Category: In Pictures
Union Assurance records highest MDRT qualifiers in Sri Lanka
Union Assurance makes history with an all-new record of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) qualifiers to achieve #1 position in Sri Lanka. With 172 qualifiers, the Company achieves industry-leading status recording the highest number of Top of the Table achievers (5), ten (10) Court of the Table qualifiers and 157 MDRT qualifiers. MDRT is a global, independent association of the world’s leading life insurance and financial services professionals […]
Union Assurance hosts virtual gala for annual awards
Union Assurance takes digital disruption to the next level as it felicitated top achievers of the Agency and Bancassurance sales force at a glittering Virtual Gala on 18th December 2020. The event was viewed by over 5000 participants and attended by a distinguished leadership including the John Keells Chairman, Krishan Balendra and President, John Keells Group, […]
‘s Bank set to boost SMEs with Rs. 15bn allocation for loans at 6-pct
In line with the Government’s development programme and with the aim of uplifting the small and medium businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, People’s Bank has introduced a special loan scheme with an interest rate of just 6%. The Bank has allocated Rs. 15 billion for this purpose. The unexpected impact of the COVID-19 […]
South Asia Textiles to export new fabric tested against COVID to United States
South Asia Textiles Limited, a leading Sri Lankan textile manufacturer specialized in producing exceptional quality weft knitted fabric for leading brands across the globe and HeiQ Materials AG, a Swiss based global leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile technologies currently available across the world, are collaborating to […]
First-ever drive-thru blood sample collection unit by LHD
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Lanka Hospitals Laboratories (LHD), the only medical laboratory in Sri Lanka with the merit of the highest-grade in accreditation, continues to be a pioneer in the industry by launching Sri Lanka’s first ‘Drive-thru’ blood sample collection centre. As a first in the country’s healthcare system, the sample collection process is […]
SLAITO Youth to improve sustainability of tourism industry
It is no secret that the tourism industry in Sri Lanka has weathered many storms over the past few decades but none compare to that of the present. The global crisis that has gripped almost every industry in Sri Lanka has thrown Sri Lanka tourism into uncharted waters. Hence as the apex body for the […]
Bar Association of Sri Lanka launches online Certificate Course in Commercial Arbitration
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has launched a brand-new Certificate Course in Commercial Arbitration which will also be the first Online Course to be conducted by the BASL. The Course is due to commence on 26th June and will be conducted by a highly sought after panel of resource persons including Dr.K. Kanag-Iswaran, PC, […]
Cinnamon Hotels offers 1000 complimentary holiday packages for health workers
As a way of saying ‘Thank You’ to Sri Lanka’s courageous healthcare workers, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is offering 1,000 complimentary full board holiday packages, for two nights at nine of its properties in Sri Lanka. Packages will be distributed based on the nominations received from the Ministry of Health and will be valid for […]
ComBank’s Flash & PickMe collaborate to offer contactless payment via QR code
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that its ‘Flash’ digital account holders can now pay digitally for their rides with taxi service PickMe thanks to a convenient QR code upgrade that minimises contact with the driver. This touch-less and cash-less payment option is made possible by the Bank’s recent partnership with PickMe and the […]
ComBank launches special loan scheme for COVID-19 affected micro businesses
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the launch of another Bank-funded loan scheme, this time to assist micro enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in a continuing demonstration of the Bank’s commitment in supporting Sri Lanka’s post-pandemic economic recovery. The second Bank-funded loan scheme launched by the country’s benchmark private sector bank in the […]
PR Wire expands into insights and intelligence services
Expanding its Strategic Public Relations offering, PR Wire, a leading Public Relations Consultancy, launched PR Wire Intel™, delivering powerful business insights leading to intelligence and decision making. Most businesses having identified the importance of solutions which help in decision making and are gradually turning towards services that would assist in realizing and understanding its market, […]
PickMe Flash, a new tool in distance working
‘PickMe Flash’ has gained tremendous popularity under pandemic lockdown conditions in the country. With more businesses now opting for distance working, they look to PickMe Flash as a safe, fast, and smart way to maintain physical connectivity. Zulfer Jiffry, CEO of PickMe says as curfew conditions ease and work resumes in the capital, people need […]