The newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu met Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama and held bi-lateral discussions at the ministry this week. 

The export arm of Aitken Spence Printing and Packaging – ACE Exports was awarded at National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) 2016 in recognition of its overall business excellence and contribution made towards economic progression of the coun

CIMA Sri Lanka’s first CPD event of the year, the CIMA Mastercourse on Taxation will begin on 12 February and continue until 23 April.  

Sri Lankan police stand guard during a protest against the proposed sale of a stake in a loss-making port to a Chinese company in Colombo yesterday. 

Reiterating its position as the world’s number one smartphone, Samsung is confident of maintaining its 60 percent market share in Sri Lanka, said Youngmin Shin, Managing Director of Samsung Sri Lanka. 

Digital services play a vital role in synchronizing digital customer and business process.  Operating in a modern business today, by and large, has become a software affair, with the socially connected mobile consumer segment, and therefore ente

A hall full of tangible energy, hope and positive attitude, exuded the length and breadth of Lanka Hospitals 10th floor auditorium when women of all sizes and walks of life spent a day;

Open source technologies has been recognized as an enabler for a variety of problems , providing accessible technologies to a number of services as well as for mass collaboration in sharing knowledge with others to create new resources and opportunit

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce launched its ‘Economic Review and Outlook 2017,’ a new report, which contains information on trends, risks and prospects of both Sri Lankan and the global economy.  

The Colombo Chamber of Commerce (CCC), in its pursuit of assisting and providing support to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Sri Lanka, has once again facilitated an exciting opportunity for local businesses to gain international exposure t

This year marks the 69th Independence Day of Sri Lanka and Hameedia with its heritage of over 68 years in the industry have special plans to celebrate the Independence Day in style.

Orange and black was the name of the game as the Earl’s Court Group took their first leap into the restaurant industry, and what a leap it was. Officially launched on the 26th of January 2017

TUI subsidiary Robinson will open two new clubs in Asia in 2017. In autumn, the premium operator will commence its first operations in Thailand with Robinson Club Khao Lak. A second Club in the Maldives will likewise strengthen the portfolio when Rob

The TRAc NVQ programme graduated its second batch of students, providing the participants with a suite of certificates essential to be marketable and better their skills and knowledge in the hospitality industry.

Etihad Airways has been awarded the Islamic Deal of the Year by Global Transport Finance for its debut Sukuk.

Ruili Airlines (DR, Kunming Changshui) has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to extend its operations into the international market, China Aviation Daily reported. 

I plagiarized the name of this article from the heart-wrenching book by Alan Paton, which carried the same title. 

Growth is essential for improving the lives of people in low-income countries and it should benefit all parts of society.

CFA Sri Lanka announced that Royal Institute of Colombo has won the local competition of the CFA Institute Research Challenge and now advances to the Asia Pacific Regional where it will compete against universities from Asia Pacific.  

Continuing its rapid growth momentum in the new year, HNB, Sri Lanka’s premier private sector commercial bank, announced the opening of its newly relocated Customer Centre at Galle Road, Colombo 03.

Lanka Hospitals and the National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) for the 7th consecutive year, entered into an affiliation offering government employees access to high quality private healthcare services at affordable costs. 

Two students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) emerged as champions of the South Asian region at the inaugural IFRS Quiz Contest organized by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC’s, Daskam, a value-added children’s savings account, is the ideal gift for children joining preschool or Grade One this year.

In a bold effort to ensure Sri Lanka’s payments industry landscape continues to revolutionize and stay abreast with the latest global trends, LankaClear unveiled another groundbreaking initiative with an ambitious objective to drive 20 percent

Celebrating the talent that is driving forward the success of Cinnamon Red, the lean luxury property held its 3Q Associate Meeting last week, acknowledging the hard-working individuals and discussing the hotel’s plan for the year. 

Sri Lanka’s leading investment banking firm and the preferred partner in capital markets, Capital Alliance Limited (CAL), has launched a new management trainee and internship programme called ‘CAL Talent Circle’ to attract and nurtu

The BMICH commenced the first working day of 2017 with a multi-ethnic, multi-religious inauguration to herald the New Year on an inspiring note designed to take the award-winning success of the previous year to greater heights.  

The Japanese government has extended the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) programme since 2010 to train and develop the skills of young executive officers in the public sector, hoping them to become future national

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) signed a collective agreement for further three years at the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon recently. 

Union Assurance (UA) launched a special programme themed CEO’s Club – ‘Welcome to the Pinnacle of Success’ recently, to recognize and appreciate the bancassurance assistants who have excelled in their performance during the ye