EliSh Development (Pvt.) Ltd of The Flemington fame is all set to begin construction on its next flagship project, The Flemington 103 Campbell, a condominium complex built to the highest international specifications, with an emphasis on 21st century

An Internet search on a website called ‘bigthink.com’ gives a patient per doctor map of the world, where the topmost country listed is Cuba, with a ratio of 170 patients per doctor. Belarus and Belgium come a close second with 220, while

2018 has already been unofficially declared as the year of the electric car. The next 12 months are likely to bring us closer to the dawn of a new era of renewable energy, when electric batteries will power many of the world’s cars, homes and i

Today Sri Lanka is steadily positioning herself as a regional economic hub, thanks to the revitalization of foreign

DFCC Bank became the first bank in Sri Lanka to partner with the National Eye Bank (NEB) in conducting

Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, a unit of the John Keells group, which has interests in soft drinks, ice creams and supermarkets, saw a significant fall in its December quarter earnings amid higher sales costs, the interim accounts released to the Colombo bo

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares declined yesterday, marking their eighth session of fall in nine, as investors sold banking stocks in dull trade. The Colombo Stock index ended 0.34 percent weaker at 6,421.40. On Thursday, it closed at its lowest since Dec

Trans Asia Hotels PLC saw its earnings halved during the December quarter compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year amid lower top line gains, the interim financial accounts released to the Colombo Stock Exchange showed.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed slightly weaker yesterday as dollar demand from importers and banks surpassed mild selling of the US currency by exporters, dealers said.

Sri Lanka’s Credence Genomics will collaborate with India’s Apollo Hospitals Group to provide cutting-edge diagnostic services for infectious diseases for patients in India, starting with Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Striking a heavy blow to the aspirations of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) engineers to include coal in Sri Lanka’s future power generation mix, their peers working at the Norochcholai coal power plant have in a petition noted that fly ash

Sri Lanka’s plans to nurture small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of its longer-term bid to achieve upper-middle-income status, will be explored in a report due out in the coming months by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford

The recent developments in the supply chain of Ceylon Tea was an eye opener for the local tea industry. 

According to a World Bank report titled ‘The challenge of youth employment in Sri Lanka’ educated young people make up a third of Sri Lanka’s unemployed, while young workers in informal employment account for a third of the total wo

A permanent shift in the international prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been taking place during the past few months fuelled mainly by the price fluctuations of the Saudi Aramco contract price (CP) of LPG. The Saudi Armaco CP is the key gl

The traditional role played by economists is restricted to forecasting economic issues, outlining the ways in which they can be economically tackled and finally contributing towards economic policy-making. Hence, one can criticize that economists pla

Staying indoors to stay away from soaring heat can be always tricky when there is less protection from sunlight, ultraviolet (UV) and infrared rays (IRs). However, the perfect solution for that has already hit the Lankan market. 

Following the tremendous success of the Scan Jumbo Peanut ‘Cycle Wassa’ promotion over the past 3 years, the Scan Products Division of C.W. Mackie PLC decided to go a step further by introducing the Scan Jumbo Bonanza Consumer Promotion.&

Continuing to lend its support to government retirees, Sampath Bank scaled up the benefits being offered to them under the Sampath Samachara Government Pensioners Loan scheme.  The bank has raised the upper limit on this unique loan designed spe

Showcasing the latest technology and experiences available for digital entertainment enthusiasts, Play Expo Sri Lanka, the first digital entertainment and technology expo in Sri Lanka was held successfully at the SLECC.

Federation of European Screen Printers Association will conduct FESPA ASIA, Asia’s largest exhibition for screen and digital printing from 22nd to 24th February in Bangkok, Thailand.

It is rumored that the Huawei nova 2i, which is the newest top seller in the premium mid-range smartphone segment, will be getting a surprise feature addition soon according to market sources in Sri Lanka.

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions, warned Chief information security officers (CISOs) that the significant rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and bring-your-own-application (BYOA) usage among toda

 The Asian Packaging Federation has appointed a President from Sri Lanka, namely Rohan Victoria to its board of administration for the third time in its 50 years of existence.

One of Sri Lanka’s frontline joss stick producing companies,Thai Sumeda Enterprises under the trade name of Lanka Sumeda has introduced its latest mosquito repellent joss stick to the local market. Lanka Sumeda is manufactured using natural her

Avian Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd held the Kaspersky Awards Night 2018 at the Water’s Edge recently. Sixteen partners and corporates received accolades for their performance in the year 2017. Present as Chief Guest was Kaspersky Lab South Asia Gene

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, achieved the highest ever monthly revenue in the company’s history in December 2017. 

The SLASSCOM People Summit 2018, which returns for the seventh time, aims to provide leaders at all levels with innovative talent management insights and perspectives from renowned global leaders, along with prime networking and experience sharing op

Seylan Bank’s ‘Tikiri New School Term Promotion’ which has fueled enthusiasm andeagerness among children every year with its attractive offerings is coming forward for the 4thconsecutive year.  This year’s promotion inclu

Solanra Pvt Ltd has met their target of contributing to the national electricity grid with 1000 kilo watts power within one year using German-made Jurawatt solar panels.