President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this week used the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) 26 event to highlight the overuse of chemical fertilisers in Sri Lanka, which has left the government to deal with diseases that continue to be

Releasing its first interim financials since going public, JAT Holdings PLC reported some robust top and bottom line performances for the three months ended in September (2Q22), as the sales for its wood coating products recovered exponentially in bo

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC reported strong sales growth during the three months to September (3Q21), which propelled the firm’s earnings for the period, as it benefitted from the faster rebound in the mobility and other economic activities since

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC reported some robust profits in the three months to September (3Q21) on continued growth in loans, stretched margins and slight improvement seen in the reported asset quality.

Sino Lanka Group has entered into an investment agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) to construct a mixed development project in Rajagiriya, via its subsidiary Sino Lanka Properties Two (Pvt.) Ltd.

Seylan Bank has announced plans to raise up to Rs.20 billion next year, either in one or more issuances, to boost its capital.

The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has sought the intervention of the United States Embassy in Colombo to halt the moves to award the exclusive LNG supply contract to US-based New Fortress Energy, circumventing tender procedures.

Samsung Electronics announced that it had reaffirmed its position as a top-five brand in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2021.

GPV Electronics celebrated a grand milestone recently when it broke ground for a new electronics factory.

In view of providing the best quality and advanced medical services to the people with increased accessibility and affordability, Melsta Hospitals Ragama recently declared open its Gastrointestinal Centre, one of the very few state-of-the-art and pur

Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd. (CHSL) has announced it has crossed the milestone of treating 12,000 cancer patients via a combination of cutting-edge radiation therapy and other forms of treatment.

Providing users with an all-in-one digital health solution, Doc990 and MyDoctor – powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, recently announced the merger of their services.

Lanka Hospitals reached another milestone recently by successfully completing 140 minimally invasive spinal fusion surgeries.

Nawaloka Hospitals recently introduced a unique healthcare solution in a bid to enable members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka convenient access to diverse portfolio of exclusive, high quality healthcare facilities at Nawaloka Hospitals.

Women and youth from different parts of the country, the Northern, Eastern, Southern, North Western, North Central and Uva provinces, come together to exchange their own personal experiences of war and/or political violence, to understand mutual em

A comprehensive promotional plan has been put in place by the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) to position the Port and its industrial zone as a haven of opportunity for setting up light industries.

SyTrans Global (Pvt) Ltd, the latest logistics company to enter the transportation industry in Sri Lanka, opened its first branch office in Trincomalee recently.

In line with global energy transition trends, the newly launched 360 degree retail logistics platform Sling Mobility will power the zero-emission mobility future in Sri Lanka.

Foreway Logistics (Private) Limited, a prominent face in the highly competitive field of logistics and supply chain management in Sri Lanka, celebrated a decade of excellence on October 5th.

Union Bank of Colombo PLC saw its profit falling in the three months to September as the back-to-back loan moratoria extended to pandemic-affected borrowers hurt its interest incomes while the exchange rate volatility and limited trading opportunitie

Sri Lanka’s most customer-friendly private sector bank HNB PLC rewards customers with strong financial track records unparalleled benefits and services through the recently introduced Premier current account.

Veteran banker and first female General Manager of an Asian bank Rohini Nanayakkara was recognised as a Most Admired Leader for outstanding contribution to the financial sector,

Having served the customers of Trincomalee since 1981, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Trincomalee City branch was ceremoniously opened at its newly refurbished own premises at No. 9, Main Street, Trincomalee, adhering to the health guidelines, due to the preva

The Digital Finance Forum, organised by the Asian FinTech Academy (AFTA), was recently held at Hilton Colombo.

LB Finance PLC, country’s leading non-banking financial institution, recently introduced a revolutionary digital solution to boost its key gold loans business.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that its point-of-sale (POS) devices have been enabled to accept contactless payments via ‘QuickPass’ – the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology of UnionPay cards.

Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering and IT services and solutions that help clients change and disrupt markets through innovation engineering, announced several key leadership appointments.

IFS, the leading global enterprise applications company, has announced Andy Watts as a key new member of its team.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has selected Jinasena Infotech (Pvt.) Ltd as its implementation partner for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP Solution in order to streamline its business processes.

Moneta, a lifestyle-based financial service enabler and the first start-up in Sri Lanka invested in by Google, recently closed its Seed II funding round, raising US $ 325,000, at a valuation of US $ 1.25 million.