CIM accelerates its e-learning proposition in Sri Lanka with new Live Virtual Training
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) announced today that it has strengthened its online training portfolio launching over 75 new live virtual training …
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Where are the young Northern entrepreneurs? If you know how to look, right in front of you!
By Jekhan Aruliah Colombo has a thriving entrepreneur scene. No shortage of mentors, angels and coffee shops in Colombo. But what about the neglected North? In …
ICRA Lanka upgrades long and short-term ratings of First Capital Holdings PLC
Rating action ICRA Lanka Limited, has upgraded the issuer rating of First Capital Holdings PLC (FCH or the Company) to [SL]A (pronounced S L A) with Stable …
Hatch and LSEG SL empower new batch of women entrepreneurs
Amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, Hatch and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) SL successfully completed the fourth iteration of the KICKASS Bootcamp, a …
Opinion: Recipe for reform, Smallholders hold key to productivity in SL’s tea industry
By K.L Gunaratne (Chairman, Sri Lanka Federation of Tea Smallholders) With nearly 500,000 smallholders in total, the tea smallholder sector is a significant …
‘EatMealFirst’ delivers meals and groceries even during COVID-19 curfew hours
‘EatMealFirst’ brings the People’s choice of local restaurants to the customer doorstep by partnering with a large number of restaurant partners and …
Sanken’s Capitol Developers & Singapore’s P&T Group (Architect) win global accolades
Both Capitol Developers (a member of the Sanken Group) and P&T Group, Singapore were recently honoured at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2020, in October 2020 …
Work From Home back in Western Province; circular with guidelines issued
Oct 30, 2020 (LBO) – As a measure to contain the prevailing wave of Coronavirus spread all public institutions in the Western Province and other major …
Commercial Bank launches its SME Credit Card
Mastercard’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka & Maldives, Rajesh Mani was a special guest at the recent launch of a Mastercard-branded Credit Card by …
EFutures develops an AI-driven weight management system
EFutures is a boutique software product engineering company that focuses on technology companies. For this project, our client’s goal was to enable effective …
Litro Gas receives ISO 45001: 2018 for Occupational Health and Safety
Litro Gas was recently awarded ISO 45001: 2018 by the International Organization for Standardization of Geneva, Switzerland. This affirms compliance with the …
Focus on opportunities in developing agriculture to be explored at SL Eco Summit
COVID-19 has disrupted agriculture and supply chains in every corner of the globe. Firms in the supply chain have been tested and some have to transform their …
Health Ministry issues guidelines for closing down certain public premises
Oct 27, 2020 (LBO) - The Health Ministry as part of COVID-19 control measures has issued special guidelines when closing down certain public premises. The …
Three ways Sri Lanka can deal with COVID-19 induced poverty
Global poverty is expected to increase for the first time in over 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 115 million people worldwide will fall into …
US Secretary of State to undertake official visit to Sri Lanka
Oct 26, 2020 (LBO) - The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 27 to 28 …
Regional Plantation Companies complete 39,150 new houses for estate workers
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended the exhaustive measures taken by Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) in completing …
Foreign Ministry temporary suspends consular services
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice, …
British High Commissioner welcomes appointment of PM’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka
Oct 21, 2020 (LBO) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE as the new Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka on 5th …
Certain clauses of 20A need referendum: Supreme Court informs Speaker
Oct 20, 2020 (LBO) – Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today announced in Parliament the determination of the Supreme Court on the ‘Twentieth Amendment to …
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister gazettes new regulations on Coronavirus Disease
Oct 16, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi on Thursday gazetted the regulations made under sections 2 and 3 of the Quarantine …