Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) was recognized as a winner in the Top Workplaces in Asia category of the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2019. The award was presented in Bangkok, Thailand over a Grand Gala Dinner on 20th of September 2019, at the Athenee Hotel, at the ACES awards 2019. The Asia…
Sri Lanka’s first private hospital to offer advanced tertiary care services Sri Lanka’s foremost private healthcare provider, Nawaloka Hospitals, recently celebrated a 34 year legacy at the pinnacle of the Sri Lankan healthcare sector. Founded by Deshamanya H.K. Dharmadasa in 1985, Nawaloka Hospitals was built around a simple but powerful ethos: ‘Arogya Parama Laabha’ (Good…
AkzoNobel -the world industry leader in paints and coatings and producer of Dulux paints in Sri Lanka- has signed an agreement today with SOS Children’s Villages of Sri Lanka, as part of its global Let’s Colour initiative between the two organisations. The partnership aims to tackle youth unemployment in the country through a series of…
100% of grid electricity across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America comes from renewable sources. Sites across five continents have achieved 100% renewable grid electricity use ahead of Unilever’s global 2020 target. Unilever announced today that its factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres across five continents are now powered…
The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) Sri Lanka, one of the leading private institutions providing quality higher education, has launched an Education Loan Scheme in partnership with Commercial Credit and Finance PLC. The scheme was launched to provide a viable solution to meet the higher education aspirations of youth in Sri Lanka. APIIT…
Established in 2003, Resus Energy PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s biggest players in the renewable energy industry has taken giant leaps with its investments and development of many projects across the island. While actively supporting the national effort to develop renewable energy resources in Sri Lanka, Resus Energy PLC recently invested approximately Rs. 680 Mn…
Fintrex Finance Limited relocated its Negombo branch to bigger premises in order to provide a better service to their customers. The new office was ceremoniously opened by Mrs. Tamara Dharmakirti –Herath, General Manager / Chief Executive Officer Fintrex Finance along with the Fintrex Corporate management and other officials. The new location is at 79, Colombo…
Hameedia’s Envoy London Brand Ambassador Jack Heslewood was recently crowned Mr. World 2019 at the glittering 10th edition of the highly competitive pageant held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, in the Philippines. Founded in 1996, the competition is biennial and tests endurance, strength, talent and creativity, sports, fashion and multimedia skills among…
Quintessentially, the world’s leading luxury lifestyle group, announced the introduction of a new entry-level local concierge tier: Ceylon Defined. Offering a plethora of localized offerings, Ceylon Defined will serve the needs of an emerging audience of young, sophisticated Sri Lankans, alongside its usual clientele of HNWIs and UHNWIs while also serving as a potential introduction…
Samsung Electronics has opened up a whole new world of entertainment in Sri Lanka and around the world by enabling the all-new Apple TV app on all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models with a firmware update. Samsung customers will now be able to enjoy Apple TV channels and iTunes movies and…
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