A special ceremony was organized to commemorate Thai Pongal at the Kotahena branch of People’s Bank under the patronage of Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of People’s Bank, N. Vasantha Kumar. 

AFP:  Most Asian markets resumed their positive start to the year yesterday with Hong Kong extending its record run to 14 days while the euro held gains after the previous day’s jump.

AFP: German high-end carmaker BMW said yesterday it booked record sales for the seventh year in a row in 2017, but continued to trail rival Mercedes-Benz. The Munich-based group said in a statement that sales of its core BMW-brand cars rose by 4.2 pe

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker yesterday as dollar demand from importers and banks surpassed mild conversions by exporters, dealers said.  The spot rupee traded at 153.97 during the day before ending at 153.95/154.05, compared with

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session yesterday to hit a more than one-week closing low on profit-booking in blue chip stocks.  The Colombo Stock Index ended 0.35 percent weaker at 6,473.62, its lowest close since Jan. 4.

With reference to our news item titled ‘Tensions run high at tourism office as SLTPB Chairman asked to leave’ which appeared yesterday, Tourism and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga had sent the following clarification.

Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade organized a two-day Round Table Investment Forum on Sri Lanka with Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) in Colombo, under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe and it was jointly host

Union Bank held a carols programme at St. Andrew’s Scots Kirk Church in Colombo 3 recently. 

Enigmatic fashion icon Coco Chanel once said that fashion changes but style endures, and she was right. Over the millennia of human existence fashion trends have evolved with times and seasons, but ‘style’ has never gone out of fashion.

The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Christian Association celebrated its 52nd Christmas carol service in December 2017 with the patronage of the bank’s Chairman Ronald C. Perera, general manager and corporate management. 

Implementation of Sri Lanka’s first national SME strategy began in earnest as the government moved a top global private advisory firm to lead the process.  Interestingly, the implementation of Lankan SME policy is starting (with a huge Rs.

AFP: A new security flaw has been found in Intel hardware which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops remotely, Finnish cybersecurity specialist F-Secure said yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s #1 investment banking firm and the preferred partner in financial markets, Capital Alliance Partners Limited (CAL)

Commencing the new year with exciting news for its customers, Mobitel has renewed its popular ‘Cash Bonanza’ programme for the year 2018. Mobitel Cash Bonanza is relaunched in the new year with more valuable prizes. 

Adidas has launched a stupendous End-of-Season Sale, which offers a 50 percent discount on all Adidas-branded items in store until January 30, 2018.  Brand-conscious shoppers can make the most of this exciting offer to kick-start 2018 by putting

Nestle Lanka’s popular ‘Maggi’ noodles range was awarded the SLS certification by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) at an award ceremony held this week. Maggie’s entire noodle range, including Maggi Chicken, Curry, Da

Galuku Group of Companies Chairman Jagath Manjula Yapa was awarded as the most excellent businessman in the category of innovative value-addition products at the Wayamba Vijayabhimani Entrepreneur Excellence Awards. 

Leema Creations (Pvt.) Ltd, the leading total interior service provider and furniture manufacturer, won the Silver award for the Large Category segment at Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017, organised annually by the Federation of Chambers of Commer

Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka’s market leader in credit and debit card cumulative point-of-sale usage, has broken new ground in hybrid card functionality with the launch of the country’s first dealer loyalty debit card in partnersh

Laugfs Gas PLC yesterday expressed confidence in the construction of the pipeline connecting its flagship LP gas terminal to the jetty in Hambantota Port continuing, following intervention from the Board of Investment and the Development Strategies a

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker yesterday as dollar demand from importers and banks surpassed mild conversions by exporters, dealers said. The spot rupee ended at 153.80/85, compared with Wednesday’s close of 153.70/80.

REUTERS: Access Engineering Company PLC, a listed Sri Lankan firm that has partnered with Chinese companies on construction projects, expects its net profit to grow by more than 10 percent in the 2017/18 financial year, its chairman said on Wednesday

REUTERS: India’s capital market regulator late this week barred Price Waterhouse from auditing listed companies in the country for two years, after a probe into a nearly decade-old accounting fraud case in a software services company that becam

Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that one of the main proposals made in the budget to create entrepreneurs under the ‘Enterprising Sri Lanka’ programme would be launched in March. 

AFP: Donald Trump will take his populist message directly to the world’s political and business elite later this month, becoming the first US president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos in nearly 20 years.

As the official banking partner for the Fairway Galle Literary Festival to be held from 24th to 28th January 2018

Adidas has launched a stupendous End-of-Season Sale which offers a 50% discount on all Adidas branded

It’s hard not to fall in love with chocolates. With its luxurious form, luscious flavor, and the way it all melts in the mouth

Commencing the New Year with exciting news for its customers, Mobitel has renewed its popular ‘Cash Bonanza’

The third licensing round to offer offshore blocks for oil and gas exploration and development in northern Sri Lanka will take place over the next three months, according to state-run Petroleum Resource Development Secretariat (PRDS).