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Virtual “Exhibition on Agri and Livestock Sector Innovations ready for Commercialization” on 10th August, 2021

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) Operation will be jointly organizing a Virtual Exhibition to promote Agri and Livestock Sector Innovations ready for commercialization on 10th August, 2021. Two similar Virtual Exhibitions were held to promote Food in February 2021 and Electric, Electronic and IT Sector in…

(0)Comments | July 28, 2021 4:20 pm

EDB organizes stakeholder forum on organic agricultural exports

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in association with the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) under the guidance of the Ministry of Trade organized a stakeholder forum on organic agricultural exports, which was chaired by Trade Minister Hon Bandula Gunawardena, on 27th July at NSBM Green University. Addressing the forum, Minister Gunawardena opined that…

(0)Comments | July 28, 2021 3:51 pm

Dialog Axiata Group Becomes the First Quad Play Telco in South Asia to Receive the ISO 14001:2015 Certification

Strengthens its commitment to sustainability with globally recognised accreditation Reiterating its commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability, Dialog Axiata PLC’s Environmental Management System was certified for the globally recognized ISO 14001:2015 standard for its full scope of operations, becoming the first Quad-play Telco (Mobile, Fixed, Media and Broadband) in South Asia to do so….

(0)Comments | July 28, 2021 3:12 pm

MAGA undertakes design and construction of two key flyovers in Colombo 02

Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha. The proposed flyovers will overarch two central intersections in Slave Island and the Coastal Line – one of the busiest railway tracks leading into the city, thereby easing heavy traffic congestion leading to Colombo’s…

(0)Comments | July 28, 2021 12:03 pm

Joint stamp launches in Sri Lanka and Singapore to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic ties

A joint stamp release ceremony was held at the Foreign Ministry, Sri Lanka on 27 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties which took place on the same day in 1970. This milestone event was held with the participation of the Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Minister for Foreign Affairs…

(0)Comments | July 28, 2021 12:09 am

The Chamber Academy holds webinar on ‘Business Planning in the Age of AI’

The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, London Stock Exchange Group – Sri Lanka and Linear Squared (Pvt) Ltd will be hosting a timely webinar on Business Planning in the Age of AI. In the digital age, businesses need reduced wastage, minimize…

(0)Comments | July 27, 2021 11:36 pm

CSE Extends Regional Awareness Drive to Jaffna

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) successfully concluded yet another virtual forum organized as part of an awareness drive for island-wide Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The fourth event of the series, which was held for SMEs in Jaffna, drew a significant interest among the entrepreneurial community based in the region. The series of virtual forums…

(0)Comments | July 27, 2021 11:29 pm

Nations Trust Bank Unlisted Debenture Oversubscribed Upon Opening

Applications aggregate LKR 5 Bn, exceeding initial offer value by LKR 2 Bn Nations Trust Bank PLC announced the successful oversubscription of its Unlisted Debenture prior to its opening, aggregating LKR 5 Bn in applications. Structured, managed and placed internally;the Bank planned to raise up to LKR 3 Bn through the issue of 30 million…

(0)Comments | July 27, 2021 8:53 am

Earth Networks Releases 2020 South Asia Lightning Report

Over 14 million strikes detected in Sri Lanka in 2020 by Earth Networks Total Lightning Network Highest number of lightning strikes in Uva, North Central, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western Province Earth Networks, operator of a nationwide lightning detection network in Sri Lanka, released its first ever 2020 South Asia Lightning Report today, covering India,…

(0)Comments | July 26, 2021 4:40 pm

Baurs to bring expert team to study Sri Lanka’s agriculture ecosystem

One of the pioneers in agriculture fertilizer and a leading diversified business group, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, will be bringing down a team of renowned experts from Switzerland to study the country’s agriculture ecosystem with the purpose of providing scientific and practical solutions to converse into an organic approach….

(0)Comments | July 26, 2021 3:19 pm