REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer yesterday aided by late exporter dollar sales, but concerns over possible further depreciation in the absence of Central Bank guidance weighed on the sentiment, dealers said.

Diversified manufacturing and trading company and Lankem Ceylon PLC subsidiary, C. W. Mackie (CWM), last week entered into a Rs.1.1 billion joint venture (JV) with Denmark-based soft drink giant, Co-Ro A/S, to produce its popular ‘Sunquick&rsqu

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell yesterday to hit their lowest close in more than two weeks as investors were worried over rising interest rates, but foreign buying and block deals in Expolanka Holdings boosted the turnover.

National carrier SriLankan Airlines yesterday received its first A320neo Airbus aircraft, which the airline expects to utilize to gain more traction in the Asian and Middle Eastern markets under the airline’s new strategic focus in becoming a m

A directive from the Central Bank regarding the extension of the deposit limit for the senior citizen deposit programme with effect from March 1 has already been sent to the banks, both Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Central Bank Governor Dr.

With the core objective of working concertedly towards greater good and progress of the automobile repair business, a new organization called ‘The Sri Lanka Automobile Service Providers Association’ (SLASPA) was inaugurated by entrepreneu

A leading bank in Indonesia has deployed the Sri Lanka-developed ‘BoardPAC’ board-meeting automation solution to become the first bank in that country to be equipped for paperless board meetings.

In 1987, the lottery that was introduced to the market as ‘Saturday Fortune’ gained such popularity that it was also made available on Wednesdays. 

The newly formed Scan Technologies Global (Pvt) Ltd. secured the installation, testing & commissioning of GREE VRF Air-Conditioning systems of Astoria project under construction in the heart of Colombo city. 

The country’s leading ICT solutions provider, Sri Lanka Telecom recently entered into a partnership with the BMICH, becoming the iconic venue’s official ICT partner. 

Umavi Pathirana recently presented a research paper on ‘Simplifying Legal Statements using Natural Language Processing’ at the 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka will be hosting its first CIM CEO’s Breakfast Forum for this year on 01st March at the Hilton Colombo Residences from 7.30 am onwards. 

A stakeholder meeting on managing social and economic changes towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) this week pointed out it is imperative for the National Planning Department to take the lead in charting the path for Sri Lanka to fulfil th

AFP: German auto giant Volkswagen last week said it raced back into the black in 2016 as car sales hit an all-time high, in the latest sign of its ‘dieselgate’ scandal fading into the rearview mirror.

iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for emerging markets, and Zain, a leading mobile and data services operator in the Middle East and Africa, today announced the establishment of their joint venture,

Japanese Ambassador Kenichi Suganuma receives a token of appreciation from National Chamber of Commerce President Sujeeve Samaraweera at the ‘Meet the Ambassador’ programme held recently  

Five hundred thousand jobs will be created by the ongoing development projects under the administration of the good governance in the next six months, said Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake. 

 Huawei Consumer Business Group announced the launch of the new Huawei P10 and P10+, innovative and stylish smartphones, co-engineered with Leica, which bring professional studio-like effects to enhance your portrait photography. 

Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and SAFE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka, distinguished members of the SAFE, ladies and gentlemen.

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones has unveiled a new generation of Nokia smartphones, setting a new standard in design, quality and user experience throughout the range. 

Kelani Cables PLC has launched its newest product, ‘Kelani Hybrid Bulb’ that has the endurance to be alight for 2000 hours non-stop. 

Orient Finance announced advances in its trade-in vehicle portal, which significantly accelerates the speed at which the lease applicants can calculate their lease amounts and thereby make faster, more informed credit decisions.

The 109th birth anniversary of late Deshamanya NU Jayawardena, first Sri Lankan Governor of the Central Bank, senator and financier, was celebrated recently. 

Advantis Warehousing, a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC, recently commenced offering digital document storage solutions through their brand DOCSTO expanding their document storage portfolio. 

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC), which enjoys a virtual monopoly in the manufacturing of cigarettes, yesterday said its contribution to government coffers by way of taxes slowed down in the final quarter (4Q16) of the financial year ended December 3

When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was getting a lot of bad press all over the world and particularly in the US,

Green cities have become a key goal of urban development. They are environmentally friendly, provide clean water, protect green space and offer an enhanced public experience.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) together with GS1 Lanka will hold a workshop under the title ‘Understand supply chain through global standards’, which will explain to participants how to use GS1 standards,

An award-winning author and expert in international business, marketing and innovation will be the key speaker at the ‘Future of Business’ event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.  Jaideep Prabu, Professor of Business and E

‘Lankan Fest 2017’, organized by the LankanFest Inc. and endorsed by Colombo Chamber of Commerce was held for the third consecutive year, on the 26th February at the Riverwalk - Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia.