Category: In Pictures
Tea top exporter Anverally and Sons wins 3 accolades
Recognised at Presidential Export Awards and National Chamber of Exporters’ Awards Anverally and Sons (Pvt) Ltd., one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most respected exporters of tea, with a history of 129 years, won three prestigious awards on consecutive days last week, demonstrating the Company’s continuing dynamism. Currently ranked one of the largest tea exporters […]
Teejay grabs ‘Best Exporter Award –Textile Sector’ at Presidential Export Awards
Teejay Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s only multinational textile manufacturer, was adjudged the Best Textile Exporter in Sri Lanka at the 2019 Presidential Export Awards presented by the Export Development Board (EDB). The ‘Best Exporter Award –Textile Sector’ presented to the Company at the 23rd edition of this awards programme, marked Teejay Lanka’s debut at this […]
Mastercard Track to modernize USD125Tn global B2B payments market
Advances in technology and actionable real-time data are driving businesses to operate faster and smarter. Yet, business payments are often rooted in legacy practices established decades ago. Until now. Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today unveiled its plans to modernize the business-to-business (B2B) payment ecosystem with Mastercard TrackTM. The Track brand of products represents a transformational change […]
Capitol TwinPeaks boosts expat segment confidence in Sri Lanka real estate
Colombo, Sri Lanka – September 2019 – Capitol TwinPeaks, the flagship residential venture of the Sanken Group, located on the Beira lakefront in Colombo 2, has recorded an increase in Sri Lankan expatriate interest in both the residential project, as well as Central Colombo’s luxury apartment market segment. Speaking with Sri Lankan expat and Group […]
Sri Lanka Singapore Business Council promotes Brand SL and showcases tech talent
SLSBC over the years has played the role of the catalyst to its members and other Sri Lankan corporates to promote bilateral trade between the two countries. This year, the SLSBC led a delegation of 31 Board level individuals from 26 local companies drawn from a multitude of industry sectors to explore opportunities. What was […]
Condominium Mgmt Authority, National Gem & Jewellery Authority to share information with Financial Intel Unit
In terms of the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Condominium Management Authority (CMA) and National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) on 28 August 2019 at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with the […]
William Penn announces its launch in Sri Lanka
Penndome Sri Lanka, announces its brand launch in Sri Lanka of the William Penn brand. The brand offers a wide portfolio of products in premium writing instruments & stationery including men’s accessories and corporate gifts. The company boasts of exclusive tie-ups of over 50 world renowned brands such as Sheaffer, Hugo Boss, Moleskine, Caran d’Ache, […]
Allianz Lanka appoints Nihal Handunge as Deputy CEO for Life Insurance arm
The board of directors of Allianz Lanka recently announced the appointment of Nihal Handunge as the Deputy CEO for Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Limited. With this new appointment, Handunge will take the responsibility of overseeing the growth strategy of the business along with the overall management responsibility of Allianz Lanka’s Life operations in Sri Lanka. […]
Virtusa to automate SLT backend services & revamp service offerings to customers
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national ICT and digital solutions provider entered into a landmark agreement with Virtusa Private Limited, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT outsourcing services, heralding a radical transformation in customer experience for SLT’s valued customers in the coming weeks and months. The signing of this memorandum of […]
JICA, Women & Child Affairs Ministry launched training programme for Frontline Officers
Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development (MOWCADZD) has launched the capacity building training programme for Frontline Officers (FLOs) under technical cooperation by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Inauguration and launching of this in-country training programme has conducted on August 19th, 2019 in Palgahathanna Management Development Training Centre in Uva Province with […]
Mobitel signs MoU with Japura Uni to conduct collaborative research on 5G, IoT & AI
The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel recently signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, to co-create and co-innovate in the area of telecommunication, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more – with both parties sharing their respective areas of expertise and knowledge towards the common goal […]
New Norwegian Ambassador presents credentials
New Norwegian Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal presented her credentials to President H. E. Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House today. Prior to assuming her position as the Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, she was Head of Section at the International Department of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) in Oslo from 2016 to 2019. Previously she has […]