Amãna Bank has introduced the convenience of Online Account Opening to facilitate its customers with an easy and time-saving method of opening an account without going through the hassle of writing on forms. 

Sri Lanka’s most innovative bank, HNB PLC, announced a breakthrough partnership with Visa to deliver a special range of benefits for the HNB Visa Infinite and Visa Signature cardholders, including access to the world’s most prestigious ai

President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sat down together last week at the BMICH to answer questions from the public. It was a good show for the coalition government. But, ironically today people measure their leaders b

Unilever Sri Lanka together with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Sri Lanka hosted a discussion on public-private sector partnerships to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at The Hilton Colombo, recently.

NEW DELHI: As global attention focused on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, more than 41 million people across South Asia battled floods and displacement.

Third Space Global, a UK-based company, opened its new regional headquarters at Orion City recently to enhance the online learning experience for school children by recruiting young and intelligent Sri Lankans, who are required to undergo an intensiv

iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, continues its investment in executive talent with the appointment of Anil Jhingan as the company’s Chief Commercial and Financial Officer.

The advanced ComAp remote generator monitoring technology ensures that your generator is never down or disabled by using smart technology to monitor the performance and to send alerts when fuel or maintenance is required.

Payoneer, an innovative cross-border payments company transforming the way businesses pay and get paid globally, announced that it has partnered with eZ Cash, Sri Lanka’s leading mobile money network and a brand of the Dialog Axiata group, whic

The government yesterday emphasized on the importance of Sri Lanka getting its export equation right in the short to medium term so that the country can reap the benefits of a stabilized economy, despite some leading global economists increasingly ca

Colombo Dockyard PLC (DOCK), which has been navigating through rough seas in recent years, is hoping to return to calmer waters in the next financial year, backed by ship repairs and heavy engineering projects.

Tea veteran and Dilmah Tea founder Merrill J. Fernando yesterday reiterated that the Sri Lanka’s tea export sector is in need of disciplining and stringent quality checks.

The China Merchant Port Holdings will declare its plans for the Hambantota port at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce organized seminar titled ‘South Asia’s Emerging Gateway City.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka is now engaging with the public to create regulations for electricity vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and consumer rights for EVCS users.

REUTERS: Sri Lanka plans to increase its overall government borrowing by 16 percent in 2018 to Rs.1.8 trillion (US $12 billion), a document showed this week.

The Brandix Group has topped Sri Lanka’s ranking of exporters for the fifth consecutive year in 2016 to be declared the country’s Exporter of the Year by the Export Development Board (EDB) at a ceremony presided over by President Maithrip

Teejay Lanka PLC, the region’s largest multinational textile manufacturer, was honoured at the recently concluded CNCI Achiever Awards 2017, organised by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries. 

Pastem-Gala Sugar and Power Gen 2 Project, a joint venture between Sri Lankan, Korean and US parties, is seeking Cabinet approval to set up a US$ 350 million agro-tourism and waste-to-power public-private partnership project in the country’s po

Libertarian think tank Advocata Institute is launching a project to monitor import tariffs on food, with weekly updated figures available on the institute’s website as a ‘Food Tax Tracker.’

Last year we saw a giraya yielding Lucy Hami glowering at Sherlock Holmes as Nasrudin looked on, while Thenali, Tom and Jinna worked together to get the ‘Water Horse’ back in motion

A tiny island in the middle of the Indian Ocean was once a prominent feature in the tales of explorers, scholars and merchants who spread the fame of the troves of precious gems hidden in its earth.

The employees of Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. recently celebrated their Annual Sports Day at the CH & FC grounds. The day of athleticism and sportsmanship was championed by the houses

Keells Super announced the completion of a fundraising campaign for the Little Hearts Project, with the donation of Rs. 2.5 milliontowards the treatment of children diagnosedwith Congenital Heart 

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC), Sri Lanka’s market leader in leasing and a subsidiary of People’s Bank, wasrecently awarded the internationally accredited CarbonNeutral®  certification

Diversified conglomerate Hayleys PLC, continuing with its buying spree, yesterday struck a mega deal to acquire a 71 percent stake in leading consumer durables retailer Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC (SSL) in a whopping Rs.12.5 billion deal.

Third Space Global, a UK owned BOI approved company, opened its new regional headquarters at Orion City, Colombo 9 on 13 September 2017. The company has grown to over 200 staff since

Cartier hosted an extraordinary evening in collaboration with the Maison’s partner, Chatham Luxury. An exclusive watches selection were presented for the first time in Sri Lanka to showcase stunning 

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, on Tuesday showed clear intentions of becoming a major player in the country’s finance space with the acquisition of a listed finance company, as the dividing line between tech

The cabinet of ministers has decided to purchase 300,000 metric tonnes (MT) of pressurized liquid petroleum gas (LPG) for the state-run Litro Gas from Shell International Eastern Trading Company. Shell International was also the winner of the previou

The interest on savings made by Sri Lankans have been made liable for a higher withholding tax by the new Inland Revenue Act, which was passed in parliament last week, a business forum in Colombo was told yesterday.