The new Jaguar E-PACE has set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title during its world premiere. The compact performance SUV leapt into the record books with a 15.3 metre-long jump 

Oman Air has been named as the winner of the ’Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’ award at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017 - voted for by air travellers based on their own 

Leading retail brand Signature, recently introduced an array of special packages to help grooms look their very best this wedding season,. Now young grooms, groomsmen and wedding guests alike can 

The Sri Lanka Food Processors Association (SLFPA) recently announced the approach of the 4th annual Six-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, the 29t

The settlement of the foreign currency debt issued by the Sri Lankan government during the last decade would become the real test for the country’s liquidity position and external vulnerability, Moody’s Investors Service recently said.

A new 3-year economic policy will be unveiled in early September, that will carry a host of proposals for improving the ease of doing business in Sri Lanka, according to the National Policies and Economic Affairs Deputy Minister.

The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) recently stressed the industry, together with the government should urgently come up with a mechanism to retain the smallholders during times of rubber price decline in order to ensure adequate sup

Sri Lanka’s worker remittances fell for the third consecutive month in May, while the remittance inflows in the first five months of the year narrowed quite substantially even before the Gulf crisis surrounding Qatar and its Arab neighbours too

Hayleys Advantis has further solidified its position in the Maldives with the addition of two new landing craft that will further expand the range of services offered by their subsidiary, Total Transport Solutions 

Integrated Reporting (IR) recognizes that a business has a wider stakeholder community that can influence its performance than just the providers of finance. IR also recognizes that a business deploys many capitals financial and non-financial. IR has

Sri Lanka’s proposed mega development projects such as the Western Region Megapolis, Hambantota Logistics and Industrial Zone and also the ongoing Colombo Port City will come under focus at the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017.

CMA Sri Lanka has organised a focused session on cybersecurity, risk management, governance and compliance at this year’s conference themed ‘Digital Transformation – A Strategic Imperative’.

AFP: Asian traders headed into the weekend cautiously upbeat yesterday following a broadly positive week across global equity markets after Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen indicated a softer approach to raising US interest rates.

AFP:  Qatar Airways’ outspoken boss Akbar Al-Baker accused neighbouring Gulf states Thursday of ‘bullying’ his country during the region’s political crisis and said his company’s profits would be hit by the dispute.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee fell yesterday due to thin importer demand for the greenback, while dealers said dollar buying by the Central Bank prevented appreciation of the local currency.  The spot rupee was trading at 153.70/75 per doll

The four-man Lankan team of officials that flew to Pakistan and Myanmar to select rice tranche, returned to Colombo yesterday.

AFP: Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile.

This refers to the front-page article published in ‘Mirror Business’ yesterday titled: “Sri Lanka’s approach to trade pacts too slow, ineffective: Governor”.

Maruthai Ravindhiran has been appointed as the Marketing Consultant to Homac Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, with effect from 1 July 2017.

Being located approximately 5,400 kilometres away from Sri Lanka, Israel has shown an increasing attention on Sri Lanka over the recent years as a unique tropical destination in the Indian Ocean with great surfing locations similar to Miami beach (US

Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, according to a report produced by the

Zahira College Colombo, the premier Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with a current student population of over 5000, is gearing itself to launch a colourful and fun-filled walk on Saturday

With astounding success and highest quality of their medical laboratory services in Colombo and suburbs, Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics (LHD)recently launched their newest lab testing

Expolanka Holdings PLC is aiming to boost its Expo Freight (EFL) operations to become the first global logistics brand originating from the Indian subcontinent, and over the past year bought out the minority stakes in its subsidiaries in the US and C

Sri Lanka Tourism clinched two prestigious awards at the World Travel Awards Ceremony held in the Maldives last week. 

An apparel industry spokesperson this week slammed the new Inland Revenue Bill, which will put 90 percent of Sri Lanka’s exporters under the higher 28 percent income tax bracket, continuing to call for support for an industry that has matured.

Reuters: Sri Lankan shares posted their lowest close in nearly one week in low trading yesterday as local investors booked profits while foreign players bought into risky assets, limiting the decline. The Colombo stock index ended 0.11 percent weaker

UrbanTrendz which opened its doors to Colombo’s shoppers recently is the newest, hippest Multi-brand Retail Store in Sri Lanka for such a super assortment of exclusive fashion brands as United 

Reuters: The Sri Lankan rupee ended steady yesterday as greenback sales by banks and exporters offset importer demand for dollars, dealers said.

The record low interest rates that prevailed until recently may have helped many to overcome their financial difficulties and enjoy better living standards in the short-term, but this has fuelled Sri Lanka’s household debt to reach record highs