Deen Brothers Imports holds annual DBL Bath Dansala

To mark the Vesak festival, Deen Brothers Imports (Pvt.) Ltd (DBL) successfully held its fifth annual DBL Bath Dansala at the head office of Deen Brothers Imports (Pvt.) Ltd Matara.

Amãna Takaful - the pioneer in the ‘takaful way’ celebrates 18 years in the insurance industry

Takaful is a concept of Joint Guarantee or Mutuality, which simply means that any Takaful (insurance) contract is transparent and participatory. The Participant is the Takaful Certificate holder and thereby 

Watawala Tea Ceylon celebrates Watawala Tea becoming the No 1 brand

Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd, a member of the Sunshine holdings group celebrated its outstanding achievements for the last year with a gala event on the 21st of April 2017 at the Grand Ballroom of the 

The Gem and Jewelry Industry As Described By The Experts

For hundreds of years the Gem and Jewelry Industry of Sri Lanka has played a vital role in the country’s cultural, social and economical development. Growing from strength to strength the industry 

The French Embassy and the Alliance Française de Kotte launch French Spring Festival 2017 in Sri Lan

For this edition of the French Spring Festival, The French Embassy and the Alliance Française intend to bring the best of French modern culture, to an extended audience, in Colombo and Kandy.

Kuwait Airways ties up with Air Canada to offer Toronto services

Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the State of Kuwait has tied up with Air Canada, the flag carrier of Canada to operate almost daily flight services to Toronto, Lester. B Pearson Airport.

Emirates partners with BMW Group for new fleet of Chauffeur-drive cars

Emirates has partnered with BMW Group to provide a fleet of luxury automobiles for its complimentary Chauffeur-drive service for Business Class passengers in the UAE.

Land Rover Bar Move Closer To America’s Cup Final

Land Rover BAR have qualified for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs following the conclusion of the double Round Robin stage. A competitive and hard-fought nine days of racing 

Shangri-La’s Hambantota launches new golf membership, attractive room offer for first anniversary

Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa will roll out a plethora of activities and special offers for its first anniversary. 

Etihad Airways doubles A380 service to New York JFK

Etihad Airways recently introduced its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on its second daily service between the UAE capital and New York JFK. All14 weekly flights between the two cities are now operated by the double-decker aircraft.

Hameedia reopens their newly revamped Crescat Showroom

Marking another milestone in its style studded history Hameedia has revamped its showroom at Crescat Boulevard to mirror its eminence as the ‘most preferred and trusted men’s wear specialist in 

Debug Hospitality and Leisure launches Amber Collection in Sri Lanka

The leisure arm of the renowned Sri Lankan brand Debug – Debug Hospitality and Leisure (PVT) Ltd – has officially unveiled ‘The Amber Collection’, the newest high-end offering by the company for leisure and business travelers. 

Etihad breaks off talks with TUI for leisure airline

AFP: United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad has broken off talks with German travel group TUI to jointly create a leisure airline, both companies said yesterday.

Hameedia teams up with Avirate for a delightful Ramazan shopping experience

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist has entered into a strategic partnership with Avirate to offer a special range of Women’s Ready-to-wear collections complementing its exclusive 

Highfliers hailed at 12th HNB Assurance Sales Convention

HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) felicitated the bright-sparks of its sales force at the 12th Sales Convention held recently at the Colombo Hilton.  

Shangri-La hotel Colombo awards scholarships to hotel schools

The Hospitality Elevating Learning Path (H.E.L.P.) from Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has endeavoured to identify and reward future leaders of the hospitality industry by providing invaluable scholarships to 50 students to leverage the hospitality careers in the destinations.

Duo from Neo@Ogilvy emerge victorious at Cannes Young Lions 2017

Once again demonstrating without a doubt that Neo@Ogilvy is home to the best digital media talent in the field, two of its members were adjudged winners of the Cannes Young Lions Competition, Cyber Category. 

Sri Lankan ad agencies get set to participate in Effie Awards

Advertising Agencies in Sri Lanka are enthusiastically gearing themselves to participate in the forthcoming Effie Awards 2016. 

Rainco hosts first ever dealer convention ‘Rainco Revolution’

Rainco (Pvt.) Ltd., leading manufacturer of umbrellas, rainwear and diverse merchandise, recently held its first ever dealer convention under the theme ‘Rainco Revolution’. 

Nokia-Mobitel launch latest smartphone range in Sri Lanka

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, can now announce that its first Nokia smartphone range– comprising of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 – will be available to buy at Mobitel and selected retailers alongside the Nokia 3310. 

vCentric Technologies named a finalist for 2017 SAP Pinnacle Awards

vCentric Technologies, a leading CMMI Level 3 and an ISO 9001:2015-accredited information technology services and technology consulting company, with major focus on SAP, announced that SAP has recognized it as a finalist for SAP Pinnacle Award in the SAP S/4HANA Partner of the Year – Small and Midsize Companies category.

2017: A tipping point for cloud

By 2020, nine out of 10 organisations will utilise hybrid cloud infrastructure, according to Gartner. With cloud spending in this area rising faster than ever before and data centre outsourcing on the decline, 2017 is set to be a tipping point for IaaS adoption.

For ‘Gudppl’, Microsoft BizSpark reinforced vision

Start-ups are established each year and are often paraded around with increasing fervour to describe scrappy young ventures, popular web-based apps and high-profile tech giants. Be that as it may, this is a certainty: many close shop and only a few make it big.  But if you look on the bright side, there are those who do drive their ambition for success.     

Just In Time Group appoints Anthony Nair as Group Head of Finance

Just In Time Group, a flagship ICT systems integration and services provider in Sri Lanka with 20 years in operation, has announced the appointment of Anthony Nair as its Group Head of Finance with effect from June 1, 2017.

Cutting alcohol prices: Minister proposes move in right direction

A recent statement from Labour Minister John Seneviratne elicited much chatter amongst the social circles. He espoused that arrack should be made cheaper to dissuade people, especially the estate sector workers from consuming harmful illicit alcohols. 

Arab rift deepens woes for Gulf airlines

A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity of Gulf hubs to regional uncertainty and creating openings for rival airlines - at least in the short term.

Softlogic Life Insurance and ComBank establish key bancassurance partnership

Softlogic Life Insurance PLC has entered into a long-term, strategic bancassurance partnership with Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, paving a way to distribute life insurance solutions by Softlogic Life through the bank’s islandwide branch network. 

ComBank offers concessionary Green Energy Loans in June

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced concessionary rates on Green Energy Loans during the month of June, as part of the bank’s commitment to the celebration of the World Environment Day, which fell on June 5.

DFCC Bank-DIMO to offer affordable leasing for Tata vehicles

DFCC Bank recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO), to facilitate the leasing of Tata vehicles at an affordable price, to customers across its branch network. 

DFCC Bank relaunches Vardhana Sahanaya to help flood-affected communities

DFCC Bank has relaunched Vardhana Sahanaya to help the people affected by the recent natural disaster to rebuild their lives in the aftermath.