Singer Finance leads tier two rankings by K Seeds Investments
In the latest national rankings of ‘Listed Finance Companies of Sri Lanka’ Report by K Seed Investments, Singer Finance (Lanka) has seized the best …
ICRA: Economy at a glance for 3Q 2020
Highlights 3Q 2020 was shaping up to be the turning point from the depths of economic contraction, but the fast escalation of second wave of Corona infections …
Expolanka records revenue of Rs.49Bn and PAT of Rs.4.5Bn in Q2 FY 2021
Expolanka Holdings PLC secured exceptionally strong top and bottom line growth during the quarter ended 30 September 2020 (2Q20), largely as a result of a …
CCC Academy and Facebook host webinar for SME’s on use of digital platforms
The spread of COVID-19 has led to a global health and economic crisis, and caused unprecedented changes to the way consumers and businesses interact on a daily …
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response: Saving lives today, preparing for tomorrow
By World Bank Challenge On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Sri Lanka was extremely vulnerable to the …
One in five ever-partnered women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in Sri Lanka
In 2019, the Department of Census and Statistics conducted the first dedicated national prevalence survey on violence against women. Known as the Women’s …
HackaDev 2020: Accelerating new innovations in new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has in many ways compromised the meaningful engagement of youth in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With the many …
Interim financials of JKH for six months ended 30th Sept 2020
Nov 05, 2020 (LBO) - John Keells Holdings PLC has shown resilient performance in second quarter as Group EBITDA excluding Leisure grows by 15 per cent, the …
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 …
CCC to host first-ever virtual Sri Lanka Eco Summit 2020
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing the 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) on the 1st and 2nd of December 2020 and will be conducting the …
Sri Lanka’s merchandise trade and trade balance: report
Nov 04, 2020 (LBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says the deficit in the trade account contracted by over US dollars 1 billion during the eight months ending …
Sri Lanka reserves at USD 6.7bn by end Sept 2020
Nov 04, 2020 (LBO) - Gross official reserves decreased to US dollars 6.7 billion by end September 2020, compared to US dollars 7.6 billion recorded at end …
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 …
Advocata Institute, Think series event “Predicting elections: An introduction to data science? ”
The Advocata Institute's Think series conducted in partnership with Echelon would be featuring an online Talk | Q&A on the topic "Predicting Elections: An …
Mobitel unveils newly-launched Apple watch
Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s National Mobile Service Providerand the authorized reseller for Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches unveiled the …
Opinion: COVID-19 and the case for digital contact tracing
- Authored by Ms. Ayushka Nugaliyadda, Ms. Bhagya Maheshi and Ms. Sarika Warusavitarana of Citra Social Innovation Lab With the rise in COVID-19 cases and …
‘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 …
Interview : Cracks, collapses and a national building code
By LankaPropertyWeb Disintegration, cracks, sloping floors and more are all signs of a poor foundation and structure. Yet, their possibility depends on the …