The opportunity to upcycle trash, or turn it into new products, is abundant. Colombo Design Studio, Sri Lanka’s first industrial and product design consultancy, has partnered with Rice & Carry, a social enterprise upcycling gleeful bags from old rice sacks, to release plastic surfboard wax combs. The product, made entirely from Rice & Carry’s off-cuts…
In conjunction with the International Women’s Day which falls on the 8th of March, People’s Bank plans to reward the savings habit among women who save with Vanitha Vasana account. Through this move, the bank aims to encourage the habit of saving amongst Sri Lankan women, while strengthening the country’s economy. Women play a multiple…
Etisalat Lanka reiterates its commitment to enrich the lives of Sri Lankans by supporting Colombo Fashion Week 2017 as the official Digital Solutions Provider. Colombo Fashion Week is one of the subcontinent’s most anticipated fashion events, with showcases ranging from aspiring local designers to internationally renowned couturiers. The event aims to expand and develop the…
Dipped Products PLC, Hayleys Group’s internationally renowned glove manufacturing subsidiary, emerged as winners of the Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial CSR/Sustainability award at the recently concluded Japan Sri Lanka Technical & Cultural Association (JASTECA) Awards 2016. The Gold award was presented to DPL in recognition of the Company’s groundbreaking efforts to develop the world’s first ethical…
New Microsoft Philanthropies organization helped put 71,000 nonprofits in the cloud and supercharge the company’s giving. A year after the formation of Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Corp. and its employees have donated more than $650 million in cash, cloud services and software to nonprofits around the world. In a letter published today, Mary Snapp, corporate…
Since its start as a convenience service delivering vegetables to homes in selected neighborhoods of Colombo, Direct2Door has grown significantly over a very short time frame, with the service now available across the entirety of the Colombo district, as well as many of the suburbs of Greater Colombo. This is mainly in service of Direct2Door’s…
Creating much excitement once again among consumers, Scan Products Division of C.W. Mackie PLC has announced the relaunch of “Scan Jumbo Peanut Cycle Wassa” “Scan Jumbo Peanut Cycle Wassa” was launched in 2014 for the first time in Sri Lanka. With the popularity of the promotion, Scan Products decided to continue the “Cycle Wassa”…
Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce site, wOw.lk, is offering its valued customers a free delivery service between Colombo 1 and 15, for all purchases that are made on Sundays. Instead of having to pay an additional fee for deliveries, customers in the selected areas of Colombo, will now be able to have a wide array of…
Amãna Takaful (ATL) paid full reparation for a fishing trawler that collided with a ship off the coast of Kaduwella recently. The cheque was received by the owner W S S Prasanna in the presence of Fazal Ghaffoor – CEO, ATL. This occasion was also attended by Janaka Wijeyakumara – Regional Manager for South and…
Sri Lanka’s first Australian inspired condominium, The Flemington, Rajagiriya records 60% of apartments sold, following the start of construction in November 2016. The Rajagiriya condominium project by EliSh Development, marketed to the local market, has seen 70% of apartments sold to Sri Lankans residing locally and 30% to Sri Lankan expatriates. Managing Director,…
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