Fairway Holdings Launches its latest Development - Fairway Galle

Colombo, Sri Lanka - On Saturday the 6th December Fairway Holdings launched ‘Fairway Galle’, its fifth vertical living development project in the heritage city of Galle with a classical music concert by the Chamber Music Society of Colombo at the historic Dutch Reformed Church in Galle Fort followed by the unveiling of the model building at Hotel Tamarind Hill in Dadalle.

Ceylon Chamber Of Commerce Applauds Coca-cola Sri Lanka’s Efforts Towards Sustainability

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently awarded Coca-Cola Sri Lanka two ‘Best Sustainability Project Awards 2014’ at the 11th consecutive Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards event in Colombo. Coca-Cola Sri Lanka won two Certificates of Merit - one for Women Empowerment and one for Water Replenishment. 

Burger King introduces breakfast menu

Sri Lanka’s fast food restaurant Burger King is introducing a breakfast worth waking up for with their new BK Breakfast Menu which promises to break the boring breakfast routine and to make breakfast fun again with tasty and inspired menu choices and the convenience of getting breakfast on the go.

NOLIMIT honoured at SLITAD People Development Awards

NOLIMIT won the Silver Award in first category at the recently concluded SL I TA D People Development Awards 2014 organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training & Development for their efforts in prospering its human capital.  

Mihin Lanka holds awards night to mark first year of Seychelles operations

Mihin Lanka, Sri Lanka’s national low-cost carrier, recently celebrated its first year of operations in the Seychelles by hosting an awards night and cocktail event for all key agents. At the event, agents were recognized for their performance and support which contributed to Mihin Lanka’s success in the Seychelles.

CDB awards 58 new scholarships through Sisu Diri

Citizens Development Business Finance (CDB) awarded scholarships to 58 deserving children at the 7th consecutive Sisu Diri scholarship programme held recently at the Tower Hall Theatre.

Seylan opens 50th school library under ‘Seylan Pahasara’ initiative

St. Sebastian’s Navodhya College in Egodawella, Chilaw received a fully-fledged library including multimedia facilities from Seylan Bank, as part of the bank’s ‘Seylan Pahasara’ Corporate Social Responsibility initiative aimed at establishing 100 fully-fledged school libraries by 2016.

AB Securitas wins Merit at National Quality Awards

AB Securitas (Pvt) Ltd, the private security and secure transport service provider in Sri Lanka received the Merit Award for Service Sector (Large Scale) in Sri Lanka, at National Quality Awards 2014 held at BMICH recently.

Abans Posts Rs. 18.8 Bn Revenue In First Half

The leading consumer durables company in the country, Abans has had a strong 2nd quarter, pushed by its electrical and retail businesses during the year, recording a growth of 16 percent over the previous year.

Insurance industry sustains growth momentum in first half

Sri Lanka’s insurance industry continued its growth momentum in the first half of 2014 with industry Gross Written Premium (GWP) growing 3.07 percent year-onyear (yoy) to Rs.49.21 billion, the country’s insurance regulator, Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) said.The life insurance GWP during the first half grew 4.57 percent yoy to Rs.20.45 billion while the general insurance GWP rose 2.03 percent yoy to Rs.28.76 billion.

Fashion Bug brings the coolest deals this festive season

Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail fashion stores with over 17 outlets island-wide, brings some of the coolest deals for the entire family to indulge themselves in this festive season. Rolling out its theme for this year ‘You better watch out’, shoppers can enjoy offers, deals and discounts of up to 20% on their favorite selections of both vintage and contemporary styles. 

Prima Sunrise Bread to sponsor Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship 2014

This year’s Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship, sponsored by Prima Sunrise Bread for the seventh consecutive year, will be held from 15 to 17 December at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, morning play. The inaugural Sri Lanka Junior Open was held in 1968 which was won by Miss. Druki Fernando  It is the most prestigious tournament for young golfers in Sri Lanka and over 70 players are expected to battle it out for top honours indicat

CEAT launches ‘Bus Special’ tyres for private buses on Sri Lanka’s roads

CEAT Kelani Holdings, the company that manufactures and caters to more than half of Sri Lanka’s tyre needs, has launched a new bus tyre designed and manufactured for the purpose of supporting initiatives to reduce public transport costs.

AMW launches ‘Api Ekata’ tabloid for tyre industry

Associated Motorways (Private) Limited (AMW), a leading company in Sri Lanka’s corporate sector, is known for innovation. Recently, AMW launched the first-ever tabloid in Sri Lanka which has information with regard to tyre dealers and the industry. The tabloid named ‘Api Ekata’ was launched at Kandy Earl’s Regency Hotel, headed by AMW Director Manufacturing Pushpika Janadheera.

Digital Marketing Boot Camp to kick off this week

Digital Marketing is the way forward for businesses to thrive in the global market, be it small business enterprises or large corporates.Customers of today expect instant information and prefer social media sites and forums to get information regarding products and services. Digital Marketing taps into this modern trend by promoting businesses and services via digital means such as the internet, mobile phones and social media sites. To

Browns marks entry into healthcare biz with soft opening of 70-bed hospital in Ragama

Browns Healthcare, a fullyowned subsidiary of Brown & Company PLC, yesterday announced the soft opening of Browns Hospital Ragama, marking the diversified firm’s entry into the country’s healthcare sector.

Findmyfare.com Launches a Promotion with Visa to Take E-Commerce to Greater Heights

Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com announced a promotion with Visa, the leading global payments technology company which connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries around the world. The tie-up is part of findmyfare.com and Visa’s effort to provide customers with a convenient, fast, secure and simple payment option that encourages customers to embrace the

Nestlé Professional partners Singer Sri Lanka for ‘Nescafé Alegria’ distribution

Nestlé Professional, the ‘out-ofhome’ food and beverage solutions provider of Nestlé Lanka partnered with Singer Sri Lanka to enhance the retail distribution for its premium coffee solution, Nescafé Alegria.The partnership was officiated by t he handing over of t he first Nescafé Alegria machine to Mahesh Wijewardena, Director Marketing and Commercial of Singer Sri Lanka, by Jagath Wedage, Assistant Vice

Dialog Star Points extend kind hand towards SOS Children’s Villages

Star Points, Sri Lanka’s largest loyalty rewards network, is making an appealing to its loyal customer base to extend a helping hand by donating their Start Points for the well-being and development of orphaned children at SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka.

Harpic provides sanitary solutions to pilgrims, rural households

For the second consecutive year, Harpic the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) household care brand of the year as per SLIM Nielson Peoples Awards, provided comprehensive mobile toilet facilities to millions of Sri Lankan pilgrims on different occasions and educated thousands of rural households on proper toilet cleaning and hygiene practices.

Pan Asia Bank Helps Kidney Patients In Rural Sector

As part of its wide ranging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC last week conducted a health camp for a large number of patients suffering from kidney ailments.

Waters Edge launches “Christmas Candy Land”

Lollypops, gumdrops, sugarcanes and all the sweetness imaginable; this season Waters Edge will magically transform into every kids dream come true: a Christmas Candy Land!

Mobitel’s Mystore.lk To Offer Latest Metropolitan Product Range

Metropolitan Office (Pvt) Ltd recently entered in to a partnership with Mobitel’s MyStore.lk in a bid to offer the latest product range of electronic accessories available at Metropolitan.

Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers brings array of new design for season

Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers is all set for the festive season with an array of new designs and extended hours at all its branches.From the 1st of December the outlets at Horton Place, Col 07, Majestic City, Liberty Plaza, World Trade Center, Nugegoda, Kandy-City Centre, K-Zone Ja-Ela and Kiribathgoda will be open to customers from 10.00am to 7.00pm.

Janashakthi Worldwide Travel Relaunched With Comprehensive Benefits

Janashakthi Insurance, one of the leading and fastest growing travel insurers in Sri Lanka, has revamped its travel insurance policy, offering extended coverage for its valuable customers.

AIA Poson Safety among top 5 Best Sustainability Projects

The Poson Safety programme conducted consecutively for 21 years in Anuradhapura by AIA Insurance was among the top 5 Best Sustainability Projects recognized by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at its 11th presentation of Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards held recently.

NTB takes 365-day banking to Mawathagama

One of the fastest growing banks in Sri Lanka, Nations Trust Bank (NTB) opened its newest branch in Mawathagama recently, offering a wide array of financial services to the people of the area.With the opening of this branch, the branch network of NTB now extends to 87 locations across the island. The bank’s market positioning of being the benchmark of customer convenience is ably supported by a host of financial products and services off

Land Rover partners with Quintessentially Lifestyle

Land Rover, the iconic British motoring brand, recently partnered with Quintessentially Lifestyle, an equally renowned British members’ club.Quintessentially Lifestyle is now the world’s leading luxury lifestyle group, offering an award-winning global concierge service and lifestyle management assistance. Through Quintessentially Lifestyle, Land Rover customers will be provided with the best lifestyle and travel experiences through

Geely Awards Micro Cars Best Regional Distributor

Micro Cars Limited became the winner of the coveted award for the Best Regional Distributor of 2013. This award proves the growing excellence of Micro cars Limited and will mark a special milestone in its journey towards excellence.

TVS Lanka records momentous growth in 1H

TVS Lanka, a premier automotive company in the country specializing motor cycles, scooters, threewheelers, spare parts and lubricant business, records a groundbreaking 1H performance surpassing all key performance indicators significantly over the same period last year.