International Sustainability Expert joins the Carbon Consulting Company

With 16 years of international experience in environmental risk assessment, auditing and consulting, Nik brings withhima wealth of knowledge and globa

‘MSLGROUP’S Caryll Van Dort named one of ‘Top 40 Women to Watch’ in Asia by Campaign

Caryll Van Dort – Director, MSLGROUP was recently named in Campaign Asia’s ‘Top 40 Women to Watch’ list which celebrates women in the Asia-Pacific

S-lonDiyasara Student Circle held at Hambantota

In its quest to preserve the resplendent gift of water, S-lon is proud to announce another edition of S-lon ‘Diyasara Student Circle’, 

Winners of ‘People’s Bank Foreign Remittance Gold Fortune 2016’ receive 22 Carat Sovereign Gold Coin

People’s Bank recently held its first award ceremony to felicitate the winners of the ‘People’s Bank Foreign Remittance Gold Fortune 2016’

National inflation slows to 5.8% in July over VAT suspension

Sri Lanka’s national headline inflation, which captures the price movements across all provinces, 

Rupee ends steady for sixth day

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended steady for a sixth straight session yesterday as dollar sales by foreigners who bought government securities were offset by demand for the U.S. currency from

CIMA Business Leaders Summit 2016 kicks off today

CIMA’s flagship event, Business Leaders Summit 2016, on the theme ‘Joining the dots’, will kick off 

Distilleries share trading to be halted to facilitate share swap

Trading in Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (DCSL) will be halted on October 3 as part of 

Govt. to enforce law on standard of plastic water bottles

Sri Lanka’s consumer rights watchdog, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), will be enforcing plastic mineral water bottling standards starting from September 1, a statement from the Industry and 

SL insurance industry grows 15% in first quarter: IBSL

Sri Lanka’s insurance industry grew by 14.59 percent year-on-year (YoY) to a gross written premium (GWP) of Rs.33.29 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, the industry regulator, the 

Sri Lanka’s first online portal for Animal Welfare launches at TEDx Colombo 2016

www.paweverpals.com, the country’s first charity online web portal for all things related to animal welfare, was launched on the 21st of August 2016

Wigneswaran boycotts investment forum organised by Governor

The New Indian Express: The Chief Minister of the Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran, boycotted the International Investment Forum organised by Northern Province 

People’s expectations: Fulfilled or what?

The first year anniversary celebrations of the good governance government will be held at the Sanath Jayasuriya grounds in Matara, recently.  

AIA gives nudge towards making healthy food choices

Eighty six percent of Sri Lankans understand the importance of eating healthily, but only 54 percent give themselves a good rating in eating healthily (AIA Healthy Living Index 2016). Which percentage do you fall in to? Think about it. If you had the choice of a milkshake or a fresh fruit juice to quench your thirst on a warm day in the park, which would you chose? 

Ceylon Chamber and Customs conduct seminar on Import Procedures and Goods Classification

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold a workshop on Import Procedure, Good Classification and Harmonised Goods on the 26th of August, as part of its ongoing workshop series on  ‘Export and Import Procedure’ .

How social media fuels digital marketing

Back in the days of traditional marketing, you had to worry about advertising impressions and overall return on investment (ROI) of your campaigns, optimizing your work based on your limited resources and the limited choices available. Technology has forced us all to think Digital and go for online marketing, where new metrics were defined, with yet limited resources, but limitless choices that gave away more complicated meaning for optimization.

Softlogic Finance expands ‘Clean Zone’ to public health sector

Driven by the overwhelming response to its innovative ‘Clean Zone’ community initiative aimed at raising community awareness on waste management and the appropriate disposal, segregation and recycling of garbage, Softlogic Finance PLC has further extended the environmentally-friendly CSR programme to a cover host of public spaces including several state hospitals.

CIOB recognizes UltraTech Cement’s eco-friendly initiatives

UltraTech Cement Lanka was bestowed with 2 coveted awards at the prestigious CIOB Green Awards Night held recently. 

Give2Lanka donates Rs.1.5 mn to Berendina scholarship program

Give2Lanka (Gte) presented its first major donation, a cheque of Rs. 1.5 million, to Berendina Micro Finance Institute at a function held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club recently. Vice President of GiveIndia, Vikas Puthran, graced the occasion as Chief Guest.

Complete security for Lankan tourists visiting Pakistan–Envoy

The Pakistani High Commissioner, Maj Gen (R) Syed Shakeel Hussain guarantees that all Sri Lankan tourists visiting places of worship in Pakistan will be provided with full security. 

Solving the people problem: Key part of getting the most out of big data

Apparently, less than one in five managers actively use analytic tools.   Instead, based on historic processes, they rely on IT to build reports for them, from legacy systems that could be described as slow and stoic. In today’s dynamic, data-driven world, this approach will hardly set the world on fire.  

Tokyo Cement joins Blue Resources Trust to give coral reefs new lease of life

Blue Resources Trust, a marine research organization dedicated to facilitate the sustainable use of marine resources, announces the formation of a MOU with Tokyo Cement Group to further their commitment to conservation. 

S-lon Diyasara Student Circle at Hambantota

In its quest to preserve the resplendent gift of water, S-lon announced another edition of S-lon ‘Diyasara Student Circle’, which was aimed at creating awareness on the depleting environmental resources and water preservation amongst school children.

Emirates enhances service to Khartoum

Emirates is set to upgrade its service between Dubai and Khartoum with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER on the route from 1st September 2016.

Colombo Supply Chain Forum to begin in October

The 3rd Colombo Supply Chain Forum (CSCF) will be held from 3rd to 5th October at Cinnamon Lakeside. 

Tourism to get boost with racing up in the hills

With tourism being a key foreign exchange earner, horse racing is bound to bring in many high spending tourists as is the case around the world, witnessed at the Royal Ascot, the Melbourne Cup, in Dubai, Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere. 

We need to increase our yield to meet increasing world demand: SAPPTA Chief

Following is the full speech by Spices and Allied Products Producers Association (SAPPTA) Chairman Vernon Abeyratne, delivered at the SAPPTA AGM held at Ramada Hotel, Colombo recently. 

CCC launches ‘TIPS’ to boost trade awareness for businesses

The country’s trade agenda received a boost this week with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce launching a platform to enhance the awareness level of its members on the country’s  trade policies.

LOLC’s Conrad Dias named ‘CIO of the Year’

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the LOLC Group,. Conrad Dias was honoured with the CIO of the Year Award at the recently held ICT Awards 2016. 

SL’s immediate policy priority should be on export-oriented industrialisation: top economist

While giving a tacit seal of approval for the Sri Lankan government’s plan to promote export industries through economic zones, Australian National University Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy Economics Prof. Prema-chandra Athukorala, who was speaking at the second Advocata Public Lecture last week, warned that the government must ensure policy consistency and ease of doing business for global production