Premier to decide on future tourism policy direction

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be deciding on the future policy direction of the Sri Lanka’s tourism sector today.

Massive reform, investments required to revive TRI: stakeholders

?The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka (TRI), which was once the world’s premier research and development centre in tea, requires massive restructuring and investments to become useful once more, stakeholders said.

New investment policy before 2016

Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Upul Jayasuriya said they are now in the process of designing a new investment policy focusing mainly on setting up a large number of economic development zones around the country with the intention of generating employment opportunities.

Union Assurance General appoints Sanjeev Jha as CEO

Union Assurance General Limited (UAG) has appointed Dr. Sanjeev Jha as its Chief Executive Officer. With over 25 years of experience in financial services, Dr. Jha brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience to UAG...

Shares end at over 3-month low

?REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest level in more than three months yesterday, falling for a fifth straight session as investors awaited cues from government policies and budget, brokers said.

Vidullanka acquires Lower Kotmale Oya Hydro Power controlling stake

?Vidullanka PLC has acquired the controlling stake of Lower Kotmale Oya Hydro Power (Pvt.) Limited, a filing to the stock market said. Vidullanka already owned 49.88 percent of Lower Kotmale Oya Hydro Power as a joint venture partner.

Etihad and Al Ittihad Football Club sign partnership agreement in Jeddah

Etihad Airways and Al Ittihad Football Club have held an official signing ceremony in Jeddah, marking the start of the new partnership between the Abu Dhabi-based airline and the Saudi Arabian football club.

SIA to restart non-stop Singapore-US flights with new A350 variant

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement to be the launch customer for a new ultra-long-range variant of the Airbus A350 aircraft, enabling the resumption of non-stop flights between Singapore and the United States.

Qatar Airways announces launch of daily non-stop flights to Adelaide

Qatar Airways unveiled the launch date of yet another exciting Australian destination, with daily non-stop scheduled flights between Doha and Adelaide due to commence on May 2, 2016. The airline has embarked on a major expansion in Australia, ...

Etihad becomes first Middle East Flight Safety Foundation Benefactor member

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) announced that Etihad Airways had become its first Benefactor member from the Middle East, which is the highest level of membership offered by the foundation. 

Kuwait Airways launches new A330 operations from Sri Lanka

?Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the State of Kuwait, launched its new A330 operation from Sri Lanka. 

Emirates brings fans closer to Rugby World Cup 2015

Emirates, Official Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, has been bringing passionate fans closer to the game globally and in the host country, England.   

Mihin Lanka expands network with flights to Chennai

?Mihin Lanka will commence operations to Chennai, India on October 25, 2015, as part of its ongoing route expansion strategy. 

Number of hotel rooms in Sri Lanka – Too little or too many?

A few months after the ending of the war in 2009, Sri Lanka tourism and the government came up with a surprise target of achieving 2.5 million tourist arrivals by the year 2016. 

Which road is Sri Lanka Tourism on?

Tourism is universally recognised as a key sector of development as it generates jobs and income. Additionally, it plays a major role in portraying the image and global perception of a country as well as supporting domestic policies.

Singer to power 36th National Conference of Chartered Accountants

Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, the country’s number one retailer, recently came onboard for the first time to power the 36th National Conference of Chartered Accountants with a Gold sponsorship. 

Govt. and corporates need to focus on modern supply chain systems: official

The concept of ‘supply chain management’ is not very well understood, locally, thus resulting in heavy productivity losses said, former Unilever, Sri Lanka Limited Customer Services Director Gayani De Alwis, ...

Sri Lanka among cleanest countries in Asia Pollution Index 2015

In the midst of an impending global air pollution crisis to which Asia is fast emerging as one of the main contributors, Sri Lanka has emerged as one of the cleanest countries in the region in a global Mid-Year Pollution Index for 2015. 

ZILLIONe bags two key awards at Microsoft Partner Awards 2015

ZILLIONe has won the Best Large Account reseller in the enterprise segment and Best Office 365 partner in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment at the recently concluded Microsoft Partner Awards ceremony.

CA Sri Lanka adjudged ‘best new exam centre of the year’ by Cambridge University

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently received a special accolade as the ‘best new exam centre of the year’ from the University of Cambridge, at the Centre Exams Managers’ Conference held in Chennai, India.  

Shift Solutions marks seven years milestone

Seven years ago, the Sri Lankan ad industry was still in the dark about the field of digital and the direction it was taking.

PayMedia founder bags Most Valuable ICT Entrepreneur Award 2015

Kanishka Weeramunda – founder of PayMedia (Pvt.) Ltd – one of Sri Lanka’s most innovative start-up companies, recently turned a new chapter in entrepreneurship,...

IronOne presents ‘BoardPAC’ solution at Singapore Directors Conference

Sri Lankan mobile and enterprise services software solutions specialist IronOne Technologies broke new ground in its efforts to showcase its products in key overseas markets recently, ...

Zone24x7 emerges overall winner at NBQSA 2015

In its continuous effort to prove as a provider of quality and innovative technology solutions, Zone24x7 recently was adjudged the overall winner at this year’s National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA), organized by the British Computer Society (BCS) Sri Lanka Chapter.

Eleventh Bren Security ‘Hard Talk’ in November

?Bren Security (Pvt.) Ltd, the Sri Lankan partner of the worldwide Securitas AB group, will host its innovative ‘Hard Talk’ event for the 11th time at 8 Degrees On The Lake, Cinnamon Lakeside, on Thursday, November 5, 2015.

Sri Lanka elected Intergovernmental G-24 on Int’l Monetary Affairs and Development chair

Sri Lanka has been elected as the chair of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) on International Monetary Affairs and Development organised concurrent to the annual conference of the World Bank...

Build Sri Lanka 2016 to unfold in May

To achieve the common goal of ‘Building a new Sri Lanka’, the Chamber of Construction Industry (CCI) launched Build Sri Lanka 2016 - Housing and Construction Expo, which is expected to be held from May 13 to 15, 2016, at the BMICH.

Safeguard Fruit and Veggie - the simplest way to clean vegetables

?Vegetables do not just appear in kitchens out of nowhere. They make a long journey from the cultivations to the sales point and then to out kitchens. 

DLB introduces new lottery ticket

?The Development Lotteries Board introduced the ‘Galaxy Star’ lottery ticket to the public on the 29th of September. 

Epic to showcase new solutions at INFOTEL 2015

?Epic Technology Group is taking part in the country’s largest ICT exposition INFOTEL 2015 as a Silver sponsor.