In recognition of the service towards the upliftment of herbal products in Sri Lanka, Green Herbal Products was awarded a special MASSCO award 2017 held at Hotel Ramada Colombo recently.

The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) which celebrates its 62 years anniversary this year will hold its 51st Annual General Meeting and the anniversary celebrations at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo on September 29.  

Alpha Industries, a leading security solution (physical storage) provider and furniture manufactures in Sri Lanka recently joined hands with ‘Office 2017’, an exclusive exhibition showcasing workplace solutions, as the Gold sponsors for t

Litro Gas Lanka, the largest importer and supplier of LP Gas in Sri Lanka partnered the Chefs Guild of Lanka for the 10th consecutive year to sponsor the 17th edition of the country’s biggest culinary food exhibition and trade show, ‘Culi

Sanjeev Jayaratnam and Kumar de Silva are back once again with their signature motivational, skills development, and corporate etiquette workshops – The Smart Professional

Eminent scholar and economist Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja is slated to deliver the keynote address at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Sri Lanka ‘International Conference - 2017’ to be held on 3rd October at the Balmor

‘Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data – 2017’, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The current data folder is the 40th volume of the series. This easy-to-carry data

At the tea auction held on 20th September, an invoice of PF1 from Abbotsleigh Estate, Watawala selling under the Florence Mark secured an all-time Colombo tea auction record price of Rs.710/- per kilogram in the CTC High Grown Category.

The Sri Lankan chapter of Global Organization for Persons of Indian Origin (GOPIO) SL organized a career development seminar today.

Perfect Business Solution Services (PBSS) grabs another Gold award as the best service company in the national level at CNCI Awards 2017 held recently at Galadari Hotel Colombo.

AFP:  UK banks will start carrying out immigration checks on all account holders from January, part of a crackdown on those in the country illegally, the government said this week.

AFP: Asian markets turned lower yesterday as investors cashed in at the end of a mostly positive week while the dollar weakened against its main peers with analysts questioning the chances of a third US interest rate hike this year.

AFP: Standard & Poor’s yesterday slashed Hong Kong’s top-notch credit rating, a day after lowering China’s, warning of potential spillover risks the mainland’s ballooning debt pile.

AFP: Swedish telecom firm Telia will pay fines of nearly US$1 billion to settle a bribery case brought by US, Swedish and Dutch authorities, the US Justice Department announced Thursday.

Regional Consultations as part of the design of Sri Lanka’s National Export Strategy (NES) took place in Galle yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is expected to keep its key interest rates steady on Tuesday, a Reuters poll showed, to support a stuttering economy even as inflation accelerates amid strong credit growth.

David Stanford - CIMA Global President met with Prime Minister Wickremasinghe at Temple Trees to discuss potential opportunities for CIMA to work with the government to build a skilled workforce and financial literacy in the country. Venkkat Ramanan

AFP: The third round of talks on revamping NAFTA, which start today in Ottawa, are expected to be punishing as diplomatic tensions mount.

AFP:  Smaller planes will dominate aviation orders worldwide in the next 20 years, driven by the needs of budget airlines in emerging markets like Southeast Asia, Boeing said yesterday.

AFP: Russia’s energy minister said yesterday that he was in favour of continuing cooperation with the OPEC oil cartel as their joint accord to cap output bears fruit in boosting the price of crude. “We should keep the pace and definitely

Eight outstanding young professionals from Sri Lanka’s advertising industry and two students have been selected to represent the country at the annual Young Spikes 2017 & Cheil Young Creative 

The Malay Sports Festival organized by Kumpulan Melayu Battaramulla (KMB) concluded at the Padang Complex on Sunday the 17th of September 2017.

Sri Lanka needs better investor friendly legislation to attract more foreign investors – was the general consensus by industry experts at the recently concluded Investor Forum Sri Lanka, organized by the

The new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Act, which is currently with the Legal Draftsman’s Department, will address the gaps in the regulatory system, which were outlined by the International Organization of Securities Commissions&rsqu

Tokyo-based SBI Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire 20 percent of the shares of Sri Lanka’s Wealth Trust Securities Limited (WTS).

Manila-based development lender, Asian Development Bank (ADB), this week reiterated its pledge to continuously support Sri Lanka in its urban development programme and said would even step up its assistance going forward.  

The European Union has pledged Rs.5.4 billion (EUR 29.7 milliion) to reduce poverty in Uva and Central provinces of Sri Lanka by improving the living conditions and food security of the people living in the two provinces.

Sri Lanka’s nation-wide inflation, measured by the change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 7.9 percent in August on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, accelerating from 6.3 percent a month ago, the data released by the Department o

REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s tea output rose 6.14 percent due to good weather in August, the state-run Tea Board said on Wednesday, while industry officials also attributed the gain to lower production last year. Production in the first eight months

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist, has introduced a new collection of genuine leather mensshoes at their stores. The six new styles range from dress shoes to more casual shoes,