Category: General Services

Cancer among women is increasing in Sri Lanka and private health care services are rising to the needs with wigs and chests at very competitive prices. Cancer among women is increasing in Sri Lanka and private health care services are rising to the needs with wigs and chests at very competitive prices. Ceylinco Healthcare Service […]

Singapore is looking at setting up a free trade zone for Singaporean investors in Sri Lanka, before expanding formal economic ties between the two countries.Singapore is looking at setting up a free trade zone for Singaporean investors in Sri Lanka, before expanding formal economic ties between the two countries. A team from Jurong is studying […]

Diesel & Motor Engineering Company Limited (DIMO) stepped in on Thursday, to assist SriLankan Catering feed thousands of airline passengers setting foot on the island. Diesel & Motor Engineering Company Limited (DIMO) stepped in on Thursday, to assist SriLankan Catering feed thousands of airline passengers setting foot on the island. With its latest venture worth […]

A marketing academic said women are increasingly influencing the purchasing decisions in households.A marketing academic said women are increasingly influencing the purchasing decisions in households. The female workface has grown faster than the male workforce over the last two decades. The market has responded with a flood of products from cosmetics to cooking utensils targeted […]

Sri Lankans may be avid fans of Baywatch dubbed in Sinhala and Sex and the City on Sundays, but divorce and pre-marital sex are still a big no no.Sri Lankans may be avid fans of Baywatch dubbed in Sinhala and Sex and the City on Sundays, but divorce and pre-marital sex are still a big […]

The UK’s top accounting heavyweights are in exploratory talks for a strategic consolidation, but management accountants would still need to get additional qualifications to sign off a company’s balance sheet.The UK’s top accounting heavyweights are in exploratory talks for a strategic consolidation, but management accountants would still need to get additional qualifications to sign off […]

British insurance giant Aviva will send up to 950 more jobs to India and Sri Lanka in 2005, out sourcing its back office and other support functions.British insurance giant Aviva will send up to 950 more jobs to India and Sri Lanka in 2005, out sourcing its back office and other support functions. The jobs […]

Tourist arrivals from East Asia, including Japan and China dipped in August, taking total tourist numbers down over record arrivals in July.Tourist arrivals from East Asia, including Japan and China dipped in August, taking total tourist numbers down over record arrivals in July. August saw over 48,000 people visiting Sri Lanka, a 15.3 percent increase […]

The special labour-rights based duty cuts for Sri Lankan exports into the European Union will hold until end 2005, but renewal of concessions will be much harder. The special labour-rights based duty cuts for Sri Lankan exports into the European Union will hold until end 2005, but renewal of concessions will be much harder. According […]

Sri Lanka and Lebanon are in talks for a prisoner swap so that the convicted of both countries can be tried on home ground. Sri Lanka and Lebanon are in talks for a prisoner swap so that the convicted of both countries can be tried on home ground. As at right now, there are no […]

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) says local business need to practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a common work place tool.The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) says local business need to practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a common work place tool. The Chamber says it will take up the topic at its fifth […]

Sri Lankan employers have another problem to deal with – work related stress is on the rise but employers and employees are getting more stressed out instead of coping with it. Sri Lankan employers have another problem to deal with – work related stress is on the rise but employers and employees are getting more […]