The Cabinet of ministers on Wednesday gave the green light for China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) to invest US $ 1 billion to construct the Colombo International Financial Centre (CIFC) at the Colombo Port City.

The Asian Infrastructure Improvement Bank (AIIB) will provide a grant of US$ 700,000 to expedite the US$ 100 million Metro Colombo Solid Waste Management Project, according to the Cabinet Office.

Amãna Bank inaugurated its first Self Banking Centre at Slave Island under the patronage of Chief Executive

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist offers a shopping bonanza promotion for its customers 

The D?ngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival  is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other Eas

What marks the beginning of the holiday season for you? Is it the streets lined with bright lights, the roadside stalls

LOLC Micro Credit Limited (LOMC), one of Sri Lanka’s largest microfinance providers successfully concluded its annual ‘Isuru Diriya Sisu Upahara Scholarship Awards Ceremony’ at the BMICH recently.

The Hemas chain of Piyawara pre-schools has, since its inception in 2002, enriched the lives of underprivileged children across Sri Lanka through a focused early childhood care and development (ECCD) programme.

‘Kaiya’ in Sinhala means ‘gathering of people for co-operative work to achieve a common goal’. Thus ‘Kurulu Kaiya’ is a gathering aimed at promoting environmental responsibility through the celebration of the wonde

‘Shilpa Abhimani 2017’, International Crafts Festival was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo recently.

South Asia Textiles Limited, a leading Sri Lankan textile manufacturer specialised in producing exceptional quality weft knitted fabric, recently announced that the company was the recipient of the Silver award in Manufacturing – apparel, texti

The ultimate shopping festival, the DSI Mega 2017, was declared open on December 16th 2017 at the head office complex of D. Samson and Sons (Pvt.) Ltd, at No.257, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama.

Three Sinha Group of Companies, an organisation that strives to break barriers in the roller door industry won the Gold award in Extra Large Category - National Level and the Gold award in Extra Large Category - Western Province at the Sri Lankan Ent

Sri Lanka will be calling for a fresh round of bids from digital publicity agencies to carry out the long-delayed digital media campaign to promote the country’s tourism industry, a cabinet spokesperson said yesterday.

State-owned banking giant Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is to raise up to Rs.8 billion through a listed debenture issue to fulfil the Basel III capital requirements.

The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC, Sri Lanka’s foremost and pioneering herbal-personal care product manufacturer in a bid to eradicate dengue menace from the country has introduced ‘Swadeshi Safeplus Citro’ herbal mosquito repellent

Commercial High Court issued an interim order restraining three directors of Spice of Life (Pvt.) Ltd from a purported allotment of shares as well as issuing abstracts of board papers, which have not been passed by the board of directors. 

Colombo Christmas Street 2017 is set to take place from today to December 23, at Green Path, offering a whole new concept in entertainment for the second consecutive year. 

Samaposha, Sri Lanka’s favourite breakfast cereal, especially among children, has launched ‘Nutri Plus’, a new breakfast cereal for the whole family. It’s brimming with the goodness of Kurakkan, to improve the nutritional need

Hatton National Bank (HNB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has introduced a new export credit scheme for the benefit of small and medium-scale exporters in Sri Lanka. 

Former Chairman of John Keells Holdings Deshamanya Ken Balendra, who saw the release of his biography - They Call Him Ken - written by Savithri Rodrigo in September this year, presented the proceeds of the books sold thus far to the designated charit

The board of directors of Sunshine Holdings PLC appointed Sanjeev Shishoo, formerly Corporate Vice President of global healthcare giant, Novo Nordisk’s Global Service Centre (GSC), in Bangalore, as a Director of the company.

Evinta Departure Control System (Evinta DCS), a product by John Keells IT,wonthe merit award at the recently

H-Connect was the proud recipient of the Bronze award at the Shared Service and Outsourcing Network (SSON)

Nothing says Christmas like a thoughtful gift, and it’s definitely the season to gift loved ones their favourites

For the very first time in its history, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing competed in the 53rd Annual Report Awards

Key government agencies have to overcome an impasse on the required legal framework for the controversy ridden National Payment Platform (NPP) to get the green light, Mirror Business learns. 

Customs data analyzed by Siyaka Research has confirmed that Sri Lanka exported 23.6 mnkg in November this year, up a sharp 16 percent on last year’s low drought restricted figure of 20.4 mnkg.  The November quantity is however the lowest s

Sampath Bank PLC continued to sate its hunger for capital to meet regulatory requirements and expand business with the bank’s director board this Monday approving plans to raise Rs. 20 billion through debt and equity, just days after the bank r

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session yesterday to their lowest close in more than eight months as investors offloaded banking and diversified stocks.