Amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, Hatch and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) SL successfully completed the fourth iteration of the KICKASS Bootcamp, a one-month long development programme designed to address fundamental business development skills and gender-specific elements faced by women thereby empowering a whole new batch of future women leaders. KICKASS Series 4 saw 12…
Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, announces the launch of its “Heroes of Viber” package, complete with a 14-episode mini docu series chronicling real-life stories of how people’s lives around the world changed over the past years by using Viber. The campaign marks Viber’s decade anniversary, celebrating the…
Sri Lanka’s most trusted poultry group Crysbro, commends the government’s initiative to revive and reinforce Sri Lanka’s maize cultivation industry in a bid to bolster the country’s food security agenda. Spearheaded by President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe and actioned by the Agriculture Ministry of Sri Lanka, the initiative is the first step towards making the country self-sufficient…
Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s pioneering eye care service provider, donated a cold centrifuge to the Medical Research Institute to contribute towards Sri Lanka’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The equipment is essential to perform PCR testing for Covid-19 as it would increase the testing capacity of the institution by 400 tests per day. Joining the…
Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals deployed by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon at retail outlets across Sri Lanka have shown exponential growth in cashless payment volumes, thus becoming the fastest growing POS network in the country, the Bank reports. The market leader in combined Credit and Debit Card usage in Sri Lanka, Commercial Bank is also one…
Sri Lanka High Commission in London in collaboration with the Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (APSL UK) and Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) organised a webinar on 29 October 2020 to launch the SLASSCOM Global Referral Program. The objective of the webinar was to introduce the potential of the…
Reclaims used Pens, plastics from the environment – Atlas Axillia Co. (Private) Limited has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Environment to support its special environmental initiative “Not a rule but a discipline – නීතියක් නොවෙයි විනයක්”. The initiative aims to inculcate the habit of protecting the environment in school children, and adults by…
Emirates SkyCentral DWC in Dubai South to be operated as a dedicated anchor hub for COVID-19 vaccine distribution Air cargo carrier has also set up a dedicated rapid response team to handle requests for vaccine transport Emirates SkyCargo is stepping up its readiness to handle the logistical complexities of distributing a potential COVID-19 vaccine globally…
Awarded in recognition of a USD 25M trade loan extended for the purchase of medical supplies for the national initiative against COVID-19 Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has won the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) prestigious Trade Finance Deal of the Year 2020 (Confirming Bank) Award at the Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Awards hosted…
A unique smart home solution to complement Unitown residents’ unique lifestyles Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading ICT and digital solutions provider in the country recently entered into an agreement with Asian Silk Route Private Limited, a company specializing in condominium development and construction, to facilitate Unitown Residencies with a unique Smart Home Solution powered…
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