Korea – Sri Lanka Travel & Tourism Club Launched

The Korea-Sri Lanka Travel & Tourism Club was launched at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul on 14th February 2014. The club was created to enhance the cultural and economic relationship between Sri Lanka and South Korea. One of its main goals is to promote tourism, a core area of growth for Sri Lanka-Korea relations.

The chief guest of the event, Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development met with more than 100 Korean and Sri Lankan members of the club who were present at the launch ceremony. Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy Hon. Susil Premajayatha also attended the event.

During the event, Minister Rajapaksa further expressed his sincere appreciation to the organizers and members of the tourism club for leading the launch, promoting tourism and cultural relations between Sri Lanka and South Korea and initiating the campaign to increase awareness of Sri Lanka as a popular destination for Korean tourists. Sri Lanka is already being vigorously promoted in Korea’s main markets, particularly through a series of promotional campaigns that will be presented throughout the year. This club will provide the additional boost for the tourism campaigns.

Sri Lanka Tourism Stall Wins “Best Decoration Award” at the OTM - Mumbai and New Delhi

 Sri Lanka Tourism stall was awarded the “Best Decoration Award” at India’s biggest international travel show, OTM- held in Mumbai from 7-9th February and in New Delhi from 13-15 February 2014. Sri Lanka Tourism stall stood elegant at the exhibition, with its décor of water sports, Colombo city, beaches, wild life and festivals of Sri Lanka. Among the crowd of visitors that attracted the stall were the representatives from national tourist organizations, state tour operators, tour & travel agents, and online travel agencies. Countries such as Russia, Malaysia, Switzerland, China, Egypt, Thailand, Maldives, China, Sweden, and Argentina were among the other international participants at the OTM 2014.

For the third consecutive year, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau together with 26 company representatives from the travel and hotel industry in Sri Lanka participated at the OTM Mumbai and New Delhi. Sri Lanka Mission in Mumbai and Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi facilitated the participation of Sri Lanka Tourism at the event.

Destiny Mall & Residency

Construction of the Destiny Mall & Residency is currently in full swing with piling taking place on schedule.Indo East Engineering and Construction aims to complete their undertaking on time.

Imperial Builders,developers of the "Destiny Mall & Residency" is attracting a record number of clientele with its landscape changing G+44 storey Twin Tower Mall & Residency project with an unpararelled pricing structure and location.

The main aim is to provide affordable luxury to all Sri Lankans who dream of owning an apartment in the heart of Colombo city where prices have rocketed and their dream have remained unfilled in past.

"Destiny Mall & Residency" consisting of 209 apartments and a three storey shopping promenade will be completed by June 2017.

Managing Director Indo-East Engineering and Construction A.J.C. Senathipathy said :We have the privilege of working for one of the most renowned builders in Karachi Pakistan and we aim to complete the task ahead of us in record time to ensure the handover of the Destiny piling takes place on schedule and we are delighted to be a part of this mega project and we hope to be a part of all the future developments administered by Imperial Builders.

Indo East Engineering and Construction (Lanka) Pte. Ltd, (IEL) was established in 1987 as a sister company of Indo East Engineering and Construction (Singapore) Pte Limited. To date IEL has completed major power projects such as Samanalawewa, Kukule Ganga, Kelanitissa, Kerawalapitiya and Upper Kotmale.

Further IEL is the EPC contractor for the ongoing project "Chevron Lubricant Plant" at Sapugaskanda. In addition to above, IEL has completed power projects in Singapore, Indonesia, Maldives, Seychelles, Madagascar, Rwanda and UAE. IEL is certified for ISO 9001 by The Certification International UK. The company has a team of highly skilled and dedicated technical staff that has contributed to the company's success in achieving high quality pile foundation work in Sri Lanka.

Imperial Builders, a BOI approved company is a subsidiary of the Lakhani Group established in Pakistan in 1979 and has extensive experience in the field of real estate development. TThe Destiny Mall & Residency is the first project Imperial Builders will be embarking on in Sri Lanka with many more developments to come in the long term.