The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the direction of Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will be enforcing plastic mineral water bottling standards starting September 1. “Low quality PET bottles affect the quality of water in bottles” said Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen on 20 August in Colombo during a consumer review…
VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., and a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services, announced that it has been awarded two Stevie Award recognitions; a Gold award for Investor Relations and a Silver award for Most Innovative Technology Company of the Year. The…
SriLankan Airlines celebrated the success of its best performing travel agents at the SriLankan Airlines Top Agents Awards Ceremony at the national carrier’s corporate headquarters in Colombo’s World Trade Center on 18th August. The awards were presented at the SriLankan Airlines Boardroom by the airline’s Chairman Ajith Dias, CEO Captain Suren Ratwatte and Manager Sri…
Blue Resources Trust, a marine research organization dedicated to facilitate the sustainable use of marine resources, announces the formation of a MOU with Tokyo Cement Group to further their commitment to conservation. The organization, with extensive local and international research experience, anticipates this partnership to strengthen their work to promote science-based decision-making as the foundation…
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold a ‘Discussion Session’ on the 26th of August, 2016 to gain inputs from the Lankan businesses on how to enhance business activities with China. The latest move of the Chamber comes in the wake of Sri Lanka and China is planning to strike a Free Trade Agreement between…
Pakistan is keenly interested in investing in Sri Lanka, specially in the sectors of agriculture, Information Technology and construction, Pakistan High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Retired Major General Syed Shakeel Hussain announced this when he met Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake at the Finance Ministry Thursday (18). The Pakistan High Commissioner further said he would encourage…
Board of Investment (BOI) has 16 projects in commercial operation In Jaffna. It employs 4499 people. Director Publicity Dilip Samarasinghe said that there is a project awaiting approval which is a hotel with 1044 rooms. It will provide 38,000 job opportunities in every area of the hotel. He said that 931 projects are to be…
Obtaining SLS 517 is essential for helmets said the Consumer Affairs Authority. This directive applies to helmets worn by motor cycle riders in their day to day activities as well as for helmets worn by competitors of Motor cycle races. According to research there is an increase in motor cycle related accidents which are fatal….
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) has made its mark yet again at a higher level by bagging a record tally of three awards at the 7th Asia’s Best Employer Brand Award ceremony hosted by Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress & Stars of the Industry Group and Endorsed by Asian Confederation of Businesses this…
As the Sri Lankan government works towards forging a series of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is calling for companies to submit substantive inputs on trade policy matters so that the private sector can strengthen its representations with trade negotiators. The Chamber has always been supportive of mutually beneficial trade agreements…
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