Germany is the third most popular destination among international students in the world.  Over 12 percent (over 340,000) of all students in Germany are of foreign origin. 

AFP: The United States does not intend to disrupt European business deals with Iran, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published yesterday.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended marginally higher yesterday as selling of the U.S. dollar by banks on account of inward remittances surpassed early demand for the greenback from importers, dealers said. 

Leading Sri Lankan travel solutions provider, Hayleys Tours will serve as Official Travel Partner to the internationally famed triathlon, Ironman 70.3, set to take place in Colombo on the 25th February 2018. Serving as the qualifying round for triath

Top performers of Grade Five Scholarship Exams 2017 received Nations Kids Accounts and a cart full of books from Nations Trust Bank and FriMi at the recently concluded Big Bad Wolf book fair to enlighten their future. Nations Trust Bank and FriMi wis

AFP: Sri Lanka plans to restrict imports of tuk-tuks in a bid to reduce road accidents and congestion, the country’s transport minister said yesterday. 

Sri Lanka’s favourite brand of household paint, Multilac received a Silver award for the Industry Sector at Export Awards 2017, held by the National Chamber of Exporters, recently.

The most prestigious event of the leostic year 2017/18 of the Leo Club of University of Colombo, the third Annual Installation Ceremony was held recently at the New Arts Theatre of University of Colombo.

Etihad Airways and Alibaba’s Tmall and Alitrip will today debut a specially branded aircraft livery for the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival 2017. Five aircraft emblazoned with this special 11.11 exterior will 

Electro Metal Pressings (Pvt.) Ltd (EMP), the vanguard of Sri Lanka’s electro mechanical engineering industry, won the Gold award at the recently concluded Export Awards 2017 organised by the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) of Sri Lanka.

Khomba Baby Soap, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 herbal baby care product, has been relaunched with new herbal ingredients and new soothing fragrances with an expansion of the portfolio. 

Foreconns Canneries, a leading exporter in food items with authentic Sri Lankan delicacies, was recently bestowed the Gold award in Value-Added Agriculture sector, Medium Scale, Canned and Processed food sub category, at the NCE Awards 2017 ceremony

Sisiliyana Stone Resort, a newly opened hotel in Gonapola, Horana, was rewarded for its quality and efficiency at the recently concluded annual MASSCO Award ceremony held at Ramada Hotel in Colombo.

Daraz.lk turned one by opening up a new warehouse and pick-up location together with guests from Reckitt Bankiser’s marketing team, Jude Martino and Daraz Regional Director Sumit Jasoria. Hoping to bring its customers convenience and better ser

A loyalty programme to recognize and reward the employees and staff in the retail sector was launched by the Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) recently. 

East West Marketing, a fully-owned subsidiary of Nawaloka Holdings, one of Sri Lanka’s leading suppliers of FMCG and bakery products, is expanding its consumer product range with the latest addition ‘Almarai’ cheese.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday joined the government to launch a project to equip the country’s youth with skills required to survive and thrive in the fast evolving workplace. 

Lanka IOC PLC, Sri Lanka’s only privately-owned petroleum distributor, is planning to set up over a dozen electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) at its existing petroleum filling stations this year, in order to reliably facilitate journeys

AFP: London Stock Exchange Group said yesterday that its chief executive, French national Xavier Rolet, would leave the company by the end of 2018 after almost a decade in charge. It gave no reason for Rolet’s move, which will precede Britain&r

The leader in Sri Lanka’s lubricant market, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, saw its earnings for the quarter ended 30th September (3Q17) narrowing 34 percent year-on-year to Rs.892.9 million, the interim financial accounts showed.

Sri Lanka is to sign an economic cooperation agreement with South Korea during President Maithripala Sirisena’s upcoming visit to that country this November.

Sri Lanka’s tea output jumped 27.6 percent due to good weather in September and a lower base last year, the state-run Tea Board said yesterday. 

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended down for a third straight session yesterday to hit near a one-week low, led by banking stocks while block deals boosted the turnover, brokers said.

The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ambassador William Lacy Swing expressed his appreciation for Sri Lanka’s active role in the preparations for the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration a

On a promotional visit on enhancing Sri Lanka’s exports to the EU under GSP Plus concessions and the investment potentials at large, Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe met the Chamber heads in Milan this week.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka hosted a delegation from the Guangzhou municipal government headed by Tu Hongze, Vice Counsel.

A resident in the Kandy district is the lucky winner of the biggest ever inaugural lottery prize offered by the Development Lotteries Board.  

At “Meet the Ambassador” programme organized by the National Chamber of Commerce, the Iranian Ambassador along with his delegation addressed the business community regarding trade and investment opportunities available in Iran. 

The 3rd edition of the China Products (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Exhibition returns to a country whose economy is being boosted by growing consumer demand spurred by higher disposable incomes. 

Evinta Departure Control System (Evinta DCS), a product by John Keells IT, won the overall GOLD award at the recently concluded British Computer Society’s National Best Quality Software Awards