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New Green Initiatives of Hayleys Agriculture captures the Attention of Global Food Giants

HJS Condiments Limited, the agri food export arm of Hayleys Agriculture was certified as a CarbonConscious® and WaterConscious® manufacturer recently. These certifications were obtained by signing up for a three-year programme of regular monitoring, reassessments on the mitigation of carbon emissions and water consumption of the operations, with the Carbon Consulting Company (CCC). Thereafter consultants…

(0)Comments | March 2, 2015 11:54 am

Amãna Bank records first profitable quarter with LKR 88.5 Million PBT

Total Assets grow by 49% during 2014  Amãna Bank, Sri Lanka’s one and only licensed commercial bank operating in full conformity to the non-interest based Islamic banking model, has recorded its first profitable quarter for Q4 2014. According to the financials released to the Colombo Stock Exchange, the Bank which commenced achieving monthly operating profits…

(0)Comments | March 2, 2015 11:48 am

Seylan Profit after Tax exceeds Rs. 3 Billion

Seylan Bank reported a record Profit after Tax figure of Rs. 3,079 Million for the year ended 31st December 2014.  This is an impressive 33% growth in PAT compared to the Rs. 2,316 Million reported in 2013, an impressive 33% growth in PAT. Net Interest income increased from Rs. 9,719 Million to Rs. 11,165 Million,…

(0)Comments | March 2, 2015 11:42 am

Maggi introduces latest entrant to its Devilled range – Maggi Devilled X-Tra Green Chilli

# First ever green chilli instant noodle variant to enter local market Sri Lanka’s leading instant noodle brand, Maggi, unveiled its latest innovation, Maggi Devilled X-Tra Green Chilli – the first ever green chilli noodle to enter the local market. The newest addition to the Maggi Devilled portfolio, Maggi Devilled X-Tra Green Chilli contains real…

(0)Comments | February 27, 2015 3:32 pm

E-commerce will transform Sri Lanka’ business landscape – Epitom Trinergy

* Founder Director Ragulan Tharmakulasingam to take website designing to the next level With strong long-term fundamentals, web and ecommerce segments in Asia forecast high growth potential in 2015 and beyond whilst growing consumer markets and the continued development of the e-commerce sector will underpin its growth prospects. “We live in a very exciting age….

(0)Comments | February 27, 2015 3:19 pm

Hemas Piyawara clinches JASTECA CSR Gold Award 2014

Piyawara, the flagship CSR initiative of the Hemas Group clinched the overall Gold Award at the JASTECA CSR Awards 2014. Executive Director of the Hemas Outreach Foundation Shiromi Masakorala received the award from Chief Guest H. E. Nobuhito Hobo, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka at the awards gala at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo….

(0)Comments | February 27, 2015 3:13 pm

Dynasty Residence – Kandy, optimistic for completion of construction within record breaking 20 months

• A lifestyle that promises to blend the regal grandeur of an ancient kingdom The Dynasty Residence apartment project being built on the banks of the majestic Mahaweli River in the ancient city of Kandy, promises to be the first and last of its kind. Construction of the much anticipated project is now underway towards…

(0)Comments | February 27, 2015 3:05 pm

Emirates Increases Capacity on its Double Daily Nairobi Service

Second daily flight to be upgraded to a Boeing 777-300 ER Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will connect even more people with Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, when it switches from the current Airbus A330-200 aircraft used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300 ER from 1 May. The…

(0)Comments | February 26, 2015 3:32 pm

“Dine and Smile” at 52 restaurants for Commercial Bank cardholders

Commercial Bank’s popular dining out promotion ‘Dine and Smile’ has returned with attractive discounts for credit and debit cardholders at 52 leading restaurants over eight weeks. This latest promotion, in which the participating restaurants are offering discounts of 30% and 20% respectively to the Bank’s Credit and Debit Cardholders, commenced on the 16th of February,…

(0)Comments | February 26, 2015 3:30 pm

Mobitel offers Twitter without data charges for a unique cricket experience

The National Mobile Service Provider, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel has partnered with Twitter, one of the largest social networking sites in the world, to give its valued customers the opportunity to use Twitter for free for the duration of the ongoing high octane cricketing action. The partnership will provide customers the most comprehensive platform to…

(0)Comments | February 25, 2015 10:40 pm

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