Oman Air wins ‘Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’ award

Oman Air has been named as the winner of the ’Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’ award at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017 - voted for by air travellers based on their own experiences.  The award was presented at a ceremony held at the recent Paris Air Show. Itrecognises the commitment of Oman Air’s staff to providing theirguests with quality, comfort and a seamless passenger experience. 

Rupee ends steady; gradual depreciation seen

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee gave up early gains but ended steady yesterday as late importer dollar demand offset selling of the greenback by exporters.

Eagle Logistics facilitates air cargo training programme for customers

Supply chain logistics company Eagle Logistics organised a day training programme with Sri Lankan Airlines for its customers last week.  

Emirates and flydubai join forces, announce extensive partnership agreement

Emirates and flydubai have unveiled an extensive partnership which will see the two Dubai-based airlines join forces to offer customers unmatched travel options. Both airlines will continue to be managed independently, but will leverage each other’s network to scale up their operations and accelerate growth.  

Laugfs Gas set to strengthen presence in Bangladesh

Laugfs Gas Bangladesh, part of the diversified Sri Lankan multinational Laugfs Holdings, announced plans to strengthen its presence in Bangladesh with renewed commitment and further investments.  These views were expressed at a Corporate Dinner Reception hosted by the company at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, which was graced by President Maithripala Sirisena.

Blue Star signs up with Comfort Solutions for Unitary products distribution

Blue Star Limited, India’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration company has announced its partnership with Comfort Solutions as the official distributor in Sri Lanka for its Unitary products range comprising room air conditioners, cassette air conditioners, floor standing air conditioners, water coolers, deep freezers, bottled water dispensers and ice cube machines. 

Fairway National Literary Awards 2017 –Final Date For Submitting Entries Just Around The Corner!

The 25th of July 2017 will be the final date for the submission ofentriesfor the Fairway National Literary Awards (FNLA) 2017. Running for the third consecutive year, this competition seeks

Application Support: Embracing Taboo By Misnad Haque

Utter the words, “Application Support” and you will be met with a variety of reactions. To some, it merely translates into extended work hours. Another popular reaction is that of condescension,

New Jaguar E-Pace Rolls Into The Record Books

The new Jaguar E-PACE has set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title during its world premiere. The compact performance SUV leapt into the record books with a 15.3 metre-long jump 

Oman Air wins ‘Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’ at Skytrax World Airline Awards

Oman Air has been named as the winner of the ’Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’ award at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017 - voted for by air travellers based on their own 

Signature brings affordable luxury to grooms this wedding season

Leading retail brand Signature, recently introduced an array of special packages to help grooms look their very best this wedding season,. Now young grooms, groomsmen and wedding guests alike can 

SLFPA 4th Annual Six-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament on 29th July

The Sri Lanka Food Processors Association (SLFPA) recently announced the approach of the 4th annual Six-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, the 29t

Anchor Food Professionals’ Dairy Solutions Kitchen launched

Sri Lankan chefs have been delivering game-changing and delicious recipes to foodies right across the country, following the launch of Sri Lanka’s first dairy solutions kitchen in March.

UrbanTrendz offers mix of quality brands and affordability

UrbanTrendz, which opened its doors to Colombo’s shoppers recently, is the newest, hippest multi-brand retail store in Sri Lanka for such a super assortment of exclusive fashion brands as United Colors of Benetton, AND, Global Desi, Allen Solly, Van Heusen, V.Dot, John Miller, Indigo Nation, 

Global Ceylon Tea Party held in style in London

A large number of representatives from the UK government authorities, international organisations, non-governmental bodies and private sector businesses joined the UK-edition of the Global Ceylon Tea Party, which was hosted by the Sri Lanka High Commission in London on July 6 in close collaboration with the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association and Sri Lanka Tea Board. 

Secrets celebrates 11th anniversary with more expansions

Secrets, the lingerie specialist retail group, celebrated its 11th anniversary with pomp and grander recently.

Knorr celebrates Greek food with digital dining experience

Laughter and fun abounded as curious visitors scanned the edible QR codes on their spanakopita and pastitsio, tucking into their Greek dishes as dusk descended over the city. For visitors at the Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct, the digital dining experience was a first in Colombo. 

Axiata-Iflix sign non-binding MoU to expand collaboration

Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), one of Asia’s largest telecommunications groups with presence in 10 countries across ASEAN and South Asia, and iflix, the world’s leading subscription video on demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to the expansion of their strategic collaboration to bring the best in entertainment to Axiata’s more than 125 milli

ACCA Global President visits CA Sri Lanka

Global President of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Brian McEnery paid a courtesy call at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka recently, where matters in relation to the development of the accounting profession was discussed at length. 

CDB’s pioneering e-finance platform CDBiNet launched

In its constant quest to reach customer service excellence, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) launched a revolutionary customer transaction online portal that takes customer convenience to higher realms. 

CIFC project: Unlike constructing another Roman road or Egyptian pyramid

One might observe when passing Galle Face, the upcoming project Colombo International Financial City (CIFC), is where once the Colombo Port City  was planned.

ICICI Lombard files for first Indian IPO by a non-life insurer

REUTERS: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in what would be the first IPO by a non-life insurance company in Asia’s third-largest economy.

SDB launches Top Saver savings account

Sanasa Development Bank PLC (SDB) recently launched the Top Saver savings account in conjunction with its 20th anniversary celebration.

Standard Chartered’s Transaction Banking wins big

Standard Chartered’s Transaction Banking carried away four out of the five coveted awards at the Asset Triple A Treasury, Trade, Supply Chain and Risk Management Awards 2017 for the South Asia region. 

Karunapala appointed as MBSL CEO

D. M. N. P. Karunapala has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer to Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and Finance PLC with effect from 17  July 2017.

Be captain courageous: Speak your mind freely and let your powerful voice emerge

The Oscar-winning film, ‘The King’s Speech’, is a treat to watch. England’s Prince Albert must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, his wife - Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, a speech therapist, to help him overcome his problem. 

SL’s economy to face real test from 2019 onwards: Moody’s

The settlement of the foreign currency debt issued by the Sri Lankan government during the last decade would become the real test for the country’s liquidity position and external vulnerability, Moody’s Investors Service recently said.

Govt. to unveil new 3-year economic policy in early September

A new 3-year economic policy will be unveiled in early September, that will carry a host of proposals for improving the ease of doing business in Sri Lanka, according to the National Policies and Economic Affairs Deputy Minister.

Rubber traders want smallholders retained to ensure supply

The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) recently stressed the industry, together with the government should urgently come up with a mechanism to retain the smallholders during times of rubber price decline in order to ensure adequate supply to rubber products manufacturers. 

Worker remittances down on 3 consecutive months

Sri Lanka’s worker remittances fell for the third consecutive month in May, while the remittance inflows in the first five months of the year narrowed quite substantially even before the Gulf crisis surrounding Qatar and its Arab neighbours took hold.