DFCC
This commentary relates to the interim non audited financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2019 presented in accordance with
CARMART
Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the sole distributor in Sri Lanka for the world-renowned European vehicle brand Peugeot has introduced an attractive and one-of-a-kind offer
Hong Kong airport cancels all flights due to protests
Hong Kong airport authorities cancelled all remaining departing and arriving flights at the major travel hub on Monday (Aug 12) after thousands
BANKING SECTOR
IN THE SPOTLIGHT BANKING SECTOR Lakshman Silva in the hot seat BIZ CONFIDENCE Confidence Retreats…
Extreme water stress affects a quarter of the world’s population, say experts
A quarter of the world’s population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition
Buddhism most trusted religion in New Zealand, survey says
Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, while Evangelical Christians take the bottom spot, a new survey says
REGIONAL TIES
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena held bilateral discussions with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a state visit to Cambodia
Plant-based diet can fight climate change – UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said
Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices
Hundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s Alexa devices in China as part of a controversial and often illegal
Uber loses $5 billion, misses Wall Street targets despite easing price war
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) reported a record $5.2 billion loss and revenue that fell short of Wall Street targets on Thursday
Equinox and SoulCycle face boycott over investor’s Trump fundraiser
Customers of the fitness companies Equinox and SoulCycle are calling for a boycott of the trendy brands after news that a high-profile billionaire
HSBC
HSBC Sri Lanka has won the International Retail Bank of the Year award at the Asian Banking & Finance (AB&F) Retail Banking Awards 2019 held in
MAZE
MAZE is the brainchild of Prabath Seneviratne. After working in the ‘corporate world’ and slowly climbing his way up the superficial ladder, he
JKP
Colombo is Sri Lanka’s cosmopolitan hub and the country’s commercial capital. Yet the city retains a certain uniqueness unusual to its peers around the
IBM
IBM today conducted an IBM Innovation Forum in Colombo that brought together business leaders to explore how they can leverage next
VISION CARE
Vision Care, Sri Lanka's leading eye-care solution provider, counts 27 years of trusted excellence and aims to continue to expand
SLT
SLT Digital Info Services (Pvt.) Ltd., the Digital Info Services and Directory Information arm of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) recently launched the latest addition
COVER STORY
LMD ARCHIVES (DECEMBER 2013) LMD EXCLUSIVE CRAFTING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE Susantha Ratnayake – LMD’s Sri…
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
When free education was first suggested and implementation was round the corner, the powers that be asked for the opinions of Sri Lanka’s well-known educationists
EMERALD ACTIVE
Emerald, Sri Lanka’s specialists in luxury-grade menswear, have unveiled a dapper, new look for their smart-casual range, Emerald Active