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Top real estate developers identified in new brand health survey 2021
This year’s Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) survey delved deeper than brand surveys of the past by looking into multifarious factors that included brand awareness, brand perception, brand visibility, brand attributes and top of the mind recall. Home Lands, Prime Lands, Kelsey Homes, JAT, Blue Ocean, Span and Fairway were found to be the top seven […]
Japan provides human resources development scholarships for SL public sector
The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) Programme was introduced to Sri Lanka in 2010 by the Government of Japan in order to provide opportunities to the executive level public sector officials to undergo Master Degree Programmes in prominent universities in Japan. Accordingly, the First Framework (2010-2013) and the Second Framework (2014-2017) […]
MAGA to design and construct two flyovers in Col 02 valued at Rs. 5.2Bn
Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha. The proposed flyovers will overarch two central intersections in Slave Island and the Coastal Line – one of the busiest railway tracks leading into the city, thereby easing heavy traffic congestion leading to Colombo’s […]
Hemas Partners with Govt plastic waste recycling campaign
Hemas Holdings partnered with the Ministry of Environment to support its environmental initiative ‘Not a Rule but a Discipline’ focused on the responsible disposal and recycling of plastic waste in Sri Lanka. As a part of this initiative recycle bins will be placed at Government institutions and schools to collect disposable plastic pens and […]
Sandra De Zoysa appointed Chairperson of SLASSCOM for 2021/2022
The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) appointed Sandra De Zoysa as Chairperson for 2021/’22, at the 9th Annual General Meeting held recently. She succeeds PwC Sri Lanka CEO/Advisory Leader Channa Manoharan. Sandra is the Group Chief Customer Officer at Dialog Axiata PLC whose career in the ICT industry spans over […]
JAT Holdings IPO oversubscribed
The IPO of JAT Holdings was an oversubscription of 82,904,846 ordinary shares. Priced at a value of Rs. 27 per share, the IPO raised Rs.2.2 billion in funds for the company’s near term objectives of investment in enhancing the existing R&D facility to a fully-fledged, state-of-the-art facility for all coatings, setting up a manufacturing facility […]
Sri Lanka now open to fully vaccinated travellers with quarantine-free entry
As Sri Lanka paves the way to restart tourism, fully vaccinated international travellers who have received the second dose of the vaccine 14 days prior to arrival will now be allowed to enter the country without undergoing quarantine. While several restrictions remain for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated visitors, those who have been ‘double-jabbed’ will have […]
Greater synergy between India and SL pivotal for container volume growth in sub-Continent: SLPA Chairman
Capt. Nihal Keppetipola – Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) paid a courtesy visit to the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka His Excellency Gopal Baglay on 09th July 2021. On the invitation of the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, the meeting took place in the India House, Colombo 03. Also present at […]
Event Management Ass. calls for enforcement of COVID-19 safety for functions
Following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Colombo, the Event Management Association (EMA) issued comprehensive guidelines for hosting COVID-safe events and called for strictest possible adherence from stakeholders. The EMA’s Handbook, lists out detailed safety and hygiene standards and protocols to ensure that all future events will be hosted in a responsible manner – minimizing […]
June food prices increase by 14.3-pct: Advocata’s Bath Curry Indicator
June Food Prices Increase by 14.3–pct Advocata’s Bath Curry Indicator (BCI) which tracks the monthly changes in the price of food recorded a jump of 14.3% for the month of June 2021. The month of June experienced an increase in prices comparatively to the month of May, according to the basket of food tracked by […]
SL Retailers’ Association urges for relief measures from PM
Sri Lanka Retailers Association (SLRA), the apex body of Sri Lanka’s Organised Retail Sector (ORS) consisting of last mile retailers, met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on June 30 to address the issues and difficulties they are faced with due to COVID pressures in the country. Representatives of SLRA also requested Prime Minister to institute relief […]
Opinion: A mistreated ocean’s cry for help
By Ceylon Fishery Harbour Corporation, Sri Lanka Navy and Eco Spindles In the last decade, Sri Lanka has mismanaged 1.59 million metric tons of plastic waste yearly that ultimately finds its way to the ocean. Seven out of the 12 Indian Ocean rim countries are significant plastic polluters, Sri Lanka included. The recent MV X-Press Pearl […]