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Bileeta obtains ISO certification for quality management system

Bileeta, a company with an award-winning Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, announced it has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality management system. 

Dr. Gamini de Silva appointed as IASSL President

Veteran lecturer and statistician, Dr. Gamini de Silva, has been appointed as the new President of the Institute of Applied Statistics of Sri Lanka (IASSL) with the objective of localization of business paradigm to suit the country and people.

How TRAc sees importance of employability in hospitality industry

The tourism industry both locally and internationally is a fast growing field with ample employment opportunities for many in Sri Lanka. 

Informatics wins coveted Diebold Nixdorf APAC award

Informatics Pvt. Ltd emerged as the top achiever in both Wincor Nixdorf and Diebold partners among ten Asia Pacific (APAC) countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunai, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam  in 2016.

Ground broken for Dusit Thani Beachfront Balapitiya

The ground breaking ceremony of the Indola Group’s and Dusit Thani Sri Lanka’s US $ 200 million beachfront project in Balapitiya took place yesterday.

Aditya Resort recognized by Tripadvisor for 5th consecutive year

Renowned for ensuring each guest experiences seductive bliss, the Aditya Resort was recently recognized in three categories by internationally recognized travel review site Tripadvisor. 

Serendib Flour Mills brings sustainability to the forefront of its operation

Serendib Flour Mills (SFML) recently embarked on a long-term sustainability drive to minimize the company’s impact on the planet, whilst improving the overall management of water and energy use at 

World’s largest car carrier calls at H’tota Port

Making a historic landmark in Sri Lanka, the world’s largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), MV Hoegh Trigger, owned and operated by Hoegh Autoliners AS, Oslo, arrived on her maiden call at the Port of Hambantota recently.

Emirates introduces laptop and tablet handling service for US flights

Emirates will introduce a new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US.

Three new A380 destinations, three continents, one day

Emirates celebrated the launch of three A380 destinations recently, bringing its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo- Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo on the same day.

Gulf Air launches flight status facility on gulfair.com

Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, in partnership with OAG, the leading global provider of digital flight information,

Qatar Air to offer laptop loans on US flights

AIRWISE: Qatar Airways will offer a laptop loan service to business passengers on flights to the United States as it looks to recover from the US ban on electronic devices in the aircraft cabin. The laptop loan service will be available from this week, the Doha-based carrier said.

Etihad reassures passengers of service, inflight offering following directive on US-bound flights

Etihad Airways is reassuring passengers of its highest level of service to minimise disruption following the introduction of a new US travel directive on electronic devices.

NTB renews commitment to sustainability with CarbonConscious certification

Reiterating its commitment to climate action, Nations Trust Bank renewed its CarbonConscious certification for the second consecutive year for their head office in Union Place and two other main offices in Nawam Mawatha and Kotahena. 

New Land Rover discovery features world-first drone technology to save lives

Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has designed and engineered a bespoke version of the new Land Rover Discovery for use by the Austrian Red Cross. 

SL College of Pediatricians initiates ‘Little Hearts’ project

The unfortunate reality is that every year 3000 children are born with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in Sri Lanka. 

Ethical investment tide lifts ‘greenwash’ concerns

REUTERS: Investors are ploughing ever more into ethical funds to back their views on issues such as global warming and gender equality, but such investments can be confusingly similar to standard funds, except for higher fees and ‘green halo’ marketing.

Alliance Finance receives Merit award

Alliance Finance Company PLC (AFC), the third oldest finance company in Sri Lanka, recently received a Merit award in the Large-Scale category under the services sector at the Social Dialogue & Workplace Cooperation competition organised by the Labour Department of Sri Lanka. 

Innovation, catalyst for sustainable economic development: academic

A leading academic in the country recently stressed that more decisions should be taken from the state side that would embrace innovation, noting that eco-innovation should be done with a broader mindset but not simply to make an extra income or capital.

‘Women Icons’ Singapore honour for Indrani Fernando

The inaugural edition of the Women Icons Summit & Awards, a premier platform that celebrates and honours the accomplishments and contributions of women who have excelled in different spheres of life, was held amidst great fanfare at the Raffles Town Club recently. The summit felicitated Women Achievers from South & SE Asia, representing diverse sectors as a celebration of their grit and achievements.  

Softlogic Life’s top performers shine at Life Sales Convention 2017

With a fitting theme of ‘Leading Life with Pride’, which demonstrates the distinction brought in for their policyholders, Softlogic Life Insurance PLC celebrated the achievements of its top Life Sales performers at the annual Life Sales Convention, held at the BMICH recently.

Great leaders will make their team members feel safe

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.  

Dialog introduces first VoLTE smartphone in Sri Lanka with Samsung

Dialog Axiata joined hands with Samsung Sri Lanka to enable Voice over Long-Term Evolution technology (VoLTE) for Samsung GalaxyJ5 and J72016smartphone users.

Samsung launches Galaxy S8 and dreams of recovery from Note 7

REUTERS:  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple Inc after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s.

Four misconceptions about Cloud

The present market is evolving into a system of connected enterprise. Thus, cloud has become the central driver for this evolution as the primary focus shifts towards accommodation of future scalability and improving business efficiency.

Google, Amazon eye Toshiba’s chip unit

AFP: Google and Amazon joined a list of potential buyers eyeing Toshiba’s lucrative memory chip business as the Japanese conglomerate seeks bidders to cover huge losses, a newspaper said on Saturday.

OPPO’s latest F3 Plus ‘Selfie Expert’ enters Lankan market with special features

OPPO’s latest smartphone, the F3 Plus ‘Selfie Expert’, hit stores in Sri Lanka last weekend and MirrorBusiness got a first look at the phone last week.

DSI Mega 2017 Shopping Festival Opens With A Bang

The ultimate shopping festival, the DSI Mega 2017, was declared open on the 1st   of April. Happening at the head office complex of D. Samson and Sons (Pvt) Ltd, at No. 257, High Level 

Achilleion to provide Sri Lanka’s 1st 7 Star luxury experience even before you move in

Sri Lanka’s foremost real estate giant, Blue Mountain, is offering an exclusive opportunity to customers who pre-book by 20th April 2017 to experience 7-star luxury and magnificence even before