With a far reaching view of expanding Sri Lanka's banking services in the United Kingdom (UK) and in the European union, the Bank of Ceylon will be re-launching its 60 year-old London branch at No1, Devonshire Square , London EC2 tomorrow (Monday the 12th) as a new international UK bank named Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd (BOCUK). Chairman BOC, Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe said that this fully fledged bank with all modern facilities including online banking is to be used as a platform for global banking and to attract more foreign investment and remittances to the country.

Sri Lanka's only private sector helicopter operator Deccan Aviation made its first helicopter transfer to Jaffna recently. After suspending its regular fixed wing services in January this year after the opening of the A9 highway facilitated, the company has recommenced flying to the Jaffna sector using helicopters.