NDB sponsors FOGSL’s 40-year celebration

NDB has extended its support to the Department of Zoology of the University of Colombo by being a sponsor for the 40-year celebration of the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL). 

Amãna Bank continues service towards children at Kalubowila hospital

As part of its continued CSR focus towards children, Amãna Bank made another valuable contribution to the children’s ward (15B) of the Colombo South (Kalubowila) General Hospital by donating acute medical equipment.

Abans presents 100th laptop to deserving student

Continuing their CSR initiative year after year, Abans presented laptops to nine deserving students. With this presentation Abans reached the important milestone of presenting the 100th laptop to a  deserving student. 

Synapsys empowers businesses to optimize value chains

DFCC Bank was the exclusive banking partner at the World Export Development Forum held recently in Colombo. This forum was a unique global conference and business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking platform dedicated to supporting trade-led development and provided an ideal platform for the nation’s exporters to engage with overseas buyers.

Ceylinco Insurance feted for 5th consecutive year as only insurer among top 30 corporates

Ceylinco Insurance moved up the corporate ladder to the 15th position and once again earned the honour of being the only insurance company amongst the top 30 companies for the year 2015 / 2016. 

Veta Life tech start-up hopes for a dengue-free Sri Lanka

Veta Life, a technology start-up, is attempting to address the ever growing issue of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and Zika.

Mohammed Faroz wins 20th edition of PB Foreign Remittance Gold Fortune

A.G Mohammed Faroz, an account holder at the Nintavur People’s Bank branch was named the 20th lucky winner of the weekly People’s Bank Foreign Remittance Gold Fortune 2016.

Fonterra completes 45 projects to uplift dairy farming communities

As part of its pioneering dairy development programme, Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka continues to help build more sustainable dairy farming communities through its grass roots fund, investing over Rs. 33 million in 45 community projects since 2014. 

Huawei GR5 2017 debuts in Sri Lanka

Huawei, the fastest-growing smartphone brand in Sri Lanka, together with Singer Sri Lanka, launched the all-new Huawei GR5 2017 at a ceremonious unveiling at the Singer Lifestyle Festival in Colombo. The launch event was graced by Huawei Sri Lanka CEO Shunli Wang, Huawei Device Sri Lanka General Manager Kalpa Perera, Singer Sri Lanka PLC Group CEO Asoka Pieris and Singer Sri Lanka PLC Marketing Director Kumar Samarasinghe. The launch of the GR5 2

Virtusa announces 2Q consolidated performance

Virtusa Corporation, a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience, reported the consolidated financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2017, ended September 30, 2016.

Port City officials inspect granite quarry sites

The Megapolis, Port City and project contractor China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) have begun inspections of the quarries that will be supplying quarry material for the Port City project.  According to the Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA), only licensed quarries can be used for the supply and the inspection tours are to ensure that all the conditions stipulated in the environment approvals are properly met.

Crop insurance: Is it workable in Sri Lanka?

Farmers have been severely affected by various natural calamities - floods, droughts and excessive rainfalls, during the recent years.

ComBank’s Arunalu supports country’s brightest young students

Twelve of Sri Lanka’s brightest young students have been rewarded by Commercial Bank of Ceylon with nearly Rs 750,000 in scholarships and cash prizes as Sri Lanka’s largest private bank began the disbursement of Arunalu rewards to top achievers at the 2016 Year-5 scholarship examination. Total disbursements are expected to top Rs 5 million under this year’s rewards programme conducted by Arunalu – the bank’s signatur

Seylan Bank relocates Bogawantalawa branch

The Seylan Bank Bogawantalawa branch was relocated at Main Street, Bogawantalawa recently.  The branch was declared open under the patronage of Chithral De Silva, Deputy General Manager, Branches of Seylan Bank PLC. The branch was moved to a new location to provide improved facilities to the bank’s clientele.

Dialog introduces Sri Lanka’s first-ever virtual reality platform

The exhilarating experience of virtual reality has now got Sri Lankan flavour, as Dialog introduces the first-ever virtual reality application for Sri Lanka, featuring historical locations, edutainment and local entertainment. 

StanChart cards offer slew of purchasing options this festive season

Standard Chartered’s credit and debit cardholders are truly privileged this festive season as they are offered an extensive range of purchasing options. 

Government turning a blind eye to common man?

By G.K.S. Ekanayake The transportation sector has been under the watchful eyes of many in the recent past because of the undue pressure imposed on 1/3 of the country’s population, who make a living through anything and everything related to the three-wheeler industry.

Softserve implements Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 for Puwakaramba group in record time

Softserve (Pvt.) Ltd, a company that focuses primarily on Microsoft Dynamics as its core product deployment, successfully delivered the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 ERP system at Puwakaramba Group of Companies in a record time of three months.

SLIM is about creating business leaders and SLIM Brand Excellence 2016 has brought the organization

One of the main objectives of SLIM is to turn marketers into business leaders,by being strategic and maintaining a holistic view of their specific businesses and brands

Mobitel Cash Bonanza Montero Extravaganza awards 10th lucky winnerwith Montero worth Rs. 250 lakhs

Cash Bonanza Montero Extravaganza 2016 Introduced by the National Mobile Service Provider, SLT Mobitel, has become one of the most popular competitions in the country.

Walkers’ Remains Asia’s Only Internationally Certified Green Fleet for 4th Straight Year

Walkers Tours Limited retained its title as Asia’s first and only to own a vehicle fleet that is certified with the leading global environmental sustainability accreditation ‘Carbon Neutral®’

Asian Marketing Federation President meets SLIM CPM fraternity

The senior holders of the status of ‘SLIM Certified Professional Marketer’ (CPM) engaged in an open discussion with the president of the Asian Marketing Federation (AMF),Gwen Albarracin at SLIM home, Colombo recently.

HNB launches web-based payments  and cash management platform 

 Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, HNB announced the launch of its new web-based, fully-integrated payments and cash management (PCM) platform – HNB Online, a comprehensive new online banking portal featuring robust functionalities capable of meeting the needs of any corporate - large  or small. 

ATL bags Gold at National Sales Congress 2016

ATL (Amãna Takaful PLC) excelled at the National Sales Congress 2016 as Mohamed Niyaz Mohamed Shafraz was bestowed with the Executive/Supervisor GOLD AWARD in the Life Insurance category. 

Kiruwanaganga Estate clinches National Occupational Safety Award

Hayleys PLC owned, Talawakelle’s flagship estate in the Southern Province, Kiruwanaganga Estate clinched the National Occupational Safety and Health Excellence Award in the agricultural sector at the awards ceremony held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. 

SDB wins IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Champion’s Trophy

IPM Sri Lanka –the organizers of the country’s only corporate quiz dedicated to human resources management, announced that the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Champion’s Trophy was awarded to the team representing the Sanasa Development Bank (SDB) at the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Championship held at the Hotel Galadari 

SLIM holds graduation ceremony in grand style

The graduation ceremony 2016 of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) was held in a grand scale on 4th November at the BMICH, with certificates being awarded to students who completed graduate and postgraduate level qualifications. The Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake attended as the Chief Guest of the Graduation event.

ADB support for Sri Lanka scores on infrastructure, not fiscal reforms

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released an independent evaluation report that assesses its US $ 5.5 billion programme for Sri Lanka in the 10 years to the end of 2015. The programme made a substantial contribution to expanding infrastructure services in the country especially in lagging regions and former conflict-affected areas. 

Exide among top three SLIM brands

Exide was bestowed the honour of being one of the top three brands by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, at the recently concluded SLIM Brand Excellence Awards ceremony.

Alliance Finance hounoured at CMO Asia Awards for excellence in branding and marketing

Alliance Finance Co. PLC (AFC), was honoured with the award of excellence for ‘Marketing Campaign of the Year 2016’; AFC Bike show - The world of Biking under one roof’ at the CMO Asia Awards 2016’ for Excellence in Branding and Marketing held recently in the United Arab Emirates.  The award ceremony heralded various marketing efforts and was hosted by the World  Brand Congress.