14th March 2022, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA), the apex body for the industry in Sri Lanka, will host the National Logistics Awards, which is a prestigious national-level awards ceremony for the logistics industry, on the 23rd of March 2022, at the Main Ballroom of the Shangri-La Hotel Colombo. The…
The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and Daraz Sri Lanka recently signed a much-anticipated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve e-commerce-related data in Sri Lanka. SLASSCOM and Daraz have launched a national e-commerce penetration and use survey, which covers at least 3,000 e-commerce users across the 25 districts in Sri Lanka. The…
The Alumni Association of the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) held a webinar recently, to discuss the “Role of the Plantation Industry to Strengthen the Sri Lanka’s Economy”. The vibrant and timely webinar was organized by the Association’s recently appointed Committee, in line with their policy to share knowledge with members and stakeholders. Active…
Short Term premium payment and Long Term protection – ‘Janashakthi Flexipay’ Upholding its vision to provide protection and security for its policyholders, Janashakthi Insurance PLC has launched Janashakthi Flexipay, a short-term premium payment product which provides long-term protection to policyholders and their families. This unique solution is ideal for individuals who are not comfortable investing…
The first sports team to arrive in the island for the largest Sports Tourism event after the Covid -19 pandemic Around 253 French women athletes and officials arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today in the early hours of the morning from Paris, France, via flight number UL 564, to participate in largest sports tourism…
The Hayleys Plantations Sector set a new benchmark for human resource development with the successful awarding of Sri Lanka’s first-ever National Skills Passport (NSP) and National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) to Field Officers. Enhancing their competencies around sustainable plantations business operations, 70 Field Officers from Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL) and…
Sri Lanka’s leading IT and Mobility Distribution Company Plexus Global recently entered into a partnership with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company and global leader in secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions, as the first distributor for the Aruba software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and secure edge solutions in Sri Lanka and Maldives. Plexus Global, a…
Standard Chartered is collaborating with global multi-dimensional women’s fund, Women Win, through their NGO partner in Sri Lanka, SERVE, to launch ‘Shaktheen’ – a women empowerment programme aimed to revive the livelihoods of working women in Sri Lanka. A donation of $209,158 from the Standard Chartered Foundation will fund the programme over a 24-month period…
With its impact felt by women all over the world, endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 women of reproductive age. While it can affect those from puberty to menopause, its impact may be felt for life. As an issue that is increasingly affecting the wellbeing of women in Sri…
Pioneering Sri Lankan healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals, recently addeda state-of-the-art ‘Philips Azurion 7 C20’ to its diagnostic artillery to elevate the quality and accuracy of diagnosticsprovided to cardiovascular patients in Sri Lanka. The novel machine, set within the latest of the two catheterization labs at Nawaloka Hospitals Colombo,is an image-guided therapy system, designed to deliver…
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