• 15 years on, worker families of the country’s industry pioneer earn additional monthly income of up to Rs. 18,000 Nearly 15 years after becoming Sri Lanka’s first tea estate to commence ‘contract plucking’ of tea, the success enjoyed by Endane Estate managed by Kahawatte Plantations PLC offers a compelling case study, which urges other…
* Unmatched turnkey interior solutions for hospitality sector Services & Trade (S&T), a leading Oman based interior fit-out and contracting company with operations across 10 countries, debuts in Sri Lanka with the complete interior fit-out works contract for the 5* luxury Mövenpick City Hotel. The Swiss hospitality chain Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts, Softlogic’s first ever…
As the first luxury brand to invest in cricket, Hublot, the Official Timekeeper of the competition, has appeared on the scoreboards since the start of the cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Game on! The Cricket World Cup began on Saturday 14th February in Australia and New Zealand, with two matches on the…
The management of Citrus Leisure together with Vilxur Holidays ushered in the traditional Chinese New Year by hosting Vlixur guests visiting Sri Lanka to a gala dinner dance recently. The event was themed on traditional decorations as per Chinese customs with the Mandarin Shore Ballroom decorated in bright red and complimented by a scrumptious dinner…
Asia Leisure, a fully owned subsidiary of Asia Capital PLC (ACAP) announced that Japan Capital will infuse a further US$1.5 million into ACAP’s latest hotel project in Galle. The hotel project was announced late last year with a totalinvestment of US$14 million being made by Asia Capital and its Japanese partners. The property which is…
~ Recently developed ‘NS-1’ antigen the best way to diagnose ~ Ever since its first outbreak in 1965, Dengue has had our island home of Sri Lanka in its vice-like grip. During the past two months of 2015, 6996 suspected Dengue cases have been reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island, with…
Renowned for spearheading new technology in the healthcare sector, and pioneering new treatments in Sri Lanka, Durdans Hospital introduces Tissue Plasminogen Activator treatment (rtPA) at its Advanced Heart & Stroke Treatment Centre. This clot-busting medication is given to patients shortly after stroke symptoms have started. The treatment is more effective when given early in the…
* Generates over Rs. 13 million in sales Organised by the George Keyt Foundation in association with the John Keells Group, the 22nd Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair which was held on Sunday 25th January 2015, brought together 292 artists and over 22,000 estimated visitors in a vibrant explosion of colour along…
* Fifty teams take the challenge of a Stilt fishing and Toddy Tapping competition ‘Red Bull Levels’, a unique event organized in partnership with Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, saw over 250 participants who competed in an obstacle course conceptualized around the native traditions of stilt fishing and toddy tapping. The event was held on the…
Thailand-based ONYX Hospitality Group marked a key development in the expansion of its Amari brand with a ‘ground breaking’ ceremony to mark the start of construction of the third ONYX project in Sri Lanka; Amari Galle. The hospitality group’s savvy hotel brand OZO, has already made an indelible footprint in Sri Lanka’s hospitality landscape, with…
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