Further extending its commitment to eco-friendly and cost-effective modes of transportation, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC, partnered with private sector banks Sampath Bank, Nations Trust Bank and DFCC Bank to promote cycling as a more sustainable mode of commuting to work. The bankers organised a cycle ride parade for their employees recently,…
The SLT fielded team triumphed as Joint Champions with the HNB ‘A’ team at the 3rd Maliban – MCA Annual Masters Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2022, held at the MCA Grounds recently. In the League stage, SLT beat Colombo Dockyard and Singer Sri Lanka PLC. Overcoming stiff opposition from Sampath Bank, the 2020 Winners, SLT reached the…
At this week’s Colombo Tea Auction held on 30th / 31st August 2022, in the Western High Grown Category an Invoice of Inverness Pekoe, sold at a price of Rs. 2,150 per kg, equal to the existing record for this grade. Inverness is a selling mark of Nuwara Eliya Estate, of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC…
Cricket fans can expect a full roster of activities from Rakuten Viber in the following months like the Cricket Asia Cup Quiz, Cricket Vibes Channel takeovers, special Cricket Talks episodes, and the launch of the much-awaited Cricket Superbot! Rakuten Viber continues to give Cricket fans a one-of-a-kind experience with a lineup of fun activities until…
Ceylinco Life recently hosted its 21st annual ‘Pranama Scholarships’ programme via a virtual ceremony during which 147 young Sri Lankans who had excelled at public exams and extracurricular activities were presented scholarships exceeding Rs 11.1 million in value. The ceremony which was livestreamed via Zoom for the second consecutive year, saw the participation of over…
Deploys newly-enhanced A380s with Premium Economy to New York JFK, Auckland, Melbourne, San Francisco, and Singapore; adds Premium Economy seats onto London and Sydney routes Airline will scale up flagship A380 operations to 42 cities with over 400 weekly departures, its biggest schedule yet, with 85 Emirates A380s planned for active service by year end…
Trade Facilitation for SMEs IN SRI LANKA The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with the Department of Commerce (DoC) and the Regional Chambers of Commerce are conducting a series of workshops focusing on the Trade Procedures Functionality and Export Services Available to Sri Lankan SMEs. The workshops are organized within the framework of the…
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka announced the implementation of its latest interbank instant payment Application Programming Interface (API) for PickMe, a brand of Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Private) Limited, with a seamless payment solution to streamline collections. Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd is a software development company that specialises in providing mobility solutions via the…
Allianz Lanka, one of Sri Lanka’s premier insurers, and a member of the global Allianz SE Group, recently celebrated its best performing sales staff of 2021 at the Allianz Annual Awards Ceremony, which was held on the 16th of August 2022, at Monarch Imperial. This year, the Awards were held under the theme “Wings of…
SOS Children’s Villages Ambassador, Roshan Mahanama recently visited the SOS Children’s Village in Jaffna as part of an official tour to further expand his horizons in helping less privileged children and families. He was accompanied by SOS National Director, Divakar Ratnadurai and Ganesh Mylvaganam, a long-standing donor of SOS Children’s Villages. The tour included a…
