Nishantha Senaveratne elected as President of IATA Agents Association
The 31st Annual General Meeting of the IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IATA–AASL) was held on Friday, the 13th of September, 2019 in Melbourne, …
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PA sounds alarm on growing discrepancy between tea auction & export prices
Oct 21, 2019 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon sounded a cautionary note with regard to the health and sustainability of the entire tea industry …
Farm Smart: Developing Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector in the 4IR
Manoj Thibbotuwawa and Nimesha Dissanayaka Rapid population growth has put tremendous pressure on the world’s agricultural systems to provide safe and …
Global Entrepreneurship Network to formally launch in Sri Lanka
The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is to formally launch in Sri Lanka with a core group of eminent personalities that are in the forefront of …
Emirates unveils special fares from Colombo to Mexico City
Travel enthusiasts in Sri Lanka seeking new destinations to conquer can visit Mexico City at a significant saving from 9th December, when Emirates commences …
Colombo meeting presses for rationalization of areas of cooperation and adoption of a BIMSTEC Charter
Rationalization of areas of cooperation of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and draft Charter of the …
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 …
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) …
Sri Lanka hosts first meeting of mangrove ecosystems and livelihood action group
Oct 16, 2019 (LBO) – The first meeting of the mangrove ecosystems and livelihood action group (MELAG) under the Commonwealth blue charter, was held …
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 …
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 …
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 …
EU provides Euro 40Mn to strengthening transformation, reconciliation
Oct 10, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union (EU) is providing 40 million euros to Sri Lanka to co-finance the “Strengthening Transformation, …
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 …
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 …
Esala Weerakoon approved as next secretary-general SAARC
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) – The informal meeting of the council of ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in New York …
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) …
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 …
Sri Lanka tea prices down in first nine months of 2019
Oct 03, 2019 (LBO) – All elevations show a negative variance January-September 2019 compared with January-September 2018 and high growns show …
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 …