Pathfinder presents economic proposals to President

?In the recent weeks, President Maithripala Sirisena has undertaken the task of consulting groups of intellectuals and captains of industry with a view to sharing their views and experience to improve Sri Lanka’s economy.

Tourism Promotions Bureau depoliticized: SLTPB Chair

?The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) that has been dogged with financial misappropriation to the value of Rs.750 million from the earlier regime that cut ...

MICE group gets warm welcome

?The 40 member MICE buyers and six travel writers were received with traditional warmth of Sri Lankans at the welcome dinner by the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) with the participation of SriLankan Airlines.

Emirates launches wireless smartphone charging trays in Dubai First, Biz Class lounges

?Emirates customers can now stay fully charged with the launch of 30 wireless charging trays for most smartphones in its First Class and Business Class Lounges in Concourse A, B and C in Dubai.

HRM innovation – exploiting overlooked opportunity

?Some decades ago, when HR function was known as ‘personnel management’, it was believed that the role of the HR professional was to create a ‘contended workforce’. 

Employment for graduates at state banks, Customs Dept.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented over 1,200 letters of appointment to openings at the three state banks and Sri Lanka Customs to young graduates, under his promise to create one million jobs within five years.

Transformational leadership

?Organizations need to thrive in an environment characterized by uncertainty and unpredictability as a result of constant technological, social, political and economic changes which demand continuous change of path, modification and adaptation. 

NITF- Lanka Hospitals tie-up boosts state healthcare services

?In a groundbreaking development in national healthcare, The National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) has entered into an affiliation with Lanka Hospitals, offering government employees access to high quality private healthcare services at affordable costs. 

MasterCard meets PM to reaffirm support

?A senior delegation headed by MasterCard’s Co-President - Asia Pacific, Ari Sarker and Executive Director - South Asia, Vikas Varma paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe earlier this week.

IAA to host Creative Mantra workshop

The International Advertising Association (IAA) will host the highly anticipated Creative Mantra workshop on June 26 and 27, 2015, at Citrus Waskaduwa. 

SLICM introduces online learning in Credit Management

Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management (SLICM) is a professional body enacted by an Act of Parliament with the mandate to offer education and training related to credit to Sri Lankan corporate entities. 

Nivasie’s Orchid Apartments brings luxury condominium living to Malabe

Premier housing project development company Nivasie Developers is launching its latest project ‘Orchid Apartments’ in the booming suburb of Malabe today. 

BOC selects Intellect One Treasury Solution to boost treasury mgt for India operations

?Intellect Design Arena Ltd, a specialist in applying true digital technologies across banking & insurance, announced that Bank of Ceylon (BOC) 

SEC mulls mandatory rating for brokerages

Capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is exploring ways to introduce mandatory rating for stockbroking firms operating at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), a top official said.

New look for ACL Cables

?ACL Cables, the number one cable manufacturer in Sri Lanka with over 70 percent market share and Rs.14.5 billion turnover, as a group, and the pioneer in Sri Lanka’s cable industry since 1962...

Walkers Equipment donates Sany operation, maintenance simulator to CETRAC

?Sany International Development Limited together with Walkers Equipment Limited handed over a Sany operation and maintenance simulator to the Construction Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC).

NDB offers 30% savings for credit cardholders during ‘Super Shopaholic’ weekends

?This June and July, NDB Good Life Credit Cardholders will have the opportunity to enjoy sizeable savings while shopping at their favourite clothing stores. 

ComBank reaffirms support for nature

?The CSR Trust of Commercial Bank has sponsored the publication of a book on the biodiversity and environment of Sri Lanka to encourage initiatives that increase awareness of these subjects and the importance of environment protection. 

Emperor’s new clothes: Pathfinder Foundation’s Economic Blueprint

The Pathfinder Foundation’s prescriptions in its recent report, ‘Charting the Way Forward: Prosperity for All’ are a blueprint for the failed neoliberal policies of the past and would lead to prosperity for a few and misery for many.

Poverty: The main human rights violator

?Unlike in the past, every country of the world has signed human rights treaties and is fully committed to protect the human rights of their citizens. However, no country has been able to completely destroy the main human rights violator - poverty. 

Services liberalization, only way to bridge skilled labour gap

Liberalization of professional services in Sri Lanka would go a long way towards filling the skilled labour gap in Sri Lanka and uplifting the country’s skill levels, according to experts who spoke at a forum recently.

Softlogic to open 5-star hotel next March

?Sri Lanka’s youngest diversified conglomerate, Softlogic Holdings PLC will be opening its 5-star city hotel under the globally renowned Movenpick brand in March 2016.

Kanrich Finance showcases admirable humane gesture

?Sacrificing his own life, Saman Kumara saved the life of a child hit by a train at the Ragama railway station, recently. This humane gesture cost him in losing both his legs.

Fashion Bug celebrates Environment Day with CSR programme

?Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing stores with over 16 outlets islandwide, continued its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities with a project especially designed for the World Environment Day, namely ‘Puruduwenna’. 

Cargills Bank performs charitable acts, introduces special offers for anniversary

?Cargills Bank, Sri Lanka’s newest commercial bank, commences month-long anniversary celebrations with charity programmes and banking services to encourage a new savings culture. 

Hayleys CKD – CSR water initiative wins Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award 2015

?Puritas Private Limited brought home the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2015 under the category of SME Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Drinking water based broad-spectrum community development project.

Sampath’s CSR efforts recognized at Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards

?Sampath Bank, the third largest private commercial bank in Sri Lanka and renowned for its innovative approaches to banking, has been awarded the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award 2015 under the Health Promotion category. 

MTD Walkers to launch first affordable housing project in Galle

?Wincon Development Ceylon (Private) Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of MTD Walkers PLC is set to launch Richmond Hill Residencies, its very first affordable housing project in Galle in July this year. 

Everything about you will be connected in future: Google

In the next 4 or 5 years, just about everyone and everything will be connected, and it is harder to predict what will happen in the next 10-20 years or beyond, according to a Google official who was speaking about the future of technology, at the Millennium Information Technologies (MIT) yesterday.

Hayleys MGT gets nod for name change

?A special resolution to change the name Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC to Hayleys Fabric PLC was unanimously approved by the shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held yesterday.