Celebrating the true spirit of Sinhala and Tamil Aluth Avurudu, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) wishes to demonstrate its appreciation of Sri Lankan traditional customs by conducting traditional Avurudu ganu denu with all its customers on Saturday, April 15, 20

The current bear run at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), although remaining a sore for the locals, appears to have stirred the interest of a group of investors the country’s capital market has been in need for many years so badly – the f

Sri Lanka tourism authorities are hopeful that the re-opening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday, after the relaying of its runway, would help reverse the negative trend in arrivals witnessed in the last two months.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly weaker in dull trade yesterday as it surrendered early gains due to importer dollar demand in the latter part of trade, outpacing inward remittances and exporter greenback sales ahead of the festival sessi

Sri Lanka’s ‘Captain Cool’, who has recently been playing hardball with China to get favourable terms for Sri Lanka over the Hambantota port lease deal says he will continue to work towards making the deal advantageous to Sri Lanka

The interest margins of finance companies in the country are expected to shrink during this year amid rising interest rates, as bulk of the loan portfolios comprises of fixed rate leasing, mostly given on vehicles, according to a finance sector repor

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose for an eighth straight session yesterday to their highest close in nearly four months led by blue chips such as Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and John Keells Holdings Plc as continued foreign buying boosted sentiment.

The Browns Group yesterday entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with a Hong Kong-based investment company to construct a US$ 70 million shopping mall and leisure centre at the current Excel World entertainment park premises.

SriLankan Airlines yesterday celebrated the return to all day operations at its hub in Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by feting all passengers who arrived on the first flight of the day with traditional Sri Lankan milk rice

Mental health has been emphasized as a core component of health by the World Health Organisation (WHO) since the late 40s. For many years however, safeguarding mental health remained on the back-burner. But mental health issues started gaining priori

The much anticipated annual general meeting of the Pacific Travel Asia Association (PATA) will be held at the Jetwing Blue Hotel, Negombo in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau from 18th – 2

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced the Women in Work programme in partnership with the Government of Australia, aimed at providing Sri Lankan businesses with strategies and tools to create more and better private-sector employment and b

The United Arab Emirates wishes to enhance bilateral trade and investments with Sri Lanka, its envoy in Sri Lanka, Abdulhamid Abdulfattah K Al Mulla said during a meeting with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently.

SDB bank participated at the third day of ‘Vyawasaya 2017’ exhibition and trade fair 2017) that was held on March 31st, 01st and 02nd of April at BMICH in Colombo. 

 Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake met his counterpart of Nepal, Krishna Bahadur Mahara during the South Asian Sub Regional Economic Summit held in New Delhi recently. The two ministers discussed several issues important to both countries at re

Strengthening its product portfolio, Hameedia, the local menswear specialist, recently introduced a new range of shoe care products to the local market with the launch of India’s PRO shoe care. The PRO shoe care range of products offers eight f

A galaxy of experience and star performers form this year’s dynamic new IAA board. Unanimously elected as president for the 3rd time running was Dentsu  Grant Vice President, Laila Gunesekere-

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week concluded its summer season as the biggest, under the theme ‘Celebrate Colombo’ in association with Sri Lanka Tourism. Hosted at Hilton Colombo, CFW, in its 

Time is of essence in today's fast paced world, so consumers are reluctant having to spend almost over an hour on hair coloring every month. Plus while using conventional hair dyes we also need the 

Oman Air, the national carrier of the sultanate of Oman, launches its new four times weekly flight from Muscat to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi; the latest move in the airline’s ambitious and dynamic 

A case of major corporate skullduggery has been unearthed at Agalawatte Plantations PLC (AGAL), where the ex-owners and the management were alleged to have squandered billions of rupees on extravagant projects, duping employees, bankers and sharehold

Sri Lanka’s largest export firm, MAS Holdings, is set to acquire an apparel manufacturing factory in the United States for US $ 20 million, marking the homegrown apparel giant’s first foray into production in the western hemisphere. 

SriLankan Airlines yesterday said it would resume the normal operations throughout its global route network from tomorrow, following the resumption of the full services at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), which had been parti

Browns Beach Hotels PLC (BBH) is expecting to raise Rs.1.4 billion through a rights issue on April 24, amid protest from the major shareholders due to the devalued market prices of the BBH shares.  Last August, BBH’s director board had app

The Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA) yesterday said the decision by the government to allow the assembling of motor vehicles locally with used imported spare parts violates the Customs regulations and endangers the lives of the buyers o

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), announced the commencement of its services between Singapore and Colombo by giving more reasons for customers to travel to Singapore with their morning flights.

The country’s youth, especially the small and medium entrepreneurs, need reliable and efficient tools together with financial support to boost their businesses. In an initiative to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain competitive and

In line with the 19th edition of the F1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, Tourism Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit and Malaysian Airlines are offering attractive air fares and packages at unprecedented prices for Sri Lankan fans. 

Canon Singapore President/CEO Noriko Gunji was in Colombo recently on the invitation of Sri Lanka’s Metropolitan group, Canon’s local distributor for almost 40 years. Based in Singapore, Gunji is responsible for leading and overseeing the

As the debt-laden national carrier is on the lookout for avenues to reduce its losses, SriLankan Cargo yesterday shared its plans to boost contribution to the  airline’s revenue.