Cementing its reputation as Sri Lanka’s most versatile payment partner, leading private sector bank HNB PLC was recognized by Daraz, South Asia’s largest e-commerce platform, for its commitment to enhancing digital payment solutions. The Bank was awarded for the card base with the best all-round growth at the annual Daraz Payment Partner Performance Awards 2022…
Former WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, was the recent guest on ‘Talking Foreign Affairs’ with Adil Cader. The two discuss WTO, international institutions and their role in the contemporary scenario. The host Adil Cader opens with a question on importance of the World Trade Organization to global affairs. The former director-general responds that the WTO matters…
Transco Cargo (Pvt) Ltd, the Sri Lankan office of Transco Cargo Australia (Pty) Ltd, a leading freight forwarding and logistics service provider in Australia, has recorded a remarkable first year financial performance by achieving over LKR 1 billion in revenue for the 12 month period ending 31st March 2022. To celebrate this ground-breaking financial achievement…
CFA Institute has announced that membership dues for its members in Sri Lanka will be waived for the year from 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023. This decision has been made to support its local members in view of the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka. Commenting on the decision, Arati Porwal, Director-Society Relations, CFA…
DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, was recently honoured with the coveted ISO 45001:2018 certification by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the international accredited registrar and classification society. DNV is an independent expert in assurance and risk management, and this certification further assures and recognizes DIMO’s capability of providing a high standard in occupational…
Eco Spindles (Private) Limited, Sri Lanka’s largest plastics recycler, recently concluded its 8th annual Kataragama Waste Management Project by collecting 43,590 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) waste plastic bottles discarded at the scared pilgrim sites of Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Dewalaya, Sella Kataragama Temple, Wedihiti Kanda and the surrounding areas. Kataragama is situated within an environmentally vital ecosystem…
Elephant House together with Cleantech, recently partnered to operate another Material Recovery Facility (MRF) ” to further promote recycling and better plastic waste management practices across the country. Located in Western Province, this recyclable Plastic Collection Centre is equipped with dedicated transport and service personnel to collect post-consumption recyclable plastic from collection points. The Centre…
World’s leading pizza chain, Domino’s Pizza has brought its beloved flavours to the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka with the ceremonious opening of its 37th Outlet in Matara on August 1st, 2022. The people of Matara can now enjoy Dominos’ tantalising range of pizza, sides, pasta, desserts and beverages, as well as an unmatched level…
The Hack:AI 2021 Hackathon, powered by SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, successfully concluded recently with the winners showcasing ground-breaking innovative solutions for sustainable living. In the Schools category, Team ‘Calori’ from Gateway College, Colombo emerged the winner, while Team ‘Prostasia’ representing the University of Colombo was adjudged the winner in the University category. Prabhath…
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in association with the Department of Labour, will conduct a virtual awareness programme promoting social dialogue and workplace co-operation on 16th August. Conceptualised by the Human Resource Development Unit of the Department of Labour, the workshops promote industrial relation best practices and healthy work environments, thereby contributing to improved institutional…
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