National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continued to support the fight against the covid pandemic, under the ‘NDB Cares’ theme, by donating a much needed ‘Optiflow Nasal Oxygen Delivering System’ to the ‘National Institute of Infectious Diseas

Continuing its efforts in empowering rural schools with access to information, SLT-Mobitel recently handed over another School Bus Library as a part of an ongoing CSR project aimed at transforming decommissioned SLTB Buses into fully fledged librarie

Tokyo Cement Group recently expanded their ‘Fountain of Life’ projectby gifting purified drinking water facilities to the people of Siyambalagaswewa in Mihintale.

With a strong presence of over six decades, Maliban Biscuits continues to prove its mark as Sri Lanka’s most trusted confectionary brand with their unremitting efforts in helping the nation combat the fast-spreading coronavirus.

As part of its ongoing efforts to support national endeavours to mitigate the pandemic, Dialog Axiata PLC donated 50 urgently required medical-grade Oxygen cylinders with a capacity of 47L to the hospitals in Kalutara district, as selected by Office

Hemas Hospitals launched the ‘Deewara Diri Savi’ donation drive to support and empower the fishing community along the Western Coast of the country, whose livelihoods were gravely impacted by the marine destruction caused by the X-Press Pearl shi

Ceylinco Life recently donated High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) equipment to the Ratnapura Teaching Hospital under an on-going initiative to provide essential equipment to hospitals treating patients with respiratory failure.

Intending to help individuals find happiness and balance in their lives, Dialog Club Vision treated their Club Vision Red members and their families to an exclusive online engagement event – ‘OKAY with Kapila’ conducted by the Founder of Voices

South Korean electronics giant, LG, has always been at the forefront of introducing innovative products featuring the latest in technology, as part of their mission to help people lead comfortable and convenient lifestyles.

Fresh berries lovingly nurtured in Sri Lanka under the brand name, ‘BerryMuch’ will be launched in Sri Lanka.

UnuUnu, a recently conceptualized startup launches a first-of-its-kind tea delivery in Colombo.

Samsung, has signed music artist and youth icon Yohani de Silva as the brand ambassador for its premium Galaxy Z Series foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and all its future launches.

Union Assurance PLC closed the first half of the financial year as the fastest growing life insurer, achieving a 65 percent growth in regular new business premiums among the top five life insurers in Sri Lanka, amidst a pandemic-affected business lan

China has announced plans to set up a third stock exchange to serve small and medium-sized businesses. President Xi Jinping said the new share market will be in the capital Beijing, during a speech to the International Fair for Trade in Services.

Online gamers under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play for an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays, China’s video game regulator has said.

Like many other countries, Sri Lanka faces numerous challenges in the battle against COVID-19. The pandemic has caused deep uncertainty and presented a colossal challenge for the country’s healthcare system.

Meeting Sri Lanka’s rapidly increasing water and sanitation needs will require a comprehensive national policy capable of managing institutional coordination, improve planning and attract investment to benefit millions of people.

To utilise the fullest extent of the GSP+ benefits, Sri Lanka’s apparel industry must increase the value addition to its exports to the European Union (EU) from the current 52 percent to 65 percent quickly. Vertical integration in Sri Lanka’s app

Borrowers who continue to be battered by the pandemic-induced restrictions on their income generating activities are given further four months of loan relief and a host of other concessions, effective from September 01, 2021. The fresh round of paym

The government said the depreciation of the rupee while there has been a massive injection of US dollars into the country is “strange” and attributed it to “some error” that needs to be looked into.

Fitch Ratings has assigned Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC’s (CB, AA-(lka)/Stable) proposed Sri Lankan rupee-denominated Basel III compliant subordinated debentures of up to Rs.10 billion a final National Long-Term Rating of ‘A(lka)’.

Legendary Singaporean investor and the Chairman of Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC S.P. Tao has passed away at the age of 105 in Nanjing, China.

The government yesterday asked people to not panic fearing a food shortage in the country, as there is no truth to reports claiming a scarcity of essential commodities.

Borrowings by the government in July from the Central Bank and licensed commercial banks amounted to a whopping Rs.320 billion, nearly double the figure in June, as the government settled a billion dollar bond from printed money while the semi-dorman

Soaring prices of food staples such as sugar, vegetables, fish, chicken and the likes pushed consumer prices in the Colombo district to an 18-month high in August from a year ago as the country is battling its worst economic crisis alongside a once-i

A mechanism has been formulated to provide organic fertilizer required for the Maha Season to farmers without any shortage, government officials of line institutions said. Accordingly, they said the entire process including farmer awareness, technica

With the aim of helping Sri Lankan technology companies gain access to a lucrative pipeline of new customers, marketing channels and business opportunities, PwC Sri Lanka along with its ecosystem partner SLASSCOM, has organised a unique session on di

Following a successful year where our female achievers were celebrated for their achievements, NDB bank together with Sirasa News 1st recently launched the second Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana Programme for 2021. The second launch however also focuses on

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) recently announced the appointment of Syed Muhammad Ali Abrar to the position of Finance Director, effective September 1, 2021.

The ICCSL webinar in partnership with Daily FT, the MBA Alumni Association of University of Colombo and Rotary Club of Colombo, titled ‘A Smart Lockdown – The Need of the Hour?’, will be aired on the FB pages of the ICCSL and Daily FT and LNW s