Bringing to life an initiative to become an all-inclusive entertainment hub in Sri Lanka, Waters Edge together with Green Leaves Entertainment recently inked an agreement for the operation of a 500 pax theatre at the hotel. 

New for 2017, Intermodal Asia – the world’s leading exhibition and conference for the global container, transport and logistics market – will launch the Industry Leaders’ Strategy Summit (ILSS), which will take place from Marc

A half-day seminar on ‘Insight to Fraud Detection’ will be conducted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the chamber auditorium, No: 450, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10.

Elephant House and Keells Foods have in 2017, continued their longstanding partnerships with the ‘Battle of the Blues’, the historic cricketing rivalry between Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, now in its 138th year. 

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit for November 2016 widened 47.2 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) to US$ 922.4 million due to higher imports expenditure amid a decline in exports, the data released by the country’s Central Bank showed. 

Sri Lanka has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the fourth High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific, a Finance Ministry statement said.

The mall at the Colombo City Centre (CCC) mixed development project will be opened ahead of schedule for the December 2017 festive season, the Abans Group, one of the joint venture partners of the project, said.

Business tycoon Harry Jayawardena appears to be pushing for the appointment of ex-Commercial Bank Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody to the board of Sri Lanka’s second largest private bank, Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB), amid a legal battle to bring i

RIL Property Limited (RIL), a developer, owner and operator of commercial office space in Colombo received in-principle approval from the Colombo Stock Exchange for a listing of its ordinary voting shares through an initial public offering (IPO). &nb

Despite numerous assurances given that a new Bill would be passed to protect the domestic produce from cheaper imports by the beginning of this year, a powerful hand in the coalition regime appears to be blocking the passage of the law, Mirror Busine

The latest SLIM Experience Sharing Forum (ESF) was held recently at The Kingsbury Hotel featuring St. Anthony’s Group Managing Director S.R. Gnanam as the guest speaker. 

The 15th Annual K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT) Awards will be held tomorrow. 

A. M. Fachir, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia visited Sri Lanka recently during which time he met with the executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Indonesia Business Council along with other businessmen for a discussion

Sedawatta and Wadullawatta communities live at the edge of the Kelani river virtually under the bridge at Peliyagoda. For many these communities may be merely an eyesore. And many forget that those living under the bridge are also residents of Colomb

AFP -  British telecoms giant BT Group has agreed to legally separate its broadband unit Openreach to remedy concerns over competition in the sector, the company announced yesterday.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee rose slightly yesterday in dull trade as exporter dollar sales surpassed the importer greenback sales a day after Central Bank’s moral suasion curbed further decline, dealers said.

AFP - The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said this week that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of global warming, a position starkly at odds with the scientific consensus on climate change.

AFP - Oil prices took a battering on Thursday, with US prices falling below US$50 a barrel for the first time this year, amid worries about increased American shale production in the wake of ramped-up capital investment.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka (CIM Sri Lanka) will be hosting its first networking event for this year titled ‘Evolution of Music in Sri Lanka’ on March 17, 2017, at the CIM office, No: 20, Deal Place A, Colombo 3, at 6:0

NDB Capital Scholarship Trust of NDB Capital Holdings Limited (NCAP) is different from other scholarship schemes which provide financial support for university students. Whilst granting financial assistance throughout the university studies, the Trus

On Saturday, March 4, an event was held at the Barefoot Gallery Colombo to mark the International Women’s Day and showcase the Sari Connection project and its unique products with seamstresses from Jaffna and Mullaitivu.

Eser Marketing Managing Director Harindra Eladetta launched two books authored by him recently. The book in Sinhala is titled ‘Wyayama Awashyada?’ and the book In English is titled ‘Fitness of Human Being’. 

AFP - Japanese shares rallied yesterday as the dollar surged against the yen ahead of key US jobs data, while other Asian markets swung as energy firms were hit by another sharp sell-off in oil. With the Federal Reserve all but certain to hike US int

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC was awarded the top award in the General Services and Utilities category at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2016, organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sri Lanka. 

Samsung gave away a Rs.1 million cash prize to the Kirindiwela Singhagiri branch from which the lucky winner Ruwan Tharanga won his apartment in the innovative Win Your Home consumer promotion conducted by Samsung recently.

The Sri Lanka pavilion was a star attraction at the ITB Berlin 2017 international travel show which opened in Germany this week. 

The Shangri-La Colombo is the trial and error project for the entire mixed development industry in Sri Lanka, which caused some delays in its construction, an official said.

AFP: France’s Marine Le Pen is the biggest risk to European stability, Credit Suisse said in a guide launched yesterday to help investors navigate the upcoming “defining” months facing the continent.

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has made an operating profit of Rs.11 billion for the year 2016, up 83 percent from a year ago, on the back of revenue of Rs.44 billion, a Ports and Shipping Ministry statement said. 

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session yesterday, posting their lowest close in a month, dragged down by diversified stocks such as John Keells Holdings Plc as investor sentiment continued to remain low on concerns about rising