George Steuart Health has yet again partnered as a sponsor of the Brumbies enclosure for the 5th consecutive year at the 138th Battle of the Blues which is scheduled to be held at the SSC Colombo from the 9th - 11thof March. The brumbies enclosure, r

Sri Lanka Tourism showcased its cultural prestige and extended their friendship further, with its participation at the TITF Travel Fair held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, which attracted a large crowd and media personnel from

Dr. Anoma Jayasinghe, Group Medical Officer of SriLankan Airlines, has become the first Sri Lankan professional in Aviation Medicine to be selected as a member of the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine (IAASM), in recognition of h

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC this week announced successful completion of its rights issue to raise up to Rs.2.06 billion placing the bank on a much stronger footing to pursue a higher wave of growth in 2017 and beyond.  

Union Assurance (UA) relocated its Gampaha branch office on the 16th February to provide better services to residents in the area. The new branch will support the company’s pace to reach its goal of having fully operational branches Island wide

Buyers of Isuzu vehicles from Sathosa Motors will be eligible for a range of benefits including discounts on the purchase price when they use the leasing options offered by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon under a new promotion unveiled by the two compa

A French media crew from the French TV channel Eclectic Presse in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Embassy in France arrived in Sri Lanka recently to give a full coverage on the island nation’s beauty and cultural aspects, for the travel progr

In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017, the EU Delegation hosted an event titled ‘Mind the Gap’ – a conversation on what’s holding Sri Lankan women back from workforce participation on the March 7th at th

HR practitioners representing firms from diverse sectors will present their expert insights on how to manage talent in order to become an innovation driven business, during the ‘Plenary 1’ of the 

Strong growth in new business and noteworthy returns on investments generated Rs 23.43 billion in total income for Ceylinco Life in FY 2016, during which the company retained its position as the market leader in Sri Lanka’s life insurance indus

Comparison Private Limited unveiled Sri Lanka’s first education resource comparison platform — YouCompare.lk (YC) this week.

When the crème de la crème of the local insurance industry come together to meet the students who have won awards and obtained exam certificates from the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute, it creates a day to remember.  

Following is the full text of the speech by World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Dr. Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough made at a ceremony held at the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday to celebrate the International Women’s Day. &

Nestlé Lanka recently hosted an international workshop at its Kurunegala factory, where best practices in manufacturing Milo RTD (Ready-To-Drink) were showcased to Nestlé participants

Every season HSBC Colombo Fashion Week partners with four premier restaurants in Colombo to curate unique, limited edition menus and signature dishes from the 13th to the 19th March,

Celebrating its 10th year, the CIMA Corporate Partners Summit gave away mementoes to 22 corporate partners for the year 2017 at an event held in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the national body for marketing, and Nielsen Sri Lanka, the local arm of the largest information and research company in the world, have joined hands yet again to conduct SLIM - Nielsen People’s  Aw

Uresh Jayasekera, who works as People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) Group Head of Human Resources, was recognized amongst ‘100 most influential global HR professionals’ at the World HRD Congress – Silver Jubilee celebratio

When we think about what makes a brand great, we often define it through our own experiences. And while we may experience brands through a logo, advertising or websites, the most critical touchpoints  are people.

Making it official, this February, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL) & Finance PLC was crowned the ‘Emerging Financial Institute of the Year’ at the Middle East Asia Leadership Summit Awards 2017.

NDB Bank PLC, the country’s top project financier turned fully-fledged commercial bank, says it will raise capital this year to support future growth and BASEL III capital adequacy requirements. 

Pan Asia Bank has come out with a long-term fixed deposit promotion where customers get the opportunity of receiving interest up to 17 percent p.a. for fixed deposit terms of two, three, four and five years. 

Leading conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), continued to power the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) with yet another lead sponsorship, in an effort to help the professional body continue to develop and enhance

Sampath Bank, one of the leading banks in Sri Lanka, has continuously placed unwavering efforts in its services and activities to strive to go beyond the norms of the banking industry in order to offer ultimate benefits with premium convenience and a

The Sri Lankan government is currently preparing the country’s first-ever ‘national trade policy’, a document that will provide the framework for Sri Lanka’s international trade engagements. 

Recently, when a news item appeared in a newspaper that the government was preparing to demonetise the Rs.5,000 currency note, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake was quick to react. 

VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., and a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing 

Sri Lanka now has more active mobile phones than people. 

REUTERS: India’s Reliance Capital Ltd has sold a less than 1 percent stake in payments and e-commerce startup One97 Communications to Alibaba Group Holding for Indian rupees 2.75 billion (US $41.25 million), a source with direct knowledge of de

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday flagged off a number of imbalances in the country’s monetary, fiscal and external sectors and urged some decisive actions by the authorities to accelerate the reforms agreed on state-owned enterpr