The Government Information Department yesterday announced the public and private sector experts, who have been appointed to the committee to formulate Sri Lanka’s national policy on digital banking, blockchain and crytocurrency mining.

Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka, an international non-profit organisation dedicated towards providing every family in Sri Lanka with a safe and stable place to call home, appointed Lakshan Madurasinghe as its Goodwill Ambassador.

Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce platform Kapruka.com (Private) Limited announced plans to commence accepting payments via cryptocurrencies within the next couple of weeks.

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) will host a public webinar series in conjunction with the release of the IPS’ annual flagship report ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2021’, on October 11, 13 and 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m

As nations across the globe are gearing up to welcome tourists, the Maldives has been successful in attracting over 100,000 travellers for the fourth month this year since it opened its borders.

The local retail giant Singer’s partnership with Malaysia’s Signature Group last year brought world’s leading kitchen systems, wardrobes, TV displays and workstations to Sri Lanka.

Globally renowned South Korean brand, LG, has always introduced innovative products featuring the latest technology, with the aim of ensuring people lead comfortable and convenient lifestyles.

Coca-Cola in Sri Lanka has launched the new Coca-Cola Zero with an even more delicious and refreshing recipe and bold, new packaging to deliver a taste that brings consumers even closer to the iconic classic Coke.

Samsung’s newly launched Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G has instantly captured the imagination of the world, with its recent Pre-ordering in Sri Lanka.

Swiss Medical Assets Technology Gmbh and Aero Lines Gmbh based in Switzerland overwhelmed with commitment and solidarity the hotels in Sri Lanka demonstrated towards the people of Sri Lanka by assisting the government in its efforts to control the vi

Bodyline, joint venture of apparel and textile giant MAS Holdings donated a 3000 litre oxygen tank to the Pimbura Base Hospital recently.

Litro Gas Lanka Limited recently donated a consignment of oxygen cylinders to the national healthcare sector to empower efforts to manage and mitigate the Covid19 pandemic.

DFCC Bank, the bank for everyone, recently launched the online version of its ‘Samata English’ project as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme for the 4th year.

CBL Samaposha partnered with the Ministry of Environment and the Environmental Authority in delivering the ‘Surakimu Ganga’ national project which aspires to minimize the impact that human interventions impose on the environment.

Orient Finance PLC, a member of the Janashakthi Group and leading financial service provider, recently donated essential respiratory support equipment to the COVID-19 support unit of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital – Ragama.

As the world celebrated the spirit and innocence of the rightful owners of tomorrow on Children’s Day under the global theme, ‘Reimagine a better future for every child’, SriLankan Cares, under the umbrella of the national carrier, SriLankan Ai

Apparel manufacturer Brandix, launched ‘Ran Daru Abhises’, a scholarship scheme to support high-performing students qualified for university education across Sri Lanka.

Rice is the dietary staple and the major domestic crop cultivated in Sri Lanka since ancient times. Therefore, the production and availability of rice are closely tied to food security as well as political stability in the country.

The answer to our current fertiliser and pesticide predicament is in a remarkable statement made five centuries ago by the father of the science of pharmacology,

Sri Lankan exporters yesterday slammed the Central Bank for unjustly placing all exporters in one basket when the latter charged that exporters are not fully repatriating and converting their proceeds within a reasonable timeframe.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka yesterday signed a loan agreement for US$ 110 million in additional financing to support the ongoing Health Sector Enhancement Project, which is aimed at improving the primary healthcar

Pandemic related economic stress could continue to drive down beer sales through March 2022 before staging a growth with the gradual restoration of economic normalcy, lifting of movement restrictions and the recovery of tourism trade, all of which co

The current milk powder shortage in the market will bode well on the domestic dairy producers such as Lanka Milk Foods PLC (LMF) as others have suspended imports due to the increase in controlled price by the government, according to Nation Lanka Equ

Oil prices fell sharply yesterday, extending losses from the previous session, as the United States said it was considering selling oil from its strategic reserves and as Russia said it was ready to stabilise the natural gas market. Brent crude price

Relief afforded to pandemic affected borrowers in the passenger transport sector affiliated to tourism in particular and others in general have been granted with an extension in line with the extensions granted separately for each sector effective fr

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka more than doubled in September from August, with over 13,000 travellers entering the country in September making it the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak for the country to welcome over 10,000 visitors in a month.

The medium term outlook for Sri Lanka is “clouded” by pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses and scarring left by the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank (WB) said, although the economy is expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021.

Top Sri Lankan conglomerate E.B. Creasy & Co. PLC has declared a whopping 60 percent dividend payout, from the distributable profits of the company for FY2020/21.

Aitken Spence PLC was ranked amongst the top 15 in the Most Respected of the nation’s most admired corporations for 2021.

DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, further extends its commitment to the COVID-19 economic recovery of the nation by facilitating free technical inspections to the industrialists through DIMO TECH, the group’s general engineerin