The Siemens Digital Manufacturing World Tour was successfully concluded in Colombo before a large gathering of engineers and professionals from the manufacturing, engineering and education segments at Cinnamon Lakeside on the 27th January 2016. Anshuman Prakash, Pre-Sales Lead Consultant (India & Sri Lanka) for Mainstream Engineering, presented the patented Synchronous Technology – a breakthrough innovation…
The exciting sport of horse racing with it’s glamour, prestige and showmanship has long held a place in the hearts and history of Sri Lanka. In the 1840’s Mr. John Baker introduced this illustrious sport with the inaugural race taking place at the Nuwara Eliya Race Course in 1875. Originally conducted by the Nuwara Eliya…
A riot of rich textures and colours evocative of eastern nomadic couture sets the tone for an inspired Spring 2016 collection which launches another year of trend defining style at ODEL, Sri Lanka’s leading department store for fashionistas. Appropriately themed ‘Wanderlust’ the just-in collection formally unveiled on 1st February mirrors a global fascination with the…
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened a second branch at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake, to serve the foreign currency needs of passengers using its Departures Terminal. The new branch will be open around the clock, 365 days of the year, and will serve Sri Lankans and foreigners leaving the country, the Bank…
~ Semi-finalists of the Cinnamon-HSBC Marco Pierre White challenge powered by Knorr, concluded with Knorr Culinary Challenge There was a lot of anticipation and excitement at the Knorr Chefmenship Centre at Unilever Sri Lanka last Saturday (23 January 2016) as twelve hopeful semi-finalists cooked it out at the Knorr Culinary Challenge to win a spot…
Creating many memorable and enjoyable moments and new friendships, the annual Sports Gala of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd. (SHL) concluded on a high note recently at the BRC Grounds. Held under the theme ‘Passion to Win,’ the Sports Gala of the healthcare arm of the diversified Sunshine Holdings conglomerate saw the enthusiastic participation of over…
Asia will become a smart city hotspot in 2016 as more government services are connected to the cloud, writes Leighton Phillips, Director of the Influencer Sales Group for Intel Asia Pacific and Japan. The development of smart cities in Asia will be one of the most important trends of 2016. We offer Intel’s expertise to…
Noritake Lanka Porcelain Pvt Limited (NLPL) enters 2016 with conformity to Integrated Management Systems (IMS). These systems conform to the requirements of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS) and thus represent the ISO’s most well-known standards ever. QMS (known as ISO 9001) helps organisations to…
PickMe, the mobile taxi hailing service provider, crossed an important milestone in the New Year with a hundred-thousand customers registered and one million trip requests. The start-up company’s CEO Jiffry Zulfer says this number is far more than they anticipated and that the Company thanks the customers for responding so well to the app, which…
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience, was recognized as the Best Exporter of the Computer and Related Services Sector for 2011 and 2013 at the recently held Presidential Export Awards. The awards were presented by…
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