ABC Trade & Investments appointed authorized distributor for Maxell

ABC Trade & Investments (Pvt.) Ltd., has been appointed..

“Dr. Fixit Contractor Club” felicitates members

Pidilite Industries Limited, India together with their local distributor Macbertan...

Metropolitan introduces Acer Liquid Z410 Smartphone to Sri Lanka

Metropolitan Telecom Services (Pvt) Ltd, the authorized importer...

Sunshine Healthcare employees undergo outbound training

Sunshine Healthcare Lanka (SHL), part of the Sunshine group of companies,...

Chandana Samarasinghe appointed Operations Director at Singer

Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC recently announced changes to its key managers...

DSL hosts Continental AG’s truck and tyre seminar

Continental AG in collaboration with Douglas and Sons (PVT) Ltd (DSL) conducted...

‘Hand in hand’ sustainability competition calls for applications

In transforming the enthusiasm for a sustainable way of life into concrete action,...

Kuwait Airways completes first phase of fleet development

?Kuwait Airways, the national airline of the State of Kuwait, has completed its first stage of the fleet development. Kuwait Airways received its seventh and last Airbus A320 CEO aircraft, as the outcome of the agreement of leasing 12 Airbus of similar type.

Aitken Spence Travels welcomes first of Belgium group series

?Aitken Spence Travels handles a group series from Belgium and the first group was welcomed by the staff of Aitken Spence Travels at the airport recently.

Emirates increases service to Seattle with launch of second daily flight

?Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has announced its second daily service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA). 

National PVC holds Annual Sales Review and Awards Ceremony

?Central Industries PLC., manufacturers and marketers of renowned National PVC pipes and fittings, recently held its Annual Sales Performance Review and Star Awards Ceremony at a grand event. 

findmyfare.com partners with Sampath Bank Vishwa Internet Banking

?Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com acknowledged as an innovative service provider in the travel industry has joined hands with Sampath bank to offer customers a new concept to their already existing online reservations system. 

Rocell opens showroom in Melbourne

Rocell, the Sri Lankan tile and bathware manufacturer renowned for its quest for elegance and luxury living, announced the opening of its first international showroom in Melbourne, Australia recently. The new showroom has been designed by renowned Australian architect Terry Davis.  

Würth launches high-tech safety equipment range in Sri Lanka

?Würth Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, the leader in motor vehicle and construction industry aftermarket products and solutions, recently launched its state-of-the-art safety equipment range of solutions for personal protection recently. 

Union Bank unveils latest Elite Circle Centre

?Union Bank unveiled its newly transformed Elite Circle centre located in Colombo 03, exclusively for Elite Banking clients on 10th July. 

Dialog Awards retains MTI for 4th consecutive year

?Dialog, Sri Lanka’s leading mobile operator, concluded its annual employee recognition program for 2014 with MTI Consulting being retained as the independent judging partner. 

Sri Lanka on threshold of major period of sustained growth: Ravi K

?The Minister of Finance and Planning Ravi Karunanayake has placed the highlighting of Sri Lanka’s potential to the business community high on the new administration’s agenda, as well as the issue of addressing several of the anomalies found in past reporting.

HNB Leasing offers l9.5% for vehicles registered during promo

?Hatton National Bank (HNB) is offering the lowest interest rate for registered vehicles in the history of leasing, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of HNB’s landmark initiative of introducing leasing to the country.

361 Degrees shines at National HR Conference

?361 Degrees was named the “Most Innovative Stall” at the recently concluded National HR Conference 2015 organized by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM). 

Seylan becomes first Sri Lankan bank to reach 200,000 fans on Facebook

?Seylan Bank reached a social media landmark, reaching 200,000  fans on its Facebook page and that too with a far superior engagement score to its peers signifying the true engagement it has with its fans and customers. 

WB’s Washington investment team in town to boost private sector competitiveness

?A top investment assessment delegation from World Bank’s Washington offices is now in town. Boats, ICT and spices are among Lankan exports that show future promise- and the World Bank is open to evaluate the possibility of supporting an Exim Bank for Sri Lanka’s export push. 

Prime Grameen records Rs. 827 mn PBT for 2014/15

?Prime Grameen has concluded a highly successful 2014/15 with impressive figures in several financial and non-financial indicators.

SLIA to launch Architect 2016 next week

Sri Lanka Institute of Architects will launch the Architect 2016 exhibition programme and the 33rd Annual Sessions of SLIA at a grand ceremony on July 23. 

Shiromal Cooray appointed Sri Lanka Institute of Directors Chairperson

Shiromal Cooray was unanimously elected the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) at their 15thAnnual Membership Meeting last month.

bungalows.lk projects threefold growth

?A refreshingly honest booking site that sends its own investigators to review, rate and feature the best bungalows in the country is the kind of description that can be given to ‘bunglaows.lk’, a web portal that promotes a comprehensive collection of holiday bungalows in Sri Lanka.

TJL in regional expansion drive to counter high labour costs

?Sri Lanka’s textiles industry giant and weft-fabric solutions provider, Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL) said they were looking at cross-border expansions going forward in a bid to counter rising domestic labour costs.

CSE signs MoU with Maldives bourse to promote cross-border listings, investments

?The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maldives Stock Exchange (MSE) to promote cross border investment, cross-border listing and explore other opportunities for cooperation between the two exchanges. 

Amazon web services concludes CTO summit

?An exclusive, chief technical officer summit, ‘A Journey to the Cloud’ organised by EFutures in collaboration with Amazon web services was held recently at Hilton Colombo.

Plantation crisis politically motivated: Digambaram

?The current crisis in the plantation industry is caused by worker union leaders and politicians manipulating workers to achieve their own ends, according to the Plantation Industry Development Minister...

H’tota Port to get US$ 400mn ship repairing centre

A ship repairing centre with an investment of US$ 400 million consisting of dry docks and floating docks will be constructed at the Hambantota Port in the near future, while fuel bunkering services will be renewed, according to Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).