TIFA Joint Council Meeting on
October 15 to foster new business-to-business partnerships.
The TIFA process has been the focal point of a sustained and multi-faceted
high-level engagement between the United States and Sri Lanka, focusing
especially on impediments to greater bilateral trade and investment flows.
One of the key objectives for the TIFA Joint Council is to reduce non-tariff
trade barriers and improve the regulatory regimes for foreign investors and
potential international partners to find success in Sri Lanka.
“The TIFA process will continue to broaden and strengthen the bilateral
relationship between the US and Sri Lanka,” said President of the American
Chamber of Commerce, Asanka Ratnayake.
“We also hope it will continue to open avenues for exploring mutually
beneficial business opportunities between our two countries,” he said. The US
business delegation represented a wide range of sectors ranging from infrastructure and energy to transportation and consumer goods, and included leading
US companies such as GE, Lockheed Martin, and Johnson and Johnson.
The participation of such prestigious US companies highlights the enormous
potential Sri Lanka's private sector holds for international partners.
With approximately US$2 billion in project proposals in various stages of
the approval process, US companies are exploring the possibility of bringing in
world-class products and services to Sri Lanka at competitive prices.
These companies often transfer to their Sri Lankan partners’ knowledge and
technology that usually accompany US business ventures.
With the arrival of the “Yal Devi” President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the Jaffna Railway
Station for operations.
This historic moment signifies the re-commencement of the railway operations from Jaffna and
the re-establishment of the bonds between the North and the rest of the country.
The President also opened the ATM that Bank of Ceylon installed in the station premises for
the convenience of all who will be using the station.
The Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon, Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrema, members of
the Board of Directors of Bank of Ceylon, and the General Manager, D.M. Gunasekera were among
the guests who participated on this occasion.
The Bank of Ceylon joined with The Sri Lanka Railways as a partner by making a significant
investment in building the Jaffna Railway Station as a Corporate Social Responsible activity of the
Bank.
BOC has been in the forefront in providing Banking and financial services to northerners with
the opening of BOC Jaffna branch in 1945.
Currently the Bank of Ceylon covers the Northern Province with 60 branches and 8 other
service points connected online with all other branches in the country.
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ComBank slashes home loan
interest rates
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has further reduced interest rates applicable to the Bank's
home loans along with fast-tracked approvals and discounts from selected suppliers of materials and
fittings.
The floating rate has been reduced to 9.5%, while the fixed rates have been reduced to 10.5%
and 12% for loans up to 10 years and above 10 years, a Bank official said.
For fixed income earners, home loans are approved within three working days on receipt of all
specified documents.
The Bank has secured discounts up to 35% from building material suppliers on selected items
such as cement and allied products, paint and woodcare products, floor and wall tiles, roofing sheets,
electrical wiring, switches and electrical accessories, and bathroomware and accessories for customers who obtain home loans for construction purposes, the official said.
"Supporting the aspirations of Sri Lankans to build their own homes fits perfectly with our brand
promise of 'For a Better Future'. We, therefore, periodically review products like home loans to give
customers the best deal possible," said Commercial Bank, Deputy General Manager, Personal
Banking, Chandana Gunasekera.