JKH and HEMAS consumer collaborate to battle plastic pollution
Plasticcycle, the Social Entrepreneurship Project of the John Keells Group is pleased to onboard Hemas Consumer, in its bin placement initiative targeted …
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South Asia’s first-ever all-female gantry crane operator team at SLPA receives Excellence Award
Ten courageous female employees at Sri Lanka Ports Authority have been felicitated with an award to recognize their heroic performances in becoming South …
Aitken Spence Travels to welcome first charter flight from Kazakhstan tomorrow
Aitken Spence Travels, the leading Destination Management Company in Sri Lanka working in partnership with TUI Kazakhstan, will welcome the country’s first …
Foreign Ministry to open a Regional Consular Office in Kandy
Under the guidance of the Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, to give impetus to the National Policy Framework of the Government, by enhancing the efficiency …
First Capital Holdings PLC’s LKR 2 Bn debenture issue snapped up on opening day
The Listed, Rated, Unsecured, Senior, Redeemable Debenture Issue of First Capital Holdings PLC with a tenure of 5 years was successfully oversubscribed on the …
Sri Lanka national tea sales average up in Jan 2021
All elevations show an increase YOY in LKR and USD terms Feb 03, 2021 (LBO) – The National average for the month of January 2021 of Rs. 645.02 (USD …
APHNH calls for prioritization of private healthcare workers in National vaccine drive
In an appeal to the Government, The Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHNH) requested that private healthcare workers receive priority, …
Piramal Glass Ceylon reports 110-pct growth in PAT for nine months
Piramal Glass Ceylon reported its nine-month results as at 31st December 2020, with a turnover of Rs. 5,961 Million & PAT of 694 Million as against Rs. …
Sampath Bank to raise Rs. 6Bn in listed debentures
Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank plans to raise as much as 6 billion rupees from a sale of Basel III compliant debentures which will be quoted on the Colombo Stock …
Sri Lanka inflation at 3-pct for Jan 2021
Feb 02, 2021 (LBO) – The overall rate of inflation as measured by CCPI on Y on Y basis is 3.0 percent in January 2021 and Y on Y inflation calculate for …
Cabinet approves developing West Terminal as public-private partnership with India, Japan
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to develop the West Container Terminal of the Port of Colombo on the basis of operating and developing as a …
BOI, CSE & CCC to organize first-ever virtual investor forum to attract foreign investment
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) are set to organize a first-of-its-kind virtual …
Union Assurance awarded for excellence in integrated reporting for 2020
Reaffirming its commitment to the value of transparency, accountability and integrity while maintaining an exceptional financial track record, Union Assurance …
Cinnamon Life secures Certificate of Conformity for project’s office and ‘The Suites’ residential towers
Cinnamon Life, Sri Lanka’s largest mixed development, announced another major milestone in its journey to completion with the securing of a Certificate of …
Minister green lights productivity-linked wage proposal for RPCs: Unions are still to agree
Feb 01, 2021 (LBO) – On the request of Labour Minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) submitted a revised wage proposal …
Services of Sri Lanka Ports Authority gazetted as an essential public service
Secretary to the President P B Jayasundera, by order of the President, has issued an extraordinary gazette declaring the services done by or in connection with …
People’s Insurance signs deal with SL Tourism as sole insurance provider for inbound tourists
As Sri Lanka opens its doors to the world once more, Sri Lanka Tourism has implemented several measures to ensure that the island getaway is as safe as …
JKH Group revenue and EBITDA, excluding leisure, increases by 5-pct
Jan 27, 2021 (LBO) – Despite the isolation measures adopted by the authorities due to the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in early October 2020, …
What Investors Want To Know: Impact Of Sri Lanka National Scale Recalibration On Bank Ratings
Following Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘ on 27 November 2020, the Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka can achieve a greener and more prosperous future
By Andrew Zakharenka, Natural Resources Management Specialist Farmers, hoteliers and homestay owners, fishers, producers of the famous Kanthale milk curd, …