The mandatory offer announced by Hayleys PLC to purchase the remaining shares of Singer Sri Lanka PLC closed this week with 21.08 percent Singer Sri Lanka shareholders accepting the offer despite the independent advisors recommending the shareholders

Maggi recently partnered the 45th International Pepper Conference as Silver sponsor, as part of its commitment to use popular Sri Lankan spices in its products to naturally enhance flavour and encourage the use of spices in home cooking. 

Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake visited the WATEC exhibition in Israel.

A very informative seminar on how the Central Bank could help the business community and the business potential will be addressed by the senior officials of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Thursday, November 23, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a

Five Sri Lankan Quality Circle teams representing four organizations have won Gold awards for their case study presentations during the International Convention of Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) held in Manila, Philippines on 25th and 26th October.

Singer Sri Lanka PLC successfully completed the third phase of the ‘Singer Soopa Shasthra’ programme jointly with the Education Ministry to boost the standard of home science education in schools across the country while also paving the w

The book exhibition and fair to celebrate October, the month of reading was recently held at the third floor of People’s Bank Head Office.

Thomson Reuters Foundation: When Siri Hettige, a sociology professor at the Colombo University, conducts surveys of young people across Sri Lanka, he never fails to ask one key question: Does anybody want to become a farmer?

Humanitarian and relief agency World Vision Lanka launched its campaign ‘It takes a nation to end physical and sexual violence against children’, on its 40th anniversary celebrations in Colombo. The campaign has a specific focus on ending

Sri Lanka’s ease of doing business ranking slipped one notch to the 111th place from last year, according to the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2018’ index, which measures the ease of doing business in 190 countries.

The International Trade Centre (ITC), which is a joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organisation (WTO), is fully dedicated to support the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The ITC is currently implementing a

The Outlet Store has yet again rolled out a fabulous shopping spree from 27th October to 4th November, as part of its year-end sale and this time shoppers are given whopping discounts of upto 50 percent on their total bill value.

As a part of Tikiri Children’s Month festivities, Seylan Bank conducted a series of fun filled activities throughout the month of October to replenish Tikiri children with excitement, joy and mostly educate them on the habit of savings in a fri

In line with Bank of Ceylon’s 78th anniversary, the bank made a platform for children to reveal their creativity by organizing an art competition called ‘Punchi Picasso’ jointly with the Ministry of Education and the art exhibition

Hoover’s latest line of dishwashers, exclusively available at Abans, provides the perfect solution towards easing the burden of washing dishes and cutlery.

Continuing its commitment to foster growth and prosperity among Sri Lanka’s vital Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector, Sampath Bank announced a new partnership with WEBXPAY to empower merchants to sell their products and servic

Qatar Economy and Commerce Minister Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassum Al Thani and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Abbas Al Baker during an observation visit to the proposed tourism zone in Dedduwa and Akurala in the presence of Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad B

Global Smartphone Brand OPPO recently appointed Bob Li as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OPPO Lanka. 

That is a loose translation of what the 12th century French theologian Alain de Lille said about the Eternal City. We, in current Sri Lanka, too have a similar sentiment but hundred and eighty degrees removed from what de Lille quoted.

Eternal Asia Lanka (Private) Limited, has been appointed the authorised distributor for Western Digital products in Sri Lanka.

Bileeta, an award winning Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions provider, announced the expansion of its leadership with the appointment of Imran Vilcassim as Chief Marketing Officer. 

Environmental and climate change have become issues with a direct effect on economies, enterprises and society as a whole. The three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, environmental and social, as the International Organisation for Emp

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist will soon present the fifth edition of its annual fashion showcase – Envoy Concept 2018.

The National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) collaborated with Verite Research on a platform to track the implementation of budget proposals. 

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Sri Lanka’s leading digital service provider recently signed an agreement to provide Fiber to the Home (FTTH) infrastructure network facility, which is the world’s most reliable connectivity option for the Colombo

Raghuveer Sing Chaudhary found employment as a delivery boy with Amazon. Having had to give up higher education due to poverty, the young man soon realized that when he wanted a refreshing cup of tea hygienically made at the end of a hard day’s

The award ceremony of Roo Siththam, the annual all island art competition organized by Sri Lanka’s leading fashion destination, Fashion Bug, was held recently in two stages; Colombo and Kandy.

Fortinet, the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, recently announced the findings of its new Global Enterprise Security Survey. 

The annual awards night of Finlays Tea Estates was held recently at Jie Jie Beach Resort, Panadura. Finlays’ two plantation companies – Hapugastenne and Udapussellawa – were celebrating their 25th year since the incorporation in the

In his riposte to me by Rohan Fernando, former Chairman of the TEA, in Mirror Business on November 2, I’m gratified to see Fernando has moderated the TEA’s tone: no more talk of missing backbones and “inefficient protectionist eleme