Lead Story
SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, in its endeavor to support the country’s revival of tourism in the context of para and post-pandemic travel, has resumed one of its award-winning marketing campaigns ‘Sri Lanka, the Next Door Neighbor’ appealing to the discerning Indian traveller. During its…
Featured
Bringing together smart transportation and smart banking at Sri Lanka’s first Multimodal Transport Center, Minister of Transport, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Nations Trust Bank Chief Executive Officer & Director, Priyantha Talwatte inaugurated the Nations Trust Bank Smart ATM at the Makumbura Multimodal Center – Kottawa (MMC) on the 23rd of October, 2021. The Minister unveiled the…
Truly Ceylon Tea (Pvt) Ltd – a premium Ceylon tea brand recently announced the launch of their range of tea products for the international markets in a bid to boost the sales of premium quality Ceylon tea, the world over. Having presented their first audited report by Ernst & Young to the Bank Of Ceylon…
MAGA has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a Faculty of Technology at the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL) in Mihintale, Anuradhapura. The new faculty valued at approximately LKR 3 Billion will be developed on a 2-acre land and feature an 800-seat capacity auditorium, a large 3-storey library, multiple lecture…
CIPM Sri Lanka – the Nation’s leader in human resource management together with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) announced that the world’s most premier people event “World HR Congress 2021” will be held from December 6 to 8 2021 as a virtual conference…
ZENGAGE has expanded its wings in the UK with Scores Consultancy Group after helping over 500 startups and entrepreneurs in seven countries, including Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Maldives. ZENGAGE takes pride in announcing the appointment of Dilrukshan Fernando as Advisor to Scores Consultancy Group (SCG), an independent…
Sri Lanka’s pioneer private sector cancer treatment provider Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd. (CHSL) has announced it has crossed the milestone of treating 12,000 cancer patients via a combination of cutting-edge radiation therapy and other forms of treatment. This milestone in care was reached in September 2021; 14 years after CHSL introduced radiation treatment via Linear…
Picasso’s view that ‘Every child is an artist’ is reflected in an island-wide children’s art competition just announced by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to invite young artists to express their thoughts through drawings, and to encourage, recognise and reward their talent. The ‘Arunalu Siththam Children’s Art Competition 2021’ conducted under the banner of the…
Huawei, the leading technology solutions provider launched the newly upgraded Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 in Sri Lanka with a full range of advanced features. This elegant looking, classic laptop is tailor-made to deliver an efficient performance, all scenario intelligence and a superior user experience. The key attributes to the new MateBook X Pro are…
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Foundation announced the donation of medical equipment valued at approximately LKR 18 million (GBP 63,500) to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Sri Lanka. Facilitated by UNICEF Sri Lanka, the funds were utilised to procure and supply oxygen-related equipment and supplies such as oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders and high-flow oxygen…
Ocean Lanka Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest weft knitted fabric manufacturer, recently acknowledged the unwavering loyalty of its employees with the ‘OCL Sewa Abhiman 2021’ Loyalty Awards, where gold coins were presented to 50 employees who have served for more than 10 years. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Austin Au, Managing Director of Ocean Lanka said,…
Top News
Key Takeaways Increasingly, many experts feel transitioning to an endemic is a realistic endpoint for the current pandemic. Endemic means the governments will have to deal with COVID in a more localised fashion while the public will have to continue with the current pandemic-induced lifestyles to some degree. Tourism may resume but we are likely…
A comprehensive promotional plan has been put in place by the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) to position the Port and its industrial zone as a haven of opportunity for setting up light industries. Many potential investors have been reached and discussions are ongoing for direct investment into the zone. HIPG’s expert Port Investment team…
The Indian Cinema is considered to be one of the busiest entertainment industries in the world by making over 2000 films per annum. While Mumbai based ‘’Bollywood ’’ leading the table (15 % from all Indian film productions), collectively Southern Indian Cinema contributing a higher proportion of film productions (Telugu 14%, Tamil 12%, Kannada 12%,…
Completes 1,500 kWh solar generation project with Rs. 156 mn investment Swisstek Aluminium Limited, an aluminium product manufacturer that has grown into an industry mainstay in Sri Lanka over the past 12 years, and caters to both local and international markets, announced its contribution towards the national sustainability drive through the installation of solar power…
Teejay Lanka PLC has announced the appointment of Mr Masaru Okutomi, the Chairman and CEO of Pacific Textile Holdings Limited of Hong Kong, as a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr Okutomi replaces Mr Wan Wai Loi on the Board of Teejay Lanka PLC, consequent to a change in the latter’s role…
Magicbit, an easy-to-use STEM education platform, announced that it has raised USD 120,000 in its pre-seed financing round led by Sri Lanka’s Angel Fund. Magicbit allows students as young as 10-years to build inventions using technologies like IoT, robotics, programming, electronics and AI. With the support of the Angel Fund and the funding raised, the…
By Thilini Bandara Sri Lanka’s social protection and food insecurity amidst COVID-19 came into focus at the third and final session of a webinar series held recently to mark the release of the ‘Sri Lanka: State of Economy 2021’ report, the annual flagship publication of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS). The…
They are likely to discuss projects related to ports, power and renewable energy The Hindu – Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group that was chosen to develop a major port terminal project in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Monday, according to official sources in Colombo and New Delhi. “It…
Analysis
Key Takeaways Increasingly, many experts feel transitioning to an endemic is a realistic endpoint for the current pandemic. Endemic means the governments will have to deal with COVID in a more localised fashion while the public will have to continue with the current pandemic-induced lifestyles to some degree. Tourism may resume but we are likely…
By Thilini Bandara Sri Lanka’s social protection and food insecurity amidst COVID-19 came into focus at the third and final session of a webinar series held recently to mark the release of the ‘Sri Lanka: State of Economy 2021’ report, the annual flagship publication of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS). The…
By Dr Roshan Rajadurai Since herbicides spraying was introduced as a form of weed management in the 1960s with Paraquat, plantations have used pre-emergent, residual, post-emergent, broad spectrum, systemic, translocated, and contact herbicides for weed management depending on bush cover, rainfall pattern, growth stage of weeds and Tea bush. Plantations have not exclusively depended on…
Sponsored
SLT-MOBITEL’s attention has been drawn to recent media reports citing its management of the Lankan Government Cloud (LGC) server and provision of services to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). Several media reports published have stated that NMRA data which included confidential information on the formulation of drugs and other supporting documents had been allegedly…
Oxford College of Business, bagged the 9th spot in the “Best 100 Small and Medium Business” category, global firm Great Place to Work. The survey conducted by the global firm Great Place to Work reached out to 3.3 million employees from over 1,000 companies across 16 countries in Asia and the Middle East. It involves…
Colombo, Monday 7th December 2020; Union Assurance PLC, a John Keells Company announces the launch of ClickLife, a turnkey product that offers protection plans in a secure, streamlined, and user-friendly digital environment, providing users the unprecedented experience of obtaining protection in just a few clicks. “ClickLife reinforces our core philosophy and commitment to Protect the…
Video Story
