Bandara elected to CPA PNG Council for seventh consecutive year

P.M.N. Bandara

P.M.N. Bandara, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Accounting of the University of Papua New Guinea has been elected to Council of Certified Practicing Accountants of Papua New Guinea (CPA PNG) for the year 2024 by member’s votes at the recently concluded general election for the seventh consecutive year.

This is the prestigious apex body of professional accountant’s equivalent to Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Bandara has written a number of accounting, economics and business studies textbooks for various levels of study in Papua New Guinea including universities and other tertiary institutions. He is also serving as a council member of a number of tertiary institutions and advisory boards of the department of education. He is instrumental in initiating new degree programs and revising existing programs in accounting at the University of Papua New Guinea accrediting diploma in accounting courses offered by the business and technical colleges.

He has been serving in Papua New Guinea for the last 22 years. In recognition of his services to the country he has been awarded a prestigious national award known as Member of Logohu in 2018. This award was given to him on recommendation of the Governor General and approved by Queen Elizabeth. He is the current president of Sri Lanka – Papua New Guinea Friendship Foundation and Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Papua New Guinea. He is also appointed by the Minister for Justice as the Commissioner of Oaths.