The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Education hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, 4 July 2017at Wijerama Maha Vidyalaya in Udahamulla, 

As old as civilization itself the Sri Lankan Gem Industry currently ranks with those of Myanmar, Brazil, South Africa and Thailand as one of the world’s most prominent gem-bearing nations. Swathed in the

John Keells Office Automation (Pvt) Ltd has yet again proven itself to be a true game changer by securing the Diamond Award for the fourth consecutive year at the Toshiba Annual Distributor Meeting 2017 held in Singapore. 

Huawei, the leading smartphone brand in Sri Lanka, launched the spin-off edition to the flagship smartphone Huawei GR3 2017. The newly launched GR3 comes in the colour blue and will be available in Sri Lanka starting this month. 

Omentra.com– the latest revolution in the global e-Commerce space was launched as the one-stop solution for all businesses in Sri Lanka. 

Omobio, a leading telecommunication solutions provider in Sri Lanka recently announced the acquisition of eimSKY Business Solutions, another home-grown brand which had been instrumental in providing cutting edge RFID, IoT and NFC solutions for variou

In the Asia Pacific (APAC) and around the world, businesses are facing an uncertain future.  Macroeconomic events such as US disengagement from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and China’s slowing Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth

LB Finance accomplished a stellar performance overall for the year ended March 31, 2017. Total assets crossed the Rs. 100 billion milestone to reach Rs. 102.8 billion as at March 31, 2017, a growth of 21.6 percent over the previous year. 

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLI) has recorded the largest Life Fund in the local insurance industry to-date with a ground-breaking Life Insurance Fund provision of Rs. 91.1 billion.

People’s Bank recently held several religious programmes coinciding with the bank’s 56th anniversary celebration. 

The Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka) Ltd., (LIC Lanka), a joint venture between LIC India and the Bartleets Group Sri Lanka, recently announced the appointment of Madawa Gunaratna - a life insurance marketing specialist who has joined their senior

In an environment where we seek everything in a hurry, Seylan Bank has introduced the ideal solution for your quick financial needs, a personal loan in 2 days. 

Amãna Bank has once again partnered with the Sri Lanka Islamic Banking and Finance Industry (SLIBFI) Conference as its Lead Banking Partner. 

Regional Development Bank (RDB) recently felicitated its founder and former Finance Minister Ronnie  De Mel

The CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2017 hosted by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka will join hands with the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Sri Lanka as the national partner. 

In an innovative move to be on par with global professional bodies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently launched the CPD Online Academy, to offer discerning Chartered Accountants both in Sri Lanka and overseas

When it comes to personal finance and the accumulation of wealth, few subjects are more talked about than stocks. It’s easy to understand why: investing in the stock market is thrilling. But on this financial roller-coaster ride, we all want to

I was teaching leadership at a French telecom company several years ago, and the CEO visited on the last day of the programme to take presentations from participants focused on a question he had provided them earlier in the week. The question was, &l

In the 21st century, those who are changing the world aren’t just leaders; they’re engagers. The same theory applies to the corporate sector. 

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) is one of the world’s largest architecture, engineering and urban planning firms. 

Nilruk Jeevaratne has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Centrepoint Homes, a fully owned subsidiary of Fairway Holdings. 

A prominent presence in the construction industry for over two decades, Suncity Property Developers proudly launches ‘Suncity@116’, a luxury apartment project in Moratuwa at 116, Rawatawatta Road.  Strategically located near schools,

Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Chandima Weerakkody said, his ministry would be initiating a strategy to supply skilled hands to the construction industry, as the industry is faced with the challenge of providing skilled labourers

The government’s budget deficit for the first four months of 2017 edged down 0.1 percent to Rs.233.17 billion compared to the same period in 2016, falling short of expectations for the period, Treasury data indicated.

Dialog Axiata recently announced the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first tier III certified data centre and media hub. 

Sri Lanka’s structural tax collection system had become more efficient in 2016 than was evident at first glance, once the super gains tax and other one-off taxes levied in 2015 are discounted, the World Bank said.

Agalawatte Plantations PLC (AGAL) had continued its sub-standard accounting practices in 2015, the firm’s auditors said in the audited financial statements for the year, after earlier this year stating the same had happened during 2014.

Conveying a worrying message to the authorities, the most recent external sector data available up to April showed that a swift action was required to arrest the ballooning trade deficit as the recent uptick in exports has been offset by the racing i

The Japanese government through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a Rs.60 billion concessional loan to Sri Lanka for rural infrastructure development and water supply projects. 

Global shipping giant A. P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk), which is also the market leader in Sri Lanka, appears to have dealt with the recent mass cyber-attack smoothly in Colombo, shipping industry sources said.