Emirates, the world’s largest International airline has ranked among the top 100 most reputable organizations in the world by 2022 Global RepTrak® 100. The award-winning Dubai-based airline is the only company from the Middle East and North Africa region to make it to the list, with a reputation score of 72.7. As the world’s largest…
AmCham Sri Lanka launched its inaugural edition of the AmCham SL Founder Showcase on 30 March 2022 in Colombo. The AmCham SL Founder Showcase 2022 is conducted in collaboration with Good Market Sri Lanka and is aimed at empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs to launch and/or grow their people and planet-friendly businesses through seed…
Marking a key milestone in its pioneering journey, patpat.lk, Sri Lanka’s Biggest Online Search Platform, celebrated 5 years of empowering local businesses and customers on March 31st. Adding trailblazing excellence to business operations within an evolving industry, patpat.lk revolutionised online shopping by being the first to introduce free advertising together with financial assistance onsite. The…
Swisstek Aluminium Ltd. was recently ranked among Sri Lanka’s top 10 best-managed companies in the list compiled by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM), for the period 2020-2021. At the CPM’s ‘Best Management Practices Awards 2022’, held under the theme ‘Back to Business in the New Normal’, Swisstek Aluminium emerged as…
Amana Takaful PLC (ATI), a fully-fledged insurance company operating in Sri Lanka, has braved the Pandemic and other economic pressures of the year 2021. The organization closes the year 2021, with a significant 23% growth in group sales revenue and a 13% surge in group net profits before other comprehensive income. Elaborating on the Group’s…
AIA Insurance Lanka announced the appointment of Chathuri Munaweera as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment will be effective 01 May 2022 subject to approval of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. Notably, she will be the company’s first female CEO. The outgoing CEO, Nikhil Advani is relocating within the AIA Group…
Introduces digital customer verification via video-call for opening of Bank’s ground-breaking Digital Bank Account An innovative video call identity verification feature has been introduced by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to its ground-breaking digital bank account ‘Flash,’ making it possible for an account to be opened, activated and operated without ever visiting a bank branch….
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of the third edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA). The study reveals a lack of boardroom awareness of cybersecurity, and a broad assumption from executives that their company will…
At first glance, the lives of Hemamali Paranavithana and S.K. Wathsala Kumari appear differently from each other. Hemamali is an Assistant Manager of Human Resource Development (HRD) and Health at Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) while Wathsala earns her living by plucking tea at Lower Division, Nuwara-eliya Estate managed by KVPL. However, while their roles…
The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council came forth with project Book Donation where the mission was to join hands with CINEC to distribute the first Logistics Sinhala textbook titled “Logistics Sinhalen” to the rural schools in Sri Lanka. “Logistics Sinhalen” was published by CINEC Maritime Campus. The book has been endorsed by many academia, professionals, and…
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