A delegation of 57 French Travel Agents, visited Sri Lanka recently on the ‘Treasure Hunt Mega Fam Trip 2014,’ a familiarisation tour held with the objective of generating significant inbound tourism from the French market. The Ceylon Hotels Corporation’s (CHC) Lake Hotel Polonnaruwa was among the hotels that played host to the delegation. During their…
Sri Lanka’s iconic beverage brand Elephant House Ginger Beer, lovingly referred to as EGB, entered into a partnership with Kaema Sutra – the unique contemporary Sri Lankan restaurant launched by celebrated chef and restaurateur Dharshan Munidasa and Bollywood star and former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez in partnership with entrepreneurs Raju Chandiram and Shalin Balasuriya….
Becomes first Sri Lankan to be recognized for technology commercialization by GRC Wickham Awards Top local rubber industry personality and Lalan Rubbers (Pvt) Ltd. Chairman, Lalith Hapangama has become the first Sri Lankan to clinch the highly prestigious GRC Wickham Award in the technology commercialization segment. Hapangama received the only award in the category surpassing…
International malaria experts gather in Colombo to recognize country’s remarkable achievement and to sign the Colombo Declaration on Eliminating Malaria Sri Lanka has not reported a local case of malaria since October 2012. If it can remain malaria-free for one more year, the country will be eligible to apply to the World Health Organization…
Further growth expected with planned increase in capacity Dipped Products PLC (DPL), a leader in the global non-medical rubber glove market, reported positive bottom line growth over the six months ended September 2014. The Hayleys subsidiary’s six month results were positively influenced by the improved performance in Q2 supported by an increase in production volume…
Barracuda Networks, Inc., the world’s leading IT solutions provider kicked off its presence in Sri Lanka with the launch of a range of industry-leading solutions designed to solve mainstream IT problems – efficiently and cost effectively – while maintaining a level of customer support and satisfaction second to none. Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider…
Sri Lanka’s non-interest based banking pioneer Amãna Bank has tied up with consumer electronics giant Singer to facilitate convenient purchasing through its Easy Payment Plan. Through this financing scheme customers can purchases electronics, personal appliances, household appliances, furniture and many more from any Singer, Singer Mega, Singer Plus, Singer Home and Sisil World showrooms and…
All company sites awarded, proving their strength as safe places of work Unilever Sri Lanka proved their strength as a company which is dedicated to Occupational Health and Safety by emerging as the Excellence Award winners at the recently held National Safety and Occupational Health Excellence Awards 2014 at the BMICH on 20th October 2014. …
The Sri Lankan multinational Haycarb PLC reported a turnover of Rs. 5.2 billion and profit before tax of Rs. 362 million for six months ending 30th September 2014. The profit after tax stood at Rs. 304 million. Haycarb PLC Managing Director, Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan said, “The continuing trend of high raw material prices in Sri…
A 2kg increase in daily plucking average of tea can provide win-win solution A marginal increase of at least 2kg in the daily plucking average of each tea plucker can significantly boost Sri Lanka’s entire plantation industry and benefit all stakeholders by bringing down the skyrocketing unit cost of production of tea by nearly seven…
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