In a move aimed at accelerating solar adoption across Sri Lanka, Hayleys Solar, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 solar energy provider, has joined forces with PMF Finance PLC to provide accessible financing solutions that help residential and commercial customers invest in clean energy with greater ease and confidence. The partnership brings together Hayleys Solar’s extensive expertise…
Binance is continuing to deepen its commitment to compliance and user protection, with annual investments of approximately $300 million dedicated to safeguarding its global platform. This figure exceeds what many major banks spend on compliance, reflecting Binance’s emphasis on building trust as the foundation for sustainable growth in the digital asset ecosystem. The investment supports…
Sri Lankan Agentic AI Studio sixn.ai has secured a major international victory at the SuperAI NEXT Hackathon 2026 in Singapore, finishing among the Top 5 teams overall and winning the Best Use of Stripe Award for its AI fashion companion, Bloom. The achievement marks a significant milestone not only for sixn.ai but also for Sri…
In Sri Lanka, the increasing use of drugs, particularly among school children and youth, is a growing concern. Substance abuse not only affects the individual user’s physical, mental and emotional health, it also breaks families, weakens communities and retards progress. This is the context in which John Keells Foundation (JKF) – the CSR entity of…
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, has forged a landmark partnership with Versa, the global leader in unified security and networking, becoming Sri Lanka’s first Managed Service Provider (MSP) for industry-leading Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions. Signed recently, the partnership marks a new chapter in enterprise connectivity and security for Sri Lanka. Through this partnership with Versa, SLT-MOBITEL is introducing…
Airline honoured with top accolade for the 13th straight time Walks away with Best First Class and Best Airport Lounge Emirates has once again been honoured at the 2026 Business Traveller Middle East (BTME) Awards, securing the industry’s most coveted accolade—Best Airline Worldwide—alongside Best First Class and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East for…
Strengthening its commitment to making vehicle ownership more accessible and affordable, Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with Carmart (Pvt) Ltd. to offer specially structured leasing facilities for Peugeot and Leapmotor vehicles. Formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the collaboration brings together the Bank’s expertise in flexible financing and Carmart’s…
Union Assurance, Sri Lanka’s longest-standing private Life Insurer, brought its flagship CSR programme, Union Assurance Suwamaga, to the sacred city of Anuradhapura. Conducted over three days on 28, 29 and 30 June near Sandahiru Seya during the Poson season, the initiative provided free diabetes screenings and health education to pilgrims and the wider public, marking…
Scouts, Sri Lanka’s pioneering intelligent drone and robotics company, has closed a funding round at a valuation of LKR 1.6 billion. In a market that has historically exported its engineering talent rather than retaining it, the round represents something more than a financing milestone. The company offers an economically viable solution for security, from small…
Janathakshan GTE Ltd, with funding support from The Coca-Cola Foundation, has successfully concluded the project “Strengthening Women and Youth Engagement in Informal Waste Management in Sri Lanka (SWYFT)”. Running from August 2024 to May 2026 across the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Matale, and Kurunegala districts, this multi-district initiative significantly strengthened plastic waste management systems and championed…
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