To help new members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) reach their full professional potential, 15 distinguished members of the institute came forward to mentor over 75 new chartered accountants by helping them enhance their professional learning in order to help them reach their professional goals. The mentoring programme…
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, launched its inaugural flight to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, joining its parent carrier in serving the route. With the launch of this thrice-weekly flights, SilkAir’s route network is now extended to 53 destinations across 15 countries. The inaugural MI428 flight departed this morning at 8.50am from…
Emirates has resumed its full schedule of flights to and from Colombo from Friday, 7th April, by recommencing 13 flights that were cancelled during the three-month daytime closure of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for runway renovation. The resumed services are Emirates’ daily flight to Singapore and a fifth daily flight to Dubai, operating all…
President Maithripala Sirisena said that the current tax collection mechanism should be efficient and systematic for the development of the national economy. He stated this addressing the 16th annual meeting of Commissioners Association of Inland Revenue held yesterday (6th April) in Colombo. He said, number of issues has occurred due to the shortcomings in the…
Reuters – Sri Lankan shares rose for an eighth straight session on Thursday to their highest close in nearly four months led by blue chips such as Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and John Keells Holdings Plc as continued foreign buying boosted sentiment. The Colombo stock index ended 0.83 percent firmer at 6,250.04, its highest close…
The latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority indicate that 188,076 tourist had arrived in Sri Lanka during March 2017. In comparison to the 192,841 tourist arrivals in March 2016, this is a drop of 2.5 per cent. Despite a record 12.9 per cent growth in the number of tourist arrivals in…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hilton (HLT) today signed six management agreements with Melwa Hotels & Resorts Private Limited to manage three Hilton Hotels & Resorts and three DoubleTree by Hilton properties in Sri Lanka. This latest milestone also marks the debut of the award-winning DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Sri Lanka and…
The United Arab Emirates wishes to enhance bilateral trade and investments with Sri Lanka, its envoy in Sri Lanka, His Excellency Abdulhamid Abdulfattah K Al Mulla announced during a meeting with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the country’s premier business chamber. He expressed this interest, during a visit to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the Women in Work program, in partnership with the Government of Australia, aimed at providing Sri Lankan businesses with strategies and tools to create more and better private-sector employment and business opportunities for women. The four-year, U.S.$11.5-million program, funded by the Australian Government, was launched…
Latest laptops to students who excelled in Grade 5 Scholarship and Advanced Level Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, has continued its tradition of encouraging students to excel in their studies by gifting 26 of the latest Singer laptops at a felicitation ceremony held recently. The laptops were handed over…
Video Story
