Diversified conglomerate, Softlogic Holdings PLC, may delist its leading fashion and lifestyle subsidiary Odel PLC from the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), as the deadline for coming in line with the market regulator’s minimum public shareholding

Mobitel (Private) Limited, the mobile arm of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, yesterday announced its entry to the country’s online doctor channelling business with a voluntary offer to acquire all the shares of E-Channelling PLC, the pioneer in the loca

After many months of slowdown, Sri Lanka’s fuel bill now appears to have reversed its course as June has seen an increase in the bill in spite of the global crude prices still remaining extremely low, the Central Bank data showed.  

Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), a subsidiary of the country’s largest conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC, has begun to use a plant-based sweetener instead of sugar in some of its major soft drink products.

Kalamazoo Systems PLC yesterday said it was planning to raise Rs.1.56 billion through a rights issue, subject to shareholder and the Colombo Stock Exchange approval. 

The Import Section of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is organising a seminar to discuss the proposed new Customs Law and the change in the current Customs Ordinance.

The annual HSBC Premier Golf Tournament will Tee off at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya Golf Club on 9 and 10 September. 

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has announced that its Sri Lanka customer service team has triumphed in the Stevie Award 2016 competition, underthe Customer Service Category. 

Guardian Acuity Asset Management (GAAM), a unit trust management firm licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, will conduct a stimulating discussion on September 14 on ‘Investment Opportunities from the Proposed Megapoli

Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd has affirmed LB Finance PLC’s long-term rating of ‘A-(lka)’? outlook stable during their annual ratings review of NBFI’s on August 2, 2016.  

Aitken Spence Travels, the leading destination management company in Sri Lanka is handling a group series of doctors from the Middle East for the 5th consecutive year. 

As the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) is calling applications to recognize and reward the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability champions of the year 2016’, its previous year’s winner Sampath Bank says the victory is placed among

Colombo’s premier cardiac care service provider, Durdans Heart Centre, has joined the Doc 990 digital health portal enabling patients to make medical appointments with absolute ease via their mobile phones. 

Measures will be taken to further promote the gem industry in the international market thereby earning more foreign exchange to the country, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said. The minister pointed out that the government will take action to fin

Sri Lankan government, largely influenced by legacy businesses, is likely to bring in new legislation 

The Maldives recorded a tourist arrivals growth of 5.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) for July 2016, increasing to 110,432 tourists, despite setbacks in the Chinese economy.

Sampath Bank PLC’s fully owned subsidiary and the licensed finance company, Siyapatha Finance 

The capital market operator, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has stressed that it is imperative for all stakeholders to gear up and embrace change if Sri Lanka is to keep up with global trends and 

A leading trade association in the country recently called on the government to introduce 

The Sri Lanka Association of NVOCC Agents (SLANA), which was formed to advance and protect the interests of Non Vessel Owning Container Carriers (NVOCC’s) pointed out that the decision to 

United Tractor & Equipment (Pvt.) Limited (UTE), recognised as an industry pioneer in providing material handling solutionsand as the soleauthorized dealer in Sri Lanka for Cat Lift Trucks,was 

A status symbol, a reflection of one’s personality and our best possible defense in the digital age, the 

JAT Holdings, the pioneer of the timber coatings industry in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives and Sri Lanka’s leader in the furnishing and finishing industry in Sri Lanka, boasting an impressive 

Ishana Exports Pvt Ltd that broke the monopoly prevailed in the spice export market back in 1981 

Go Outdoors has appointed a dealer network to enhance market presence in their effort to 

The first of its kind both locally and internationally, SkySpray 1000 is the latest addition to the Suren Cooke Agencies arsenal for pest eradication. Using the latest drone technology, SkySpray 1000 

The capital market operator yesterday reached a new corporate milestone with the Central Depository System (CDS) having got to its 25 year mark.

By Zahara Zuhair  The 45th edition of Miss Intercontinental pageant themed, ‘The Fairy Tale’, is set to be held  for the first time in Sri Lanka on 16th of October with the participation of about 76 contestants from around the w

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka hosted the 24th SAARCFINANCE Coordinators’ Meeting at the Central Bank premises, Colombo, on September 1st. 

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady yesterday as dollar sales by banks from inward remittances offset importer dollar demand, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.50/55 per dollar at 0715 GMT, hardly changed from Thursday’s close of