DFCC introduces first-ever mobile wallet to local banking space

The financial landscape this week witnessed the launch of the first-ever mobile payment app with DFCC Bank 

SL gets US $ 2mn ADB grant for flood relief efforts

Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a US $ 2 million grant agreement

Vehicle importers insist policy consistency

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayke met with the motor vehicle importers on Saturday in an attempt to provide solutions

SLT Mobitel partners with WPC Road Passenger Transport Authority

The National Mobile Service Provider SLT Mobitel recently partnered with Western Province Provincial Road

Apparel industry braces to welcome GSP Plus

Considering the recent visit by the European Union (EU) delegation and the prospect of regaining GSP plus, the Apparel Industry 

Necessity despite cost…

A street hawker in Borella talks to a hands-free unit connected to her mobile phone. Sri Lanka, effective from May 2,

The garbage problem

A boy walks past a garbage heap piled by the roadside in Wellampitiya area. Despite claims by the authorities

After the devastation

Smoke rises from the devastated Salawa military complex yesterday, a day after an ammunition depot caught

Scholarships from The University of Queensland consecutively for three years

Ranked in the world’s top 50 universities, the University of Queensland is one of Australia’s top research and teaching institutions.

Selfie by sea

The hat of a tourist flies off while she tries to take a selfie at Galle Face Green in Colombo. Sri Lanka expects

Shangri-La opens 300-room beachfront property in Hambantota

The 300-room beachfront Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa opened on Wednesday on a 145-acre 

60 World-class Travel Bloggers now in Sri Lanka for Cinnamon TBC Asia 2016

The Cinnamon Travel Bloggers conference and awards- Cinnamon TBCasia 2016, commenced today with a pre-conference tour for 60

Talks on Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA kick off

The government is moving ahead in full steam to capitalise the visit of Singapore Trade and Industry Minister S

Dialog connects SL to ultra high speed 100G-Plus submarine cable

Leading telecommunication services provider Dialog Axiata PLC this week announced the connection of Sri Lanka 

Japanese govt., pledges support for production economy

Japan has expressed its support in Sri Lanka’s endeavour to develop a production economy, F i n a n c e Min 

Lankan tea exports dip 3.26 % in April

Tea quantities exported in April showed a year-on-year (yoy) dip of 3.26 percent, resulting the cumulative

G7 Summit kick-starts

President Maithripala Sirisena (L) being greeted by well wishers upon his arrival at Chubu Centrair International airport in

Finance academics form body to fight finance illiteracy

??By Chandeepa Wettasinghe Less than 5 percent of the population has a grasp of finance, which has contributed

Govt. braces to present 4-year economic plan next month

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the new regime could finally heave a sigh of relief

Port City ‘sahana’ for flood victims!

Port City’s flood relief programme, “Port City Sahana” kicked off on Sunday (22) in the Sedawatta area along 

FinMin visits flood victims

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Saturday visited the Wellampitiya area in a Navy boat to assist the 

Wesak Week

Wesak preparations gave the country some momentum in the aftermath of landslides and flash floods killing 

Helping the needy

Volunteer flood relief workers brave the floods to take food ,medicine to people trapped in their homes in Sedawatte, 

LSEG to set up facility in Colombo to run its capital market infrastructure biz

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) yesterday said it would be setting up a state-of-the-art facility in

Torrential rains drive more than 130,000 from homes

REUTERS: Flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, triggered by more than three days of heavy rain, have

Battling weather

A man and a woman struggle to hold their umbrellas from high wind and rain during a wet day in Colombo  Reuters Picture

Economic revival

Malaysian women walk past each-other at the popular Chinatown market in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia

SLI surpasses own record, declares Rs.5.4 bn life bonus for 2016

Breaking all landmarks in the local insurance industry Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) has once again declared

Internet-based taxi service provider returns Rs.2mn to passenger

A driver belonging to Sri Lankan online taxi hailing service provider PickMe has returned Rs.2 million to a passenger

FinMin tells biz community to ‘stop doubting the system’

As concerns continue to mount on the stability of the operating environment amid lack of policy consistency,