Thailand Week, a trade exhibition organized by the Department of International Trade Promotion of Thailand, opened yesterday

AFP:   Asian markets mostly headed into the weekend on a negative note yesterday, following a sell-off on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices fuelling losses across the energy sector.

AFP: Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has banned the sales of ivory products on its site, the company said yesterday in a move hailed by conservation activists as a boost to international efforts to stem smuggling.

Participants of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Northern Germany posing for a family photo yesterday. 

People’s Leasing Sports and Welfare Society organised an indoor musical show, ‘Kirilliyo’, featuring eminent female vocal artists, 

Enchanteur, a range of fine quality French-inspired fragrances and fragrance enhanced toiletries for young, romantic and elegant modern women from Wipro UNZA, rewarded its Nolimit  shoppers recently.

Naveen Ceramics launched its latest range of tile products, ‘Italy Rock’ under Nanogress Porcellanato. 

Forty five child artists between the ages of six and14 years took home cash prizes totalling Rs.555,000 courtesy of Commercial Bank’s ‘Arunalu Siththam’  art competition. 

Lanka Hospitals won high acclaim at National Convention on Quality and Productivity (NCQP) 2017, winning six awards in total. 

Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life and it symbolizes the start of a beautiful journey. 

CIMA Mind Challenge Pro 2017, the revamped version of the long-standing quiz competition known as the Mind Challenge, was held successfully recently at the Sri Lanka Foundation premises.   

REUTERS: U.S. authorities have tried to seize millions of dollars associated with several companies that deal with North Korea, including the country’s military, from eight large international banks, according to court filings made public 

Osethma Ayurveda Hospital, the renowned and famed name in the Ayurveda medical field in Sri Lanka, has introduced Osethma Seevana, a herbal shampoo to sustain healthy hair, to the Sri Lankan market.

Mobitel’s mobile money platform, mCash rewarded the winners of its special ‘Pay Bills with mCash to Win Big’ promotion for its customers.

NDB organised a performance of Bhakthi Gee in commemoration of Poson. 

Strathspey Estate, situated in Upcot in the Maskeliya region, managed by Maskeliya Plantations PLC, which is a subsidiary of the Richard Pieris group, celebrated the 25th anniversary after the privatization of State Plantations Corporation.

Roshan Perera, the 56th President of Rotary Club Colombo West, was awarded the ‘Best President’ award in Colombo recently, at the Gala Rotary Awards Night with over 400 guests at Galadari Ballroom.

Sri Lankan Airlines held Sri Lanka’s premier mountain bike stage race, ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ successfully for a third time in a row recently. The race takes riders from hot and humid jungles, 

DSI recently announced the re-launch of their loyalty program with Star Points. The objective of the program being to offer customers a one-of-a-kind lifestyle ‘loyalty’ experience.

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist, was privileged to be the official clothing partner for the prestigious National Human Resource Conference 2017

Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist, was privileged to be the official clothing partner for the prestigious National Human Resource Conference 2017

The Sri Lankan insurance industry recorded a growth of 16.27 percent in 2016 compared to 2015 in terms of its gross written premium (GWP) across both the long-term and general insurance  business sectors. 

One of the most prestigious business entities in the country and the leaders in consumer durable goods market, Singer Sri Lanka PLC partnered with Sri Lanka’s premier lifestyle exhibition ‘Home and You Lifestyle Fair’ for the 19th c

 With 18 acres of space in the heart of Colombo, Havelock City is an architectural triumph designed to give you never-ending space to live, work and play. 

Marking yet another step in its journey of creating luxurious living spaces, Global Housing and Real Estate (Pvt.) Ltd officially launched its 14th luxury apartment project, Ocean Breeze Negombo, at a gala launch cocktail ceremony held at The Kingsbu

While developing countries seek access to affordable healthcare, continuous advancement in medical technology requires new standards for hospital design and amenities.

Blue Mountain Apartments recently held the ground-breaking ceremony to commence construction of ‘Avalon’, an affordable luxury apartment complex with 18 units, located in Somadevi Place, Colombo 05. 

In May 2017, India curtly and publicly declined to attend Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing. India’s snub was both uncharacteristic and controversial, although not unexpected. 

Nearly 60 years ago, a little-known band called the Beatles arrived in Hamburg, got a haircut, recorded their first song and found their sound.

We, Sri Lankans, are a capable, talented and hard-working lot. Yes, we are, in selective