Hambantota International Port (HIP) might be a relatively new destination on the world maritime map, but it is now becoming a safe haven for sailors in distress.

The Karadiyana Waste Management Project was held up for nearly a year due to delays in signing the Standardized Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA).

The International Chamber of Commerce of Paris recently recognized ICCSL for the Chamber’s positive contribution to local business community and for its innovative work . The winners were announced last week at a special session at the Permanent

The ‘Life Healing Centre’, led by a team of certified professionals to provide psychosocial support to those affected by the tragic incidents of 21st April 2019, was setup in Katuwapitiya, Negombo on May 18th by the ‘Rally to Care’ initiative

Sri Lanka’s largest pension fund, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), will hunt for bargain stocks in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), eyeing capital gains under the Central Bank’s strengthened and decentralised investment operation mechanism

The most poignant scene in final episode of Game of Thrones was the discourse of Westeros leaders on future leaders of seven kingdoms. With Cersei, Jamie and Daenerys gone and Jon Snow jailed, it would not be an easy task. Probably as the former hand

CH17 Loyalty entered into a strategic partnership with one of the leading insurance advisors to recommend from within its portfolio of service providers, insurance solutions that would benefit the on-going multi-facility loyalty programme of the comp

The government has decided to grant financial facilities for eight new loan schemes, thereby further widening the government’s interest-subsidised Enterprise Sri Lanka loan scheme that targets to create 100,000 entrepreneurs in the country within

Vidullanka PLC in its latest announcement to the Colombo Stock Exchange disclosed the successful completion and commissioning of the development of the 3.3MW Dehiattakandiya Dendro power plant to the national grid on May 30, 2019, through its joint v

The board of directors of Sunshine Holdings PLC appointed Microsoft Corporation Corporate, External and Legal Affairs South Asia New Markets Head Shalini Ratwatte, as a Director of the company.

Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading carton manufacturer and marketer of printed corrugated cartons, has joined hands with the National Chamber of Commerce (NCE), as the strategic packaging partner of the chamber.

MMBL-Pathfinder recently set up a pilot project in electric mobility powered by solar energy to better understand the challenges and benefits of using these technologies.

Reiterating its commitment to consumer-centric approach, OPPO has introduced its new brand identity that focuses on quality, craftsmanship and uniqueness in every detail.

(Beijing) AFP: Twitter has apologised for suspending a number of accounts critical of China, days before the politically sensitive 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

(Paris) AFP: Global efforts to impose a unified tax policy on Google, Facebook and other internet giants have cleared a major hurdle ahead of a G20 summit in Japan, officials said Friday.

Daraz, an Alibaba Company, the pioneer of e-commerce in South Asia has announced the appointment of Rakhil Fernando as Managing Director of Daraz Sri Lanka, effective 1 June 2019.

(London) AFP: British mobile phone operator EE on Thursday became the first in the country to launch a high-speed 5G service, but without smartphones from controversial Chinese technology giant Huawei.

AFP: Apple Inc last week publicly defended its App Store from mounting criticism over its treatment of rivals in a new blog post detailing its functions and guidelines.

Leading hotelier and hospitality sector veteran Rohan Karr assumed duties as Managing Director of the Hayleys Leisure sector with effect from June 1, 2019. With over three decades of unmatched experience under his belt, both in the local and interna

G&G Group of Companies, Singapore, the parent of Lotus Renewable Energy Group (LREG) says they have “mega plans” in Sri Lanka despite “overall risk-laden market prognosis”. LREG last week bought 51 percent of Hatton Plantations PLC from Sunsh

Tourists are slowly trickling into Sri Lanka following the relaxation of travel advisories imposed against visiting Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed over 250 people, including 44 foreigners. The picture shows a tourist t

First launched in 2013, the ‘Sampath Saviya’ programme stands as the bank’s flagship entrepreneurship development initiative that aims to support the government’s endeavour to develop the MSME sector as a key growth catalyst for the national

The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has been awarded a third party Greenhouse Gas (GHG) verification statement by The Sustainable Future Group (Pvt) Ltd., after verifying that the bank’s scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions for the reporting period of 1st S

The leadership team of Fairfirst Insurance met up with Pastor Roshan Maheshan on May 14th.

Galenbindunuwewa, a remote area in North Central Sri Lanka, in the Anuradhapura district, home to a community of about 120 families, was the most recent beneficiary of the ‘Munchee Samaga Gamata Sarana’ community programme designed to uplift the

Striving to promote the use of ‘Preventive platforms’ rather than a ‘Curative platforms’– the brand philosophy of Samahan, a product of Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd launched a holistic programme themed ‘Asiri Surakimu Samanola’, to s

Mukesh Ambani (born April 19, 1957) is an Indian business magnate and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), which is a Fortune Global 500 company.

An eye care camp organised by the NDB Staff Recreation Club (NDBSRC) was held last week among the bank staff along with special discounts and a free vision test.

MTI’s Regional Team recently concluded a supply chain strategising project with Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate Ltd (KKTE) in Bangladesh.