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NDB enhances security & convenience to Sri Lankans sending money home
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) today announced its partnership with HomeSend, a joint venture between Mastercard, eServGlobal and BICS, to offer greater security and convenience to millions of Sri Lankans sending money home from abroad. Connecting NDB’s state-of-the-art e-Remittance service to the HomeSend Hub, this agreement will allow consumers to credit funds directly to a […]
SriLankan Airlines surprises a loyal passenger with Gold Card
SriLankan Airlines gave one of its loyal customers,Peter Phillips of Shropshire, United Kingdom, a delightful surprise by rewarding him for his loyalty to SriLankan Airlines. Accordingly, Sri Lankan’s frequent flyer programme, Fly SmiLes, presented him with a Gold card recently at a surprise ceremony to help him keep visiting his favourite destination of Sri Lanka […]
Haycarb records turnover of Rs.5.9Bn and PBT of Rs.458Mn for 1H 2016/17
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Sri Lankan multinational Haycarb PLC reported a revenue of Rs. 5.9 billion and profit before tax of Rs. 458 million for the six months ending 30th September 2016. The profit after tax stood at Rs. 374 million. The turnover increased by 8%, while the profit before tax and after tax recorded […]
iflix adds Hindi & Tamil content for Sri Lanka internet TV viewers
iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for emerging markets is thrilled to announce the addition of hugely popular Hindi and Tamil programming to its world class content offering. From today, consumers can enjoy unlimited access to the best in Hindi and Tamil movies, in addition to the vast selection of popular, award-winning and iconic […]
USD1 bln expected from Hambantota port sale: CB Governor
Nov 02, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka could expect a one billion dollar inflow to the economy in about five months time through the sale of a stake in the Hambantota Port, the Central Bank Governor said on Tuesday. The equity proceeds of a sale of an 80 percent stake to a Chinese investor could […]
Aitken Spence Travels Brings in Russian Charter to Sri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – Aitken Spence Travels, the premier destination management company in Sri Lanka in collaboration with Coral Travel & their airline charter arm, Royal Flight in facilitating their first charter flight from Russia to Sri Lanka for winter 2016/17. The charter arrived this morning, 1st of November 2016 to the Bandaranaike International Airport. The […]
Illegal arrest, torture and harassment continuing in Sri Lanka: AHRC
Nov 01, 2016 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said on Tuesday an individual illegally arrested and tortured in Ja-Ela, and the harassment of a priest in Wattegama, are examples of failure to uphold the rule of law in Sri Lanka. The individual in Ja-Ela was produced before the Negombo Magistrate on a […]
DPL First six months records Rs.11.5Bn Revenue
(PRESS RELEASE) – Group turnover for the 1st half of the financial year was Rs. 11.5 billion, compared to Rs.10.9 billion for the same period of the previous year. The Hand Protection sector contributed a modest Rs 7.0 billion to the Group’s top line, while the Plantation sector recorded a turnover of Rs. 4.5 billion […]
Sri Lanka’s Speaker Karu Jayasuriya chairs IPU Emergency Session on Syria
Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament, attending the 135th Session of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, was invited to chair the emergency session on Syria called by the IPU Assembly on 25th October. The Session had before it a Resolution titled “The war and the severe humanitarian situation in Syria, particularly in […]
SriLankan Airlines named Best Full Service Airline in Central & South Asia
(PRESS RELEASE) – Colombo, October 28, 2016: SriLankan Airlines emphasized its positioning as an airline of choice among discerning global travelers by winning the “Best Full Service Airline in Central and South Asia” at the Future Travel Experience Asia Awards 2016 in Singapore for the second consecutive year. Ajith Dias, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, said: […]
Huawei launches Experience Store in Colombo, Plans to grow distribution
(PRESS RELEASE) – Huawei opened a brand new Experience Store in Colombo at Liberty Plaza Ground Floor adding another chapter to its expansion drive in Sri Lanka. The Experience Store is designed, with interactive areas where consumers can decide on their favourite Huawei smartphones, tablets and other devices. The opening of the new Experience Store […]
CAMMS wins 2016 national ICT awards
(PRESS RELEASE) – CAMMS has won two awards at the National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2016,in Sri Lanka for its software solutions for the healthcare sector. The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) Company won a Gold award in the Healthcare category for its product – SYCLE Health. CAMMS was also awarded […]