Great Place to Work® recognized Fcode Labs (www.fcodelabs.com) as one of the best workplaces in Asia. According to them, Fcode Labs ranked 35th on the list of best companies to work for in Asia in the small and medium-sized businesses category. Having become one of the top workplaces in Sri Lanka for 2022 a few…
75 years of art, architecture and ecology When the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa set up the Geoffrey Bawa Trust 40 years ago in 1982, he made the remarkable decision of issuing a mandate that was to foster ecological and environmental sciences, art, and architecture – a visionary choice of intertwined disciplines. Perhaps as an…
Advancing its sustainability efforts, Emirates and dnata have joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a voluntary global initiative that promotes responsible business practices and the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, said: “In the UAE’s Year of Sustainability,…
Daraz, one of South Asia’s fastest-growing online marketplaces, recently partnered with Sri Lanka’s trailblazing digital finance company Dialog Finance PLC, to provide seller credit facilities to small and medium-sized sellers on the Daraz platform. This partnership aims to facilitate the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka by providing them with the necessary…
Contributing to the development of the national education platform, SLIIT is offering new Bachelor of Education programmes, namely the B.Ed (Hons) in Social Sciences and B.Ed (Hons) in Information Technology. These programmes enable students to obtain pathways to meaningful and fulfilling teaching careers with strong 21st-century skills. The SLIIT B.Ed programmes are four-year full-time degrees…
Building resilience and supporting economic revival by strengthening SMEs to face any unexpected eventuality, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC partnered with HNB Assurance to offer its SME customer portfolio with a key person insurance cover. The pioneering initiative was created to safeguard SMEs in its lending portfolio from financial losses in the…
Hemas Outreach Foundation recently opened its 62nd Piyawara pre-school in Wanathamulla, Colombo. Together with the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs as a strategic partner of the Piyawara initiative, this development represents Hemas’ continued support of the national agenda in developing Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) in the country. The pre-school, which marks the…
Coca-Cola Sri Lanka, a leading beverage brand that has been in the country for over 60 years, has been awarded the prestigious “Beverage Brand of the Year” and “Youth Choice Beverage Brand of the Year” awards at the SLIM Kantar People’s Awards 2023, hosted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM). Notably, Coca-Sri Lanka…
Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eye wear solutions provider, opened its newest branch located at Gampaha recently. To mark the special occasion Vision Care organized a free eye and ENT campaign for residents in the surrounding areas. The new branch was ceremonially opened by Consultant Eye Surgeon, Dr. J. D. Dias, Vision Vision…
NDB Bank was recently awarded a Silver Award for Financial Institution of the Year for Adopting LankaSign Digital Signatures and a Merit Award for Bank of the Year for Excellence in Customer Convenience in Category B, at the Lankapay Technnovation Awards 2023 held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. In keeping in line with the Bank’s…
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