Category: General Services

May 16, 2014 (LBO) Senior corporates leaders and marketing professionals from Sri Lanka and the region will come together at a one day conference in Colombo this month to share their expertise and experience as disruptive digital technologies change rules of brand building.Digital technologies are influencing the tastes and preferences of consumers, and are fast […]

May 16, 2014 (LBO) – Singer (Sri Lanka) Plc, a consumer durables retailer said there was a pick-up in demand in the March 2014 quarter thought economic conditions were still sluggish and installment collections were difficult. “This leaves us with optimism that there will be a double digit growth in the 2nd quarter of 2014 […]

May 08, 2014 (LBO) – Nestle Lanka Plc said profits rose 20 percent from a year earlier to 1.1 billion rupees in the March 2014 quarter with revenue gains helped by exports coconut milk powder.In the March quarter the firm had launched cold beverage vending machines that which dispense Nescafé ice coffee and Nestea ice […]

May 08, 2014 (LBO) – Adfactors PR, an India based public relations firm that has a strong focus in financial and corporate communications has set up an office in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka unit will be headed by Rezani Aziz, who was formerly Head of Corporate Affairs at Standard Chartered Bank and the Chief […]

COPENHAGEN, April 20, 2014 (AFP) – A Danish website is turning private homes into take-away restaurants by letting users advertise what they are cooking, when and for what price.“Sometimes I only put one serving up for sale, sometimes up to 20. It depends on what I’m making and how much time I have,” said Ana […]

Apr 18, 2014 (LBO) – The founder of a 40 million US dollar Sri Lanka based precision tech company whose entry in to the automotive supply chain epitomizes persistence said he was helped by cultural interaction and trust.He said his knowledge of the Japanese language and culture also helped him break into the automotive supply […]

Mar 24, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s HSBC said it was giving a boost to fashion retailing with 30 top retailers giving credit card discounts and a ‘fashion hawker street’ ahead of upcoming traditional New Year holidays. The ‘HSBC Fashion Festival’ kicks off on March 24 with starting with retailers Arugambay, Abstract, Brands Warehouse, Brands […]

Feb 13, 2014 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Odel Plc, a fashion retailer fell 40 percent to 46.0 million rupees in the December 2013 quarter from a year earlier, amid weaker sales and narrower margins, interim accounts showed.The firm reported earnings of 17 cents per share for the quarter. In the nine months to […]

Jan 25, 2014 (LBO) – The latest bright idea from Sri Lanka™s police is to ask all motor cyclists in the Western province to switch on their headlights during day-time.With this level of macro-economic boost, there will be no need for the Census and Statics department to massage national data.Director Wanasinghe who is regarded a […]

Dec 16, 2013 (LBO) – Journalists in Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries are invited to participate in an online training program followed by a five day conference in Kathmandu, Nepal.The projects will be grouped together for regional cooperation. Project selections are made before the Kathmandu conference, giving the journalists an opportunity to plan […]

Dec 16, 2013 (LBO – Australia has launched a student exchange program called the ‘New Colombo Plan, which will see hundreds of students fanning out to study and intern in Indo Pacific countries.Australia will spend 100 million dollars over 5-years on the program. The Australian High Commission (embassy) in Colombo said the program will start […]

Nov 29, 2013 (LBO) – Members of Sri Lanka’s Employers Federation of Ceylon, an association of large businesses has expanded a welcome to disabled in the island’s former war zones.Disabled already working in participating companies had also related their experiences at the workshops. EFC and member firms had held workshops in Sri Lanka’s north and […]