Leisure operator wants private sector to take lead

Sri Lanka’s largest leisure sector operator urged its peers in the private sector to take the lead in setting up a world-class training institute to address the talent dearth in the tourism industry, as the 

Govt to re-lay strategic oil pipeline from Colombo Port to Kolonnawa

The government is all set to call for fresh international tenders in order to re-lay the strategic oil pipeline from Colombo Port to the Kolonnawa storage facility, Petroleum and Petroleum Gas Minister 

Prof. Athukorala to speak on FDI opportunities for Sri Lanka

Emerging global patterns in Foreign Direct Investment and opportunities for Sri Lanka will be the focus of a seminar by a top trade economist Prema-Chandra Athukorala in Colombo this Thursday 

CTC puffs up Rs.3.05bn net profit for June quarter

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC), the local unit of British American Tobacco, saw its net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (2Q16) increasing to Rs.3.05 billion from Rs.3.01 billion reported 

Logistics stakeholders call for greater focus on sector

Sri Lanka’s logistics sector stakeholders recently expressed their dissatisfaction towards the government for not treating them as a priority, and charged the lack of attention as one of the key 

Entrepreneurship, innovation play key role in driving economies: Rivkin

Expressing their enthusiasm to support Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and businesses, a top US official recently stressed the importance of boosting Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem.

NIBM powers EDEX Mid-Year Expo with diamond sponsorship

The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) will power this September’s EDEX Mid-Year 

Sri Lanka partners Eurasian Union’s largest Expo

Sri Lanka has agreed to partner with one of the largest export exhibitions in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) region on August 12th. 

Siyapatha Finance opens new branch in Trincomalee

Siyapatha Finance PLC celebrated the opening of yet another branch on July 21st. The new branch in Trincomalee is the 23rd in the long list of branches the company has opened in Sri Lanka over the 

Leema Creations’ founder launches book on carpentry tools

Channa Wijesekara, an expert in wood technology and interior designing, recently launched a handy book authored on ‘The Usage of Hand Tools in Carpentry’ recently.

Job relevant skills key to become competitive and efficient: WB official

The failure in tackling the human resource factor has become a major stumbling block in Sri Lanka’s 

Insurance Veteran flies Sri Lankan flag at Rio Olympics

Udeni Kiridena, a name synonymous in the boxing fraternity and a key figure in the insurance industry has done Sri Lanka proud following his selection by the International Boxing Association 

Union Bank’s Rajiv David awarded ‘Marketer of the year’

Rajiv David – Manager Marketing at Union Bank was awarded ‘Marketer of the year’ title at the 7th 

It’s thumbs up if customer service automation is genuinely human-friendly!

Customer service automation is increasingly becoming non-negotiable for companies today. Without it, contact centres would be overwhelmed with calls, emails and social media posts, with no way to 

LOLC Al-Falaah walks away with top accolades at IFFSA Awards

Al-Falaah, the Islamic Financial Services arm, brought glory and honour to LOLC Group by winning two Gold awards and one Silver at the 1st Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) Awards 

NDB June net dented by higher impairments, narrowing margins

National Development Bank PLC group’s net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (2Q16) fell by 

PM acknowledges contribution

Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe handing over a momento to Dinesh Weerakkody Chairman 

S.Korea says investigating whether Google broke antitrust laws

REUTERS: South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Friday it is looking into whether Google has violated the country’s anticompetition laws, acknowledging formal scrutiny of the global internet 

Neela Marikkar among CMO’s Top 50 Women Leaders in Asia

Neela Marikkar, Chairperson & Managing Director of Grant Group was recently recognized as one of 

Rivkin hails Sri Lanka’s economic climate, assures more US investments

An investment- friendly environment has currently been created in Sri Lanka, the United States 

Architect Ranga Dayasena wins top award

Archt. Ranga Dayasena was a winner at the Architecture Asia Awards for Emerging Architects 2016. 

Hutch expands Ideamart subscriber reach

Hutchinson Telecommunications Lanka joined Sri Lanka’s World Award-winning Mobile Application Development platform Ideamart last month, enabling the 5’000 Ideamart application developers to 

Minister stresses importance of quality HR for economic expansion

Sharing some of the policy decisions his ministry has taken, Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said it is important to put up an excellent Human Resource 

L.B Finance 1Q net up 18% over healthy leasing growth

Business magnate Dhammika Perera-controlled licensed finance company, LB Finance PLC, made a June quarter (1Q17) net profit of Rs.911.7 million or Rs.6.58 a share up 18 percent from a year ago, 

Printcare wins Presidential Export Awards

Sri Lanka’s premier Printing and Packaging exporter, Printcare Plc, was honoured at the Presidential 

SLT to provide global connectivity backhauling facility via Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s national ICT solutions provider, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has gained a great 

CASA joins CIMC 2016 as official partner

The three-day Colombo International Maritime Conference- CIMC is now emerging as the biggest 

Top oil companies keen to explore oil in the East coast: Minister

Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas Chandima Weerakkody said that a number of leading oil companies in the world have shown interest in exploring oil and gas in ultra-deep water blocks off the 

HNB Grameen observes religious rituals to mark anniversary

HNB Grameen organized an all-night Pirith Ceremony at the company premises to coincide with  the anniversary of the company,which wasfollowed by an almsgiving for 15 Buddhist monks the next 

EWIS Group CMO named Asia’s Best Marketer 2016

Mubarak Sadhar, Chief Marketing Officer at E-W Information Systems Limited (EWIS) was awarded