CAMMS wins 2016 national ICT awards

CAMMS has won two awards at National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2016 in Sri Lanka for its software solutions for the healthcare sector.

Ceyoka Flavours and Frey + Lau bring inspiring taste sensations to local tea exporters

While consumer preferences for food and beverages are continually changing, the need for enhanced tastes and sensorial experiences persist.

Making most of remittances: vision and strategies

Remittances are the bedrock of Nepal’s economy. They’ve quadrupled since 2010 thanks to 2 million Nepalis who work abroad, generating nearly one-third of the gross domestic product.

Microsoft hosts supplier communication, compliance awareness session

Microsoft recently hosted a supplier communication and compliance awareness session to educate and update suppliers the company frequently engages with, on the company code of conduct expectations. 

French travel agents’ association commits to boost tourism into SL

Les Entreprises du Voyage (LEV), the French travel agents’ and tour operators’ association, yesterday committed to helping boost tourism into Sri Lanka while kicking off LEV’s annual congress, which the island nation is hosting this year.

Ceylon Oxygen excels at National Occupational Safety Awards

Ceylon Oxygen Limited (COL), a subsidiary of leading gases and engineering company, The Linde Group, was adjudged the sectoral award winner for ‘Transport Sector Safety’ at the recent National Occupational Safety & Health Excellence Awards – 2016 held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre. 

SLIC ‘Call to Donate’ campaign back in aid of National Cancer Institute

For every missed call given to 1357, Sri Lanka Insurance (SLIC)  will donate Rs. 10 towards Paediatric Ward of National Cancer Institute, Maharagama.

Sri Lanka seeks to boost capital markets

Government commitments to step up privatisation, repair its balance sheet and encourage more listings should help broaden the base of Sri Lanka’s capital markets and draw stronger flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the economy. 

Omak Technologies gears up for aggressive ASEAN push

A regional leader in restaurant management solutions, Omak Technologies, is gearing up for an aggressive push into ASEAN markets, having secured Rs. 85 million in investments. 

Lanka IOC donates towards Trail Walk crowd funding initiative

Lanka IOC PLC has embarked on the organization’s next Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stance by giving a generous donation towards the Trail Walk initiative which took place in October this year. 

HNB Assurance and HNB General Insurance grab five NASCO awards

Champs of HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) and its fully owned subsidiary HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI) were awarded with fiveesteemed awards at the 16th National Sales Congress (NASCO) organized by SLIM which was held recently. 

John Keells provides reverse osmosis plants to address risks of CKD in Trincomalee

John Keells Foundation recently commissioned two reverse osmosis filtration systems in the Trincomalee district under a pilot collaboration with the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB). 

Atlas emerges sector winner at Occupational Safety and Health Excellence Awards

Ceylon Pencil Company (Pvt) Limited, better known as Altas won the award for the Best Occupational Safety and Health provider in the ‘Large Scale Manufacturing Sector’ category at the National Occupational Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2016, organized by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety  in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union  Relations recently.

People’s Leasing & Finance strikes 2 Silver at SLIM NASCO

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC, the foremost finance company in Sri Lanka’s non-bank finance sector bagged two Silver awards under financial products and services category at the 16th SLIM-NASCO awards ceremony held at the Eagle Lakeside Hotel, Atthidiya recently.

ComBank launches Max Loyalty Rewards scheme

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has unveiled Combank Max Loyalty Rewards, offering loyalty benefits for both debit and credit card holders for the first time in Sri Lanka, enabling the cardholders of the bank to accumulate points whenever they use their cards to pay for purchases.

Amãna Bank receives ‘Global Finance’ award for innovation

The world-renowned Global Finance magazine recently recognized and listed Amãna Bank in the magazine’s ‘Innovator 2016’ index for its novel Gold Certificate Financing product, which was introduced as an alternative for conventional pawning.

Cargills Food City and Unilever kick-start seasonal shopping promo

Cargills Food City together with Unilever Sri Lanka raised the curtains for yet another season of shopping filled with joy and excitement with the announcement of ‘Shopping Star – Season 4’, a one-of-a-kind shopping promotion. 

Oracle Bare Metal Cloud Services now available

I’m very excited to announce the general availability of the Oracle Bare Metal Cloud Services. At Oracle Open World, we announced our investments in an industry-first, modern infrastructure-as-a-service platform. The Bare Metal Cloud Services is our first offering built on that modern platform and there has been tremendous interest and engagement from customers worldwide.

ATL conducts road safety workshop for Eravur student traffic controllers

Amãna Takaful PLC (ATL) organized a training programme on road safety in partnership with the Eravur Traffic Police recently at the Vantharumul Madhya Maha Vidyalaya in Sittandy. 

No room should be left to distort Sri Lanka’s freight market

The impact of shipping surcharges including terminal handling charges have been battering the import and export industry from 1991 to 2004. 

Orange IT partners Infotel 2016 as Gold sponsor

Orange Information Technology, the biggest company in the knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT services industry in Sri Lanka, has come forward to partner with Infotel 2016 as the Gold sponsor. 

Ceylon Chamber to conduct seminar on annual report preparation

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) will conduct its third consecutive annual seminar held to create awareness among the corporates on how to prepare good annual reports. Titled ‘Best practices to be adopted in preparation of annual reports’, the seminar will be addressed by CA Sri Lanka Annual Reports Awards Committee Chairman and B. R. De Silva & Company Partner Sanjaya Bandara. 

Amãna Bank receives Global Award for Innovation

The world renowned ‘Global Finance Magazine’ recently recognized and listed Amãna Bank in the magazine’s ‘Innovator 2016’ Index for its novel Gold Certificate Financing product

Fairway Holdings: The First Property Developer In Sri Lanka To Open A Sports Complex For Homeowners

Fairway Holdings become the first property developer in Sri Lanka to open a stand-alone sports complex for its homeowners. 

SLT Akaza Cloud powers Aberdeen Holdings to Streamline Business Processes with Oracle ERP Solution

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the premier ICT solutions provider of Sri Lanka, was proud to announce that its National Cloud Platform, “AKAZA” has powered the Aberdeen Holdings

Toughened vehicle market conditions weigh on United Motors performance

United Motors Lanka PLC, the authorized distributor for Japan’s Mitsubishi vehicles among other 

Sri Lanka’s GDP to remain flat this year, just above 5% next year: WB

The World Bank said that Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will remain flat this year 

Piramal Glass posts Rs.36mn loss for 2Q due to factory closure

Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC, the local unit of India’s Piramal group, posted a net loss of Rs.36.4 

SLPA mulls urgent reforms for operations and processes to become regional hub

Determined to stay abreast with the global shipping and logistics industry, Sri Lanka Ports Authority

Customs get earful from Ravi for not facilitating cross border trade

Sri LankSri Lanka Customs officials last week got a roasting from Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake for a Customs officials last week got a roasting from Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake for