In yet another HR achievement, AIA Insurance Sri Lanka has been recognized as a ‘Best Workplace for Millennials’ by the Great Place to Work Institute. This first-time award for AIA Sri Lanka is a true testament of the company’s diversity and pr

BMICH, Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark was proud to host its first international conference the 5th Non-Aligned Summit Conference 45 years ago in mid-August 1976 at which 96 Heads of State/Government and their country delegations participated consist

Have you ever asked yourself, “What makes a business work?” The answer is the people behind it.

Hatton National Bank PLC has partnered with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) as the exclusive banking partner of the ‘Sri Lanka Export Brand’ exhibition organized by the NCE at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirate

The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021 is prepared to host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’.

On the road to empower our Sri Lankan women on a national level, NDB Bank together with Sirasa NewsFirst has commenced the Provincial Level Application process.

Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, husband of former Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa who was named in the recently leaked Pandora Papers has entered the top 20 shareholders list of Sri Cargills (Ceylon) PLC.

Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce platform Kapruka Holdings Limited is planning to raise Rs.505.5 million via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) offering 20 percent stake in the company within this year.

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has initiated legal action against SJB Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara in the Colombo District Court on November 1, requesting him to pay a sum of Rs. 1 billion as damages, averring that irreparable loss and damage has

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) reported robust top and bottom line performance for the three months to September as its property, transport and financial services businesses did well although its consumer and retail units faced headwinds from the vir

The government this week decided to award US$ 162.66 million Eppawala–Giribawa water supply contract to a joint venture (JV) formed by Israel-based LR Group and Swiss-based SBI International Holding.

The interest rates on term deposits offered by finance companies are continuing to increase in lockstep with the sharp increase in Treasury bill rates seen lately as the regulator this week issued fresh guidelines further increasing the maximum rates

Sri Lankan exporters of food items will soon have the opportunity of accessing the gigantic Chinese food market with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) hosting the second China online Import Fair and matchmaking of Foo

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) added to the Consolidated Fund a sum of Rs.2 million during the third quarter, which was collected by way of imposing penalties on three financial institutions for non-compliance with Financial Transaction Reporti

International Construction Consortium (Pvt) Limited (ICC) has secured the tender to construct a mixed development project on a 2-acre 6.32 perch land in Thalapathpitiya belonging to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) with long term lease rights at

A high-level team from the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries of Sri Lanka (ICCSSL) recently met Registrar General of Companies Sanjeewa Dissanayake to discuss and appreciate the efforts taken by the department to align an 80-year-old manu

The Cabinet nod has been granted to draft ‘General Policy Guidelines for the Electricity Industry’ to reflect the government’s recent policy decision to achieve 70 percent of electricity generation from renewable energy by 2030 and to halt pl

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this week used the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) 26 event to highlight the overuse of chemical fertilisers in Sri Lanka, which has left the government to deal with diseases that continue to be

Releasing its first interim financials since going public, JAT Holdings PLC reported some robust top and bottom line performances for the three months ended in September (2Q22), as the sales for its wood coating products recovered exponentially in bo

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC reported strong sales growth during the three months to September (3Q21), which propelled the firm’s earnings for the period, as it benefitted from the faster rebound in the mobility and other economic activities since

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC reported some robust profits in the three months to September (3Q21) on continued growth in loans, stretched margins and slight improvement seen in the reported asset quality.

Sino Lanka Group has entered into an investment agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) to construct a mixed development project in Rajagiriya, via its subsidiary Sino Lanka Properties Two (Pvt.) Ltd.

Seylan Bank has announced plans to raise up to Rs.20 billion next year, either in one or more issuances, to boost its capital.

The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has sought the intervention of the United States Embassy in Colombo to halt the moves to award the exclusive LNG supply contract to US-based New Fortress Energy, circumventing tender procedures.

Samsung Electronics announced that it had reaffirmed its position as a top-five brand in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2021.

GPV Electronics celebrated a grand milestone recently when it broke ground for a new electronics factory.

In view of providing the best quality and advanced medical services to the people with increased accessibility and affordability, Melsta Hospitals Ragama recently declared open its Gastrointestinal Centre, one of the very few state-of-the-art and pur

Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd. (CHSL) has announced it has crossed the milestone of treating 12,000 cancer patients via a combination of cutting-edge radiation therapy and other forms of treatment.

Providing users with an all-in-one digital health solution, Doc990 and MyDoctor – powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, recently announced the merger of their services.

Lanka Hospitals reached another milestone recently by successfully completing 140 minimally invasive spinal fusion surgeries.