National carrier flies high at SLIM NASCO Awards

National Carrier SriLankan Airlines bagged three outstanding titles at the SLIM NASCO Awards 2015,

Renowned sitarist joins Leprosy eradication campaign

The latest ‘Pradeepanjali’ concert,  titled ‘SPERO – Hope for Serendib’, ...

Triumph Sri Lanka dominates SLIM-NASCO with seven awards

Triumph International Lanka (Pvt) Ltd emerged victorious at the National Sales Congress...

Why the men in leadership cannot connect to issues that are important to women

Note to all of us – whether we like it or not, men are still in the driving seat when it comes to leadership.

Child poverty: Who are the poorest children in Sri Lanka?

The UN General Assembly adopted the following definition of child poverty,

LEGO Day’ by wOw.lk and KTI – a huge success

Thursday 30th July 2015, Colombo: wOw.lk, Sri Lanka’s largest online shopping mall recently partnered with Kiddies & Toys International (KTI) to host its first-ever ‘LEGO Day’, a fun filled event for children of all ages. The event was an immense success and brought together over 175 families and children, who were able to enjoy an exciting array of activities, entertainment and free giveaways.   

Japan’s largest insurer Mitsui Sumitomo enters Sri Lanka

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd (MSI), the largest insurance company in Japan, 

Tharaka appointed to Siyapatha board

 Senior marketer Tharaka Ranwala has been appointed to the director board of Sampath Bank subsidiary ...

Airtel Lanka appoints new CEO/MD

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel yesterday announced the appointment of Jinesh Hegde as the Chief Executive Officer...

US $ 1mn worth immediate contracts for Lankan firms at Japan IT Show

Six Sri Lankan IT companies that participated in the Japan IT Show held last month have bagged US $ 1 million worth of immediate...

DFCC Bank rating unaffected by proposed merger: S&P

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said that its ratings on DFCC Bank (DFCC: B/Stable/B) are not affected by the bank’s

Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel’s owning company’s 1Q in red

Trans Asia Hotels PLC, the owning company of five-star property Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, 

Nations Trust continues steady performance

Nations Trust Bank closed the first six months ending June 30, 2015 with a post-tax profit of Rs.1,257 million...

BOC launches next generation savings account in 300th branch

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) had earlier this year introduced its revolutionary new savings account whose objective...

Union Bank Ja Ela reopens with a new look

Union Bank of Colombo PLC recently extended its new design and look to its Ja Ela branch located at 151B,...

AIA delivers strong results for first 6 months

The board of directors of AIA Group Limited announced that AIA delivered another strong set of results for the six months ended May 31, 2015. 

Fitch affirms Continental Insurance Lanka at ‘A-(lka)’/Stable

Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Sri Lanka-based Continental Insurance Lanka Limited’s...

CFA Awards recognizes best capital market professionals

The flagship event of the CFA Society Sri Lanka, the CFA Capital Market Awards continued to add fillip to Sri Lanka’s capital

MillenniumIT to streamline Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s technology infrastructure

MillenniumIT, the provider of ultra-low latency, agile and resilient capital markets solutions and part of London Stock Exchange Group,

180 days of “Yahapalanaya”

A discussion titled “180 days of Yahapalanaya” will be held today at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute...

HNB wins NASCO Gold in Banking and Financial category

Hatton National Bank (HNB) has demonstrated its sales prowess by winning a Gold award...

Kandurata Umbrella introduces health-conscious socks

Kandurata Umbrella Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka’s leading socks manufacturer and marketer,...

LHD celebrates one year of medical laboratory testing excellence

Sri Lanka’s first Medical Reference Laboratory service, Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics (LHD)  is celebrating ...

Kalbe partners Hayleys to introduce ‘Woods Herbal Cough Syrup’

Facilitating the consumers to purchase cough syrup over the counter ( OTC ),

Durdans Hospital partners SLT, Metropolitan to upgrade communication systems

Durdans Hospital, Sri Lanka’s first Joint Commission International (JCI) approved hospital,...

Credence Genomics ties up with Union Chemist Pharmacy

“Are you prone to Cancer or Heart Disease?  Go to a Union Chemist Pharmacy and find out now”, ...

Browns Hospital Ragama conducts live Laparoscopy workshop for surgeons

Browns Hospital Ragama recently conducted a very successful live surgery workshop on Laparoscopic procedures...

Credence launches corporate services with LAHRC

Credence, Sri Lanka’s pioneering venture in genomic medicine has been identified as a leader in clinical genomics...

SEC Chief on corporate governance

Following is the speech by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Thilak Karunaratne, ..

Indian firm to build Sri Lanka’s tallest building

Shreepati Edifice (Pvt.) Ltd, a unit of leading Indian real estate developer Shreepati group, has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BoI) to invest US $ 330 million to construct a mixed development project named ‘1996 Iconic Tower’.