WIM gets ready to go global with ‘Top50’ International Awards in Dubai

Nominations closed recently for the ‘Top 50’ Professional and Career Women Awards 2021, organized by Women in Management (WIM),

AMALRAJAH JAYASEELAN

On this weeks’ edition of ‘The Founder’, we feature the Director and CEO of ABC Trade and Investments (PVT) Ltd - Mr. Amalrajah Jayaseelan. He started his career almost twenty-five years ago as a Trainee Sales Representative drawing a salary of Rs. 650/- and today, he is an entrepreneur employing over hundred individuals.

NEELA MARIKKAR

She is the Chairperson at Dentsu Grant and Dentsu Communications, Sri Lanka. She was the former President of 4A’s Sri Lanka (The Association of Advertising Agencies),

Cinnamon Bentota Beach reopens to welcome travellers

The premier luxury destination resort, Cinnamon Bentota Beach, has reopened to discerning travellers from 1st November 2021 after timely enhancements, to offer guests an unforgettable multisensorial experience.

Nisha RAMNANI

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’, we feature Nisha Ramnani, Founder of Aiyaana. Nisha was born and raised in Spain and moved to Sri Lanka approximately eighteen years ago.

AT THE RELAUNCH OF ’MOON AND ALL ITS STARS’

AT THE THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF PET MART

Retailing Pet Food, Pet Accessories, Pet Toys and more all manufactured in Germany, Pet Mart is a one-stop shop for all your Pet needs!

The Butcher the Baker and the Candlestick maker!

Entrepreneurship is the life-blood of a nation, where the spark of an idea, a glimpse of a distant star, can be the beginning of a wonderfully fulfilling success story. This is of course the idea and to some extent the ‘ideal’.

A Kiss is Just a Kiss.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. This is a tale of revenge, served up like a dish of hot chilly chicken, Chinese style.

DARSHI KEERTHISENA

She is an extraordinarily talented, Sri Lankan fashion and fabric designer, who has been recognized and appreciated globally.

100 days to 100 years CJS counts down to centenary celebrations

It’s just 100 days to celebrate 100 years of a tale of glitz, glamour, style and beauty. Colombo Jewellery Stores founded by Thaha Cassim in February 1922,

CFW presents OLU SWIM WEEK with a focus on Luxury Resort Wear ‘Environment is Luxury’

The Grand Ballroom of Shangri La, Colombo came alive last evening with CFW Olu Swim Week 2021.

THE LAUNCH OF KIDS AND TEENS

Colombo’s first Medical Clinic dedicated to Children and Teenagers

WICKRAMARACHCHI OPTICIANS

OLU SWIM WEEK - DAY 01

SPOTTED AT OLU SWIM WEEK

BEST DRESSED AT OLU SWIM WEEK - DAY 01

WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT TOP50

VIDYANI HETTIGODA

She is a Director of Hettigoda Group of Companies, which includes Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital (PVT) Ltd, Hettigoda City (PVT) Ltd,

Rent the perfect delivery kitchen with WORX Providing fully-furnished kitchen space in a prime location for food delivery

The food industry is rapidly changing. Whether it’s the global pandemic, higher start-up costs, or burdensome regulations that’s threatened the traditional food industry and its business models, cloud kitchens are challenging that ultimatum.

A LOOK BACK IN WONDER

In our teens, we did not have the luxury of mobile phones and no one had even dreamt of Zoom, Teams or group chats on WhatsApp. If we wanted to meet our friends outside of school, the only option we had was to visit each other at our respective homes.

Niloo Walpola

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature Niloo Walpola, an alumna of Ladies College, Colombo. Niloo is an entrepreneur who quit her job as a teacher at St. Thomas’s College, Mount Lavinia, in order to follow her entrepreneurial dream. She is a mother of two, and is the founder of the ‘Deli Box.’

DILRUKSHI KURUKULASURIYA

She is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC. She is an Attorney at Law, Law College, Sri Lanka, and an alumna of Hillwood College, Kandy.

Restrictions - What Restrictions?!

As we heaved a collective sigh of relief that another ever extending “lockdown” was “unlocked,” the guidelines set in place were with certain restrictions,

Fathima Zuleyha Markar

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature Fathima Zuleyha Markar, a fourth-generation lawyer who gave up her legal career to pursue a career in teaching.

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YOUTH FOCUS CORPORATE AWARD OF THE YEAR 2021 WIJEYA NEWSPAPERS LIMITED

The Youth Focus Corporate Award of the Year 2021, was won by Wijeya Newspapers Limited, and the award was received by Rishini Weeraratne,

DELYSIA GUNEWARDENE

Her philanthropic endeavors have shaped and changed the lives of an uncountable number of children over the decades.

TRESHAN WEERASOORIYA-PEREIRA

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder,’ we feature a young, dynamic, entrepreneur; Treshan Weerasooriya-Pereira.

“…and it’s the laughter, we will remember, when we remember.”

Somewhere, along life’s long journey, some of us have the privilege of meeting a few extraordinary people who make a distinct impression on us.