Union Assurance Sisumaga+ supports online learning of child care centre children

Union Assurance Sisumaga+ lived by its ethos of providing uninterrupted education for every child by supporting an initiative to upgrade the facilities for online learning in child care centres located island wide.

Alumex and Mabroc Teas refurbish ward at Kiribathgoda Base Hospital

Alumex PLC and Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Ltd. have partnered to refurbish a ward at the Kiribathgoda Base Hospital, contributing both infrastructure and manpower to convert it into a fully-fledged COVID-19 high-dependency unit.

People’s Leasing donates medical equipment to H’tota, Tangalle and Beliatta hospitals

People’s Leasing and Finance PLC presented essential medical equipment to strengthen COVID-19 testing and treatment at three government hospitals in the Southern Region including District General Hospital Hambantota, Base Hospital Tangalle and Divisional Hospital Beliatta at a cost of over Rs. 6 million.

AIA Insurance extends support to frontline hospitals fighting Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on Sri Lanka’s healthcare system, AIA Insurance has come forward to provide much needed support to frontline hospitals treating Covid patients.

Dach Ayurvedic Hospital donates books to needy children

Recognizing its corporate social responsibility, Dach Ayurvedic Hospital has launched a number of social services including distributing books to school and Dhamma school children.

SLT-Mobitel donates fourth PCR machine to Matara District Hospital

Recognising the importance to enhance Sri Lanka’s PCR testing capacity to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and to protect citizens, SLT-Mobitel continues its support by donating yet another vital PCR machineto the District General Hospital in Matara recently.

Coca-Cola expands ‘Give Back Life’ programme with WMA partnership on PET plastic recycling

At a recent event graced by the presence of Western Province Governor, Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force Roshan Goonetileke,

Nations Trust WNPS public lecture sheds light on elephant conservation 

The number of Asian elephants has dropped by at least 50 percent over the last three generations, and they are still continuing to decline.

NDB Bank Celebrates World Children’s Day with NDB Shilpa Children’s Savings Account

In celebration of World Children’s Day, NDB Bank, the pioneer in banking has once again reintroduced the art of savings to our future generation via the Shilpa Children’s Savings Account.

ASUS “Expert Series” laptop and desktop models provide business and professional users powerful choices

ASUS unveiled three new laptops and desktop models in Sri Lanka designed to meet the need of business and professional users in the country.

Sri Lanka Tourism recognizes significant role played by foreign missions to promote tourism activities

Sri Lanka Tourism recognizing the significant role played by Sri Lankan Foreign Service representatives has collaborated with missions on initiatives in key source markets as well as in emerging markets to boost tourism exports and attract tourism investment.

Hayleys Travels partners with AHK Sri Lanka to promote sustainable tourism

Hayleys Travels, the travel and leisure arm of Hayleys PLC, has formalised a partnership with the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) to promote sustainable tourism and leverage on synergistic opportunities in the tourism sector.

Sakurai Aviation Academy produces youngest female private pilot license holder

Breaking all the stereotypes and barriers related to aviation training in Sri Lanka, Sakurai Aviation Academy has produced the Youngest Female Private Pilot License (PPL) Holder at the age of 17.

Heritance Aarah celebrates local culture with curated Maldivian village experience

All-inclusive luxury resort Heritance Aarah, in the Maldives recently launched a unique village experience to celebrate the illustrious culture and heritage of the island nation, right in the heart of the breathtaking Raa Atoll. This is the first of its kind in the Maldives.

CBL Natural Foods in top 100 Best Workplaces in Asia

CBL Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd was placed among the top 100 Best Workplaces in Asia List in the Small and Medium category by Great Place to Work, a global authority leading in evaluating the employee experience and workplace culture.

Swedish tech company pioneers equal parental leave in Sri Lanka with 4 months paid leave

Understanding the importance of fathers playing a key role in the family after a newborn or newly adopted child, software development company Ascentic with offices in Sweden recently made history in Sri Lanka’s corporate sector by introducing a four-month paternity leave to its employees.

CA Sri Lanka and CFA Society organize virtual discussion on effectiveness of independent directors in good governance

Independent directors have a fundamental role in ensuring good governance continues to be prevalent across organisations.

Classic Travel ranked one of 2021 Best Workplaces in Asia

Classic Travel is proud to be ranked in the 2021 Great Place to Work list as one of the Best Workplaces in Asia– Small & Medium Workplaces.

How HCL’s employee-led culture drives innovation and empowerment

India and Sri Lanka have a long history together. This relationship has grown over the years with collaboration and cooperation in the field of development, education, culture, health and now Information Technology.

MyMed’s MedExpert offers world-class expert guidance on cancer

Cancer diagnosis and treatment is a stressful and difficult event in life. Cancer treatment is complex and it must be taken care of by trusted professionals with confidence.

ComBank provides COVID support to 4 more hospitals

Four more government hospitals around Sri Lanka have received medical equipment pivotal in the treatment of critical patients battling the coronavirus under an ongoing initiative of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon.

Sampath Bank commences restoration of 10th tank under ‘Wewata Jeewayak’ programme

Continuing to empower rural communities across the nation, Sampath Bank embarked on the restoration of the Athawetuna Wewa in Divulwewa, Anamaduwa under its flagship community outreach initiative, Wewata Jeewayak recently.

Fairfirst donates hundred computers towards promoting online education for children

Fairfirst Way refers to Fairfirst Insurance’s commitment to do good for the community that it serves.

SAGT engages in road resurfacing with modified plastic asphalt

South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first public private partnership container terminal in Sri Lanka, furthered its commitment to driving sustainable business practices throughout its operations in a recent road surfacing project carried out at the terminal.

Janashakthi Foundation pledges Rs. 50 mn to support nation’s battle against COVID-19

Janashakthi Foundation – The philanthropic arm of Janashakthi Group, together with the Janashakthi Group companies initiated several support initiatives relating to COVID-19 in response to the nation’s ongoing battle against the pandemic. Furthermore, the Group committed Rs. 50 million for COVID-19 related support initiatives for its ongoing efforts through the philanthropic arm of the Group.

For the First Time in South Asia, Dialog 5G Trial Network Made Available for Samsung S21 Series

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider partnered Samsung Sri Lanka to enable all Samsung Galaxy S21 flagship series users to experience the power of 5G through their devices on Dialog’s 5G trial network, the first of its kind in South Asia.

A blueprint for cultivating innovators and leaders of tomorrow

Some of the biggest challenges of our time—poverty, income inequality, lack of economic opportunity—can be linked in many parts of the world to insufficient access to quality education and training.

Sinetcom awarded coveted title Emerging Distributor for Sophos security products

At the recently concluded regional partner awards ceremony, Sinetcom, a Debug group company, was awarded the coveted title of Emerging Distributor Sri Lanka and the Maldives, amongst all the Sophos regional distributors under the South India, Sri Lanka and Maldives zone.

Koach Hub expands boundaries with Daryll Cullinan

Singapore-based Koach Hub, the revolutionary sportstech platform, signed a partnership with renowned South African cricketing legend Darryl Cullinan to expand its platform to cricket.

JCB certifies Epic Lanka as first South Asian ACS operator in J/Secure 2.0

JB Co., Ltd (JCB), a leading global payment scheme, has announced that the company has granted the J/Secure 2.0 Third Party Provider (TPP) certification to Epic Lanka (Private) Limited (Epic Lanka), a leading Sri Lankan IT conglomerate, as the ACS Operator for its service with Epic ACS.