Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) confirms that trading will function as per regular trading hours from 11.00am – 2.30pm on 24th, 25th and 28th May 2021. However, the Market will be closed on 26th and 27th May 2021 due to Vesak Poya Holidays.
Joint-handedly with the governments, universities and industrial partners, Huawei will support South Asia countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal to cultivate 100,000 digital talents over the next five years, Huawei spokesperson said on Thursday at the Digital Talent Regional Summit online. Themed “Cultivating a Talent Ecosystem for Inclusive Digital Prosperity,” the summit brought…
Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka’s brand-new reclaimed land, slated as the “Gateway to South Asia”, now officially becomes the country’s first service oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The Sri Lankan Parliament, Thursday (20th), adopted a powerful Bill enabling a giant step in Port City Colombo becoming a pivotal global financial and services hub for South…
Hemas Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd is the sole local representative for AstraZeneca and Pfizer in Sri Lanka. These companies are the current global leaders in producing the COVID-19 vaccine. As per the policy of the manufacturers, imports of these vaccines are restricted to respective Governments to ensure good governance. In Sri Lanka too, the Government policy has been…
As part of its preventative procedures towards curbing the spread of the 3rd wave of COVID-19, MAS Holdings undertakes regular PCR testing at its manufacturing plants. This enables the plants to ensure that undetected and asymptomatic employees who are COVID-19 positive are placed in quarantine at Care Centers to prevent unknowingly spreading the virus further…
Says procurement must be from registered, market-authorized distributors The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) whilst thanking the Government for its efforts in obtaining vaccines to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, says they will continue to collaborate closely with the Government and Health Authorities to ensure that the imports are strictly from legitimate distributors,…
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) marked International Tea Day, with a call to all policy makers and stakeholders to take a holistic and practical approach ensuring a sustainable way forward for the industry, while ensuring that producers of Pure Ceylon Tea are given a fair deal. In alignment with the theme of this year’s…
Strong revenue and profit growth in the fourth quarter at both Group and Company level have enabled Teejay Lanka PLC to significantly minimise the impact of the pandemic-affected first quarter on the Group’s full-year results and end 2020-21 on a resilient footing. Sri Lanka’s top textile manufacturer has reported profit before tax of Rs 902.8…
Sri Lanka’s export performance continued its upward momentum in the first three months of 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown last year, exports were contracted by a record 64.63 per cent in April 2020. However in April this year, exports grew up by 183 per cent to US$ 798.9 Mn in comparison to…
SriLankan Airlines and Boeing, the leading aerospace company in the USA signed a collaboration MOU in Colombo, Sri Lanka recently. The new agreement would enable both parties to explore airframe maintenance, component maintenance, training, and other commercial opportunities. The signing took place as a hybrid event in the presence of SriLankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunathilake,…
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