The Pathfinder Foundation in collaboration with the National University of Singapore organised a one-day joint symposium on “The Belt and Road Initiative: the Politics, Potentials & Partnerships” in Singapore Orchard Hotel yesterday (

Sri Lanka’s iconic agency, Leo Burnett, is delighted to announce that the agency has embarked on a new chapter in its history with the start of the new year, led by Arosha Perera as its new CEO along with the new management team.

Mumbai-based salt-to-software conglomerate, the US$100 billion Tata Group, has awarded the mandate to manage its public relations and communications requirements across India to Adfactors PR, India’s largest public relations firm.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) in its efforts to contribute to the professional advancement of directors and in promoting practices that are beneficial to directors and their organisations is conducting a Master Course on ‘Managing

By definition, projects have a limited life: they all have a deadline, even long-term ones. Managing any project can be tricky. Your job as the leader is to ensure each moving part is working towards a common goal and diminish, if not completely elim

For the seventh consecutive year, MTI Consulting (via its Corporate Finance practice) in partnership with Daily FT, Daily Mirror and Sunday Times, has concluded the MTI Business Outlook Study, collectively outlining the Sri Lankan business community&

This is the 15th of the Mirror Business-Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) interview series, featuring top executives of the S&P SL20 companies. Here Tokyo Cement (Lanka) PLC Managing Director S.R. Gnanam talks about Tokyo Cement’s performance, f

Once again, the so-called association has lied to the ports and shipping minister. Let us break down the below three points mentioned by the so-called kingpins of shipping from two leading companies in the industry.

The budget 2018 presented a breadth of fresh air and a glimmer of hope for Sri Lanka’s weary economy and public, with some strong steps towards liberalisation under a blue-green banner. Much of the initiatives that were suggested to boost entre

The development policy of the government aims primarily at maximizing the economic benefits through integration into the global economy, attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) in strategic sectors and improving export competitiveness. It is wid

The Financial: Asia Pacific’s office property markets are expected to stay strong in 2018, driven by healthy levels in office occupancy and rent growth as new supply peaks during the year, according to Cushman and Wakefield’s 2018 Asia&nb

Lavanka Property Developers won the Shramabhimanee Business Excellence Award 2017 at the recently concluded ceremony held at the BMICH. This award ceremony is organised once a year to reward business and social community who serve the betterment of&n

Speed Land (Pvt.) Ltd, a leading company in the real estate sector in Sri Lanka, launched its three latest housing development projects under the ‘Speed City’ concept at Kurunegala recently.

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

Sri Lanka’s leading online property portal, Lamudi.lk is to host its 4th real estate exhibition on the 9th and 10th of March this year at the Taj Samudra Hotel, starting from 10 a.m. onwards. 

The inaugural National Skyline Awards will be held on March 6 and online entries will close on February 12, announced the Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development.  

The third and final phase of Orchid project will be completed and ready to be occupied by March this year, making it the largest community with a mix of houses and apartments in Malabe to-date.  The final phase features a 160-unit 12 storied apa

Access Engineering PLC, the pioneers in the flyover construction in Sri Lanka successfully completed the construction of three flyovers to lessen the heavy traffic congestion in the areas of Rajagiriya,  Ganemulla and  Polgahawela.

The rubber product sector has been identified as a trust industry, which has a potential to contribute markedly to the export revenue and establish a reputation for quality and reliability. Sri Lanka produces a wide variety of value-added rubber prod

Hayleys PLC-owned Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL) continued its winning streak at the prestigious Presidential Environmental Awards, after the plantation company won four awards for its continued contribution towards promoting green practices and

The second sale of the year concluded yesterday had on offer a total of 6.1 million kilogrammes (mkgs). Improved demand was seen particularly for the high and mid grown small leaf teas.

At this week’s tea auction held on January 10, 2018, an invoice of BOPF from Ragalla Estate, Halgranoya secures a top price of Rs.710 per kilogramme in the Uda Pussellawa category.

World supply continues to rise with the International Tea Committee estimating the 2016 global production to be 5.462 billion kilogrammes (bnkg) compared with 5.281 billion the year before. The year-on-year (YoY) increase of around 3 percent is signi

Demonstrating its commitment to the nation’s engineering and construction field, UltraTech Cement Pvt. Ltd, actively participated at the recently-concluded ‘8th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Managemen

RETUERS: Singapore’s housing market is expected to build on its recovery over 2018, analysts say, as private home prices marked their first annual rise in four years.

The design and construction work of the urban regeneration project at Henamulla – Phase II undertaken by Access Engineering PLC is now nearing completion. 

JAT Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, successfully concluded an accolade filled 2017 including Managing Director Aelian Gunawardene wining the Platinum Award at the 22nd Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year 2017. 

Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) having collaborated with Asian Development Bank carried out a study to identify issues being encountered by companies in their value chains pertaining to few identified sectors in Sri Lanka such as Rubber, Fru

Palm oil has gained notoriety for its links to tropical deforestation, biodiversity loss, greenhouse gas emissions, disturbance of carbon-rich peat land, exploitation of workers and land grabs.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka yesterday launched its ‘Road Map 2018: The Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2018 and Beyond’ in the presence of the cream of the country’s banking and finance sector, top public officials, mem