Ministerial level discussions are currently underway to decide on subsidized terms of sale of rooftop solar PV plants through the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), an official said yesterday.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session yesterday, posting their highest close in nearly one week, helped by foreign investor buying and quarter-end window dressing, stockbrokers said. The Colombo stock index closed 0.61 percent

The national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, which has been experiencing massive turbulences lately, has attracted interest from two international airlines and two regional airlines, a top minister in the coalition government said. 

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer yesterday, helped by exporter dollar sales and inward remittances but importer demand for the greenback from a state bank weighed on the sentiment, dealers said.

The beautiful green landscape which soothed our eyes and refreshed our souls as we walked through the city streets back in the good old days is disappearing at a rapid speed due to accelerated 

Keeping with the spirit of the Avurudu season, DFCC Bank is pleased to introduce the ‘Avurudu Hat Trick’ campaign, which offers families the opportunity to receive three kinds of benefits including gifts, gift certificates and special int

LB Finance launched an innovative finance product recently by introducing LB Gift Store, in partnership with Mydeal.lk, Ltd, a pioneer in the Sri Lankan e-commerce industry.

If trade is the engine of Sri Lanka’s new economic growth model, then trade facilitation is the essential lubricant to make that engine run smoother and better in order to speed up.

Elevating bathroom designs with style and practicality offering an exciting, trend-setting Faucet and Minutery range, Remer Rubinetterie Spa has named Invo Lanka International (Pvt) Ltd., as the exclusive local agent for its family of products.

Michelle Simmons, General Manager-Southeast Asia New Markets, Microsoft Asia Pacific met with Kalum Katipearachchi-Group Finance Director, and the group IT heads of McLarens Holdings Limited during a recent visit to Sri Lanka. 

The town of Nawinna has become the home of the largest footwear factory sales outlet in the country. 

Architecture is a shapeshifter; reacting to the rapidly changing needs and preferences of the society in which it operates. 

On March 22, Dialog hosted its 4th edition of its #ngage meetup at the Dialog headquarters down Union Place. 

The Institute of Post Harvest Technology (IPHT) of the Ministry of Agriculture recently launched a program aimed at improving the supply and value chain activities of commercially grown mangoes in Sri Lanka. 

Global Living Emporio,  India’s largest international décor mall was recently launched at Hosur Road, Bangalore recently.

REUTERS: Aviva PLC is exploring a sale of its Friends Provident International unit, which offers life assurance and investment products, in a deal that could raise between US $ 500 million and US $ 700 million, a source with direct knowledge of the m

Ceylon Oxygen Limited (COL), a member of The Linde Group, has become the first Sri Lankan company in the medical and industrial gases industry to receive the updated version of the ISO 9001:2015 certification for the manufacture, distribution and ret

The beautiful green landscape which soothed our eyes and refreshed our souls as we walked through the city streets back in the good old days is disappearing at a rapid speed due to accelerated urbanising in our city. 

A technology workshop themed ‘Standardize your data center’ was recently conducted by Pan Audio (Pvt) Ltd with a host of partners, covering mission critical datacenter infrastructure components.

The strategy-critical project carried out by MTI Consulting for Limoneira, the Nasdaq listed and USA’s largest lemon producer, is to be published as a case study in an upcoming publication by Routledge of London in a book titled ‘Manageme

Steeped in the art of tea, Zesta, Watawala Tea Ceylon’s flagship, award winning brand is creating delicious experiences for guests of the high end hospitality chain, Shangri La – across all their properties, worldwide. 

The past few months has seen a new player enter and revolutionize the e-ticketing game.  Taktikbook.lk has taken the online entertainment community by storm, racing to over 130,000 facebook likes in just over three months, and in the process ove

Just in time for the annual Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations, Sri Lanka’s premier private sector commercial bank, Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB), announced a new promotion in time for Avurudu for all its cardholders. 

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC successfully completed 15 years of zero days away from work across the entire operation that includes the base oil tank farm, laboratory, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operation. This achievement is a testim

Blue Mountain, Sri Lanka’s leading real estate solutions group, has launched Sri Lanka’s first real estate automated chat agent ‘Property-bot’ on Facebook to channel the increasing property inquiries on their Facebook page.&nb

The Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) announced the appointment of Deepthi Lokuarachchi as its President. He assumed office taking over from his predecessor President Dirk Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of Union Assurance PLC. 

The Industrial Development Board (IDB) stimulates growth, expansion and development of SMEs by encouraging, promoting and facilitating small and medium enterprises.  

With the approach of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the leading financial organisation, Siyapatha Finance PLC, has announced the launch of its new islandwide fixed deposit campaign - Avurudu Ganudenu. The campaign is scheduled to take place from Apr

Garbage collection in the city of Colombo seems to be one grand mix up. Whilst all instructions coming from the National Solid Waste Management Support Centre (NSWMSC) say that we must separate our dustbins into three parts,

A 25-member Sri Lankan business delegation led by Sri Lanka – Russia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce together with the Sri Lankan Embassy in the Russian Federation visited Moscow last week.