Category: General Services
5 reasons why South Asia is coming together to beat marine plastic pollution
By CECILE FRUMAN , JOHN ROOME & PAWAN PATIL Collaboration, cooperation, consensus – these words are seldom used when describing the interactions of the eight sovereign nations that make up South Asia. For a variety of reasons, South Asia is considered the least integrated region in the world with restrictions on the movement of people, goods, services and capital. Yet, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, […]
CEAT ups radial production by 72,000, exceeding half a million tyres per year
CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced that it has increased production of Passenger Car Radial (PCR/Van) tyres by 72,000 tyres a year, adding 16 per cent to its annual capacity in this category, as part of its expansion plan to support government efforts to conserve foreign exchange through domestic production. This first phase of the planned […]
EXECUTIVE, Sri Lanka’s top-notch business travel partner ties up with onyx hospitality group & Mrs. World
Executive, the premier travel partner of all business travelers to and within Sri Lanka has recently tied up with ONYX Hospitality Group providing luxurious travel convenience to OZO Hotels and Amari Galle. Puneet Dutta, General Manager of Amari Galle – Sri Lanka was excited to share his thoughts on the new partnership. “Exceeding our guest […]
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week Summer edition announces fashion in new environment
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week popularly known as CFW, in its 18th year introduces an important aspect of sustainability which is an urgent need around the world to make Circularity-in-Fashion work. This emphasis is themed as the Week of Circularity. This focus aims to propel the fashion design industry of Sri Lanka to transform itself and […]
PAYable surpasses Rs.15Bn in transactions on platform
PAYable (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka’s cashless payment solution provider, announced that it has processed 15 billion rupees in transactions on its platform to date. Commenting on the milestone, Yohan Wijesiriwardane, CEO and Co-founder of PAYable Sri Lanka said, “PAYable entering the cashless ecosystem in 2016 was a gamechanger; we disrupted the existing status, empowering MSME […]
Melsta Hospitals Ragama becomes first to be accredited with a comprehensive IMS
Melsta Hospitals Ragama, part of Melsta Health which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka’s leading diversified conglomerate Melstacorp PLC recently made history when it became the only healthcare institution in the country to be accredited with an integrated management system (IMS) comprising of four international standards; ISO 9001 :2015, ISO 22000:2018, ISO 14001:2015 […]
Trillium launches new Rs.1.2Bn apartment complex in Colombo
Total investment of Rs. 1.2 billion for the project by Trillium. Affordable luxury living in Colombo City Limits – Havelock Town, Colombo 05. A Condominium that allows pets for the first time in history in a pet care facility. Exclusive rooftop pool with all modern amenities. Trillium Havelock Residences – an Ideal investment opportunity. Real […]
Capitol TwinPeaks forges ahead, amidst industry challenges
Capitol TwinPeaks, the 50-storey twin-tower mixed residential development under the Sanken Group, continues construction for delivery in 2021, amidst several hardships faced by Sri Lanka’s real estate and property industry. With the announcement by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) – Import Section, Chairman, Delano Dias that the import restrictions on nonessential items that were expected […]
Laws still restrict women’s economic opportunities despite progress: Study
Countries are inching toward greater gender equality, but women around the world continue to face laws and regulations that restrict their economic opportunity, with the COVID-19 pandemic creating new challenges to their health, safety, and economic security, a new World Bank report says. Reforms to remove obstacles to women’s economic inclusion have been slow in […]
Veemansa Initiatives’ discussion on ‘external debt situation in Sri Lanka
Delivering the keynote address on the topic, External Debt Situation in Sri Lanka: Our Route to Resolution, the Governor of the Central Bank, Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact Sri Lanka will maintain its unblemished records of debt service. The Governor made these comments at the […]
Spotify Launches in Sri Lanka
Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, officially launches today in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, offering a revolutionary music experience tuned to your personal taste. With a worldwide community of more than 345 million monthly active listeners including 155 million Premium subscribers, Spotify will offer a personalized listening experience for local and […]
Sri Lanka January inflation at 3.7-pct
The overall rate of inflation as measured by NCPI on Year-on-Year basis is 3.7 percent in January 2021 and inflation calculated for December 2020 was 4.6 percent. Year-on-Year inflation of both food group and non food group have decreased from 7.5 percent in December 2020 to 5.9 percent in January 2021 and from 2.2 percent […]