Sri Lanka’s plantations industry contributes almost 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). 

Helavation, the innovation arm of leading Sri Lanka-based global apparel manufacturer, Hela Clothing, recently announced the launch of its first augmented reality enabled clothing for children.

Roads or schools? It’s a question akin to the ‘guns or butter’ choice that governments around the world confronted in the 20th century: How to spend a nation’s finite resources to produce the maximum benefit for its people.

Diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC won the coveted ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2017’ at the annual event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, to recognize sustainable champions of the local corporate world

The Sri Lankan government should stop selling land in Colombo to the highest bidder, and instead learn from the Berlin experience on holistic urban development, a German real estate and urban development expert told a forum in Colombo, this week.

Sri Lanka’s free education system that is expected to be the foundation in bridging the expanding talent dearth is far from reaching its goal due to poor teacher recruitment policies set and executed by the government, an in-depth research by a

The multiple valuations of LVL Energy Fund Limited shows its shares are going to be issued at a discount at the upcoming Initial Public Offer (IPO) demonstrating the company has more intrinsic value than what the issue price denotes.  

Non-bank lender LB Finance PLC yesterday revealed plans to raise up to Rs.3 billion through a debenture issue.

Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe yesterday told Parliament that President Maithripala Sirisena and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) strongly oppose the move to liberalise the shipping and freight forwarding industries, which was pro

Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the government is encouraging genuine and serious investors to come and invest in the country’s infrastructure projects whilst strengthening Public Private Partner

The Austrian government will step up its assistance to Sri Lanka, by providing EUR 19.35 million (Rs 3, 546 million) interest free soft loan to upgrade the Katunayaka Engineering Technology Institute and to obtain 100 ambulances for government hospit

 IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, along with the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), are collaborating on workshops that promote good corporate governance and family business practices to improve t

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments technology, announced an independent study, conducted in collaboration with YouGov, which measure the consumer sentiment around digital payments in Sri Lanka. 

Spearheaded to be a brand of choice within Sri Lankan consumers, enabling them for a natural, healthy and a peaceful sleep, Rainco 

Helavation, the innovation arm of leading Sri Lankan-based global apparel manufacturer, Hela Clothing, today announced the launch

Fashion Bug, Sri Lanka’s leading fashion destination, dazzled the audience as they unveiled this year’s seasonal collection at Serenade,

The latest Colombo Big Data Meetup took place recently at Virtusa. Gathered at this quarterly event were big data enthusiasts from academia

OPPO the global smartphone brand recently launched the OPPO F5 ‘capture the real you’  selfie camera phone. 

President of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka Yasas V. Abeywickrama has been elected as the President of the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC).

Global Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software vendor  CAMMS won a Gold award for its project management solution, CAMMS project, at the 19thannual NBQSA ceremony held in Colombo. 

In an effort to pull in the rapidly expanding informal hospitality sector under the regulatory purview, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has moved towards fully automating the licensing and registration process.

Vivo, the international mobile phone maker ranked among the world’s top five mobile brands is entering Sri Lanka with its portfolio of next generation devices designed to serve the youth demographic. 

The wait is finally over. Dialog, the authorised reseller and partner network for Apple has introduced the all new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, available at all customer care centres island wide.

On Monday, November 20, 2017, awards to the toppers of Business Today Top 30 - Best Banks and Companies were presented by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. The annual Business Today awards ceremony, organised by the Business Today magazine for the

Sri Lanka’s budget proposals for 2018 explicitly identify that the changing weather patterns and the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters (droughts, floods and landslides) have posed a substantial challenge to the country&rsquo

In November 2016, India made an unexpected economic move and demonetised 86 percent of the country’s currency in circulation. One year on, any assessment of India’s demonetisation policy is clouded by the similar impacts of subsequent eco

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened its 257th branch in Sri Lanka in Katana, further expanding its presence in the Gampaha District.

LIC (Lanka) Ltd, a joint venture life insurance company between Life Insurance Corporation of India, the global insurance giant, and the Bartleet Group of Companies of Sri Lanka, has further improved its growth trajectory as at 3Q17.

With the merry season approaching fast, Seylan Bank offers spectacular deals coupled with bigger benefits on a range of assortments to fulfill the big aspirations of its cardholders.

Infusing this festive season with the spirit of celebration, Sri Lanka’s premier retail bank, HNB, invited all of its customers to be their own Santa with the launch of the bank’s popular seasonal card promotion.