AFP: Asian markets mostly fell yesterday following a sell-off on Wall Street as traders fear US lawmakers will fail to pass much-vaunted tax cuts. Tokyo’s Nikkei was among the biggest losers, even with data showing Japanese business confidence

AFP: He already has millions of Twitter followers and has spoken of the wonders of new technology. Now the Dalai Lama has launched a new iPhone app so devotees can keep track of his travels and teachings.

The representatives of Sri Lanka’s gem industry Wednesday met with President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the problems they face in their work and seek redress. 

Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama met with Esperanza Lasagabaster, a senior official of the World Bank to discuss the ongoing initiatives being undertaken by the Ministry with the support of the World Ban

The Sri Lanka Tea Board said yesterday that the detection of an insect which led to the temporary ban of Ceylon Tea imports into Russia may have been an isolated incident, and that Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake would visit Russia t

DSI Supersport, Sri Lanka’s number one school footwear, announced the launch of ‘Super Thegi Waare’ – a great prize draw competition for school children. Participants stand a chance to win 200 mountain bikes, 100 tabs and 1000

DFCC Bank has recently agreed to take up the joint title sponsorship of the 2017 Inter School Golf Tournament, conducted by the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the sponsorship was recently signed between DFCC

Chutiduwa Livestock Company, being a pioneer in farm products, is ready to supply a series of nutritious farm products with special discounts in this festival season. This would be a great opportunity for those individuals, hotels and caterers who wi

The Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC) will be hosting its first-ever International Symposium on Industrial Systems (InSys) on December 18, at the SLTC in Padukka.

Athukorala Group Chairman Anura Athukorala was awarded at the recently concluded National Tea Awards, held at the Nelum Pokuna auditorium, organised by the Plantation Ministry and National Tea Board. 

The Sri Lanka Junior Boys & Girls Golf Championship 2017, sponsored by PRIMA SUNRISE BREAD for the past 10 consecutive year

The RCGC Inter-school Golf Championship organized by DONS Golf, will tee off on 16th December 2017 at the Roya

Targeting 80 percent of the retail business including the traditional and popular ‘Sillara Kade’ boutique, CH17 in collaboration with 99RetailStreet (Brand name of Aequm PTE Ltd, a Singapore based entity that enables small retailers in Sr

The IESL-UTE Engineering Raspberry Pi Challenge 2017, organised by UTE Engineering division of United Tractor and Equipment (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading engineering solution’s company and the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, (IESL),

Philips Lighting, the world leader in lighting, announced the launch of its first ever retailer loyalty scheme in Sri Lanka called ‘Royal’ at an event held at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo recently.

Nestle swept the board at the prestigious Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2017, winning one of the highest number of awards at  the event.

The State Christmas Festival 2017 will take place on December 16th at the Hindu Cultural Center in Trincomalee.

The Bank of Ceylon’s 2016 Annual Report won the Gold award for the state bank category at the 53rd Annual Report Awards by Chartered Accountants (CA) of Sri Lanka.

Leading financial organization Siyapatha Finance PLC celebrated the opening of a new branch in Panadurarecently

DFCC Bank embarked on far-reaching tree planting sustainability measures during the current year which have been

Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) this week said that it would maintain the B1 negative outlook for Sri Lanka due to the high risks in government liquidity and volatile 

The depositors of failed Pramuka Bank are set to start a fresh campaign to gain their dues after a long silence.

The largest Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) since 2015 raising Rs. 1.2 billion for LVL Energy Fund was snapped up on the opening day.

The Sri Lankan government will be organising facilities for Ceylon Tea to be sold at auctions held in China, according to one of the Cabinet decisions taken this week. “For the promotion of Sri Lankan tea in the People’s Republic of China

High net worth investor Nimal Perera has reportedly invested Rs.250 million in local tech start-up Arimac in exchange of 50 percent stake of the company.  Arimac, which is still in its initial stages, has been able to score and retain clients li

The households that have installed solar power panels and are supplying a net excess of electricity to the national grid under the government subsidized solar promotion programmes are placing further burdens on those who do not generate solar power,

S&P Global Ratings has revised its credit rating outlook  for DFCC Bank from negative to stable, while affirming

The Sri Lanka Junior Golf Championship, the fitting finale to the junior calendar 2017 entered the second round

Truecaller, the world’s most used Caller ID & Spam Detection app, recently announced some revealing stats on spam 

DSI Supersport, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 school footwear announced the launch of ‘Super Thegi Waare’ -a great prize draw competition for school children.