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Nations Leasing Partners with Micro Cars to Provide an Exclusive Deal on MG ZS SUV

Nations Leasing and Micro Cars Limited have entered into a special partnership to provide vehicle buyers with the opportunity to get their hands on the MG ZS SUV through the best packages in the market. The MOU to formally commence the partnership was signed on the 01st of October 2019 at Colombo. Mr. Priyantha Wijesekara…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 4:17 pm

More than 2000 students received certificates at the SLIM Certification Ceremony 2019

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) held its Certification Ceremony in September 2019 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on a grand scale to recognise and reward the students who have successfully completed its educational programmes. They include the Preliminary Certificate in Marketing (PCM), Certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing (Pharma), Certificate in Digital…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 4:13 pm

Vijitha Yapa briefs IPA President at AGM in Frankfurt

Sri Lanka’s progress in encouraging reading among children impressed the President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) Hugo Setzer, when Vijitha Yapa, President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association (SLBPA) briefed him and Jose Borghino, Secretary General of the IPA at the AGM of the IPA in Frankfurt last week. Mr Yapa said tremendous…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 4:10 pm

ComBank embarks on mangrove restoration in Koggala

A belt of 2,000 mangrove plants and 750 mangrove associates is to be planted around a little island in the Koggala Lake, along with 500 terrestrial plants on the island, as part of Commercial Bank of Ceylon’s support to the ‘Koggala Mangrove Restoration and Conservation Project’ of Wildlife and Ocean Resource Conservation (WORC) of Sri…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 4:08 pm

SLT fibre to power Green Land Residencies, another high-rise apartment complex in Colombo city

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national ICT and digital services provider entered into an agreement with Green Land Property Developers to provide the ICT infrastructure for the latest apartment complex currently under construction in Colombo City, Green Land Residencies. The agreement was signed recently at SLT head office premises in Colombo Fort by authorized signatories…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 4:06 pm

Nestlé strikes Gold at the 2019 SLIM NASCO Awards

Nestlé’s Rimaz Rizwie and Anuruddha Rathwatthe struck Gold at the recent 2019 SLIM NASCO (National Sales Congress) Awards. Rimaz won the ‘Territory Manager of the Year’ Award, also taking home the ‘Territory Manager (Modern Trade) – Gold’ Award at the event, while Anuruddha received the ‘Sales Executive – Gold’ Award under the FMCG – Food…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 2:46 pm

Cargills Bank opens its newest branch in Fort

Cargills Bank ceremonially opened its newest branch in the central business city of Colombo; Fort, at the “Cargills Building” No. 40, York Street, Colombo 1 as part of the bank’s expansion strategy. The new branch was declared open by the Chief Guest, Chairman of Cargills Bank Ltd, Mr. Ranjith Page in the presence of Managing…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 1:55 pm

A community empowerment journey addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Among the key issues faced by women and girls in Sri Lanka, a high rate of domestic violence, sexual harassment, early marriage and early pregnancy and unemployment are quite visible; especially in communities that are marginalised and below the poverty line in a post-war era laden with other contributory problems such as drug and alcohol…

(0)Comments | October 24, 2019 1:49 pm

Amãna Bank strikes Gold as ‘Entity of the Year’ at SLIBFI Awards

Amãna Bank was bestowed the Gold Award for ‘Entity of the Year’ at the recently concluded SLIBFI Awards 2019, cementing its leadership status in the non-Interest based banking and finance industry in Sri Lanka. In addition to winning the grand prize, the Bank also carried away 3 other accolades, including the coveted Gold Award for…

(0)Comments | October 23, 2019 9:24 pm

The Body Shop fights back at beauty labels with the new Tea Tree Anti-Imperfection Peel-Off Mask

~ Don’t let the beauty industry tell you otherwise. Real women have skin blemishes. The British beauty giant with a conscience -The Body Shop- is fighting industry labels yet again, this time in the hope of eliminating terminology such as ‘bad’ and ‘problem’ skin’ that can affect women’s self-esteem. Always in favour of promoting body…

(0)Comments | October 23, 2019 9:14 pm