NDB employees volunteer to extend support for Trail

NDB continuously endeavours to foster sustainability across all its business decisions and activities and believes in inculcating ‘Responsible Behaviour’ in all its employees ensuring that sustainability becomes a way of life. 

National effort for prevention of avoidable blindness on World Sight Day

Sri Lanka’s Vision 2020 goal of eliminating avoidable blindness in Sri Lanka was supported through multiple initiatives on World Sight Day 2016.

Etihad Airways to increase Dallas/Fort Worth service with daily flights

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase frequency on the Dallas/Fort Worth– Abu Dhabi route to a daily service early next year in response to heightened demand from guests travelling between the two destinations. 

Kuwaiti envoy holds trade, investment talks with CCC

Kuwaiti Ambassador in Sri Lanka Khalaf Bu Dhhair said his country is willing to help Sri Lanka’s development plans with required investments.

Australian HC to talk at NCC trade session

High Commissioner of Australia Bryce Hutchesson will be the special guest speaker at a session on ‘Bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Australia’ organised by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCC), on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the chamber auditorium, No: 450, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10.

CIM SL Student Committee to support less-privileged rural children

The Student Committee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka 2016 strongly believes in uplifting lives of people and drawing a smile on their faces. 

Chinese investors, manufacturers to visit SL

In terms of trade, China is Sri Lanka’s second largest trading partner and most significant source of imports, accounting for 20 percent of Sri Lanka’s total imports in 2015. While China accounts for just 2.9 percent of Sri Lanka’s exports, it holds great promise as an emerging export market as Sri Lankan exports to China have been growing at a faster rate than with the rest of the world. This potential for trade is bringing inc

DFCC Bank partners with Sathosa Motors to offer attractive leasing solutions

DFCC Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sathosa Motors on 7th October 2016 at the DFCC Head office. The CEOs of the two institutions signed the MoU,

3M & wOw.lk script 3M’s e-commerce success story

E-Commerce in Sri Lanka has been growing at a fast pace in Sri lanka and one of the foremost companies driving that revolution is wOw.lk - the largest domestic e-commerce website

Blue Mountain Wins 5 Distinguished Accolades at the South Asian Business Excellence Awards 2016

Sri Lanka’s foremost real estate group, The Blue Mountain Group, has won five prestigious awards at the South Asian Partnership Summit & Business Awards hosted by World HRD Congress

Entries are NOW open for “Zero One Awards” - SLT Gives Sri Lankan Digital Enthusiasts Their Moment i

SLT Zero One Awards campaign is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, created with the sole purpose of recognizing the initiatives of digital innovators and organizations.

Number of Lankan SMEs carrying out int’l transactions on the up

The number of Sri Lankan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have conducted international 

Sri Lanka’s September manufacturing expands but services slow

The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) calculated by the Central Bank showed that 

Linda appointed to Serendib Hotels board

Entrepreneur Linda Speldewinde has been appointed to the board of Serendib Hotels PLC, the hospitality 

ComBank gets nod to list debentures worth Rs.7bn

The Colombo Stock Exchange has approved in principle to list debt instruments amounting to Rs.7 

Tourist arrivals to Maldives edge up 2% in August

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives edged up 1.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 112,282 in August, as the 

Chevron September net up 20% amid intense competition; EPF sheds stake

Chevron Lubricant Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s lubricants market leader increased its September quarter 

Boosting exports seems like low hanging fruit and way to get out of debt

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 

Identify those signs that show you’re ready to expand your business

For 30 years of its 76-year history, the McDonald’s restaurants were a lunch destination – hamburger, 

Orient Construction partners with Archedium for newest luxury apartment tower

Orient Residencies is the newest luxury apartment tower in the pipeline.  The superior construction of 

PM calls for innovation, technology and right skills to speed up development

As Sri Lanka looks to speed up its development pace to become a high income economy by 2030, 

Entries for Zero One Awards now open

Applications for SLT Zero One Awards campaign, the first-of-its-kind in Sri Lanka created with the sole purpose of recognizing the initiatives of digital innovators and organisations, are now open. 

Devindre Senaratne re-elected as SLAITO President

The 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) was held recently at Anantaya Resort and Spa.

eMarketingEye wins big at Communicator Awards

eMarketingEye, the award-winning Sri Lankan online marketing agency, had another highly-

DIMO, Mobitel and Prime Lands power CA Sri Lanka’s 37th National Conference

Three leading companies, Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO), Sri Lanka Telecom – Mobitel and 

3M and wOw.lk script 3M’s e-commerce success story

E-Commerce in Sri Lanka has been growing at a fast pace in Sri Lanka and one of the foremost 

Logistics service providers protest against unfair regulatory practices

We refer to the articles that appeared recently in the press wherein it stated that shipping lines and service providers have failed to fall in line with the international practices.

Esoft relocates Anuradhapura branch

Esoft, Sri Lanka’s most trusted name for providing high-quality, private sector higher education, 

Annual McLarens MD’s Awards 2015/2016 held adding new categories

The McLarens MD’s Awards 2015/2016 was held recently at the Hotel Ta jSamudra. It’s an annual 

Regulating financial services for poor in Sri Lanka

The UN Day for Eradication of Poverty is observed today, October 17, 2016, under the theme