Category: In Pictures
SriLankan Airlines concludes Melbourne Marathon
SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, coinciding with the second anniversary of its operations to Melbourne, successfully concluded SriLankan Airlines Half Marathon event at the Melbourne Marathon Festival for the third consecutive year. The 2019 event in its 42 year-long Festival history attracted a total of […]
Financial assistance from Netherlands for construction of rural bridges
Two agreements were signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and Rabobank of the Netherlands amounting to EUR 70.7 million (Approximately Rs. 14.1 billion) for construction of rural bridges and Establishment of National Vocational Training Institute at Hingurakgoda, Polonnaruwa. The financing agreement was signed by Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Dr. R. H. S. […]
Ten books to check out at Big Bad Wolf
Reading calls for exciting times, especially when you know that the World’s Biggest Book Sale is back to Colombo, Sri Lanka for the third consecutive year and it’s just around the corner. Change is inevitable and this means that new things are foreseeable. This ideal is synonymous with the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, which […]
Sri Lanka Retailer’s Association joins Asia counterpart
Sidath Kodikara President of Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) and Murali Prakash, Vice president of SLRA attended the 19th Asia-Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition (APRCE), which is held in September 2019, at Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center, Chongqing, China. The theme of this year APRCE was ‘New Retail, New Consumption, New Dynamics – Cooperation and […]
AmCham Sri Lanka launches “Meet the Candidate” series
The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka announced the ‘Meet the Candidate’ series, at which the main Presidential Candidates will be hosted at a forum designed to discuss and express their proposed policies. The first in this series will take place this Friday, October 11 at the Hilton Colombo, with Sajith Premadasa, Presidential Candidate, […]
Sampath Bank ranks among Sri Lanka’s 10 Most Admired Companies
Standing testimony to its superlative service to the nation, Sampath Bank was placed among Sri Lanka’s 10 Most Admired Companies at the ‘Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka 2019’ held at BMICH recently. Marking yet another historic milestone, Sampath Bank won this prestigious award for the second consecutive year. The event was organised by the […]
John Keells Holdings ranked as Sri Lanka’s Most Respected Entity for 14th year
John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) was ranked as the Most Respected entity in Sri Lanka for a record 14th year, in the recently released edition of LMD’s Most Respected entities issue. In terms of the 10 attribute rankings, JKH has taken the lead in seven categories, namely financial performance, management profile, honesty, dynamism, corporate culture, […]
UK announces a further £10m of funding for stability projects
Minister of State for the Commonwealth, UN and South Asia and Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Sri Lanka on 1-2 October. At the same time, the UK announced over £10m of new funding to support long-term stability in Sri Lanka. The UK support will […]
Sampath Bank among the top 10 Most Respected Entities in Sri Lanka
Sampath Bank, the growing force in Sri Lanka’s financial services recently appeared in the 15th annual edition of the Most Respected – a survey and publication commissioned and conceptualized by LMD and conducted by Nielsen. Sampath Bank was named to be among the top 10 most respected entities in Sri Lanka, making it to the […]
Future of modern workplace – powered by AI, driven by people
The first plenary session at the ‘Future of Business’ innovation strategy and learning event organized by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be on the future of the modern workplace – powered by AI, driven by people. This session will tackle how organizations can make critical decisions with data and act on, or implement these […]
IMF Executive Board selects Kristalina Georgieva as Managing Director
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2019. Ms. Georgieva, who succeeds Christine Lagarde, is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its […]
Ceylon Chamber’s ‘Future of Business’ event to help reimagine future of work
Reimagining the future of work, will be the focus of the Ceylon Chamber’s third consecutive ‘Future of Business’ innovation strategy and learning event. This is ideal for leading Sri Lankan companies, SMEs and family owned businesses to gain unique and practical insights that can transform their businesses. The event will be a platform to learn […]