DFCC BANK
DFCC Bank was felicitated as one of the Best Performing Public Quoted Companies in Sri Lanka at the 2015/16 Business Today Top 30 Awards. Arjun Fernando
ACHILLEION
Achilleion by Blue Mountain Apartments, the first-ever seven-star luxury apartment building in Sri Lanka, caters to homeowners
YOUNG ELEPHANTS SAFE FROM TOIL
Several new regulations have been approved by the cabinet on the proper treatment of domestic elephants. This includes a ban
RAILWAYS ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT
Plans have been finalised to implement an electric train service in the island. According to Deputy Minister Ashok Abeysinghe
BAN ON LOOSE CIGARETTES
Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne recently communicated the government’s intention to ban the sale of loose cigarettes
TRAFFIC FINES HIKED
The Finance and Transport Ministries have announced the introduction of a very high fine for seven traffic offences
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations
ERADICATING INTER-COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
After a two year lull that followed replacement of the former government through the electoral process, public manifestations
ARPICO
The excitement of shopping will extend well beyond the festive season this year for customers of the Arpico retail chain, thanks to
JAT HOLDINGS
JAT Holdings – a premier Sri Lankan organisation in the furnishing and finishing industry with an impressive portfolio of products – stepped
EX-PATA CHIEF PUBLISHES SECOND BOOK IN A YEAR
Lakshman Ratnapala, Emeritus President & CEO of PATA, has achieved the distinction of publishing a second book
RAISE CAPITAL FLOOR TO BENEFIT SRI LANKA BANKS
A proposal to increase the minimum capital requirements for banks in Sri Lanka should help to strengthen the capitalisation
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a positive note Friday, with Tokyo again being propelled by the weaker yen as the
ZHARA
JKCS’ award-winning hotel software Zhara HS recently entered into a strategic alliance with RateGain – a leader in hospitality and travel technology
SRILANKAN AIRLINES
SriLankan Airlines enhanced its position of prominence in South Asia’s corporate sector by winning two accolades for Human Resources
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPERS WELCOMES BUDGET 2017
The Condominium Developers Association of Sri Lanka, an affiliated trade body of the
EASL STATEMENT ON BUDGET 2017
The EASL, whilst understanding the current state of the economy, find this budget is more of a corrective nature. It does not address
E-PROCUREMENT TO ENABLE BUSINESS THROUGH EFFICIENT SYSTEMS
Public procurement is a method utilised by governments to deliver important social and economic goods to citizens
SINGER (SRI LANKA)
Singer (Sri Lanka) added another innovative product to its portfolio with the launch of the Singer Duo – a two-in-one
LANKAPAY
LankaClear – the operator of LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s national payment network – recently launched JustPay, an initiative to facilitate
