Driven by the goals of fostering and nurturing Sri Lankan startups and helping transform young disruptors to become successful entrepreneurs both locally and internationally, SLASSCOM has been a key enabler in strengthening and creating a cohesive ecosystem to support the start-up lifecycle in the country.
Through marriage and trade from ancient times, Sri Lanka is home to multi-cultural ethnic communities. Much like the emotions, sentiments and compassion we share with each other, the values, respect and traditions which we share among communities, especially portrayed through the Sri Lankan woman as the protagonist, are very much enriched by the ethnic and religious backgrounds we come from.
From searches to showings to a sense of community, luxury renters are coming out of the pandemic with new priorities, and developers have an opportunity to meet the needs of the new luxury renter. One of the rising stars of this calibre in Sri Lanka, Iconic Galaxy, is preparing to unveil its premium Prive penthouse apartments.
Coconut cultivation remains one of the key export crops in Sri Lanka. With the diversity & demand of coconut-based products increasing globally maintaining & productively managing Coconut Estates would be key to the growth of the industry.
Women and youth from different parts of the country, the Northern, Eastern, Southern, North Western, North Central and Uva provinces, come together to exchange their own personal experiences of war and/or political violence, to understand mutual emotions and healing.
‘Clogard Natural Salt Tab Wasana’, an initiative by Clogard Natural Salt aimed at raising awareness on the power of natural salt in oral hygiene, coupled with the desire to facilitate online learning for children, allows participants a chance to win brand new tabs to make their online learning needs and wants a reality.
Third Space Global Sri Lanka, the only company offering online education on a large scale, inaugurated its new office in Colombo on 15th October, with the lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the senior management.
First Capital Treasuries PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading non-bank primary dealer recently announced the firm’s intention to enter an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO is scheduled for November 2021 subject to regulatory approval.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it is now accepting digitally signed documents from business customers using LankaSign operated by LankaClear, the only commercially operating Certification Authority in the country which complies with the Electronic Transactions Act.
Expressing his views on the importance of preserving memory at a Roundtable Discussion organised by the Centre for Equality and Justice (CEJ) on ‘The Missing Link’: Women and Youth Unite to Reconcile through Memory, George Cooke, Academic at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) explained, “I have met students where, when I say July 1983, they ask “July 1983? What about it?” [They] Who may not know, may have not experienced it
Acumatica, the world’s fastest-growing cloud ERP company, announced its accelerated expansion across Asia-Pacific (APAC) to enhance support channels and better serve customers in the South Asia region with a focus on Sri Lanka.
Union Assurance HEALTH 360 was launched on October 13th as a health insurance solution that covers a wide range of health protection needs for the entire family. It offers benefits across three generations covering the policyholder’s spouse, children, and parents with a wealth of benefits.
’’When our children ask us why such a war occurred, we should be able to tell them that it was because there were tensions between the different ethnic groups and because we failed to understand each other.’’
To remember is to reflect on past events that would either bring a smile to your face. Or tears. Survivors of Sri Lanka’s 30-year ethnic conflict are one such community that have lived with trauma for the longest period, either mourning the loss of a loved one or questioning the existence of a disappeared loved one.
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