DSL introduces Panasonic Japan VRLA Starter battery for Japanese Hybrid vehicles
Douglas & Sons (Pvt) Ltd (DSL), one of Sri Lanka’s leading importers and distributors with over 30 years of experience in the automotive battery industry recently launched the Panasonic Japan Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) starter battery to Sri Lanka’s hybrid vehicle market. The new Panasonic Japan VRLA battery is exclusively designed to cater to Toyota,…
National Business Excellence Awards Debutant Pelwatte wins Merit Award!
Pelwatte Dairy, The Nation’s most coveted dairy brand with multiple accolades and achievements bags yet another crucial award in the Sri Lankan market. This time, it was the National Business Excellence Awards for the year 2021 which is organized by the National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (NCCSL). The ceremony took place on the 22nd…
CBSL launches a booklet on payment instruments and infrastructures in Sri Lanka
Catering to the need of a local publication on payment services to educate the public, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) released a booklet, “A Guide to payment services in Sri Lanka. This booklet provides a detailed description about payment instruments, methods and the infrastructures in Sri Lanka. The booklet was presented to Dr.…
The British Council Hosts Premier Networking Event with Representatives from Top Universities in the United Kingdom
The British Council Sri Lanka hosted a premier networking event with around 15 higher education institutions from the United Kingdom (UK), with the aim of showcasing the UK’s world-class higher education system and foster collaboration with local stakeholders. The event was well received, and it many of the British Council’s local networks and partners comprising…
No bank holidays on April 11th and 12th
The Central Bank on a statement has said that all licensed banks will be opened for banking business on 11th and 12th April. The Government earlier declared 11th and 12th as special public holidays leading to the national holidays for Sinhala and Hindu New year on 13th and 14th.
Nuwan Gamage Elected as a 44th President of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) elected Mr. Nuwan Gamage as it’s 44th President in its 52nd yearalong with New Council of Management and Executive Committee for the year 2022/23. Mr. Gamage is the Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Arinma Holdings and a past Honorary Vice President of SLIM. He has over…
Central Bank official foreign currency reserves fall further
Sri Lanka Central Bank official reserves slip further 16.1% to $1.94 billion by end march from a month ago. Central Bank gold reserves too plunge 70% in March to $29 million. Source – News Wire
One-hour extension for school time duration from April
The education Ministry has announced one-hour extension of school hours for government schools with effect from 18th April. The decision has been taken to cover the missed school hours for the first term. This school hours extension will go on till 23rd December 2022. The school schedules, interim vacations have already been submitted to the…
SWADESHI BRAND PRODUCTS – SWADESHI KHOMBA, RANI SANDALWOOD AND SWADESHI KHOMBA BABY SOAP, RECEIVE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY ACCREDITATION
Thursday 13th January, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer and marketer of herbal personal care products for over 80 years, Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC brand products received the Vegetarian Society accreditation for the adult and baby soap range as well as for its body wash and shower gel range. The company has several of its products…
edotco Sri Lanka partners with HUTCH to provide customized telecommunication infrastructure services
edotco Services Lanka (Private) Limited (edotco) recently inked an agreement with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch) to provide customized ‘build-to-suit’ Multipurpose Smart Street Lamp pole infrastructure services. The partnership was succeeding the recent completion of the development of 500 multi-purpose smart streetlamp poles by edotco across the country. These smart streetlamp poles built innovatively…