4rever Skin Naturals bags the ‘Emerging Brand Award’ at the 25th Global Brand Excellence

4rever is the winner of the highly coveted ‘Emerging Brand Award’ of the 25th Global Brand Excellence Awards

Enabling Connectivity and Industry Growth for 25 Years

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’. Etisalat Sri Lanka (earlier known as Celltel) is the lead player in the industry

Getting bride ready for prospective match!

Sri Lanka’s national carrier is gearing up to shed some weight by way of a human resource restructuring programme to ensure the “bride is ready” for a prospective match, according to the debt-laden airline’s chairman.

EDB concludes biz forum with visiting German delegation

A business forum and business-to-business (B2B) meetings between the visiting 29-member German business delegation headed by Uwe Beckmeyer, Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Sri Lankan business community, organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB), was held at the auditorium of the DHPL building yesterday.

MTD Walkers expands operations to Maldives

Integrated infrastructure and engineering solutions provider MTD Walkers PLC yesterday announced its entry to the Maldives.  

Battling weather

A man and a woman struggle to hold their umbrellas from high wind and rain during a wet day in Colombo  Reuters Picture

Citizens Development to raise Rs.1bn via debt issue

Citizens Development Business Finance, a listed finance company, is to raise Rs.1 billion by way of a debenture issue.

Shares gain to over four-month closing high

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose yesterday to its highest close in more than four months, led by gains in large caps while traffic woes caused by a heavy downpour dented the trading session. The benchmark stock index ended up 0.43 percent, or 28.56 points, at 6,708.40, its highest close since January 8. 

ComBank assures systems fully secure and operational now

Commercial Bank PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest private sector bank, yesterday in a statement said the bank’s website was subjected to a hacking attack.

Billion people face global flooding risk by 2060, charity warns

BBC: A British aid charity is warning that by 2060 more than a billion people worldwide will live in cities at risk of catastrophic flooding as a result of climate change.

Vasco Worldwide enters into strategic alliance with Janashakthi Insurance

An avant-garde travel service enterprise, Vasco Worldwide announced official opening of its new office in Sri Lanka. 

Sadaharitha develops strategic partnerships to guarantee ROI for investors

Sadaharitha Plantations, the most trusted name in Sri Lanka for forestry investments since 2002 has worked alongside a multidisciplinary team comprising of local and international researchers to secure a guaranteed Return on Investments (ROI) for their investors.  

Etisalat enables connectivity, industry growth for 25 years

Today is the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Etisalat Sri Lanka (earlier known as Celltel) is the lead player in the industry with over 25 years of rich experience, utilizing its potential for constant innovation and expertise to spearhead growth in the country’s communications sphere.

Mercedes-Benz and Saatchi & Saatchi Sri Lanka win Silver at ACEF Awards

Following the success of MercMyRide, Sri Lanka’s first on-demand luxury ride experience with Mercedes-Benz and Uber, the creative agency behind the idea, Saatchi & Saatchi Sri Lanka was awarded a Silverfor its “Successful Use of Technology” in the BTL Category at the Asia-Pacific Customer Engagement Forum & Awards held at The Westin Mumbai Garden City Hotel in India last month. This is the first time a Sri Lankan brand h

Brandix graduates 2nd batch of P.A.C.E. programme associates

A second batch of Brandix associates that completed the Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.) programme for female workers in the apparel industry graduated recently at Brandix Apparel Solutions Limited (BASL) – Casualwear, Ratmalana.

From ‘can make’ to ‘can do’

Selling capabilities, not just products, is one of three strategic approaches that can help manufacturers capitalize on the key changes transforming their market and industry. What are the other two? 

What type of retiree will you be? Find out on AIA’s Facebook page

You may not have even thought about your retirement as yet, but it is inevitable. It makes sense that you take a minute to think about what sort of a retirement you fancy, so you can start planning early to make sure it turns out just the way you want it to!

NHRDC promotes CPD in public sector

National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka (NHRDC) under the purview Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs has launched a continuous professional development (CPD) program for the public sector to maintain and enhance the knowledge and skills of public sector

Eighth Sri Lanka Islamic Banking & Finance Conference kick-starts today

The 8th SLIBFI Conference, scheduled for today (17) at the Ramada Colombo Hotel is expected to cover new ground and, importantly, from a fresh perspective. 

MyDeal.lk: Proudly made in Sri Lanka!

E-commerce or electronic commerce is known as the trading of products or services with the help of the internet. 

DSI opens 6th showroom in Kandy

DSI celebrated the opening of yet another showroom in Kandy on the 4th of May. The new showroom is the 6th on the list of DSI showrooms situated in Kandy. The showroom is located at Yatinuwara Street, Kandy, and can be contacted via telephone at 081-2225526. 

The four global forces breaking all the trends

The world economy’s operating system is being rewritten.  In this exclusive excerpt from the new book No Ordinary Disruption, its authors explain the trends reshaping the world and why leaders must adjust to a new reality.

Russia’s VTB bank returns to profit in first quarter

AFP - Russia’s second largest bank VTB yesterday announced a return to profit in the first quarter, saying “stabilisation” in the Russian economy had boosted revenues, although by less than analysts had expected.

Japan lender’s profits hit by Bank of Japan negative rate move

AFP - The Bank of Japan’s shock negative rate policy is taking a bite out of profits at major banks, with Mitsubishi UFJ yesterday warning over its bottom line.

NSB’s 1Q PAT increases by 28% to Rs. 2.35 billion

Deposit base of the Bank surpassed Rs.600 billion by end of March 2016 supported by the growth of both savings and fixed deposits. 

CIM Sri Lanka 16th Annual Conference on June 28, 29

The 16th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held on the 28th and 29th June 2016 under the theme ‘Disruptive Innovation”. The conference will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 28th June at 6.30 pm and the technical sessions will be held on Wednesday, 29th June 2016 from 9 am -5pm at Waters Edge Battaramulla. 

Advantis Projects & Engineering receive OHSAS Certification

Advantis Projects and Advantis Engineering were awarded the International Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series certification or OHSAS 18001:2007, reinforcing its commitment to the highest standards of safety in its operations. 

Vogue Jewellers becomes world’s first jeweller to be ISO 9001:2015 certified

Vogue Jewellers, with its continual commitment to excellence in jewellery manufacturing and customer service becomes the world’s first jeweller to be certified the coveted ISO 9001:2015 standards. 

JLanka-powered Megapolis Development Plan seminar on May 19

Following the wildly successful first lecture session on the Western Region Megapolis Development Plan, the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) in association with JLanka Technologies is planned to conduct the second seminar in the series titled ‘Seminar on How to Solve the Urban Traffic Congestion in the Megapolis Development Plan’.

Atlas blazes ahead to No 4 among unlisted brands in Sri Lanka

In a gesture that highlights its meteoric rise to the top, Atlas was recently ranked at No 04 in Sri Lanka’s most valuable brands ,under the unlisted category,  just three slots behind three global brands, in Brand Finance’s 2016 ranking of the country’s leading brands - a special edition of the LMD magazine.