AIA hosts hackathon challenge for local and international IT companies and start-ups

Sri Lanka’s Best Life Insurance Company (awarded by Global Banking and Finance Review for 2019 and 2020) AIA Insurance kicked off AIA Sri Lanka Hackathon Challenge 2021, on August 19, 2021.

Singer wins Best Distributor in South Asia from Dell Technologies

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, won the Best Regional Distributor of the Year and Best Distributor of the Year – Sri Lanka Awards, at the Dell Technologies South Asia CSB Partner Connect event for the year 2021.

Arimac spearheads 10 years of digital transformation in Asia

Arimac Digital launched its journey 10 years ago in the digital industry as an up-and-coming innovative tech company. Today, Arimac is spearheading digital solutions for customers around the world and is dominating the Asian region markets, moving from strength to strength with disruptive solutions in web and mobile development, immersive technologies, robotics and cognitive sciences and game development to cater to the rapidly changing dynamics

ServeAlly – Digitalizing Talent Acquisition with the Launch of its New Website

With an abundance of global resources, declining rates, and narrowing of margins dictating trends, organizations are urgently realigning their digital transformation journeys and are now shifting towards the use of contingent workers

Agripreneurs’ Forum expresses grave concerns over contaminated samples of imported organic fertilizer

Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) yesterday expressed grave concerns over the importation of a batch of contaminated organic fertilizer to the country.

NCE highlights need to develop and sustain US market for our coconut based products

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, addressing numerous issues faced by its members, instigated a series of webinars under the theme ‘Grow Beyond Traditional Markets’ in collaboration with Sri Lankan foreign missions overseas.

Watawala Plantations reaffirms persistent drive towards sustainable agriculture

Affirming their deep-rooted commitment to sustainability, Sri Lanka’s leading diversified agribusiness company Watawala Plantations PLC (WPL) is strongly pushing for change within the industry with strong efforts to promote encourage sustainable agriculture practices.

Hayleys Plantations’ KVPL secures world’s first Sustainability Framework Certificate

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), a member of the Hayleys Plantations sector, set a new global benchmark for the plantations industry, as all ten of its rubber estates received the world’s first Sustainability Framework Certificates from Preferred by Nature, an international non-profit organisation that supports better land management and business practices with a focus on sustainability, nature and the climate.

Property prices in SL remain stable in 2Q despite COVID waves: LankaPropertyWeb

A recent study on the House Price Index developed by LankaPropertyWeb, which is based on the asking prices of its listings, revealed that the overall residential land prices (per perch) had soared by 44.19 percent from 2Q 2020 to 2Q 2021.

Havelock City opens new outdoor Play Area

With the completion of Havelock City’s fourth and final phase, the development recently opened a new Roof Garden Play Area, with basketball and badminton courts and a multi-purpose playground for mini football, roller skating, skateboarding or any other sport, giving ample space for children of all ages to play and engage in healthy outdoor games.

Prime Group roars ahead on LMD’s Most Respected Entities listing again

Affirming its indelible reputation as the country’s premier and largest diversified property development conglomerate, Prime Group was lauded among LMDs Most Respected Entities in 2021.

JAT bestowed with [SL]A+ rating with Stable outlook for 6th consecutive year

ICRA Lanka Limited, the premier investment rating agency in Sri Lanka affiliated to Moody’s, has reaffirmed that JAT Holdings PLC remains worthy of the agency’s much coveted [SL]A+ rating, with a Stable outlook.

Insee Cement secures spot on LMD’s Most Respected Entities list

Insee Cement, Sri Lanka’s leading and only integrated manufacturer of cement, has been ranked amongst Sri Lanka’s Most Respected Entities 2021 by the LMD magazine.

SLT-Mobitel provides advanced ICT solutions to Piripun Property’s commercial building

SLT-Mobitel, the national ICT, telecommunication and mobile services provider and leader in digital transformation, signed a strategic agreement with Piripun Property Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd recently, to provide advanced communications solutions for its new commercial building.

Nokia C01 Plus- one of lowest priced 4G smart phones in market

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, introduces its latest Android 11 (Go edition) smart phone joining the C-series family – Nokia C01 Plus.

DSI launches first Red Tape Exclusive Brand Outlet

D. Samson and Sons Private Limited opened the first-ever Red Tape Exclusive Brand Outlet in Sri Lanka in Negombo, thus introducing the men’s clothing range and a wide variety of accessories from Red Tape. The showroom is located at Greens Road, Negombo.

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Buds2 and Galaxy Watch4 in Sri Lanka

Samsung recently announced that they are preparing to unveil their flagship products Samsung Galaxy Watch4 and its new TWS earbuds dubbed as Galaxy Buds2, alongside the pre-order phase of the all new Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 foldable phones.

Lanka IOC supports Education Ministry for digital mode learning

School education during these pandemic times has shifted to digital mode and is heavily dependent on smart mobile phones. Underscoring, the e-learning need of school children of the society, mainly coming from lower income group families, Lanka IOC further stepped up their commitment by way of donation of 100 Samsung make new smart phones to Ministry of Education, GoSL.

Expolanka donates High End ICU Ventilators to Health Ministry

Fight Cancer Trust (Guarantee) Ltd better known as Fight Cancer Team embarked on yet another fund raising project to purchase the much needed High End ICU Ventilators which are currently instrumental in saving so many lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nestlé Connect University Innovation Challenge awards three teams for ideas in nutrition and sustainability

As part of Nestlé’s focus on homegrown innovation, its Nestlé Connect University Innovation Challenge has awarded three undergraduate teams out of 200 participants for their winning ideas in nutrition and sustainability.

Bitulink Emulsion donates High Flow Humidifier to Dambadeniya Base Hospital

Bitulink Emulsion (Pvt) Ltd donated a Rs. 1 million worth High Flow Humidifier to the Intensive Care Unit of the Dambadeniya Base Hospital recently, under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project.

People’s Bank supports weeklong Pirith ceremony at A’pura Mirisawetiya Stupa

A week-long Pirith recital was carried out at the historic Mirisawetiya Stupa in Anuradhapura to invoke blessings for the battle to eradicate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka and the world.

UNIDIL Packaging donates corrugated board coffins to Dompe Base Hospital

UNIDIL Packaging Ltd fulfilling another social responsibility donated coffins, made-out of corrugated boards to the base Hospital- Dompe to support the process of cremation of Covid related deaths.

Abans donates LG Anti-Virus Dual Cool Inverter air conditioners to Meethotamulla Covid-19 Intermediate Care Centre

Abans recently launched the ‘Pivithuru Husmak – Saukkyarakshitha Hetak’ initiative by donating LG Anti-Virus Dual Cool Inverter air conditioners to the Meethotamulla Intermediate Care Centre operating under the National Hospital of Colombo, to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka.

Lyceum Kurunegala celebrates its 5th Anniversary

Samsung Sri Lanka announces launch of Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

Samsung, Sri Lanka’s No.1 smartphone brand announced that pre-ordering for its most powerful and premium foldable smartphones – Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G will start from September 16th.

hSenid Mobile launches TADHack Teens Sri Lanka 2021

TADHack, the world’s largest Telco application development hackathon returns for the 7th year in Sri Lanka organized by hSenid Mobile in partnership with Ideamart.

Wijeya Newspapers speeds online multimedia content delivery with Oracle Cloud

Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL), Sri Lanka’s largest private news publisher, has boosted the user experience for the growing reader base of its 25 online publications by deploying Oracle Cloud.

BoardPAC appointed strategic partner of Commonwealth’s Business Network - CWEIC

BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka-based multinational Board meeting automation solutions company, has been appointed a strategic partner of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC),

Nawaloka Hospitals bolsters fight against pandemic with new post-COVID care centre

In a concerted attempt to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lankans, pioneering private healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals recently introduced a post-COVID care centre (PCCC) fully geared to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care and psychosocial resources for patients recovering from COVID-19.