Turning a retail space into a true retail adventure, Softlogic Retail Pvt. Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings Plc have announced the opening of their latest Softlogic Max store in Panadura.  Spanning over four thousand square

The World International Certificate of Origin Council Meeting and the World ATA Carnet Council Meeting were inaugurated by Senior Minister and Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama on November 18.These meeting are held at Hilton Colombo and

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) recently awarded a contract to Access Engineering PLC for the construction of 608 residential housing units for the government sector employees.

Building on the successful launch of The Emirates App for iPad earlier this year, Emirates airline has now increased its mobile presence with the launch of The Emirates App for iPhone on the App Store.Already the most popular travel app in 25 coun

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was named the ‘Airline of the Year’, ‘Cargo Operator of the Year (Commercial Airline)’ and ‘MRO Service Provider of the Year’ at the Aviati

Travel DailyNews: Pacific World has partnered with Aitken Spence Travel to open Pacific World Sri Lanka and Pacific World Maldives.Pacific World, t he i ntegrated global DMC and event management organisation announced its expansion into further tw

Trafalgar, the global leader in guided holidays has launched the much anticipated 2015 Europe and Britain collection featuring a record 117 carefully crafted itineraries with 14 new trips, across 10 trip styles and covering 44 European countries.T

The Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management (SLICM hosted its 18th Annual convocation recently at the Centre for Banking Studies with Governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.

NSB recorded a profit before tax of Rs.6.0 billion for the nine months ended 30th September 2014, up by 492 percent from Rs.1.0 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year, and the net profit recorded an increase of 679 percent to Rs.3.

A group comprising representatives of nearly 30 chambers operating across t he globe visited Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Tea Auction yesterday.The group made this visit, while taking part in two ongoing training programs on ‘C

The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel won three esteemed awards at the recent ‘e-Swabhimani 2014 Awards’, the prestigious national awards that gives recognition for the best e-content and innovative ICT applications in the count

Etisalat ‘Game of Tunes’ is on its successful third month, after rewarding nine batches of lucky winners from their loyal Call-A-Tune fan base.The immensely popular promotion is based on a point system where participants have to dial *

The Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) conducted a training programs on “Inventing, Innovating and Patenting” recently with financial assistance from ICT Agency Sri Lanka.Practicing ICT professionals from local software firms

In a new development in t he on-going Indo-Lanka trade dialogue, an independent survey team has arrived in Colombo to map barriers to the free trade agreement (FTA) trade and the first round of this groundbreaking bilateral study would conclude in

Encouraging a more family friendly dining option, Sri Lanka’s favorite fast food restaurant Burger King has come out with their new Family Deal with a meal to satisfy the whole family. An enjoyable meal that will have the whole family around

Love and light were in abundant evidence when Sri Lanka’s best loved department store Odel literally switched on for Christmas 2014 in scintillating style at its flagship edifice at Alexandra Place, on Saturday 15th November.

Qatar Airways will operate a daily, direct scheduled service from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport from 1st May 2015. The announcement comes just six months after the successful launch of the five-weekly service on the

Union Assurance has continuously brought the highest international standards of quality to its customers, and is continuing to do so by introducing an online purchasing option for its revolutionary Union Motor Reload and the Union Travel Insurance

Kottarappu Chathu Kuttan, the iconic doorman at the Galle Face hotel who made history for being one of the oldest hotel employees in the world, passed away yesterday.In honour of a personality that cannot be forgotten, the hotel observed a minute&

Cargills Ceylon PLC which operates the country’s largest retail network, recorded a net loss of Rs.53.1 million for the September quarter (2Q15) against a net profit of Rs.51.2 million during the same quarter of the previous year, amid a cha

The diversified conglomerate, Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC (LOLC) yesterday told its Rs.5 billion debenture issue was oversubscribed on the opening day. LOLC issued 50 million debentures at Rs.100 each to fund its massive lending drive. The grou

Sri Lanka’s leading travel solutions provider, Classic Travel, a subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings PLC, opened a new branch in Munidasa Kumaratunga Mawatha to cater to the discerning holiday travellers. The new branch will mainly focus on cus

SriLankan Airlines’ frequent flyer programme, FlySmiLes entered into a partnership with Loon Tao and Tsing Tao to offer its members a host of attractive benefits.Accordingly, for every Rs.100 spent, FlySmiLes members can earn one FlySmiLes m

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leader in fixed telephony services in the country, reported a net profit of Rs.2.06 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (3Q14), up 32 percent year-on-year (YoY), largely helped by better performance of its

Japan’s Sagawa group subsidiary, Expolanka Holdings PLC yesterday said it divested eight of its group companies to Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd, a diversified familyowned group, for a consideration of Rs.740 million.“(We) have undertak

The world renowned ‘Global Finance Magazine’ recently recognized and awarded Amãna Bank as the Best Up-and-Comer Islamic Bank of the World. Amãna Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Azmeer received the award from

Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com recently launched an unbeatable deal with Seylan Bank for their credit cardholders who want to visit Kunming in China. Findmyfare.com together with Seylan Bank will offer 100 seats on

The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel was honoured for the eight consecutive year at the Annual Techno Sri Lanka 2014 Awards night where it bagged two prestigious Gold awards for ‘Product with Highest Social Impact’ and ‘B

Samsung Electronics recently expanded its network in Sri Lanka, by launching its latest Samsung Digital Plaza in Panadura.The new plaza will provide consumers in the town of Panadura with greater access to a variety of Samsung’s consumer pro

Huawei Ascend Mate7, the latest flagship smartphone of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. was launched in Sri Lanka last week at their local partner’s Singer Lifestyle Exhibition and Fun Fair, at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibi