Increasing productivity and lowering operational costs are a key factor in growing Sri Lanka’s logistics industry. The global logistics industry was estimated at a mammoth US$ 4 trillion or 10 percent of the global GDP in 2014. The Indian subcontinent alone is estimated to be over US$ 200 billion. Sri Lanka logistics companies have made…
Colombo’s favourite coffee house chain Barista Lavazza, extending their reach to other key areas in Sri Lanka, recently opened its latest outlet in Bentota. Targeting the inflow of tourists to the southern coastal belt, this outlet will feature many of Barista Lavazza’s signature beverages and accompanying meals and desserts off the menu. Speaking at the…
~ Emerging countries are slowly opting for smart and sustainable cars Auto manufacturers have shifted their priorities to not only meet emissions standards, but also to keep up with government policies to improve air quality in each country. Fuel-efficient cars have not yet caught on in developing markets as fast as they have in Western…
Having consistently raised the bar in the condominium and luxury living industry in Sri Lanka, Platinum1 has yet again launched a value added service that is proving to be a game changing innovation in the Sri Lankan real estate market. The launch of the Platinum1 Investment Proposal 2015, which brings with it unparalleled homeowner benefits…
ikman.lk, Sri Lanka’s largest market place, recently introduced a new service ‘ikman Sell Fast’ enabling non IT savvy Sri Lankans to place premium ads on ikman.lk without even requiring access to a computer. Under this new island wide concept ikman.lk has tied up with several newsagents and communication outlets that will now include ikman.lk as…
* Set to deploy MasterCard Expert Monitoring SolutionsÔ to Detect Fraudulent Transactions MasterCard and National Savings Bank (NSB) announced their partnership to deploy MasterCard Expert Monitoring Solutions (EMS) with Real-time Fraud Scoring Service. Allowing the bank to achieve higher detection rates than other conventional solutions, the service uses a unique combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
~ ‘PC Does What’ joint campaign inspires people to think about pcs in a whole new way Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft are collaborating for the first time on a joint advertising campaign that showcases the exciting innovation in today’s newest personal computers (PCs). The combination of Intel’s best processors ever – 6th Generation…
Deputy Managing Director of Hameedia (Pvt) Ltd, Hussain Sadique, who headed the Group’s operations will exit the Group’s Management Committee in order to function in a strategic business capacity outside the core business sector. The youngest of the three brothers at the helm of Hameedia, Sadique who joined the family business just after schooling, rose…
Expense Tracker 2.0, a comprehensive personal finance management application by hSenid Outsourcing won the silver award in the General Applications category, at the recently concluded NBQSA 2015 (National Best Quality ICT Awards Sri Lanka). The app also won an NBQSA Award in 2013 (when it was first launched), was a winner at the mBillionth Awards…
~ A brand New FORD FOCUS worth Rs. 5.5 Million with other prizes worth a total of Rs. 10.8 Million Mobitel and Microsoft, who have successfully driven the development of information and communications technology in Sri Lanka to provide the best communication devices and services to the country recently concluded the much anticipated Microsoft Lumia…
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