Building an inclusive culture at LSEG Encourages employees to embrace everyone within the “map of our world” Promotes mentoring to reach diversity goals In an environment where equality, inclusivity, diversity, and creativity are as important as bottom line numbers, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Sri Lanka has launched an internal programme that will focus on…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI), recently hosted a lecture by the Special Envoy on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, His Royal Highness Prince Mired Bin Ra’ad Bin Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan on ‘The Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Landmines –…
The pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka, Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) today launched the “She Can” campaign in conjunction with International Women’s Day which was celebrated earlier this month. The launch and women’s empowerment conference was held at the Orchid Room, BMICH. Featuring some of the most renowned business women in the…
Nawaloka Hospitals PLC was awarded the top award in the General Services and Utilities category for the second consecutive year at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2017, organized by the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Sri Lanka. The ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards aims to reward Sri Lanka’s most transparent, accountable and responsible corporates. ACCA…
End-stage kidney failure is a growing concern in Sri Lanka especially among the elderly population. Among those greatly at risk are individuals with Diabetes Mellitus while people with high blood pressure, polycystic kidney disease and anatomical problems of the urinary tract are also at risk from the same. Individuals with end-stage kidney failure have to…
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, in collaboration with Arimac Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, announced the introduction of an intelligent humanoid robot, as a Customer Assistant at the Dialog Iconic flagship store. The cloud-based humanoid robot, designed specifically for commercial use in the retail, hospitality, healthcare and education industries, is part of Dialog’s efforts…
Kent Engineers (Pvt) Ltd, the renowned mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contractor, was recently awarded the National Award for Construction Merit, Electrical Installation (Low Voltage) and the National Award for Construction Merit, Supply and Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Air Conditioning and the Ventilation System at the Rainbow Business Centre in Colombo 4. These were…
To His Excellency, The President of Sri Lanka, Since 2015, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Drug Prevention has recommended unreasonable restrictions on tobacco cultivation such as the immediate prohibition ofeven usingbarren marginal paddy lands forsuch cultivation.Despite the fact that tobacco farmers beingthe key drivers of national and rural economic growth, they were not consulted…
South African Tourism together with the South African High Commission brought down a 60-member delegation for a roadshow in Sri Lanka recently. This is the second occasion that such an event has been held in Sri Lanka. Addressing the South African High Commissioner Robina Marks said, gathering there are several facts to be taken into…
It’s 2018 and the roles we each play have evolved significantly. Girls in particular, are no longer limited to identifying themselves with simply one personality. However, with the limitless personas today’s girls have become accustomed to playing, if there is one thing that keeps letting them down, it is their hair. To tie it all…
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