Kia wins European Car of the Year, 2 Red Dot Design awards and more

New cars are in short supply in Sri Lanka, but owners of Kia automobiles have cause to cheer the popular Korean nameplate which has roared into 2022 winning the coveted European Car of the Year award, two Red Dot Design awards and a remarkable eight Top Safety Pick (TSP) awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Greenee celebrates 10th anniversary

Being pioneers in innovative lighting solutions, Nature Efficient Electronics Lanka Pvt Ltd celebrated the important milestone of its 10th anniversary recently.

Lanka Tiles makes to Brand Finance’s “Most Valuable Consumer Brands Index” again

Sri Lanka’s market leader in floor & wall tiles, Lanka Tiles, made to Brand Finance’s “Most Valuable Consumer Brands Index” yet again in 2022, climbing 10 positions from the previous year. This indicates a 48 percent growth in brand value which is an impressive feat especially under the prevailing economic climate.

Union Assurance is a Most Loved Life Insurance Brand in Sri Lanka

Your trusted Life Insurer, Union Assurance PLC, has been ranked among the top three most loved Life Insurance brands in Sri Lanka.

LOLC launches island-wide humanitarian programme

LOLC, the largest diversified conglomerate in the country has launched ‘LOLC Divi Saviya’, an island wide humanitarian relief programme in partnership with News First.

CA Sri Lanka’s YCAF donates essential equipment to LRH

The Young Chartered Accountants’ Forum (YCAF) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently organized a CSR project to donate essential equipment to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo.

Sonduru Diriyawanthi natural hair wigs packs donated to Kurunegala and Anuradhapura Hospitals

A total of 75,909 cancer cases were diagnosed in Sri Lanka over a five-year period up to the year 2020, and 57% of those diagnosed were women. ‘Loss of Hair’ is a major side effect of the chemotherapy treatment that these patients must undergo.

Crysbro’s ‘Praja Aruna’ ups living standards for deserving employees

Sri Lanka’s leading fully-integrated poultry producing giant Crysbro launched its ‘Praja Aruna’ initiative in 2012, with an aim to renovate and build houses for the producer’s most deserving employees who tirelessly work while residing in rural regions in the country.

Health initiatives targeting RPC estate community gain momentum in 2021

Cooperation among key stakeholders significantly strengthened health initiatives covering communities in estates managed by the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) in 2021, helping minimise the pandemic’s adverse impact on the plantation community.

Abans helps pull plug on energy wastage

As the country grapples with a prolonged power crisis, Abans has stepped up to make available a plethora of electrical appliances to help consumers pull the plug on energy wastage.

Carsons Group lends support to health sector

Carson Cumberbatch PLC donated essential medicines to the Ministry of Health, to help ease pressure on the healthcare sector due to the ongoing economic crisis. The diversified conglomerate has been supporting Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector including contributions made during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pan Asia Bank employees celebrate Avurudu keeping with traditions

The nation’s Truly Sri Lankan Bank, Pan Asia Bank, organised fun-filled Avurudu celebrations along with traditional customs and sweetmeats across its islandwide branch network.

Vision Care calls on customers to celebrate Mother’s Day

Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eye wear solutions provider Vision Care calls on customers to celebrate the Mother’s Day by helping their special motherly figure to take care of their eyesight.

Singer enhances audio portfolio with all-new Bose range

Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s most diversified companies, introduced an all-new range of Bose audio products to its mammoth portfolio of multi-branded audio products.

Prime Group crowned ‘Most Valuable Real Estate Consumer Brand’ for year 2021

Prime Lands Residencies PLC have been ranked the most valuable real estate brand in Sri Lanka for the year 2021 by Brand Finance –in LMD’s brands annual guide to Sri Lanka’s most valuable brands. The theme for the year was ‘comfort amid volatility’.

CCI Construction Directory to be launched soon

The Construction Industry Trade & Business Directory 2022/2023 published by Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka is the only directory in Sri Lanka specifically targeting the construction sector. This is the sixth edition that will be launched shortly.

Northeast Asia to account for 39% of global construction output in 2022

Construction output in Northeast Asia is forecast to grow 4.2 percent and reach US$ 4.71 trillion in 2022 compared to US$ 4.52 trillion in 2021, according to the latest world markets report by analytics company GlobalData.

Iconic assures customers they are financially stable despite uncertain economic outlook

Iconic Developments, one of Sri Lanka’s leading brands in the construction industry, has reassured all consumers that, in these turbulent times, there is no risk of financial instability within the company and that it is stronger than ever and planning to launch its third project, Iconic Skye.

Robbialac amongst the most loved brands in Sri Lanka

A pioneer manufacturer of paints and coatings ‘Robbialac’ was amongst the most loved brands for the year 2022.

Assessing the impact of current crisis on Sri Lanka’s condominium sector

Sri Lanka is currently going through what appears to be a ‘once in a generation’ crisis, both economically and politically. How would this impact the country’s real estate market, particularly the market for residential condominiums?

Dialog Fibre set to power Capital Heights with latest in fibre optic technology

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, recently entered into an agreement with Capital Heights, Colombo’s newest, premium apartment complex to connect the entire project to its ultra-fast, fibre optic network, offering residents low latencies, guaranteed speeds, and seamless connectivity.

Airtel Lanka strengthens 4G network

Airtel Lanka has announced that it would be upgrading its network with additional LTE bandwidth and capabilities by shutting down 3G data services.

Dialog Enterprise to launch On-Premise Huawei Cloud solutions stack

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, announced its intention to develop On-Premise Huawei Cloud (Hybrid Cloud) solutions and in this regard, inked agreements for Service Hosting on Dialog Hybrid Cloud with ThinkCube System (Pvt.) Limited and Hybrid Cloud business development in Sri Lanka with MillenniumIT ESP.

UTECH wins Overall Gold for IoT Technology of the Year 2020/21

UTECH Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading Industrial 4.0 transformation enabler and industrial automation solutions provider, won two Gold awards for its innovative hardware and software, at National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) 2021.

SLIIT students triumph at World Summit Awards for Young Innovators 2021

Creating history, the SLIIT Faculty of Computing research project ‘CocoRemedy’ was triumphant in receiving the World Champion title at the World Summit Awards (WSA) under the 2021 Young Innovators category, held recently.

CBL joins ‘Manudam Mehewara’ to provide emergency relief to most vulnerable families

CBL Group recently joined forces with the ‘Manudam Mehewara’ programme initiated by Dialog Axiata PLC, MAS Holdings,

Bairaha Farms continues to support education of all school going children of its employees

Recognizing the need to nurture an educated Sri Lanka, Bairaha Farms PLC continued its purposeful drive for the fourth consecutive year though its hallmark ‘Bairaha Help to Learn’ programme.

HNB partners M.D. Gunasena for rural schools book donation

HNB PLC recently joined hands with one of the country’s leading bookstores- M.D. Gunasena, to support the ‘donate a book for change’ CSR campaign to donate books and valuable reading material to schools in rural areas.

Emjay-Penguiun donates essential dry rations to workforce

Apparel manufacturer Emjay-Penguin donated 4,500 dry ration packs to their entire workforce recently.

Lanka IOC extends support to needy families

As a part of ongoing efforts to support country’s endeavor to mitigate the unprecedented challenge from the scarcity of essentials and economic meltdown, Lanka IOC further stepped up its commitment towards social upliftment.