In celebration of its 150th anniversary worldwide and 110 years locally, Nestlé has launched ‘Kiri Govi Diriya’, where 3,000 Sri Lankan dairy farmers will benefit from training

Publicis World wide recently announced the appointment of Firzan Mulafer as the Director- Client Services of Publicis Vietnam. The Publicis office in Vietnam

Amãna Bank, offers Gold Certificate Financing as an innovative alternative for conventional pawning. Gold Certificate Financing is a unique product to the Islamic Finance industry which is simple,

The Sri Lankan trade chambers and professional bodies will be the main judges of whether the movement of natural persons will be opened up under the proposed Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India, according to the government

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake toured in Singapore recently to study whether the Singaporean investment promotion models could be utilized for such development in Sri Lanka.

Hayleys PLC yesterday announced the appointment of Aravinda Perera to its board of directors effective from September 12, 2016 and Chairman of the group’s Audit Committee. 

Sri Lanka’s computer literacy rose to 27.1 percent in 2015 compared to 16.1 percent in the 2006/07 period, a survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)  has revealed.

Fitch Ratings has placed Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC’s (DIST) national long-term rating of ‘AAA(lka)’ on rating watch negative (RWN) following the group restructuring that is currently being completed. 

India has belatedly joined the recent bidding war to gain further influence in Sri Lanka, by promising to invest US $ 2 billion over the next four years.

Sri Lanka Tourism   concluded  its  wide range of road shows  in Eastern Europe including Poland , Czech Republic  and Hungray  on 14th ,  16th and 19th  of September respectively , in collaboration  with

Leading private banking giant, Hatton National Bank (HNB) announced that it would once again join hands with the Colours of Courage Trust to be a Gold sponsor for Trail 2016.

A small group of senior executives of Ceylinco Life has demonstrated how disproportionately large undertakings can be accomplished by five leadership practices that engage and inspire others. From helping a remote community protect itself from chroni

Chairman / Managing Director, Rodney Koelmeyer and Director, Richie Koelmeyer of Superlink Travels (Pvt) Ltd have conclusively decided to share the joy of their anniversary celebrations with travelers and holiday makers, offering them  incompara

Ahead of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou this month, the US and China jointly announced that they will ratify the Paris Climate Change Accord agreed to in 2015. But even with ratification, the Paris agreement places no legally binding obligation on countr

Mother Sri Lanka’s (MSL) newest programmes include a youth programme involving students in both state and non-state sector higher education institutions and a series of panel discussions on social issues affecting the lives of all Sri Lankans.

Public Administration and Management Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara was the chief guest at the CMA 100 Founder Scholarship Awards held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute auditorium recently. The keynote address was delivered by well-known  p

Leading freight forwarder EFL recently received top honours for its sustainable warehousing design with accreditation as Sri Lanka’s first LEED Gold warehousing facility. 

Today we celebrate World Heart Day. This was founded in 2000 to make people aware that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death claiming 17.3 million lives each year. This year the theme of the world heart day is “

Laugfs Holdings recently announced the shifting of its corporate head office to an advanced state-of-the-art building complex in a landmark location at 101 Maya Avenue in Colombo 06. The move to shift to this exclusive and iconic property at 101 Maya

Jeewaka Watha Pattuva which was introduced as a readymade application for the first time in Sri Lanka can now be purchased from outlets islandwide, announced Jeewaka Herbal Products (Pvt) Limited. Accordingly, Jeewaka Watha Pattuva is now available i

Although private credit growth is expected to fall down to a manageable 20 percent by the end of this year and all macroeconomic targets are to be achieved, the Central Bank refused to rule out a rate hike over the next six months, while keeping rate

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing that reports of unruly passenger incidents onboard aircraft increased in 2015. Some 10,854 unruly passenger incidents were reported to IATA by airlines worldwide last year. T

Youth Business Sri Lanka (YBSL) entered into a partnership with GS1 Lanka to provide its young entrepreneurs with a range of services such as obtaining barcodes and providing them with access to the practices adopted in the global supply chain system

Sri Lanka’s leading biscuit brand Munchee has been adjudged ‘Sri Lanka’s Number One FMCG Brand’ by the Brand Footprint Report, a global study of winning brands in the FMCG space conducted by Kantar Worldpanel. 

The annual academic sessions of College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka was held at the hotel Taj Samudra Colombo from the 08th to 10th September.

Etihad Airways is to deploy a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on one of its twice-daily scheduled flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, with effect from 30 October 2016.

JAT Holdings sponsored the recent 4th edition of the Sri Lanka Wood International Expo 2016 exhibition which culminated with great success at the BMICH in Colombo.

Four social entrepreneurs from MTI’s ‘idea2fund’ platform were selected and awarded a start-up grant from Ricky Mendis to kick-start their ventures. 

In line with this year’s World Heart Day activities, Nawaloka Heart Centre issued a call for comprehensive cardiac care in Sri Lanka. 

The Exterminators (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s premier award winning pest management company, displayed two truly green inventions at Pest World East 2016 organized jointly by the National Pest Management Association USA and the  IPCA- India.