Sri Lankan cement manufacturer Tokyo Cement Group said it has struck a deal with Japan’s Ube Industries Ltd for technical support and import raw materials to make high-quality cement. A statement said the deal was signed on August 1, 2016.

Agalawatta Plantations PLC yesterday in a stock market filing said it was notified that the sale of 60.80 percent of its shares by Mackwoods Plantations (Pvt.) Ltd for Rs.304 million was executed with the approval of the two shareholders of the latte

Expolanka Holdings PLC, a unit of Singapore-based SG Holdings—the holding company of Japan’s Sagawa group—saw its net profit for the June quarter (1Q17) falling 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs.182.3 million amid non-cash write d

Sri Lanka’s only private oil company that operates fuel retail outlets, Lanka IOC PLC said it was reducing the prices of two of its own fuel brands from midnight, yesterday.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly weaker in dull trade yesterday due to mild importer dollar demand, but the fall was capped as dealers were reluctant to trade below 145.60 levels fearing intervention by the Central Bank, dealers said.&nbs

The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Sri Lanka – Canada Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce were held recently at the residence of High Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka Shelley Wh

Idyllic Laya Beach Wadduwa, just a very short, 30-minute drive from Colombo, is always a great option for a quick escape, with plenty of sun, sea and sand to go around for those interested in a spectacular stay without the hassle of unnecessary trave

Marcio Favilla will do the keynote address for the Tourism Pillar on the 12th of August, one of the four growth sectors identified. Favilla is currently Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations at the World Tourism Or

Pro Food/Pro Pack & Ag-biz 2016, Sri Lanka’s only comprehensive food, agriculture and packaging exhibition will be held for the 15th consecutive year from August 12 to 14, 2016 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Hall (BMICH).&

Union Bank recently announced its partnership as the Premium sponsor of the Annual Export Awards organized by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka for the 24th consecutive year. 

Institute of Lean Management (ILM) flagship event, the International Lean Transformation summit will be held on 27th and 28th September at the Galadari Hotel Colombo on the theme of “Inculcating Lean Thinking for Better Tomorrow” 

The seventh meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Business Forum was held at Hotel Shangri La, New Delhi recently.  BIMSTEC involves a group of countries in South Asia and South E

PickMe, Sri Lanka’s very own start up mobile taxi hailing serviceprovider was honoured with the mBillionth award by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF).  

From the timeless Wayfarer design to the latest Round Fleck designs, Rayban sunglasses are on promotion at Eric Rajapakse Opticians. Dilanka Herath,  Rayban Product Manager of Global Vision has re-appointed Eric Rajapakse Opticians as authorised

In celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s number one brand in men’s shirts, Emerald is offering its loyal customers cash prizes worth Rs.6 million when purchasing an Emerald shirt.  

Sri Lanka’s former war-torn Northern and Eastern provinces have emerged as the fastest growing 

The local unit of the Singapore based real-estate group, Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC (OSEA) group 

Colombo Port City had been invited to participate in NATCON, the annual conference of the 

An Indian delegation would be visiting Sri Lanka this week to discuss the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) where they would look at how the proposed trade pact can integrate 

AFP: The number of nights spent in French hotels by foreign tourists fell 10 percent in July compared 

With reference to Mirror Business story titled “Lobby politicians but don’t trust them: Brandix boss” 

Epson, a Japanese digital imaging and printing solutions company, announced its expansion plans in 

Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) partnering with Thomas Cook (India) Ltd, India’s leading 

The inaugural meeting of a series of one-on-one meetings organized by the Finance Ministry to discuss 

Lakmini Ramani Helena Wijesundera, the CEO of Iron One Technologies was crowned as the 

President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister of Development and International Trade, Malik 

Continuing to expand its engagement with the country’s estate sector, Unilever Sri Lanka launched the Unilever ‘Perfect Estate’ programme at the Dambetenne Estate recently. 

The Commercial High Court issued an Enjoining Order restraining Defendant Jyothy Laboratories 

The International Pepper Conference (IPC) conducts regular sessions and meetings every year hosted by member countries on rotation basis.  

Sri Lankan exporter Fanam International has executed the first shipment of goats to the Republic of Maldives, a statement by National Chambers of Exporters said.