The Lanka Premier League (LPL) is back and better than ever with its upcoming 4th edition set to take place from 30th July to 20th August, 2023. This year, the matches will be played both in Colombo and Kandy, featuring five teams: Galle Gladiators, Dambulla Aura, Lyca Jaffna Kings, Colombo Strikers and Kandy Falcons –…
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels hosted a workshop titled “Welcome Back to Sri Lanka” for tourism promotion in the Belgian travel market at the Press Club in Brussels on April 20, 2023, with the participation of over 80 guests comprising tour operators, travel agents, travel bloggers, social media influencers, travel journalists, media professionals,…
Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona declared open a centre to promote cooperation between Chinese and Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine in Wudangshan at a conference of TCM practitioners. Wudangshan is a key centre of the Daoist tradition of China and many assert that the Dao philosophy is a central influence in China’s traditional medicine system. Daoism advocates…
Sri Lanka’s most innovative bank, HNB PLC’s commitment to banking excellence and its resilient performance over the past year, helped to secure a Top 5 position on Business Today Top 40 for 2022. “Over the past 4 years, Sri Lanka has been challenged and tested like never before. HNB’s performance in that time is a…
Seylan Bank, the bank with a heart, has announced that it has successfully raised LKR 5Bn via its Debenture issue which was oversubscribed on the opening day, reflecting strong investor confidence. The issue offered fifty million (50,000,000) Basel III compliant, Tier 2, Listed, rated, Unsecured, Subordinated, Redeemable, five-year Debentures with a non-viability conversion at a…
Initiatives launched in the presence of Prime Minister to strengthen socio-economic recovery through home-based agriculture and energy security interventions On 24th April, Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Prime Minister, H. E. Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka and Ms. Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative, UNDP Sri Lanka, launched the 2 new livelihood projects that address…
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered (STAN.L) said on Monday, saying that the so-called “crypto winter” is over. Bitcoin could gain from factors including recent turmoil in the banking sector, a stabilisation of risk assets as the U.S. Federal Reserve ends its rate-hiking cycle and…
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Best Bank once again by the US-based Global Finance magazine, at its 30th annual awards ceremony for the World’s Best Banks 2023, reaffirming the Bank’s reputation as the top performer in the country’s financial industry. This is the 21st occasion that Commercial Bank has…
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, pledged to support the 1990 Suwa Seriya Emergency Service as the official ‘Connectivity Partner’ to empower the island-wide free pre-hospital emergency care service. The 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation provides essential emergency care to all Sri Lankans, with an impressive average response time of 11.40 minutes while handling…
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal on 20 April 2023 at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi, to follow up on the key areas that were discussed during their last meeting in February. The key areas discussed in…
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