Category: In Pictures
CEAT Kelani’s Truck Bus Radials enter market
Heavy duty, high-performance radial tyres custom-engineered for trucks, buses and prime movers plying Sri Lanka’s roads and manufactured for domestic conditions, have been commercially launched by CEAT Kelani Holdings in a ground-breaking initiative by the company that produces nearly half of the country’s tyre requirements. Part of a phased execution of Rs 3 billion investment […]
FastTrack Summer Internship Programme relaunched with Brandix, Fonterra & JKH to inspire young talent
Brandix Apparel Limited, Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. and John Keells Holdings PLC held the orientation for fifteen diverse, talented interns today (25th June 2019) at Hatch, Colombo, formally commencing the Fast Track Summer Internship Programme 2019. First introduced in 2011, the ‘FastTrack’ Summer Internship Programme returned in April 2019 to provide fifteen selected undergraduates […]
Samsung brings world’s first QLED 8K TV to Sri Lanka in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover
Samsung Sri Lanka today launched the world’s first QLED 8K TV in Sri Lanka in partnership with SML Frontier Automotive, sole agents for Jaguar Land Rover in Sri Lanka. The Samsung QLED 8K TV, a must-have for all luxury homes, comes with Real 8K Resolution, 8K AI Upscaling, Quantum Processor 8K, and Quantum HDR – […]
Sri Lanka wins “Best Folklore Performance Award” at Seoul tourism fair
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Republic of Korea in association with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) organized Sri Lanka’s pavilion at the Seoul International Tourism Industry Fair (SITIF) in the COEX exhibition center in Seoul from 06 to 09 June2019. All the major tourist destinations in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa […]
Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to United States, Rodney Perera assumes duties
Ambassador – designate of Sri Lanka to the United States of America, Rodney Perera assumed duties at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC on 17th June 2019. Prior to appointment as the Ambassador to the US, Ambassador Perera was Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union. Upon arrival at the […]
Sri Lanka’s real estate and construction industries continue stoically, post Easter Attack
(PRESS RELEASE) – Sri Lanka’s construction sector which ranks as the 5th highest in the nations GDP earnings, after Services, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Utilities continues unhindered. The sector reports continued interest from local and international buyers who believe “Sri Lanka will bounce back”, from the recent Easter Sunday attacks that took place on April 21 […]
Samsung Electronics remains top brand in Asia for eighth consecutive year
Samsung Electronics has been named the best brand in Asia in 2019 for the eighth year in a row, according to results from ‘Asia’s Top 1000 Brands’ annual online survey conducted by Campaign Asia-Pacific in collaboration with Nielsen. The ranking – which aggregates views from across 15 major product categories including automotive, retail, F&B and […]
Rebuild Business Confidence in Sri Lanka, a networking evening organized by CCC
The Power of Interaction Series is a networking evening organized by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the intention of providing its membership an opportunity to interact with Senior Government Officials of a particular sector. The first session for this year, will be on the theme of ‘Rebuilding Business Confidence in Sri Lanka’. The keynote […]
Xuebing Sun assumes duties as new FAO Representative for Sri Lanka
Xuebing Sun presented his credentials to Mr. Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as the new Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka, at the Ministry premises on Monday, 10th June. Mr. Sun is a Senior Environmental Economist by training with 32 years […]
Ceylon Chamber organizes awareness session on exporting to US under GSP
The Ceylon Chamber will be organizing an awareness session on “Exporting to the United States under the Generalized System of Preferences: New Trends and Opportunities”. The U.S. is Sri Lanka’s largest single export destination, accounting for 26% of total exports in 2018. At present approximately 3500 products from Sri Lanka are eligible to access the […]
Mahaweli Coconut Plantations Ltd commences trading on CSE
On 3rd June 2019, the shares of Mahaweli Coconut Plantations Limited (MCPL) commenced trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). MCPL is the first company to be listed on the CSE after a lapse of 15 months. MCPL was listed on the CSE through an Introduction which was managed by Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka […]
LVL Energy Fund profits up 30-pct; focus on expanding geographical footprint
Leading energy company and subsidiary of Lanka Ventures, the LVL Energy Fund PLC, surpassed its outstanding financial performance in the previous year, by posting Profit after interest and tax of Rs. 571 million in 2018/19 compared to Rs. 439 million in the previous financial year, which reflects a formidable 30% growth. The company recorded Profit […]