REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed firmer yesterday helped by year-end remittances and selling of the US currency by exporters, dealers said. The spot rupee ended at 153.00/10 per dollar, compared with Friday’s close of 153.05/10.

Zeppelin Advertising Services Pvt Ltd, the Pioneers & Purveyors of fine Corporate Gifts (Since 1982), announced the launch of its new line of innovative business gifts for the festive season with premium products for all business sectors. Their n

The ‘Bera Fest 2017’ held recently at Viharamahadevi Complex was a unique day-long festival of drums that featured almost all the major drummers in the country. It was an apt event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Naadro,that has made

Softlogic Information Technologies Pvt Ltd, one of the country’s leading software and hardware solutions providers and a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, won the top AEM (Asia Emerging Markets) Award at the South Asia Partner Summit 2017 h

AFP:  The US central bank is set to raise the benchmark interest rate this week, looking to get ahead of price increases that, though absent so far, are still expected to materialize.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares extended falls into a second session yesterday, closing at their lowest in nearly eight months, as foreign investors sold blue chips such as conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC.

While neighbouring Sri Lanka is struggling to attract higher numbers of tourists, the island archipelago the Maldives attracted 127,986 tourists this October, which was 8.9 percent more tourists compared to a year ago, with keen interest from Europea

Cross sharing of expertise between urban crafts designers and traditional local craftsmen resulted in a unique range of crafts entering into the domestic marketplace, at the ‘Shilpa Saviya’ exhibition, according to a communiqué fro

Reading makes a full man. The positive life changing effect that reading can have on society is widely documented. While being the cornerstone for learning, reading culture is the basis for an educated labour force which is the source of productivity

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) will be hosting a Twitter Chat on its annual flagship report, ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2017’ on Thursday, December 14th 2017, from 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m..

The National Chamber of Commerce (NCC) announced the 14th edition of ‘National Business Excellence Awards 2017’ at the Hilton on December 13th 2017, in the presence of large gathering of top business leaders, leading business organisation

JAT Holdings has revolutionized the paint industry having partnered with highly renowned British paint maker, Crown Paints to introduce a wide range of premium Interior & Exterior emulsion paints to help you find the perfect color of your choice

The recent growth of apartment complexes in Colombo and its suburbs is quite evident to the naked eye. However, potential locations such as Colombo 12 or otherwise known as Hulftsdorp, have not been largely targeted by developers for residential purp

In addition to its complimentary inflight service and hospitality offering, Etihad Airways has introduced a selection of inflight

Waves, Sri Lanka’s only natural flip-flops, won the Merit Award for The Innovative Brand of the Year, for its novel concept

NSBM Green University Town Acting Chairperson Ruwanthi Gunathilake recently declared open the NSBM Career Fair with the presence of Deputy Vice Chancellor Chaminda Rathnayake, School of Business Dean Thilini De Silva, School of Computing Dean Chamind

Leading Sri Lankan porcelain tableware manufacturer Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC (DPL) sees ample opportunity in the neighbouring Indian market and is gearing to further expand its business interests in that country, a top company official said.

Millerholz, the leading provider of high quality durable flooring solutions and Spotless, the premier commercial and industrial cleaning solutions company, recently opened the doors to their flagship showroom in Colombo.

On November 30th 2017, DSI celebrated the opening of the latest  footwear outlet in Ratnapura. The new outlet can be found at No.23 of the Seneviratne Building on the Main Street of Ratnapura.

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

National Tea Awards was held for the first time in Sri Lanka with the participation of President Maithripala Sirisena as the chief guest last Friday. The awards recognised the contributions and achievements made by individuals and companies in severa

Berendina Micro Investments Company (BMIC) held its Best Entrepreneur Awards recently at MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya.

The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) together with Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will be facilitating a joint seminar on the new Foreign Exchange Control Act, on Wednesday, December 13, at the CA au

Use of laptops appears to be making a comeback, especially in the urban areas of Sri Lanka, according to data released by the Census and Statistics Department, despite the increasing popularity of mobile phones.

The change in ownership structure at Singer Sri Lanka PLC has effected a change in the director board of its subsidiary Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC.  Senior banker Aravinda Perera has been appointed the Chairman of Singer Finance PLC, the company

The responsibility of coming up with a digital marketing campaign for the country’s tourism industry has been entrusted with a special committee appointed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) chaired by Prime Minister Ranil Wi

AFP:  Kuwaiti Oil Minister Essam al-Marzouk said yesterday the international crude market is expected to rebalance in the fourth quarter of 2018 after producers extended a deal to curb output.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announced the appointment of Dilshan Wirasekara as a Director of the CSE Board with effect from 21st  November 2017. 

Member of Parliament Vasudeva Nanayakkara fired broadsides at the Ports and Shipping Ministry, bringing legal action against  key state officials and policy makers in the ministry for failing to prevent the monopolization of the shipping industr

Millerholz, the leading provider of high quality durable flooring solutions and Spotless, the premier commercial and industrial