‘BOC Hapana’ conducts 1130th scholarship seminar in Matugama

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Ran Kekulu ‘Hapana’ programme series reached its 1130th seminar at Matugama Ananda Shasthralaya recently. The 1129th programme was concluded at Katana 

Lanka IOC holds free medical camp

Under its ‘We Care’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) project, Lanka IOC held a free medical 

Beautiful Bintan and bustling Batam!

We were honoured and at the same time surprised to hear from a top Indonesian tourism official that we were the first official delegation of any kind—media or otherwise—to visit an island belonging to 

Sampath Bank holds second ‘Pahe Sishyathwa’ seminar in Bandaragama

Sampath Bank successfully held its second Grade Five scholarship seminar, under the seminar series ‘Pahe Sishyathwa’, at the Bandaragama Central Collage (National Collage) in Bandaragama 

SEC Chairman proposes three new approaches for university education

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Tilak Karunaratne delivering the keynote address at the 34th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo 

Miloda Institute and World Bank sign MOU

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Miloda Institute and World Bank recently.  

Why entrepreneurship suits women well

They say that entrepreneurship is born often in response to a felt need. Some of the world’s biggest 

Hayleys Puritas Sath Diyawara recognized at AREA 2016 in S’pore

At a recently concluded awards ceremony in Singapore, Hayleys Puritas Sath Diyawara (and its 

Brandix CEO sees apparel sector maintaining strong growth momentum

Brandix Lanka Limited CEO Ashroff Omar affirmed that the Sri Lankan apparel sector has room to 

Achilleion - Colombo’s first 7 star luxury residencelaunched

Blue Mountain Apartments together with global real estate titan Palmer and Turner group of Singapore launched the

A new 2 in 1 revolution in men’s grooming by J.L Morisonn

J.L. Morison Son & Jones (Ceylon) PLCJ.L Morison, a pioneer in healthcare and consumer products recently launched an innovative 2

Google buys French startup that helps machines see

AFP: Google yesterday announced a deal to buy Moodstocks, a French startup behind technology that helps smartphones recognize whatever they are aimed at.

New Governor feels Lankan banking sector too crowded

The newly-appointed Central Bank Governor, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy speaking during his maiden media conference

Sri Lanka aims to demilitarise island by 2018

AFP: Sri Lanka intends to become completely demilitarised by 2018, the government said yesterday, a significant

Govt.’s financial discipline could remove VAT burden shortly: Ravi

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said the tax burden presently on the public could be removed in a short period

Central Bank downplays possible Brexit impacts on Sri Lanka

The newly appointed Central Bank Governor, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy downplayed the impact of Britain’s 

EU finance chief wants system to wind down troubled clearing houses

REUTERS: The European Union (EU) should set up a mechanism to wind down troubled clearing houses

Sri Lanka launches Asia’s first Integrated Reporting Council

??By Chandeepa Wettasinghe With the view of cutting down clutter in corporate annual reports and presenting crucial 

Access Engineering nearing completion of ITC Colombo One Project pilling work

Access Engineering PLC is nearing the completion of the pilling works for ITC Colombo One – Hotel and Residence, a luxury hotel comprising 29 floors and two basement floors with 350 guest rooms and an apartment complex comprising 49 floors and four basement floors with 133 apartment units.  The project, which is under construction on a five-acre land overlooking the Galle Face Green, is executed by ITC Limited, one of the largest diver

361 Degrees partners IPM for another successful National HR Conference

361 Degrees, Sri Lanka’s leadingintegrated HR solutions partner, participated in yet another successful National HR Conference having partnered with the Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (IPM) for the 2016 edition which was held recently at the BMICH in Colombo.

EY named world’s number one professional services employer in 2016

EY has been named the world’s most attractive professional services employer – and third most attractive employer overall – in Universum’s annual World’s Most Attractive Employer ranking.  The ranking is based on a survey of 267,084 business and engineering/IT students from the top academic institutions across 12 of the world’s largest economies. 

Kumudika Fernando honoured as ‘Business Role Model of the Year’

Kumudika Fernando, Managing Director of Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt) Limited was honoured as ‘Business Role Model of the Year’ at the recently concluded ‘Professional and Career Women Awards 2016’. Kumudika was recognised for her outstanding efforts in contributing to the national and regional economy through her involvement at Maiban Biscuit. 

LBO LBR Brand Summit 2016 adds LSEG as partner

LBO LBR Brand Summit 2016, to be held on July 12, has signed London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Business Services Limited Sri Lanka as a partner for this potentially life-changing event that offers both the speakers and content to enable the evolution of the field of marketing locally.

Stafford Garments underlines commitment to sportswear

RBN, manufactured by Stafford Garments, is Sri Lanka’s first performance wear brand for men and women built with the Sri Lankan athlete in mind.

New Alto 2016 – Refreshingly economical

The new Alto 2016 has arrived in Sri Lanka with a fresh silhouette and a host of improvements over its outgoing compatriot. The spotlight is focused on the vast improvement in the fuel economy department. 

Oceanpick pioneers sustainable sourcing concept in Sri Lanka’s leisure industry

Oceanpick took culinary teams from the leading hotels in the East on a visit to their offshore sites in Trincomalee, in order to offer insight into Sri Lanka and South Asia’s first-ever commercial-scale oceanic barramundi farm, which enables Sri Lanka’s hotels to source sustainable ingredients and thereby enhance their sustainability standing.

India sees highest domestic market passenger growth in 2015: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2015 showing that, among the world’s largest domestic markets, India had the fastest domestic passenger growth in 2015. 

Sri Lanka Tourism shines at KOTFA 2016 South Korea

Having foreseen the ideal opportunity to promote Sri Lanka as the world’s best destination in South Asia, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) made arrangements to participate in the 31st Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) for the fourth consecutive year, along with 10 local partners of the tourism industry.

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye team up to bring fully autonomous driving to streets by 2021

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles and future mobility concepts become a reality. The three leaders from the automotive, technology and computer vision and machine learning industries are collaborating to bring solutions for highly and fully automated driving into series production by 2021.

Laugfs Car Care launches state-of-the-art Hybrid Centre in Battaramulla

Laugfs Car Care, a sub-division of Laugfs Lubricants, recently announced the launch of a state-of-the-art Hybrid Centre at Koswatta, Battaramulla, to cater to the diverse vehicle needs of hybrid and electric motor vehicles.