CAKE LABS recently announced that its parent company Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) will move forward with plans to setup a technology innovation center in Sri Lanka. The announcement follows a recent visit to Sri Lanka by Sysco leadership comprising of Wayne Shurts – Executive Vice President and CTO, Brian Beach – President of Sysco Ventures…
A leading architect and two young architecture students from Sri Lanka attended this year’s World Architecture Festival in Berlin. They were selected by AkzoNobel Paints Lanka to attend the festival’s programmes and meet the world’s top architects; all amidst the rich architectural heritage of Berlin. The three participants were chosen by AkzoNobel Paints based on…
Two teams representing the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) were placed as the winner and the runner up under the ‘Special Category’ at the ‘Great HR Quiz’ organized by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM). 2016 marks the second occasion a team representing the CSE has excelled in the competition following a win in the Special…
Oxford College of Business, won a ‘Compliance Award’ in the Small and Medium Sized Entities at the 52nd Annual Report Awards 2016 organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. The event was held on the 6th of December under the patronage of Finance Minister Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. This competition is considered the…
TRC ranks Airtel with fastest 3G internet Speeds Huawei benchmark study ranks Airtel as No 1 internet Quality Index Independent studies carried by the Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and Huawei Technologies Lanka Co. (PVT) LTD, revealed that Airtel Lanka has the fastest mobile 3G internet speeds in the country. While the TRC test…
Blue Mountain Properties has joined hands with HDFC Bank to provide finance facilities for its customers in order to empower them to purchase their own plot of land with minimal hassles. HDFC Bank, the pioneer in housing finance for over three decades, is the only government bank to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange…
Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd (MHE), Licensee of Federal Express Corporation in Sri Lanka, embarked on a new “green journey” by becoming the first organisation in the express transportation services industry in the country to obtain the recognised CarbonConscious® certification. “Sustainability is an integral part of the overall business philosophy at MHE, as we believe…
‘People’s Bank Foreign Remittance Gold Fortune 2016’ promotion recently saw the completion of its 23rddraw, announcing I.Washila of the People’s Bank Ridigama Branch as the winner of the week. The draw was launched in June with the aim of promoting the use of People’s InstantRemit, People’s e-Remittance, Swift and Telex amongst those living and working…
The Body Shop in Sri Lanka introduced its all new Vitamin E formula with 48 hour moisture for thirsty skin last month. This lightweight, long lasting moisturizing product harnesses the antioxidant power of wheatgerm oil, muscling up with intense moisture from 100% natural origin hyaluronic acid for a formula that will keep skin feeling fresh…
15 year old Vinod Weerasinghe of British School Colombo played brilliant golf on the last day to catch up four shots under tremendous pressure to take the coveted national title at the Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship 2016, concluded at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. He shot 78, 79, and 74 over the three…
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