CIC Holdings PLC was adjudged the winner of the most innovative research in non-plantation agriculture sector by the Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP) at a ceremony held at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Colombo recently.

Sri Lanka’s leading integrated infrastructure and engineering solutions provider MTD Walkers PLC won the Gold award in the Construction Sector at the recently concluded SLITAD People’s Development Awards 2017.

The Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni Association (PIMA), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, successfully concluded ‘Learning Beyond MBA: A Special Workshop on Strategic Business Insights’ recently, at the Postgraduate Institute

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) in collaboration with The HR Consortium (Pvt.) Ltd and Second Curve (Pvt.) Ltd will hold a half-day seminar on ‘How to make people want to work for you’, on Thursday, January 18, 2018,

Any commercial organisation is, by definition, a collection or teams of people who work together to achieve a purpose, often expressed as the organisation’s goals, objectives or targets.

Union Assurance (UA) received continuous recognition for implementing and executing high quality business processes and practices at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) during the past years.

Continuing on its journey to better serve a growing base of valued customers, Softlogic Finance PLC announced the further expansion of its branch network with the opening of its 35th fully-fledged new branch in Gampaha.

The staff of People’s Bank commenced operations in the New Year by giving the service oath.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Combank) has installed an automated teller machine (ATM) at the refurbished Sathosa Mega Outlet in Welisara. The Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe who formally declared open the new look Sathosa Mega Outlet also unveiled

Each year, the National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has been crowned with prestige, further enhancing its stature in the banking world. Similarly, NDB conferred with another set of awards and accolades presented from both local and international organ

HSBC, continuously revolutionising the credit card industry for over two decades,has joined hands with Visa International to introduce Sri Lanka’s first ever Visa Platinum Cashback card.

REUTERS: Alphabet Inc’s Google has joined an investment in Chinese live-stream mobile game platform Chushou that brings the startup’s total funding to US$120 million, as the U.S. firm eyes new inroads to China where its search engine is b

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national telecommunications service provider boasts of the market’s biggest data allowance with its announcement of the increase in broadband data volumes adding up to 75 percent more Gigabytes data volumes offered

Sri Lanka’s National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel has entered into a partnership with HMD Global to launch a special seasona

AFP: The lobby group for some of the most powerful US tech firms said it would join the legal challenge to the planned rollback of ‘net neutrality’ rules requiring internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally.

Avian technologies, a leading provider of total unified threat management and secure content management solutions and a sole distributor of Sophos’ comprehensive and innovative IT security product suite, recently hosted Sophos’ partners f

Eimsky Business Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd, providing world class customisable software solutions serving multiple industries across Sri Lanka, SE Asia and Australia, was recognised with a merit award in the application tools and platforms category at the

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has lined up a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the economic outlook and its implication for business during the year 2018. 

The high debt burden on diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC following the acquisition of an additional stake in one of its subsidiaries recently,  has resulted in credit rating agency Fitch downgrading the firm.

For the first time since 63 years, the government has been able to a record Rs.21.9 billion surplus in the primary balance of fiscal accounts during the first 10 months of 2017, the Finance and Mass Media Ministry 

Watawala Plantations PLC, a unit of Sunshine group, has announced a share buyback from its shareholders to the tune of Rs.1.3 billion.

REUTERS: Well-known emerging markets investor Mark Mobius will retire from Franklin Templeton Investments at the end of January, the investment fund announced recently.

The Sri Lankan government last week took the first step in the long overdue process of divesting non-strategic state-owned enterprises by announcing that it is headhunting for a Transaction Advisor for the Colombo Hilton and the Grand Hyatt.

The Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Kono paid a special visit to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) following his official visit to Sri Lanka. 

Leading global logistics provider, Expolanka Freight (EFL) once again set a new industry benchmark with the obtainin

McDonald’s, the world’s most iconic fast food chain, launched its latest restaurant in Mount Lavinia, just in time for the new year. 

What better way to start the day than with a hearty breakfast. But with the busy lifestyles that we city dwellers lead, it is often difficult to find time to make a healthy and filling meal. So we opt for a quick bite, which may not always be what yo

Mihimandala, one of the leading environmental organisations established in 2000, was rewarded at Shramibhanee 2017, held at the BMICH recently.

Dhanusha Group of Companies was rewarded two awards, as the Western Province Medium-Scale Silver and National Level Bronze winner, at the recently concluded annual awards ceremony organised by the Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sri La

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose yesterday, closing the first week of the New Year on a firm note, on the back of heavy foreign buying in blue chips. The Colombo Stock Index ended 0.85 percent firmer at 6,514.73, its highest close since Nov. 11.