Sri Lanka named as most popular destination on Eurasia review

Sri Lanka is placing its name on the global map as a sought after destination by various international news feature reviews, as Eurasia review mentioned Sri Lanka as the most sought after destination in Asia with reference to the 2018 Virtuoso Luxe–Australian report.

THASL invests in the future of hospitality management

The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) was recently invited to conduct a session on hospitality management to over 200 deputy principals at the Ministry of Education.

People’s Bank lays foundation stone for Jaffna green branch

The laying of foundation stone for the People’s Bank’s proposed seven storey eco-friendly green branch in Jaffna took place recently under the patronage of People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General ManagerN. Vasantha Kumar.

SLI Motor Plus ties up with Laugfs for special offers

The Sri Lanka Insurance Motor Plus Loyalty Rewards network has joined Laugfs Car Care once again to offer a host of benefits to Motor Plus comprehensive customers. The many attractive offers available for Motor Plus customers under this deal includes a free car clinic and a 72-point vehicle inspection report which includes comprehensive engine scanning and battery test report. Discounts would be available on car wash and vacuuming services.

Commercial Bank tops Interbrand’s ‘Best Sri Lankan Brands 2017’ ranking

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was the highest-ranked private bank in the inaugural ‘Best Sri Lankan Brands 2017’ ranking announced recently by Interbrand, and was placed fourth overall among the country’s top brands.

DFCC Bank spreads joy and excitement this festive season

DFCC Bank has launched a thrilling Christmas light-up to brighten the holiday season in conjunction with a host of exciting discounts on its credit cards and the virtual wallet.

PLC ranked 15th in ‘Business Today Top 30’ list

In a move that affirms the financial strength and stability of People’s Leasing and Finance (PLC) as one of the largest non-banking financial institutions in Sri Lanka, PLC was listed at the 15th position in the Business Today Top 30 List.

CDB launches e-finance platform to transfer funds through Facebook

Citizen’s Development Business Finance - CDB’s revolutionary e-finance platform CDBiNet is using the contemporary role that Facebook plays in people’s current lifestyles to initiate fund transfers.

Iflix celebrates 10 billion minutes streamed in 2017

iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, is thrilled to share its latest milestone - 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017. The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks an incredible uptake in user engagement, with cumulative viewing minutes up well over 400 percent from three billion total minutes streamed at the end of 2016. iflix also maintains one of the

EWIS powers Sri Lanka’s very first smart classroom solution

EWIS Group, a pioneer within Sri Lanka’s ICT industry, recently announced the launch of its smart interactive display, the combined digital screen and open pluggable specification which can establish the foundation of smart classrooms.

e-Swabhimani Awards 2017 celebrates leading digital social innovators

The e-Swabhimani Awards 2017 was held recently with much pageantry to recognise and champion the nation’s digital social innovators.

LOMC felicitates high-flyers of Grade-5 Scholarship Exam

LOLC Micro Credit Limited (LOMC), one of Sri Lanka’s largest microfinance providers successfully concluded its annual ‘Isuru Diriya Sisu Upahara Scholarship Awards Ceremony’ at the BMICH recently.

Hemas Piyawara enriches lives of underprivileged children

The Hemas chain of Piyawara pre-schools has, since its inception in 2002, enriched the lives of underprivileged children across Sri Lanka through a focused early childhood care and development (ECCD) programme.

NDB sponsors ‘Kurulu Kaiya’ to promote environmental responsibility

‘Kaiya’ in Sinhala means ‘gathering of people for co-operative work to achieve a common goal’. Thus ‘Kurulu Kaiya’ is a gathering aimed at promoting environmental responsibility through the celebration of the wonder of birds.

Dilmah supports 25 prison inmates to rebuild their lives

The Prison Reform and Integrate programme initiated by the Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation’s Small Entrepreneur Programme (SEP) handed over cheques to 25 prisoners to help them to rebuild their lives.

President visits Kandurata stall at Shilpa Abhimani 2017

‘Shilpa Abhimani 2017’, International Crafts Festival was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo recently.

South Asia Textiles grabs Silver at NBEA 2017

South Asia Textiles Limited, a leading Sri Lankan textile manufacturer specialised in producing exceptional quality weft knitted fabric, recently announced that the company was the recipient of the Silver award in Manufacturing – apparel, textile and leather products sector at the prestigious National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) 2017.

DSI Mega 2017 shopping festival opens doors for seasonal shopaholics

The ultimate shopping festival, the DSI Mega 2017, was declared open on December 16th 2017 at the head office complex of D. Samson and Sons (Pvt.) Ltd, at No.257, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama.

Three Sinha wins accolades at Sri Lankan Entrepreneur Awards

Three Sinha Group of Companies, an organisation that strives to break barriers in the roller door industry won the Gold award in Extra Large Category - National Level and the Gold award in Extra Large Category - Western Province at the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the year 2017 Awards Ceremony.

Tourism authorities to call fresh bids for digital campaign

Sri Lanka will be calling for a fresh round of bids from digital publicity agencies to carry out the long-delayed digital media campaign to promote the country’s tourism industry, a cabinet spokesperson said yesterday.

BOC to raise up to Rs.8bn beef up capital base

State-owned banking giant Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is to raise up to Rs.8 billion through a listed debenture issue to fulfil the Basel III capital requirements.

‘Swadeshi Safeplus Citro’ introduced to eradicate mosquito menace

The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC, Sri Lanka’s foremost and pioneering herbal-personal care product manufacturer in a bid to eradicate dengue menace from the country has introduced ‘Swadeshi Safeplus Citro’ herbal mosquito repellent.

Commercial High Court restrains three Spice of Life directors

Commercial High Court issued an interim order restraining three directors of Spice of Life (Pvt.) Ltd from a purported allotment of shares as well as issuing abstracts of board papers, which have not been passed by the board of directors. 

Strategic environment of South Asia/Indian Ocean Region: Sri Lankan perspective

The Centre for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS) organised an Interactive Session on ‘Strategic Environment of South Asia/Indian Ocean Region: Sri Lankan Perspective’. Pathfinder Foundation Centre for Indo-Lanka Relations Director Admiral Dr. Jayanath Colombage represented the session and following is the full text of his presentation.

Tea industry overview – January to September 2017

The third quarter of the Sri Lankan tea industry witnessed a continuation of the upward momentum with increased demand being observed from some of the major importers of Ceylon tea especially from Turkey and Russia.

Malin Goonetileke conferred with Lifetime Achievement at National Tea Awards

In commemoration of 150 years of excellence of Ceylon Tea, the Plantation Industries Ministry and Sri Lanka Tea Board hosted the National Tea Awards, at which Planters’ Association Secretary General Malin Goonetileke was honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Colombo Christmas Street 2017 opens to public today

Colombo Christmas Street 2017 is set to take place from today to December 23, at Green Path, offering a whole new concept in entertainment for the second consecutive year. 

Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town

REUTERS: China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve the Chinese navy.

EFC HR/IR Forum underscores ‘Workplace Compliance’

The Fourth edition of the Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) HR/IR Forum powered by Unilever Sri Lanka on the theme of ‘Workplace Compliance’ was held last week at the EFC premises.

Samaposha introduces Nutri Plus with Kurakkan to boost nation’s health

Samaposha, Sri Lanka’s favourite breakfast cereal, especially among children, has launched ‘Nutri Plus’, a new breakfast cereal for the whole family. It’s brimming with the goodness of Kurakkan, to improve the nutritional needs of the nation. Samaposha Nutri Plus Kurakkan comes in two convenient pack sizes - 200g and 500g - and is the ideal option for busy people who are interested in healthy foods to enrich their lives.