The Japanese government, through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will provide a US $ 3.8 million grant to support the vulnerable smallholder farming families in the Dry Zone districts in the North-Central, North-Western and Eastern p

Sri Lanka’s fast-reviving tourism sector came under fresh spotlight this week, with Forbes highlighting it as the ‘bucket-list destination’ for families.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Best Bank once again by the US-based Global Finance magazine, at its 30th annual awards ceremony for World’s Best Banks 2023, reaffirming the bank’s reputation as the top performer in

To further smoothen the tourist experience, Sri Lanka opened dedicated counters for foreign travellers arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), yesterday.

Credit Suisse has revealed the scale of the bank run that triggered its state-backed rescue in March.

Recognised for driving exemplary standards, eChannelling, Sri Lanka’s largest channelling network and an arm of SLT-MOBITEL, was conferred....

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Co-operative Insurance Company PLC’s (CICPLC) National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating to...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the European Union (EU) have officially launched...

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday said from May 1 procurement activities with a value of more than Rs.200 million....

Buzzfeed is to close its news site and cut its workforce by 15 percent, Chief Executive Jonah Peretti has said. It comes....

Bed Bath & Beyond, the store for seemingly everything in your home during the 1990s and 2000s, filed for bankruptcy yesterday. “Thank you....

Sri Lanka, the world’s largest orthodox black tea producer remains confident in retaining the market share and its brand value reflected....

Providing first glimpse to the city hotels operating in Sri Lanka, Taj Samudra Colombo reported its interim results for the three months...

SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, signed an agreement recently with Cool Planet (Pvt.) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading...

Sysco LABS was the strategic partner for the Human Resource Think Tank (HRTT), a forum organised by the Association of Human...

H One, the leading Microsoft reseller in Sri Lanka, has embarked on its expansion into the Maldives market with a successful event...

Huawei plans to develop fifty thousand ICT talents in South Asia in the next five years. The strategy will include....

Calcey Springboard said it would be offering select participants access to courses on edX, a global online learning platform. Through edX, Calcey...

“The shortage of medicines will significantly impact medications for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). If the NCD patients...

Nawaloka Medicare (Pvt.) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading healthcare providers, announced the opening of its new building in Negombo....

India’s Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC) recently announced the availability of the proton therapy treatment for Sri Lanka-based....

Mount Lotus Eye and ENT Hospitals, one of the newest hospitals of its kind in Sri Lanka, reached a significant medical milestone...

Sri Lanka’s rice output is on track to fully recover to the pre-fertiliser import ban levels next year, as the farmers regain access to imported chemical fertilisers with the approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, according to the

Sri Lanka’s aspiration to become a major logistics hub in the region took a giant leap forward yesterday, with the launch of a project to build the largest commercial and logistics complex in South Asia in the Port of Colombo, with an investment of

Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, fell below 50 percent for the first time since July last year, reinforcing that the prices are on a fast descent this year, which is expected to accelerate further from April, du

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is in negotiations with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a grant to set up a cutting-edge submarine cable construction and deployment training facility, at its training centre located in Welisara.

Virtusa added 13,000 sq. ft. of new office space to its Colombo facility as part of its ongoing expansion strategy to support the company’s growing headcount.

Aitken Spence Travels welcomed 4,000 cruise tourists to Sri Lanka on the eve of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully facilitated the adoption of 105 Suwa Seriya ambulances, valued at Rs.525 million, to support Sri Lanka’s healthcare system.

Sri Lanka’s tea exports dipped 22 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 17.97 MnKgs in March continuing the declining trend seen in both tea production and exports in recent times, the data released by Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers showed.