The Colombo Municipal Council’s Public Health Department, along with Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) and the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) launched the ‘Mo-Buzz Dengue’ App recently to enable the general public to contribute towards the fight against dengue in Colombo. Dengue has severely affected Sri Lanka in…
Dell was named winner of the Gold Effie Award at the recent Effie Sri Lanka Awards Show organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM). Presented at the Water’s Edge in Colombo on February 27, 2015, the award is a testament to Dell’s outstanding strategy and execution of the Dell Power Circle campaign. The…
Asia Capital PLC today announced their partnership with Belluna Co. Ltd of Japan who will be making several strategic investments into Sri Lanka’s booming leisure and property sectors. The agreement in this regard was officially signed by Mr. Kiyoshi Yasuno, President, Belluna Co., Ltd and Mr. Stefan Abeyesinhe, Group Chief Executive Officer, Asia Capital PLC. …
Lankem Paints Ltd, manufacturers, marketers and owners of the international flagship brand ‘Robbialac’ treats its customers island wide with a novel pre-Sinhala and Tamil New Year promotion. Commencing on Saturday 14 and operative until Tuesday 31 March, an unidentified mystery visitor called “Mr. Robbialac” will be present at various times, on various days and at…
Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, and Frontier Economics, a leading European consultancy, have released the results of a socio-economic impact study that measures Emirates’ contribution to the European economy. Frontier estimates that Emirates’ operations, including the catalytic impact of the 220 unique connections it offers, supported 85,100 jobs across the EU…
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) established the CFW Fashion Design Fund in 2014 to financially support the most impressive young designer who is a participant of the ‘BrightSpark’ Shows. Each year one up-and-coming designer with high potential is selected and given funding to kick-start his/her fashion career. CFW, hosted at the Hilton Colombo, provides a…
Three Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants sponsored by Hayleys PLC Group companies, Hayleys Industrial Solutions Ltd., Kelani Valley Plantations PLC & Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC and Hayleys Advantis Ltd., will be launched today, 10th March 2015 in Pihimbiyagollewa, Kiriketuwewa & Balayawewa in the North Central Province. This project under the banner “Puritas Sath Diyawara” is the…
Hayleys Fibre, the premier manufacturer & exporter of value added coir fibre products to international markets recently launched a wide range of premium quality mattresses with the opening of a new showroom “Mattress Shop” in Colombo 10. Carefully designed and manufactured out of 100% natural raw materials Coir Fibre and Natural Latex, which possess unique…
Whirlpool, one of the world’s foremost global appliance brands have announced that they have entered into an agreement with Softlogic Retail (Pvt) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC to market and distribute Whirlpool products in Sri Lanka. The world renowned brand has confirmed that they will come on board with Softlogic with…
Unilever Sri Lanka bagged the coveted Marketer of Year award at the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) Effie Awards 2014. The award recognizes the overall effectiveness of Unilever Sri Lanka’s marketing efforts across its portfolio of 29 of the country’s most loved brands. The company topped the charts to win this coveted prize. Speaking…
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