Sri Lanka calls for bids for offshore petroleum surveys

Economynext: Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat (PRDS) has called for Expressions

Tourism minister attends world conference on tourism

Minister of Tourism Development and Lands John Amaratunga attended the first world conference on Tourism 

Alumex March net up amid higher demand and lower raw material prices

Alumex PLC, the aluminium profiles manufacturer of Hayleys group, said its March (4Q16) quarter net 

India pays part of Iran oil dues ahead of Modi visit

REUTERS: Indian refiners have cleared part of the $6.4 billion owed to Iran for crude oil imports in euros through

Sri Lanka’s April motor car and SUV registrations up

Defying the toughened conditions created for vehicle imports, April saw motor car and Sports Utility Vehicle

Twenty three dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh

AFP: Cyclone Roanu battered the coast of southern Bangladesh on Saturday, forcing half a million people

Cargills team reaches out to flood victims

Team Cargills came together to give a helping hand to flood victims, targeting some of the most affected areas

FinMin visits flood victims

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Saturday visited the Wellampitiya area in a Navy boat to assist the 

Seylan Bank opens heart to help those affected by disaster

Seylan Bank, ‘The Bank with a Heart’, is at the forefront of assisting people affected by the disaster. 

Business metrics and analytics: A key to support customer relations

As you begin the process of changing your business focus from products to customers and prepare to 

Trading halts and suspensions: What is your outlook?

An efficient and proactive stock market requires a fine blend of regulation and enforcement. The entire

Industrial Asphalts production ceased due to floods

Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) (ASPH), a listed paints and bitumen producer said its production and commercial 

Kolonna garment factory distributes 800 mango plants to save environment

The Bernard Social Service Programme of the Bernard Boteju Garment Factory in Kolonna distributed 800 

BOC organises ‘Wesak Bakthi Geetha’ performance

Bank of Ceylon’s (BOC) Buddhist Association organised a ‘Wesak Bkthi Gee’ performance by the staff 

Wesak Week

Wesak preparations gave the country some momentum in the aftermath of landslides and flash floods killing 

Asia stocks end week on a positive note, oil rebounds

AFP - Asia stocks rose yesterday, ending the week on a positive note as oil prices rebounded and investors

Sri Lanka to get over $3.5 bn from Japan for development

REUTERS:  Japan will lend Sri Lanka more than $3.5 billion, mostly to finance development, Finance Minister 

ATT Systems provides students education and job opportunities

Advanced Technology and Training Systems Group (Pvt.) Ltd (ATT), a Singapore-based software company

Increased export potentials for Ceylon cinnamon

Within the framework of the project, a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) training framework accredited

16 schools vie for Tokyo Cement Super Quiz crown

Block your weekend calendar to witness promising students from 16 schools across the island compete 

Samaposha holds Wasantha Udanaya 2016

Samaposha, the leading cereal brand of Plenty Foods (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of Ceylon Biscuits Limited

Sri Lanka keeps policy interest rates steady

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank yesterday kept policy interest rates unchanged amid renewed foreign investor

Pegasus Reef partners with Sri Lanka Police to promote road safety in Wattala

Pegasus Reef Beach Hotel organised a special workshop by joining hands with the Wattala Police station

Film Island signs three MOUs at Cannes Film Festival

Film Island (FI), the newest Film Production and Distribution Company in Sri Lanka (www.filmisland.net) 

People’s Bank ‘SisuUdana’ awards scholarships worth Rs.20mn to Grade 5 students

People’s Bank will be awarding the students and ‘SisuUdana’ accountholders, who excel at the grade five

Fashion Bug holds career guidance programme in Kurunegala

Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing chains with over 16 outlets island wide, which launched

Lanka Hospitals deploys relief measures to flood-affected employees

A special programme lending a much-needed helping hand to flood-affected staff members of Lanka Hospitals

Global growth tops agenda as G7 meeting kicks off in Japan

AFP - Divisions over reigniting global growth were set to surface at the G7 in Japan yesterday, with US 

Rupee forwards trade steady; foreign investors pick bonds

REUTERS - Sri Lankan rupee forwards were trading steady yesterday on dollar selling by a foreign bank 

Oil Search to buy rival InterOil for $2.2 bn in PNG deal

AFP-  Papua New Guinea explorer Oil Search yesterday said it had bought rival InterOil in a multi-billion