Huawei announced the implementation stage of the Technology-enabled Open Schools for All Phase II project in Brazil, Egypt, and Thailand at Digital Learning Week, UNESCO’s flagship event on digital learning and the transformation of education. Running from 2024 to 2027, Phase II of the UNESCO-Huawei initiative will support the digital transformation of education in each of…
The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (“Sri Lanka”) announces today that it has held restricted discussions between 12 September 2024 and 18 September 2024 (the “Restricted Period”) with nine members of the steering committee (the “Steering Committee”) of the Ad Hoc Group of Bondholders (the “Group”) who agreed to take part…
Jetwing Hotels Limited has announced that it will no longer manage Jie Jie Beach Hotel in Panadura as of 19th September 2024. The decision comes after a mutual agreement with Jie Zhong Jie Lanka Developing Construction and Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, the hotel’s owning company. Following this transition, Jie Zhong Jie Lanka will independently manage the…
Incoming Chairman, Sunil Poholiyadde to prioritize innovation and diversification amid rising industry challenges Hails productivity-linked wage agreement as breakthrough moment for plantation sector Cautions 2024 tea production below target by 50 million kgs on weaker smallholder production Calls for policy stability and supportive land-use policies critical to facilitate necessary transitions Veteran planters, Jayantissa Ratwatte and…
SriLankan Airlines, together with its the leisure arm, SriLankan Holidays, and the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB), recently hosted a group of senior journalists from some of South India’s most prominent media outlets: Deccan Chronicle; Tourism India; Malayala Manorama; Sun Group TV; Mathrubhumi Newspaper; DT Next; and Provoke Magazine. The week-long adventure offered the journalists…
A delegation from the Canton Fair Operations Department of China visited Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on 30th August 2024 to scale up trade relationship between the two countries through participating at trade promotional events such as Canton Fair 2024. China is the 10th export destination for Sri Lanka in 2023. The total export…
A high-level delegation from Mirai Consulting Group, Japan, recently visited Sri Lanka to explore potential investment opportunities in various sectors. The delegation, led by Okada Atsushi, COO of Mirai Consulting Group, met with the EDB Chairman at the EDB headquarters. The purpose of the visit was to identify industries that aligned with the investment interests…
Inovartic Investment Lanka to work in collaboration with Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) across Sri Lanka and the UAE Inovartic Investment Lanka Pvt Limited, a joint venture between Sri Lanka’s Apex Asia Holdings and UAE’s Inovartic Investment LLC, has embarked on an initiative to accelerate the advanced manufacturing of…
The Board of Investments of Sri Lanka successfully hosted an investor roundtable titled “Supporting Sri Lanka’s Recovery Through Resource Commitment” at the Ministry of Investment Promotion, Colombo on September 2, 2024. The event brought together prominent Sri Lankan and Indian investors, industry leaders to explore strategic investment opportunities aimed at supporting Sri Lanka’s economic recovery. This roundtable…
The Dialog Innovation Challenge (DIC), Sri Lanka’s largest digital innovation competition, concluded with an impressive showcase of technological talent. The program, aired on TV Derana and Dialog Television’s Channel One over a span of two months, culminated in a grand finale that highlighted its role in fostering technological advancement and local innovators. Supported by a…
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