Emirates special fares from Colombo to 46 cities in Europe, USA

Emirates, a global connector of people and places announced a series of special fares that make travel from Sri Lanka to 46 destinations in Europe and USA significantly more affordable.Covering the 37 European and nine US cities served by the award-winning airline, the fares for Economy Class as well as Business Class travel, will be available for sale until 4th December only, but can be utilised for travel between 5th December 2014 and end Ma

SriLankan wins Gold at “SLITAD People Development” Awards

National carrier, SriLankan Airlines was awarded the prestigious Gold Award for “People Development” at SLITAD Awards Ceremony 2014 organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development, held at Hotel Galadari recently.

Sri Lanka Insurance Recognizes Top Sales Performers

Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) awards night - Star Awards 2014 - felicitated the company’s best of the best performing sales personnel, recently.The event was held at the BMICH with the participation of the director board and t he t op management of the company. Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama graced the occasion as the chief guest of the evening.

PLC recognized by Business Today as listed top finance company

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC), the flagship subsidiary of People’s Bank, retained the ranking amongst ‘Top 25’ listed companies for the second consecutive year with the improvement of four notches from 18th last year to 14th this year at the Business Today Top 25- 2013/14 Awards held at Hilton Colombo, recently.

NDB relocates Narahenpita branch

NDB relocated its Narahenpita branch to a more spacious and a conveniently accessible location at 193, Kirula Road in a bid to provide a better service experience to people in the area. The branch operating hours are from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm on weekdays and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturdays.

Sanasa Development Bank opens new Uhana, Thambuththegama branches

The new SDB-Uhana branch was opened at No: 164/1, Kandy Road, Uhana and the SDB-Thambuththegama branch was opened at Rajina Junction, Anuradhapura Road, Thambuththegama, with t he objective of providing more efficient and friendly service to its customers with more sophisticated facilities.SDB, which is approved and registered under the specialized banks category of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), operates with a branch network of 82 bra

Laugfs wins Silver for HR excellence at SLITAD Awards

Laugfs Petroleum has won the Silver Award at the prestigious SLITAD People Development Awards 2014 for demonstrating high standards of human resource development which have contributed to the rapid growth of the company.

‘Arapaima’ card holders eligible to win weekend hotel stay

“Arapaima Loyalty Program” of Nolimit, one of the largest loyalty customer bases in the fashion retail of Sri Lanka, is giving its loyal customers a great opportunity to shop and win a chance to spend a weekend in a luxury hotel this festive season.‘WIN with Arapaima’ Christmas promo is already on in all Nolimit, Glitz, Pallu and Y-Pay-more outlets till 7th December’14 for seasonal shopping crowds to grab this fab

Prima brings ‘Merry Treats’ for Christmas season

Welcome this year’s Christmas, Prima has introduced Prima Treats, a much sought-after youth brand.Treating customer delight at the core, Prima Treats comes in a five variant fully versatile range, comprising of sausages, meatballs, marinated, crumbed and slices, which is vastly available in all supermarkets, and general trade outlets.

Super Fresh Christmas At Keells Super Kicks Off

Keells Super supermarket chain is offering customers all that they require for the festive season under one roof.The mega promotional campaign was launched on November 15th to enable customers to get the best savings and festive products as they make preparations to celebrate with family and friends.

Standard Chartered-sri Lanka Cricket Fundraiser Tomorrow

Standard Chartered and Sri Lanka Cricket will host an exclusive corporate event – a VIP Power Lunch at the R Premadasa Stadium from 11.00 am tomorrow, for cricket enthusiasts among leading business executives. Not only will the event afford an opportunity for mingling with the cricketers but also a special “on the stool” interview will allow som e insights into the strategies a n d personalities of some very talented sportsme

Sri Lankan wins Young Digital Media Professional Award

At the recently concluded World Marketing Congress, held at Taj Land End in Mumbai. Shehan Selvanayagam, the CEO of Loops Solutions received recognition for his efforts in promoting and driving growth in the digital space in Sri Lanka.

BCAS marks 15 years with walk

Private education provider, BCAS which marks 15 years this month, will be hosting a walk organized by the Student Council of BCAS campus on the 29th.The walk is expected to commence from the BCAS Corporate Office (Dharmarama Road) at 9:30am and is expected to end at the parking lot of the BCAS Mount Lavinia Campus by 1pm. The walk will be preceded by a mini carnival with a Dj, games, and refreshments.

Anilana Hotels Rs.767mn rights issue oversubscribed

The Rs.767 million rights issue of Anilana Hotels and Properties PLC was fully subscribed yesterday attracting applications over and above the number offered under the rights, the company said.

Climate change to hit Sri Lanka hard: ADB

Sri Lanka is among the countries expected to be worst affected by climate change, with adverse effects on all sectors of the economy, increasing the country’s vulnerability, threatening its overall growth and development.“Climate change is the biggest threat at global level. It will impact everybody. Although Sri Lanka is a small country, Sri Lankans have to be prepared to face it,” Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President

Mega India Trade Fair to foster India-SL bilateral trade

The Mega India Trade Fair, organised by India’s apex 96-year-old Chamber of Chambers, ASSOCHAM was inaugurated by Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobberaduwa and Assistant High Commissioner of India A. Natarajan, at the Kandy City Centre, yesterday.

Arpico unveils ‘Win the World’ Christmas shopping bonanza

As the world prepares to celebrate the joys of Christmas, the Arpico retail chain is paving way for 25 lucky families to ‘Win the World’ by winning holidays to 15 destinations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia/Australia.Shoppers who make their December purchases at Arpico Supercentres or Arpico ‘Daily’ outlets will be eligible to win these holidays, inclusive of visa, food, accommodation, pocket money

Newest Mcdonald’s Restaurant Opens In Kiribathgoda

Fast food chain McDonald’s opened their newest restaurant in Kiribathgoda recently. It was formally declared open by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa on November 20th November 2014. Amongst those present at the opening ceremony were members of the parliament, members of the media and directors and staff of Abans Group and McDonald’s.

Lifebuoy receives RSPH accreditation for campaigns

Unilever’s health soap Lifebuoy has become t he first brand t o receive t he Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) newest accreditation status for campaigns.

Hemas Hospitals-Wattala holds ‘Smash Diabetes’ consumer education exhibition

The flagship hospital of the first internationally accredited hospital chain in Sri Lanka, Hemas Hospitals-Wattala, held ‘Smash Diabetes’ consumer education exhibition at the hospital premises, recently to commemorate World Diabetes Day 2014.

SLT empowers Sri Lanka Police

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the nation’s number one ICT solutions provider, together with its mobile arm, Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd, the national mobile service provider in the country, proudly announced that the group has been entered into a tri-party agreement to provide an exclusive total communication solution to the Sri Lanka Police Department, which heads and monitors social security of the country.

First Capital Holdings honours stakeholders

First Capital Holdings PLC recently hosted an evening of cocktails to celebrate the ongoing success of its partnerships and fete its stakeholders.Speaking at the reception, Executive Chairperson Manjula Mathews reflected on the company’s sustained growth and thanked those present for their continued support.

Hp And Trident Corporation Launch New Officejet Pro Printers

HP Printing and Personal Systems Group and its distributor Trident Corporation announced a series of new HP Officejet Pro inkjet printers designed to simplify printing for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large-scale enterprises in Sri Lanka.

Mercedes-Benz Rally held to commemorate Berlin Wall anniversary

The Mercedes-Benz Club organised a fun rally, recently to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.The rally started off from the new ‘DIMO 800’ premises and ended up at the Viharamahadevi Park, where the festivities took place at the open air theatre.Mercedes Club Sri Lanka President Upali Kapilasena said, “It was indeed our pleasure to participate at the event organised by the German Embassy to mark t

New appointment to Singer Sri Lanka board

Ajith Paranavitane was appointed to the Board of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC as an Alternate Director, with effect from November 13, 2014. Paranavitane is also currently responsible for IT operations at Singer Asia and is a Vice President of Singer Asia for Information Services.

Defence Ministry acquires Lanka Cement’s Kankesanthurai plant

Lanka Cement PLC yesterday said its factory premises in Kankesanthurai were acquired by Defence and Urban Development Ministry.A stock exchange filing by the company further said the acquisition included land to the extent of 104 acres and buildings.

IFN Forum powered by Amãna Bank takes stage for third consecutive year

Malaysia based RedMoney Group in association with Sri Lanka’s Islamic banking pioneer Amãna Bank, hosted the third edition of the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Forum in Sri Lanka recently. The event was held under the patronage of the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Mr Ajith Nivaard Cabraal and was attended by many senior officials from both conventional & Islamic banking sectors, regulatory officials, scholars,

Envoy ‘Concept 2015’ by Fouzul Hameed Takes the Stage by Storm

The Envoy ‘Concept 2015’ show by FH studio recently took the stage by storm for the second consecutive year at Waters Edge. Conceptualized by renowned men’s fashion consultant Fouzul Hameed, Envoy ‘Concept 2015’ took menswear to new heights and received phenomenal reviews from the distinguished guests and iconic figures from the fashion industry who attended the event. All proceeds from the event were direc

DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC Introduces New Remittance service - Lanka Money Transfer

DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), Sri Lanka’s fastest growing commercial bank recently launched the Lanka Money Transfer (LMT) service in November 2014.  This new remittance service allows customers to transfer and receive money with ease, using only the banks that they trust.  The LMT service was introduced at an event attended by P. Samarasiri, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Lakshman Silva, CEO, DFCC Vardhana Bank, Arjun

Tiesh at CFW Design Trunk Show

Tiesh will be unveiling its latest collection at the upcoming CFW Design Trunk Show 2014. Over the span of 11 years CFW has played a pivotal role in uplifting Sri Lanka’s design talent and Tiesh is extremely proud to feature an exquisite collection of jewellery at one of CFW’s prestigious fashion events.  . The CFW Design Trunk Show is part of an initiative to promote retail opportunities for designers that participate in Colo