Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - June 2009

In this issue

The Humanitarian Operations have been completed and the LTTE, the most ruthless terrorist organisation in the world has been destroyed. The strength behind the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and the Civil Defence Force has been none other than Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. His planning has been immaculate and precise. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had the will and confidence to see an end to the conflict that had gripped this country for three long decades. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will certainly go down in history, not only as the person who destroyed the LTTE but also as the liberator of the Tamil community and thus the entire country.
In the recent years, Dr E A Weerasinghe, the present Director General of the National Institute of Business and Management has steered the Institute to new heights of academic excellence. Rising above his humble beginnings, he has accomplished many milestones of academic achievements throughout his career. Honed by his well-rounded background and experience, it is Dr Weerasinghe’s vision and foresight, which has been instrumental in realising the Institute’s own aspirations of being the best in Business and Management education. NIBM, a leading Institute in Business Education and training, providing much sought after courses to scores of students each year, celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year.
He has the distinction of being the first Asian to be appointed Executive Chef at a historic Spanish Hotel, Alfonso XIII. For the past thirty years, Anura Dewapura has worked in key organisations in the Hospitality Industry across the globe. Having returned to Sri Lanka to take up the position of General Manager, Mount Lavinia Hotel, he speaks of his experiences abroad, his plans for the Hotel, and why, at the end of the day, there’s no place like home.