BUSINESS SENTIMENT
The news from official quarters hasn’t been all that positive with the prospect of a power crisis following prolonged drought conditions that have already
CANCER RATES IN THE ISLAND
Some 27,873 new patients had registered with the main cancer treatment centres affiliated to nine hospitals in the country in 2016,
HIGHER WAGES FOR EXPAT WORKERS
The minimum salary of an unskilled worker abroad has been increased to US$ 350 a month and that of a skilled worker to US$ 450
COUNSELLING FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
The Ministry of Education has decided to recruit qualified and experienced teachers as counsellors to deal with the rising number
SAITM GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD
The Appeal Court last week ruled that medical graduates of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) could
RECORD BREAKING TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2017
Despite major apprehensions over the partial airport closure, tourist arrivals were the highest recorded in the month
TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH
I wonder how many people turn on the news so that the stories of horror and death form the background noise while they rush
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets rose Monday as investors tracked a record on Wall Street fuelled by a better than expected jump in US jobs, while
MULTI-ETHNIC TRI-LINGUAL SCHOOL IN POLONNARUWA
India and Sri Lanka today signed an MoU to construct a new multi-ethnic tri-lingual secondary school in Polonnaruwa
WALKERS CML PROPERTIES
Walkers CML Properties, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers, announced that its affordable housing project Richmond Hill Residencies is sold out.
SINGER (SRI LANKA)
Retailer of household and electrical appliances in the country Singer (Sri Lanka) launched the ‘MasterChef Gourmet Plus Kitchen Machine,’ the latest
OPPORTUNITY FOR SRI LANKAN EXPORTERS IN MALDIVES
FHAM 2017 International Exhibition is poised as the event of the year for the Business and Hospitality
PAN ASIA BANK
To meet the rapidly increasing demand and varying requirements of customers, Pan Asia Bank has augmented its housing loan product ‘Nivasa’ with a host of
OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) of Sri Lanka celebrated the New Year with the appointment of a new Chief Operations Officer (COO). Made up of 50 percent
PROFILES
99X TECHNOLOGY ACCESS NATURAL WATER JLANKA TECHNOLOGIES NATIONAL LOTTERIES BOARD SIAM CITY CEMENT (LANKA) SOUTH…
BANK OF CEYLON
Bank of Ceylon scored its third ‘trillion’ at the end of 2016 – i.e. surpassing the Rs. 1 trillion mark in advances, another unique milestone in its 77-year journey
THE DIGEST
AJAX ENGINEERS IDIEAL ENGINEERING MAGA ENGINEERING M. M. NOORBHOY & CO SPAN GROUP WALKERS EQUIPMENT…
LEO BURNETT SRI LANKA
Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide, launched the eighth edition of its Leo Art programme titled
