Blue Mountain Achilleion continues accoladed at ‘Asia Property Awards’ in Singapore

Blue Mountain Achilleion won the ‘Best Condo Architectural Design’ at a gala event at the ‘Asia Property Awards’ held on 8th November 2017 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay  Sands, Singapore.

Overseas Realty September profit up on Havelock City apartment sales

Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC (OSEA) reported a net profit of Rs.878.8 million or 72 cents a share for the quarter ended in September (3Q17), up 17.5 percent from a year ago as the real estate group’s top and bottom lines received a fillip from higher apartment 

Blue Ocean Group crowned SL’s Best Developer at Asia Property Awards 2017

The Blue Ocean Group was aptly recognized as the country’s finest at the Asia Property Awards 2017, held in Singapore on 8th November.

John Keells getting aggressive on real estate and property development

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) appears to be getting aggressive on the real estate and the properties sector in Colombo as the group has made a few larger deals during the recent past and are actively on the lookout for suitable lands with 

CropLife Sri Lanka addresses issues facing agriculture

CropLife Sri Lanka, with a membership consisting of 30 companies, representing the crop protection industry in the country is part of a global initiative to ensure sustainability of agriculture.

Imperative and rationale for ESCR in Sri Lanka: An analytical briefing

Historically, Sri Lanka’s poverty alleviation programmes such as Janasaviya and Samurdhi are notorious for not covering the real poor and the needy; instead, the poverty alleviation programmes have been mostly handouts for the supporters of the ruling political parties at different time periods. (See Centre for Public Impact, 2017; Glinskaya, 2003) The poverty alleviation programmes are yet 

Iranamadu, Kilinochchi water supply and sanitation project nearing completion

Iranamadu Component of Jaffna, Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project is a project initiated to strengthen and augment the Iranamadu reservoir; a part of which could be used for Jaffna drinking water supply without affecting the benefits of the rightful farmers under the Iranamadu Irrigation Scheme.

D.P. Jayasinghe unveils SL’s first-ever 3000mm diameter drilling rig

D.P. Jayasinghe Piling Co (Pvt.) Limited, one of the leading companies in the field of construction, and piling in Sri Lanka, unveiled a game changing innovation for the local construction industry with the launch of Sri Lanka’s first and only 3000 millimetre diameter drilling rig at a ceremony held at the Waters Edge recently.

Maga partners Skills Development Ministry to train 375 construction craftsmen

Maga Engineering entered into an agreement with the Skills Development and Vocational Training Ministry to provide training to 375 construction craftsmen under the Ministry’s Employment Linked Training Programme (ELTP) yesterday.

Capitol 7: A financially savvy investment

Already occupied by satisfied owners, the on-time delivery of Capitol 7 once again entrenches the credentials of Capitol Developers as the foremost real estate development company in the country.

Maggi partners International Pepper Conference

Maggi recently partnered the 45th International Pepper Conference as Silver sponsor, as part of its commitment to use popular Sri Lankan spices in its products to naturally enhance flavour and encourage the use of spices in home cooking. 

Navin visits WATEC exhibition in Israel

Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake visited the WATEC exhibition in Israel.

Finlays Tea Estates holds awards night

The annual awards night of Finlays Tea Estates was held recently at Jie Jie Beach Resort, Panadura. Finlays’ two plantation companies – Hapugastenne and Udapussellawa – were celebrating their 25th year since the incorporation in the year 1992. 

Indonesia focuses on palm oil smallholders to raise output

REUTERS: Small palm plantations in Indonesia drew more attention than usual at the opening of the nation’s annual palm oil conference yesterday, as the world’s top palm oil producer seeks to boost overall output by improving smallholder productivity.

Final week to experience the world’s tallest model apartment

Blue Mountain Group’s most iconic real estate development to date, Achilleion, recently announced 2nd November 2017 as the last day for prospective customers to view the majestic model apartment at Achilleion to experience 7-star luxury at its best. 

Invoke completes 365 days of total real estate development solutions

Invoke (Pvt.) Ltd, the Property Marketing and Sales Specialist renowned for their expertise in design augmentation, production of marketing collateral, client solicitation and relationship management completes a successful first year.

SLIIT Computing launches BEng degree in electronic and electrical engineering

SLIIT Computing in association with Liverpool John Moores University, UK has launched a three year route towards a BEng (Honours) degree programme in electronic and electrical engineering with registrations for the January 2018 intake now open.

CMA to commence Certificate Course in Corporate Secretaryship

Identifying and responding to a growing need in the corporate sector, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) will be commencing a Certificate Course in Corporate Secretaryship in November 2017.

BCS President impressed by standard of Lankan IT professionals

The President of British Computer Society (BCS), Paul Martynenko, during his recent visit to Sri Lanka, said that he was hugely impressed by the standards of Information Technology (IT) professionals and the education system of the country.

Omobio partners NSBM Career Fair 2017 for School of Computing

Omobio Private Limited, one of the leading telecom software developers, tendering its service to Telecom Operators and Telecom Service Aggregators, has partnered with NSBM Career Fair 2017 as the Gold sponsor for the category of School of Computing.

Young professionals’ contribution vital to take country forward: Eran

State Finance Minister Eran Wickramaratne at the recent graduation ceremony of the Swinburne University opined to motivate the budding professionals, describing their important role to help take Sri Lanka forward

CCI launches ‘Build Sri Lanka 2018’ exhibition

The Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka (CCI) launched the Build Sri Lanka 2018 exhibition at the Galle Face Hotel recently.

Insee announces winners of ‘Concrete Challenge 2017’

Insee Cement announced the winners of the 2017 Concrete Challenge organized in partnership with the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) at the BMICH during the Techno 2017 Engineering and Technology Exhibition, rewarding and recognizing the country’s future engineers and their promising potential for new thinking and innovation.

LVL Energy Fund, forefront in Sri Lanka’s energy industry

A subsidiary of Lanka Ventures, leading Sri Lankan venture capital company, LVL Energy Fund is a limited liability company that invests in renewable and thermal power projects across Sri Lanka and beyond.

JLanka boosts renewable energy transformation with future proof solutions at Techno 2017

Keeping true to their promise of pioneering renewable energy trends in Sri Lanka, JLanka Technologies unveiled some eagerly anticipated products and technologies at Techno 2017.

Navin Dissanayake visits Israel’s WATEC exhibition

Plantation Industry Minister Navin Dissanayake visited the WATEC exhibition in Israel to find new and practical technology solutions to support the plantation industry to pertain the momentum of the harvest and to support the tea small-holders by introducing new water technologies to gain a consistent income during droughts.

Avissawella Tea Factory achieves an equal all time record price

At last week’s tea auction held on 25th October, 2017 an invoice of OP1 from Avissawella Tea Factory selling under the Sithaka Mark secured an equal all time Colombo Tea Auction Record price of Rs.1, 350 per kg in the Low Grown Category. 

September tea output jumps

A tea worker drops tea leafs after plucking at a tea state in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka October 28. Sri Lanka’s tea output jumped 27.6 percent due to good weather in September and a lower base last year, the state-run Tea Board said.

Sadaharitha Plantations encourages children to grow forests on Children’s Day

Children’s Day was celebrated at the beginning of October across the world in various ways but perhaps the best way a parent or a grandparent can mark the day in a meaningful manner is to give a child a gift that grows and safeguards the environment as well.

Capital Maharaja reaps benefits of implementing SAP in tea industry

After implementing SAP, the world’s premier Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool, across its group of companies in 2012, the Capital Maharaja Organisation Ltd recently became the first to implement SAP within the tea industry.