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Mannar, a place always considered a little piece of heaven especially tucked away for the most avid traveller, got a new detailed sketch done by Amrith Gnanam who launched the travel guide book ‘Discover Mannar’ at the Barefoot Gallery. The book ‘Discover Mannar’, launched amidst...

New First Class cabin, offering 6 instead of 8 private suites, will debut on a Boeing 777-300ER Emirates has confirmed that its new First Class product will be showcased at the Dubai Air Show in November. Making its debut onboard a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates’ new First Class...

The Arunella Waste Management project spearheaded by Unilever Sri Lanka’s Ceytea Factory in Agarapathana recently achieved the complete elimination of waste being dumped in and around the Kothmala Oya in the surrounding towns of Dayagama, Agarapathana, Gleinline, Holbrook and...

Rapid urbanization, improved living standards, population growth and changing consumer patterns have resulted in an alarming increase in waste, making waste management a national issue. The total municipal solid waste generation in the country is estimated at 6,500 metric tons...

The pioneers of Cochlear implants in Sri Lankan J.M Wickramarachchi & Company proudly celebrated 40 years of selfless service to the nation recently. Today the company which has branched out into being the market leader for vision and hearing care services in Sri Lanka,...

Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in providing globally renowned IT and Business higher education in Sri Lanka, has commenced the May intake for its extensive portfolio of postgraduate programmes. The specialized programmes on offer include an MSc Advanced...

The Summer Season of Colombo Fashion Week in March 2017 saw the introduction of a new annual initiative called Fashion Films. This brought together two creative streams of fashion and films; Five talented film directors worked with fashion designers to represent their inspiration...

Auxenta Inc, a Silicon Valley based IT company, recently moved to a new state-of-the-art office at 61, Level 1, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1. The modern workspace was designed to create an exciting work environment for nurturing new ideas and is dedicated to the company’s...

Ceylinco Life has accelerated into FY 2017 posting robust income growth and exceptional profit growth for the three months ending 31st March 2017. Sri Lanka’s life insurance leader reports that profit before tax improved by a noteworthy 51 per cent over Q1 2016 to Rs 822.73...

edotco Group (“edotco”) recently became the first towerco to utilise bamboo in the construction of a telecoms tower, which was installed on a rooftop in the Uttara region of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Developed in collaboration with Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) and...

Sri Lanka’s leader in office automation and a fully-owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings, John Keells Office Automation (JKOA) recently penned an agreement with SAP Hybris to integrate an innovative product in to their customer service spectrum targeted at enhancing customer...

Commex Sri Lanka S.R.L., Commercial Bank’s fully-owned subsidiary in Italy for money transfers, recently appointed Air Connect Travels & Tours of Via Valeggio, Verona, as its authorised agent in the city. Commercial Bank is the first Sri Lankan bank to open a company in Italy...