Etihad Airways named official airline partner of 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Etihad Airways has been unveiled as the official airline partner of the 2019 Special Olympic World Summer Games, an event that will bring more than 7,000 athletes from 170 nations to Abu Dhabi in March of that year.

LIC India Chairman visits Colombo

V.K. Sharma, Chairman LIC of India and Chairman, LIC (Lanka) Ltd. accompanied by Hemant Bhargava, M.D. of LIC of India and Director, LIC (Lanka) Ltd. are in Colombo to attend the 49th Board Meeting of LIC (Lanka) Ltd.  

GSP Plus regained, so what’s next?

In a global economy, no country can feed itself without going for imports and exports, being engaged in international trade. Each and every nation, having identified its comparative advantages,

Seylan Bathi Gee Harasara 2017

Celebrating the Vesak season, Seylan Bank organized ‘Seylan Bathi Gee Harasara 2017’ for the ninth consecutive year at Seylan Bank head office. 

A man holds a bus stop post on a flooded road as he waits for a military vehicle to go to a town

A man holds a bus stop post on a flooded road as he waits for a military vehicle to go to a town, in the Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara. The death toll due to inclement weather had reached 177 at the time this paper went to print and the number of people affected had topped half a million (Reuters)  

MCB Bank opens upgraded Wellawatte branch

With its strategy to provide customers a state-of-the-art banking experience, the fast growing Pakistan-based MCB Bank declared open their newly refurbished and renovated Wellawatte branch on May 26th. 

Rhino ‘WasanaRella 3’ provides chance to win millions and gold sovereigns

Rhino Roofing Products Ltd., the manufacturers of chrysotile roofing sheets, offers a range of roofing and ceiling products. These include flat ceiling sheets under the Rhino brand name and corrugated roofing sheets (which are machine-painted for the first time in Sri Lanka) under the Colorup brand. The company is pleased to announce a consumer competition ‘Rhino ColorupWasanaRella 3’ from June 1st to August 31st for the benefit of co

Amâna Takaful’s top achievers to participate in annual MDRT

Eleven top achievers from Amãna Takaful Life (ATL Life) were recently selected to attend the annual Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) conference which is set to take place in Orlando, Florida from 4th-7th June, under the theme ‘Innovation & Inspiration’. 

ComBank unveils auto bill pay facility

Credit card holders of Commercial Bank of Ceylon need no longer worry about paying their bills on time thanks to an automated bill payment facility launched by the bank.

Standard Chartered and Uber tie up

Standard Chartered is delighted to bring to its credit cardholders a 20 percent cash back on Uber rides with a saving of up to Rs.1,500 a month, for cardholders with total monthly retail spends of a minimum Rs. 40,000 on their credit cards. New users who download the Uber app – one of the world’s most popular transport apps, and register with their Standard Chartered credit card will be rewarded with the first 2 rides free, up to a ma

Small hydropower industry debunks negative theories

Sri Lanka’s small hydropower industry came out strongly against the negative theories and myths that plague the industry, despite it showing tangible evidence that such negativities have  no foundation.  

Crysbro celebrates annual get-together and awards night

Crysbro celebrated its annual get-together and awards night 2017 with members of their staff and management at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Auditorium at Polgolla on 30th April. 

NDB CEO’s Club winners felicitated

NDB CEO Dimantha Seneviratne addresses the CEO’s Club members of NDB Bank on their outstanding Bancassurance performance in 2016, at an exclusive event organised by AIA Insurance, at Waters Edge recently. This recognition programme has been very successful in strengthening the long and fruitful partnershipbetween AIA Insurance and NDB Bank.

Ramadan with Hameedia’s range of exclusive offers

Get ready for the month of Ramadan, with Hameedia’s range of exclusive offers, which will enable you to dress your best throughout the season. Customers will be able to step out in elegance and style throughout the month, with Hameedia’s latest collections of trendy, modern and elegant attire. 

Prima Kottu Mee ‘Hot & Spicy Kricket’ promotion back again

Prima Kottu Mee has re-introduced the ‘KottuMee Hot & Spicy Kricket’ promotion as a means of adding some extra excitement to the ICC World Cup 2017. 

Nations Trust Bank hosts workshops for SMEs

Nations Trust Bank recently hosted a series of workshops for the stakeholders of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) in Kiribathgoda, Negombo and Chilaw. 

Deepthi Lokuarachchi appointed HNB Assurance MD

Deepthi Lokuarachchi has been appointed the Managing Director of HNB Assurance PLC with effect from May 26. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka. A stock exchange filing by the insurer said, in addition to his new position, Lokuarachchi will function as the CEO of HNB Assurance PLC and HNB General Insurance Limited. He was appointed CEO of the two companies on May 2, 2016.

We need a clear national vision for labour: Dinesh

Chairman of National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka Dinesh Weerakkody points out that a key an important factor on which the success of Sri Lanka’s economic development plan hinges on is its availability of skilled and employable workforce to support the growth. 

Jet Airways to introduce third non-stop daily flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow

Continuing its commitment of providing guests with greater choice, convenience and further strengthening its global footprint, Jet Airways - India’s full-service, premier international airline, announced the introduction of its third, non-stop, daily service between Mumbai and  London Heathrow.

India rightly recalibrates SL policy

GULF NEWS: The recent back-to-back visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to New Delhi and Indian Premier Narendra Modi to Colombo reinforces the two neighbouring countries’ commitment to strengthen a long-standing partnership that seeks to enhance all-round prosperity and development.

IPM Sri Lanka partners with Esoft to promote HR education

IPM Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Esoft Metro Campus recently. 

SLI sets up relief collection centre

Sri Lanka Insurance has set up a donation collection centre at its head office at No. 21 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2 to collect relief material for people affected by the floods. 

Etihad Airways celebrates delivery of 10th A380

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380. 

Sadaharitha invites landowners to join hands and reap rich rewards

A unique opportunity has opened for land owners in the low country wet zone area where the climate is conducive to commercial forestry.  

Emirates to fly all A380 services to Beijing and Shanghai

In response to popular customer demand, Emirates will provide an all-A380 service on its Beijing (PEK) and Shanghai (PVG) services when it upgrades the second daily flights, EK308/EK309 on its PEK route and EK304/305 on its PVG route, replacing the current Boeing 777-300ER operations.

Coca-Cola zero now in Sri Lanka

Coca-Cola in Sri Lanka has launched the globally acclaimed product Coca-Cola Zero – a variant of Coca-Cola, already available in more than 150 countries - in our Island nation. 

Sri Lanka-Indonesia relations; Reaching new heights

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in collaboration with the University of Kelaniya held a seminar titled ‘Sri Lanka-Indonesia Relations; Reaching new heights’ in commemoration of the 65th 

Get ready for Ramadan with Hameedia's range of exclusive offers

Get ready for the month of Ramadan, with Hameedia’s range of exclusive offers, which will enable you to dress your best throughout the season. Customers will be able to step out in elegance and 

MCB Bank declares open its upgraded Wellawatte branch

With its strategy to provide customers a state-of-the-art banking experience, the fast growing Pakistan based MCB Bank declared open their newly refurbished and renovated Wellawatte branch 

Network security vendor SonicWall re-launched as independent company

Connex Information Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, and SonicWall Inc, relaunched SonicWall as an independent company recently, which is a platform dedicated to taking on the danger posed by the next generation of cyber crimes.