AFP: Relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 yesterday demanded Malaysia accept a US exploration firm’s offer to take up the hunt for the aircraft, which was suspended earlier this year. No trace of the Malaysia Airlines plane, whic

AFP:  India’s economy is at risk of slowing down in the current fiscal year, the government said in a mid-year economic survey yesterday.

The Outlet Store, Sri Lanka’s latest addition to the fastest growing retail fashion sector, which opened its doors for an exclusive family shopping experience, rolled out a fabulous shopping week spree this summer with discounts up to 25 percen

Build SL 2017 – premier housing and construction expo, a must see for all house builders, persons engaged in construction industry related work opened at the BMICH yesterday. Large crowds gathered to witness the expo on the opening day.  &

AFP: China has launched probes into three of its largest social networking platforms over the suspected dissemination of violence and obscenity- the latest move aimed at sanitising the country’s increasingly closed-off internet.

Building on the success of its growing network of merchants and customers, Sri Lanka’s fast-growing startup, PAYable, announced the successful completion of a round of funding that will set the pace for 

Four trendy fashionable collections for ladies were launched by Fashion Bug at their latest outlet in Wellawatte recently. The brands which were showcased were; Nellrose, Aya, Amani and Miss-Me

Reaffirming its credentials as a preferred partner for international credit lines, DFCC Bank has been granted a long term loan of €20 million by Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Française de 

The SLIM, national body for marketing in Sri Lanka, notched yet another highly successful delivery of its mandate of creating opportunities to receive global knowledge and competencies to the Sri Lankan

DFCC Bank’s newly re-launched, ‘Vardhana Junior’ with a scholarship scheme for the benefit of Grade 5 students sitting the all-important scholarship examination in 2017. The scheme rewards 

Leading office automation solutions provider John Keells Office Automation (JKOA) launched the SAP Hybris Cloud for Service customer support module on 6th August at its Colombo headquarters

After Apparel Tech Up in Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Indonesia, ThreadSol hosted the first edition of Apparel Tech Up for the Sri Lankan apparel industry on 20th July 2017 at Cinnamon Grand, 

Team Janashakthi Insurance PLC emerged champions at the “Hema Wijeratne” Challenge Trophy 2017 held at the Colombo Colts Cricket Ground recently. 19 teams, including a joint team from the

Restructuring and refurbishing to provide economical and compassionate care has begun at the Oasis under its new management. In the coming months, the entire facility would provide improved 

Wasim Akram and Rinesh Jayarathne, two dynamic young professionals from Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, were recently selected to join The Leaders Studio, a programme created by the Publicis Groupe,

The Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL ) has announced that the annual National Forum for Life Insurance Advisors (NAFLIA) will be held on the 17th of August 2017 at the BMICH.

Sri Lankan connoisseurs can now indulge in one of the world’s top gourmet cheese ranges that’s a cut above the rest.

According to the recently released interim financial accounts of Dialog Axiata PLC, the top and bottom lines of the country’s leading mobile telephony services provider appear to have felt the pinch of the current slowdown in consumer spending

The fourth lucky set of ‘Caltex Star Drive – Car and Bike Chase’ winners received their brand-new Bajaj Discover 125cc motorcycles plus a year’s worth of free engine oil at an event held at the Chevron House in Colombo 3 recen

The HDFC Bank opened a dedicated service centre for loans at the bank’s Hyde Park Corner branch premises. The bank expects to provide a customized service for its customer at this center. 

?Rising urban population growth and private vehicle ownership are making Asian cities unlivable. City dwellers lose precious time in traffic jams, where they also suffer the negative health impact of deadly air pollution.

Top packaging exporter and pioneer in Sri Lanka’s tea packaging sector, Printcare PLC, is to invest Rs.750 million in new label printing technology hitherto unavailable in Sri Lanka, the company said. “We have a history of innovation and

Solahart Australia together with Alpha Thermal Systems (Pvt) Ltd., the sole distributor for Solahart  domestic and commercial  hot water systems in Sri Lanka held an educational seminar  at Jetwing Colombo 7 recently. 

To understand secular stagnation, with its low inflation and low growth, look first at the growth of the information economy and the expansion of intangible assets.

The National Forum for Life Insurance Advisors (NAFLIA) will take place for the 8th consecutive year with 2017’s theme being, “Towards the Day All Sri Lankans are Insured- ‘Are we ready?’ The forum is anticipated to bring toge

BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka developed software solution that enables paperless board and senior management committee meetings has announced the renewal of its 1SO/IEC 27001:2013 information security certification for the third consecutive year since 2014

NDB Capital Holdings PLC and CRISIL Ltd have announced the launch of 9 new fixed-income indices in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s biggest ‘4-in-1’ international exhibition LankaBuild‘17, LankaWater‘17, LankaEnergy‘17 and SIVAR‘17 will come to life at the SLECC (near Lake House) from today to 12 August.

Mupro is a 50 year old engineering solutions company which has been selected to provide a world-class fire fighting pipe support system to the prestigious South Asia’s iconic residential skyscraper Altair in Colombo, Sri Lanka and will have the

Apple, the world’s most renowned and progressive technology brand, has appointed Abans PLC as the authorized distributor and importer of Apple productsin Sri Lanka.