Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned Siyapatha Finance Ltd’s (SLFL; A (lka)/ Stable) proposed subordinated redeemable debentures of up to Rs.1 billion a final national long-term rating of ‘A-(lka)’.The assignment of t he final rating

Emirates, a global connector of people and places announced a series of special fares that make travel from Sri Lanka to 46 destinations in Europe and USA significantly more affordable.Covering the 37 European and nine US cities served by the awar

National carrier, SriLankan Airlines was awarded the prestigious Gold Award for “People Development” at SLITAD Awards Ceremony 2014 organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development, held at Hotel Galadari recently.

Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) awards night - Star Awards 2014 - felicitated the company’s best of the best performing sales personnel, recently.The event was held at the BMICH with the participation of the director board and t he t op management

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC), the flagship subsidiary of People’s Bank, retained the ranking amongst ‘Top 25’ listed companies for the second consecutive year with the improvement of four notches from 18th last

NDB relocated its Narahenpita branch to a more spacious and a conveniently accessible location at 193, Kirula Road in a bid to provide a better service experience to people in the area. The branch operating hours are from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm on wee

The new SDB-Uhana branch was opened at No: 164/1, Kandy Road, Uhana and the SDB-Thambuththegama branch was opened at Rajina Junction, Anuradhapura Road, Thambuththegama, with t he objective of providing more efficient and friendly service to its c

Laugfs Petroleum has won the Silver Award at the prestigious SLITAD People Development Awards 2014 for demonstrating high standards of human resource development which have contributed to the rapid growth of the company.

“Arapaima Loyalty Program” of Nolimit, one of the largest loyalty customer bases in the fashion retail of Sri Lanka, is giving its loyal customers a great opportunity to shop and win a chance to spend a weekend in a luxury hotel this f

Welcome this year’s Christmas, Prima has introduced Prima Treats, a much sought-after youth brand.Treating customer delight at the core, Prima Treats comes in a five variant fully versatile range, comprising of sausages, meatballs, marinated

Keells Super supermarket chain is offering customers all that they require for the festive season under one roof.The mega promotional campaign was launched on November 15th to enable customers to get the best savings and festive products as they m

Standard Chartered and Sri Lanka Cricket will host an exclusive corporate event – a VIP Power Lunch at the R Premadasa Stadium from 11.00 am tomorrow, for cricket enthusiasts among leading business executives. Not only will the event afford

At the recently concluded World Marketing Congress, held at Taj Land End in Mumbai. Shehan Selvanayagam, the CEO of Loops Solutions received recognition for his efforts in promoting and driving growth in the digital space in Sri Lanka.

Private education provider, BCAS which marks 15 years this month, will be hosting a walk organized by the Student Council of BCAS campus on the 29th.The walk is expected to commence from the BCAS Corporate Office (Dharmarama Road) at 9:30am and is

The Rs.767 million rights issue of Anilana Hotels and Properties PLC was fully subscribed yesterday attracting applications over and above the number offered under the rights, the company said.

Sri Lanka is among the countries expected to be worst affected by climate change, with adverse effects on all sectors of the economy, increasing the country’s vulnerability, threatening its overall growth and development.“Climate chang

The Mega India Trade Fair, organised by India’s apex 96-year-old Chamber of Chambers, ASSOCHAM was inaugurated by Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobberaduwa and Assistant High Commissioner of India A. Natarajan, at the Kandy City Centre, y

As the world prepares to celebrate the joys of Christmas, the Arpico retail chain is paving way for 25 lucky families to ‘Win the World’ by winning holidays to 15 destinations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia/Austral

Fast food chain McDonald’s opened their newest restaurant in Kiribathgoda recently. It was formally declared open by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa on November 20th November 2014. Amongst those present at the opening ceremony

Unilever’s health soap Lifebuoy has become t he first brand t o receive t he Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) newest accreditation status for campaigns.

The flagship hospital of the first internationally accredited hospital chain in Sri Lanka, Hemas Hospitals-Wattala, held ‘Smash Diabetes’ consumer education exhibition at the hospital premises, recently to commemorate World Diabetes Da

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the nation’s number one ICT solutions provider, together with its mobile arm, Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd, the national mobile service provider in the country, proudly announced that the group has been entered into a tri-part

First Capital Holdings PLC recently hosted an evening of cocktails to celebrate the ongoing success of its partnerships and fete its stakeholders.Speaking at the reception, Executive Chairperson Manjula Mathews reflected on the company’s sus

HP Printing and Personal Systems Group and its distributor Trident Corporation announced a series of new HP Officejet Pro inkjet printers designed to simplify printing for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large-scale enterprises in Sri

The Mercedes-Benz Club organised a fun rally, recently to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.The rally started off from the new ‘DIMO 800’ premises and ended up at the Viharamahadevi Park, where the festivi

Ajith Paranavitane was appointed to the Board of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC as an Alternate Director, with effect from November 13, 2014. Paranavitane is also currently responsible for IT operations at Singer Asia and is a Vice President of Singe

Lanka Cement PLC yesterday said its factory premises in Kankesanthurai were acquired by Defence and Urban Development Ministry.A stock exchange filing by the company further said the acquisition included land to the extent of 104 acres and buildin

Malaysia based RedMoney Group in association with Sri Lanka’s Islamic banking pioneer Amãna Bank, hosted the third edition of the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Forum in Sri Lanka recently. The event was held under the patronage of

The Envoy ‘Concept 2015’ show by FH studio recently took the stage by storm for the second consecutive year at Waters Edge. Conceptualized by renowned men’s fashion consultant Fouzul Hameed, Envoy ‘Concept 2015&rsquo

DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), Sri Lanka’s fastest growing commercial bank recently launched the Lanka Money Transfer (LMT) service in November 2014.  This new remittance service allows customers to transfer and receive money with ease, usin