Tokyo Cement, ORCA conduct coral reef mgt. workshop for marine park officers

Tokyo Cement Group together with Ocean Resources Conservation Association (ORCA), hosted 26 marine park officers attached to the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) for a two-day training workshop on coral reef science and management.

Union Assurance Crowns Excellence

Union Assurance PLC held the Annual Awards 2021 to honour its top achievers for their exemplary performance. The ceremony was held at the Monarch Imperial on 8th May 2022, under the theme ‘Crowning Excellence.’ 

Virtusa appoints Naresha Supramaniam as Country Head for Sri Lanka

Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, IT services and solutions that help clients change and disrupt markets through innovation engineering, announced the appointment of Naresha Supramaniam as its new Country Head for Sri Lanka.

OrionStellar accredited as Sri Lanka’s first-ever TIA-rated 3 design-certified data centre

OrionStellar, Sri Lanka’s first carrier-neutral, high-density data centre, achieved another historic milestone after becoming the first facility of its kind in the island to be listed as a TIA-942-rated 3 data centre facility.

SoftwareONE expands presence to Sri Lanka

SoftwareONE, a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions with service delivery covering 90 countries, recently expanded its presence to Sri Lanka, with the view of partnering and enabling companies to holistically transform its commercial, technology and digital business strategies.

Calcey among Top 10 IT/ITeS Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka again

Calcey Technologies has been yet again recognised as one of the 10 Best IT/ITeS Workplaces in the country by Great Place to Work Sri Lanka.

SLASSCOM to help position SL as a key competency centre for gaming, immersive industry

SLASSCOM, which has been the leading catalyst for the nation’s IT/BPM industry, recently initiated a proactive move with the aim of positioning Sri Lanka as a key competency centre for the gaming and immersive industry by collaborating with the Indonesian Gaming Association (AGI).

Huawei announces new inventions that will revolutionise AI, 5G and user experience

Huawei announced a batch of key inventions as part of its biennial Top Ten Inventions Awards at the Broadening the Innovation Landscape 2022 forum held at its Shenzhen headquarters.

Abans makes Tefal product range available in SL

Premium French brand Tefal is now available for purchase at all Abans outlets, providing cooking enthusiasts to choose from a wide range of kitchen products.

Huawei launches Nova 9 SE, 11th Gen MateBook in Sri Lanka

Huawei, the innovative technology brand recently launched the stylish Nova 9 SE smartphone and latest MateBook D15 laptop further expanding its popular tech product range.

Velvet unveils new beauty soap with added benefits for skin

Velvet beauty soap re-invigorated a new range of soap that provides the boost one needs to combat skin dryness and dullnes.

ZTE Blade V30 now in Singer

Highly economical smart phone, the ZTE Blade V30 is now available for purchase at all Singer outlets across the island.

John Keells Foundation aids forest restoration for World Environment Day

John Keells Foundation mobilized the first batch of the Group’s staff volunteers in a phased tree planting initiative at the ‘Cinnamon Rainforest Restoration Project’ site at Suduwelipotha, Kalawana, Ratnapura District in proximity to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in the lead up to World Environment Day 2022.

‘LOLC SAVI’ rewards grade 5 scholarship exam toppers

LOLC SAVI recently launched an appreciation and a rewarding programme for the children of SAVI card holders, who performed exceptionally well at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2021.

Ceylinco Life resumes ‘Waidya Hamuwa’ community programme

Ceylinco Life resumed its ‘Waidya Hamuwa’ (Meet the doctor) community health programme with its first free medical camp for 2022 in the Trincomalee district.

Sarvodaya Development Finance marks World Environment Day

Sarvodaya Development Finance (SDF), one of Sri Lanka’s leaders in development financing, has announced an ambitious initiative to reduce the c carbon footprint, with a target of achieving carbon neutral status by 2030.

People’s Bank Buddhist Society donates dry rations to needy families

To commemorate the Vesak poya in a meaningful and impactful manner, the People’s Bank Buddhist Society recently distributed dry rations among 50 low income families in Colombo North and South regions at the 3rd floor of the People’s Bank head office.

MAS Holdings launches ‘Foundation for Change’

MAS Holdings, the Sri Lankan based design-to-delivery solutions provider, announced the launch of the ‘MAS Foundation for Change’, an independent non-profit organization aimed at tackling the social and environmental challenges faced due to biodiversity loss, ocean pollution, and lack of access to clean water.

Samsung reiterates commitment to marine protection on World Ocean Day

Samsung reiterated its commitment to preserve marine life with their initiative of utilizing fishing nets to integrate into their smartphones.

AkzoNobel honours City School of Architecture students at Colour Awards

AkzoNobel Paints Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, in partnership with the City School of Architecture (CSA), honoured the winners of Colour Awards 2021-2022, at the CSA Graduation and Awards Ceremony held recently at the BMICH.

ITC One Colombo development achieves key milestones towards 2023 completion

With significant progress in construction work, the US $ 400 million+ ITC One Colombo development has successfully crossed several major milestones on its journey towards completion in 2023.

Rhino celebrates 60 years; named as Great Place to Work

Rhino, the nation’s leading provider of roofing solutions, celebrates 60 years in business this June with the added endorsement as a Great Place to Work, as voted by its employees.

Kitchen & Bedroom reaffirms partnership with Häfele Sri Lanka

Kitchen & Bedroom, a name synonymous in the interior designing and furniture sector in the country recently celebrated its long-standing partnership with Häfele Sri Lanka during the latter’s 12th year anniversary celebratory event, reaffirming its ambitious plans to further strengthen and explore the numerous opportunities available here.

Sirrextar wins Industrial Excellence Gold

Sirrextar (Pvt.) Ltd, one of the leading companies in the skim coat putty, tile mortar, tile adhesive, wall filler and paint manufacturing industry, was recently felicitated with a Gold award at National Industrial Excellence Awards 2022, organised by the Industrial Development Board (IDB).

Will new taxes further damage condominium industry’s contribution to economic growth?

Sri Lanka’s condominium industry has not only held up the real estate sector but shored up the country’s economy as well amid a double crisis. A recent Cabinet decision (May 30) to abolish the concessional property exemption from the value-added tax levied on condominium property could spell disaster for the industry and economy as a whole.

Huawei Cloud becomes fastest growing cloud provider in region

On May 19, Asia-Pacific Digital Innovation Congress 2022 opened in Singapore. Huawei, together with the ASEAN Foundation, worked with customers, experts, scholars and analysts to discuss new scenarios and directions for digital economy and industry innovation. At the ‘cloud service’ industry forum, Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service President Jacqueline Shi delivered a keynote speech.

ROG launches all-new TUF Gaming laptops

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG), an Asus sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software, has launched the all-new TUF Gaming laptops – TUF Gaming F15/F17, TUF Gaming A15/A17 and TUF Dash F15.

SLT-Mobitel expands 5G pre-commercial trial network across Sri Lanka

Reaffirming its leadership in introducing state-of-the-art mobile technology to Sri Lanka, SLT-Mobitel, the national ICT solutions provider, has expanded its 5G pre-commercial trial network across main cities in the country, setting a pathway for customers to experience the transformational power of 5G technology in both mobile broadband and fixed wireless access domains.

SLASSCOM organises C-Suite round table forum on driving IT/BPM industry

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s IT/BPM sector has emerged as a shining beacon of resilience and hope. SLASSCOM aims to collaborate with companies in this sector and help them rise to the occasion and adapt their business and work models to cope with the global disruptions caused by the pandemic as well as the prevailing situation in the country with shortages in energy and rising inflation.

CurveUp offers free AWS re/Start cloud skills training programme in Sri Lanka

In order to address the widening skills gap in the cloud computing sphere and provide individuals the opportunity to build cloud skills,