Work In Sri Lanka, a volunteer-led brain gain initiative that aims to position Sri Lanka as an attractive work destination, for highly skilled individuals and high caliber businesses, held its quarterly meet up in Colombo recently. The event was attended by nearly hundred expatriate Sri Lankans who have recently returned to Sri Lanka from over…
KWA Architects won two awards at this year’s Asia Pacific Property Awards held in Kuala Lumpur. The five star award for “Best Hotel Architecture Sri Lanka” was awarded to theirReefs Edge Hotel project in Uswetakeiyawa and a ‘Highly commendation’ under ‘Public Service Interior Sri Lanka’ was awarded for interior designs of the Expo Rail Railway…
Microsoft Sri Lanka under a YouthSpark grant together with World Bank and Fusion, the ICT arm of Sarvodaya, conducted ‘Innovation for Impact’, a two day workshop designed to educate and provide ICT solutions to improve the local NGO sector with skills that will touch the lives of Rural youth. The workshop which brought together representatives…
* Carmudi examines the current and future state of the online automotive industry in Sri Lanka and other Emerging Markets Carmudi’s report on ‘The Booming Automotive Industry in Emerging Markets’ provides a detailed look into the global state of automotive sales and how car purchasing behaviors have changed due to the drastic increase in internet…
Brandix i3 has been certified compliant with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 by the International Standards Certifications (ISC) Pty Ltd. The ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard provides requirements for an information security management system (ISMS). ISMS is a systematic approach to managing sensitive company information so that it remains secure and includes people, processes and IT systems by applying a…
The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel hosted Google I/O Extended Sri Lanka for the third consecutive year for 2015 with a registered participation of an overwhelming number of more than 3000 Google enthusiasts who had the opportunity to experience the largest ICT confab ever held in the country. This year’s conference highlighted the local interactive…
Softlogic Finance PLC, one of the largest finance companies in Sri Lanka, opened its newest branch in Hatton on 27th May 2015, expanding the company’s branch network to 32 locations, including 21 branches and 11 standalone gold loan centres. This is the third branch opened by the company within the year, with branches being opened…
One of the biggest challenges faced in Sri Lanka’s economy has been reduced to a simple tagline: jobs without people and people without jobs. Variations of this tagline are seen scattered across government pamphlets, industry white papers and economic reports, all aiming to get to the bottom of a pervasive question: do we really have…
The Palmyrah restaurant, reputed for its impeccable traditional Sri Lankan cuisine was recently re-launched after a full renovation and upgrade of facilities. Located at the Renuka City Hotel, the Palmyrah is best known for its wide selection of Sri Lankan dishes and authentic Jaffna specialties. As a part of its re-launch, the Palmyrah announced the…
Sri Lanka’s foremost provider of Islamic financial services, Amãna Bank strengthened its industry leadership status by being awarded the most number of accolades at the recently concluded Sri Lankan Islamic Banking and Finance Industry (SLIBFI) Awards Night. The Bank was successful in winning the Gold Award for Islamic Finance Product of the Year (Gold Certificate…
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