For thousands of years mankind has wondered about the creatures that roam the seas. As if the seas of our planet are a kind of parallel universe, a place of wonder, where exquisite beings

Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Finance and Mass Media Ministry Secretary Dr. R.H. Samaratunga were laying the finishing touches to Samaraweera’s self-titled ‘designer budget’ at the minister’s residenc

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended a tad firmer in dull trade yesterday led by exporter conversions, while most market participants awaited cues from the national budget due today.

Days ahead of the budget, a corporate leader cum economist called on the government to maintain consistency among its economic policy statements, the budget and post-budget enabling legislation, to ensure that the government policies are not mere hal

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended steady yesterday with turnover hitting a seven-week high on foreign selling in United Motors Lanka, while all eyes are on the 2018 budget presentation scheduled today.

Dipped Products PLC’s (DIPD) September quarter was supported by its plantation sector performance— mainly the higher tea prices— and for a lesser degree by the glove manufacturing business. 

One of the country’s leading telecom operators, Dialog Axiata PLC, experienced a positive third quarter from July-September (3Q17) compared to the same period last year amidst increased revenue and the decline of indirect taxes on data services

The Central Bank this week said that even if one company in the luxury property market collapses, it would not have a knock-on, domino effect on the rest of the market and downplayed the possibility of an asset bubble in the property sector emanating

Embark,the popular brand with a cause, opened its 11th standalone store in the city of Kurunegala on 29 October. Keeping true to its vision of improving the lives of street dogs in Sri Lanka,

Over 150 years of history and heritage later, the Galle Face Hotel continues to lead culinary trends in Sri Lanka. With a focus on promoting clean eating, the iconic hotel 

Well-known business professional, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi has recently been conferred the title of ‘Accredited Master Coach & Mentor’ (AMC/M) by the International Authority for Professional

The Export Development Board (EDB) organized Sri Lanka’s participation at the 14th China – ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, China from 12th -15th September  in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate in Guangzhou.

Blue Mountain Group Chairman Dr. Hiran Hettiarachchi will represent Sri Lanka’s property sector at the prestigious ‘PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit’ today at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. 

The re-mastered version of the most famous and best-selling office chair in the world, Herman MillerAeron 2.0 was unveiled in Colombo recently.

Sri Lankan start-up incubation and acceleration platform, Hatch, announced plans for the launch of the island’s single largest co-working office space designed exclusively for start-ups to collaborate, create and grow.

First coined in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WECD) or the ‘Bruntland Commission’, the term ‘sustainable development’ was defined in its report as: ‘Development that meets the needs of the

At the fifth Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Week that was held recently in Bangkok, where the deliberations of the Committee on Trade and Investment were held, International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe was unanimously appointed as Vice

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) will hold a customary post-budget seminar on November 16, 2017, at its auditorium.

Sri Lanka’s investment opportunities will receive global spotlight with Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama speaking at the ‘Global Investment Forum’ of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (I

Home grown Sri Lankan corporate, Fairway Holdings, hosted the second annual Fairway English Creative Writing Workshop on the 3rd and 4th of November 2017. Over 150 amateur writers

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares inched lower yesterday, with trading volume slumping to a more than six-week low, as investors awaited the national budget presentation scheduled later this week.

The bullish sentiments on the construction sector that prevailed over the last two years have reversed in the short to medium term, with a number of headwinds expected to negatively impact its growth prospects, a brokerage said yesterday. 

Many businessmen in Sri Lanka are rent-seekers or started out that way, which has left the country’s youth with a dearth of role models to look up to when becoming entrepreneurs, according to a former Ceylon Chamber of Commerce chairman.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer yesterday as dollar sales by foreign banks outpaced strong importer demand for the greenback, while most market participants awaited cues from the national budget later this week, dealers said.

Diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence (SPEN) recorded strong growth during the June-September quarter (2Q18), with higher revenue across all sectors, and sale of a subsidiary contributing towards profits during the period despite escalating expenses

The ‘KotagalaKahata – Rasa Wasana’ consumer promotion, which took place from the 22nd of June to the 25th of August 2017, recently came to a successful conclusion

As Sri Lanka’s apparel industry looks to reinvent itself to meet a new fashion future, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most respected apparel makers, the Hirdaramani Group, have taken 

Having recently doubled its capital to over Rs 10 billion,Amãna Bank reinforced the confidence of its shareholders by tripling its Q3 2017 Profit Before Tax to reach Rs 186.1 million as against 

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that accelerates business outcomes for its clients, today announced that it is adding

In line with its commitment to providing the highest levels of service to its customers, Sampath Bank commissioned a drive-through automated teller machine (ATM) at its Colombo Super Branch