Waste management in Asia: 1 goal, 5 cities, 5 lessons

Asia’s cities are the engines of incredible economic growth. For many countries, they generate over 80 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and improve the lives of millions of people.

Kanrich Finance receives Carbon-Conscious Certificate for making strides in sustainability

Kanrich Finance has been certified as a Carbon-Conscious financial services company. The certification is awarded to business entities that have calculated the footprint and have implemented a comprehensive Carbon 

BOC’s Ran Kekulu grade 5 scholarship awards 2016 concludes successfully

Bank of Ceylon’s Ran Kekulu grade 5 scholarship awards 2016 national event recently concluded successfully at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo on Thursday 22 June, 2017. 

NDB customers to benefit from eChannelling partnership

eChannelling Plc, the largest doctor channelling network in Sri Lanka and the pioneer software developer and ICT service provider to the healthcare industry in the country, has entered into a partnership with NDB bank, to benefit the bank’s customers when it comes to channelling doctors with ease. 

ACCA and CMA sign MOU to collaborate for accountancy profession’s advancement

A new agreement signed by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sri Lanka and the Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Sri Lanka will see them work in partnership to develop

Standard Chartered appoints new Head of Retail Banking

Standard Chartered recently appointed Bingumal Thewarathanthri as Head, Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Sri Lanka. 

Nawaloka Hospitals opens Nawaloka Medicare in Gampaha

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, Sri Lanka’s pioneer and premier healthcare service provider, opened their newest Medicare Centre in Gampaha on June 19th. 

Lanka Hospitals celebrates 15th anniversary

The nation’s premier healthcare provider, Lanka Hospitals PLC, recognised for delivering the highest quality of healthcare on par with global medical standards and revolutionising the industry recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary.

Durdans Hospital joins with Digital Health to maximize service delivery

Medical appointments at Durdans Hospital can be made from the comfort of their home or on the go with Doc990 Service. 

Technology like ThreadSol: Key to accelerate Sri Lanka’s clothing exports

The textile and garment industry in Sri Lanka depends heavily on imported raw material and accessories. More than 70 percent of the raw material and 70 to 90 percent of the accessories used in this industry are imported. 

Dumith Fernando elected to CSE Board

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announced the appointment of Dumith Fernando as a Director of the CSE Board.   

Seven Media Group receives recognition at ‘SLT ZeroOne Awards’

The SLT ZeroOne Awards recognized Seven Media Group with the Best Digital-Enabled Product/Service Retail Sector award recently. 

CIM Sri Lanka’s inaugural Teacher’s Forum envisions new-age education

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka (CIM Sri Lanka) held its first Teacher’s Forum titled ‘The New-Age Education’ with the objective of highlighting the challenges associated with school education.  

Coca-Cola and SL Red Cross provide long-term flood relief in Gampaha

Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. joined hands with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (Gampaha Branch), to carry out intensive emergency disaster relief and rehabilitation activities following the severe floods which occurred in  May 2017. 

Sadaharitha aids investors mitigate global warming

Sadaharitha Plantations are offering ‘eco-friendly’ investors the opportunity to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming, while reaping a high return in the long term through commercial forestry. 

Sunshine Healthcare selects Microsoft Azure-enabled IFS Applications ERP solution

Sunshine Healthcare replaced its legacy systems with IFS Applications, an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution by IFS, after an annual audit. 

SLIM etches new milestone with Ron Kaufman’s visit

Etching an exciting new milestone for Sri Lanka’s business fraternity, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) prepares to welcome the world’s No. 1 guru in service, Ron Kaufman to Sri Lanka on the 18th and 19th of July.  

Strong Lankan sales win Gestetner best-performance in Ricoh Asia Pacific

Gestetner of Ceylon PLC once again won resounding recognition for its tremendous sales performance over the past year, rising above its peers in the Asia Pacific region to win the Ricoh Asia Pacific Award for Outstanding Achievement in Units & Sales Revenue FY 2016 in multi-functional products (MFP).

Condolence message by IPS board

It is with deep sadness that we, the members of IPS’ governing board, received the news of the sudden passing of the Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Saman Kelegama. 

Crack the hackers – Eight business tips

Recent cyber-attacks on the UK National Health Service and companies all over the world have rung alarm bells over how firms protect their business from being targeted by criminals. A new report tells business leaders how to crack the hackers on scams such as executive impersonation, where fraudsters dupe unwitting staff into transferring money from company accounts. 

Allianz Lanka offers ray of hope to flood victimized customers

Sri Lanka faced one of the worst natural disasters in recent times in May this year. The floods and landslides had caused extensive damage to lives and property in 10 major districts around the island. Standing by its policyholders during these trying times, Allianz Lanka provided a ray of hope, reassuring them of a future where they would be able to return to their  day-to-day lives.

CA Sri Lanka’s APFASL confers CPFA qualification to over 130 senior public servants at inaugural con

 Over 130 senior public servants were recently conferred with the Chartered Public Finance Accountancy (CPFA) qualification at the inaugural CPFA Convocation organized by the CA Sri Lanka Public Sector Wing, the Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka (APFASL), in an effort to strengthen the country’s public financial management.

Laugfs launches Fujitsu dry cell batteries in Sri Lanka

Laugfs International (Pvt) Limited, the authorized agent for Yamaha and Airman power products and Denso automotive parts, has now further expanded its portfolio as the authorized sole distributor for Fujitsu dry cell batteries in Sri Lanka.

Siyapatha Finance to raise Rs.1bn via listed debt

Siyapatha Finance PLC, the finance company arm of Sampath Bank PLC, will go for a listed debt issue to raise Rs.1 billion.

Time for leaders to craft foresight map for Sri Lanka

The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with the promise of further human advancement. And yet, while humanity should be aspiring for a better life, disturbing events like the terrorist attacks in Manchester, London and the Philippines and the recent white phosphorus attack in Raqqa, Syria, point to humanity’s burial of its own journey toward a better world.

Abhimana rolls out mobile libraries in Monaragala

For all those interested in reading books but have very little access to books and have to walk several kilometres to access a library, ‘mobile libraries’ are an easy way out.

Tunisian envoy discusses ways to enhance two-way commercial activities

Tunisian envoy to Sri Lanka Nejmeddine Lakhal says commercial ties between Sri Lanka and Tunisia should be enhanced, as two-way trade between the two nations stands at a negligible level at present.

Carbon Consulting Company accorded ‘Climate Neutral Now Champion’ status

Sri Lanka based Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) was given another global recognition when the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Secretariat awarded them the ‘Climate Neutral Now Champion’ status.

The next chapter for Trans-Pacific Partnership

The future of trade and cross border commerce in Asia and the Pacific and the US role in Asia’s economy were put in doubt by Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) economic agreement.

CIM Sri Lanka partners with Montrela Consultants

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka entered into a strategic partnership of mutual respect and benefit with Montrela Consultants (Pvt) Ltd, a leading international migration consultancy.