NEW VACCINE CARRIERS HANDED TO SRI LANKA
500 vaccine carriers were handed over to the Ministry of Health, as part of the first batch of cold chain equipment procured by UNICEF Sri Lanka
OPINION PAGE
THE VIGIL Sri Lanka’s 4/21 was commemorated by a call to observe a two minutes’…
THE PUBLIC TRUST
During the initial confusion due to the pandemic, several government services and organisations shut down except for essential services
COVER STORY
Following his appointment as the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Sri Lanka on 1 January 2019, Bingumal Thewarathanthri stands out 
EMPLOYEES ARE NOW WORKING AN EXTRA UNPAID DAY
Unpaid overtime is on the rise, and workers around the world have the pandemic to thank for that. One in 10 employees say they’ve been
THE HEIGHT OF AMBITION
COVID-19 was an unexpected occurrence and international airlines across the world took a hit. SriLankan Airlines faced issues prior to
APPLE PROFITS DOUBLE
A surge in iPhone sales, especially in China, has led to a doubling of profits at Apple since the start of the pandemic.
The results
A HOMEGROWN PERSPECTIVE
People’s Bank began its journey by focussing on the cooperative sector in 1961, expanding its operations to cater to SMEs over time
AUSTRALIA WARNS TECH GIANTS OVER APP STORES
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said measures are needed to address Apple and Google's app store dominance
A CALL FOR DIVERSIFICATION
As the main government agency for export development, EDB played a pivotal role in enabling the exporter community restart operations
BIDEN TO PUSH TRILLIONS IN AN INVESTMENT PACKAGE
US President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a sweeping US$ 1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress
IDEAL SIX
MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE – ONE COUNCIL AT A TIME COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,…
A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ALL
We will pursue the promotion and development of ‘Ceylon Sapphire’ as a brand. Given its 2,500 year legacy, the sapphire is an asset that
COMMERCIAL BANK
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has become the first Sri Lankan bank to achieve carbon neutrality for the entirety of its operations, encompassing all
INDIA NOW ACCOUNTS FOR OVER A THIRD OF ALL CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES
India's second wave shows no signs of slowing down and now accounts for some 38 percent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world
AIA
For its Women’s Day celebrations this year, AIA launched the ‘Choose to Challenge’ programme where a series of programmes will be held throughout
S-LON LANKA (PVT) LTD
Sri Lanka’s undisputed pioneer in water management solutions, S-lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, recently obtained the SLS 1672: 2020
S-LON LANKA (PRIVATE) LTD
Sri Lanka’s foremost manufacturer and distributor of water management solutions S-Lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, in partnership
OIL SPILLS OUTSIDE CHINESE PORT AFTER SHIP COLLISION
A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, spilling
