COYLE urges government to engage business leaders in policy-making process for fair, sustainable, and economically sound decisions at the 24th Anniversary Celebrations
The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) held its 24th Anniversary Celebrations on 10th March 2023, at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The event was attended by the chief guest, Prime Minister, Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena; the guest of honour, U. S. Ambassador, H. E. Julie Chung; former President of Sri Lanka, Hon. Maithripala Sirisena; Chief of the…
Reviving the Glory of Traditional Gem Trading: Aaraa & Aati launches Mini Ratnapura Market Auction
3rd April 2023, Colombo Sri Lanka: Luxury brand Aaraa & Aati is bringing back the essence of the ancient trading method with its unique auction event “Mini Ratnapura Market”. The event is set to take place at their flagship store located on the first floor of Crescat Boulevard, and customers can acquire top-quality sapphires and…
2 Years Strong: Fems Aya’s Dedication to Empowering Women and Girls on the Island
Fems Aya, the nationwide initiative of Fems – a leading Hygiene Care brand of Hemas Consumer Brands, is celebrating its second anniversary of impacting lives and communities by offering awareness on menstrual health and equal access to low-cost, high-quality sanitary napkins. The purposeful initiative was first launched on International Women’s Day – March 8th, 2021.…
Axiata Digital Labs appoints Chandi Dharmaratne as Chief People Officer
Chandi Dharmaratne, a globally renowned Human resource professional, was appointed as the Chief People Officer of Axiata Digital Labs for its operations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. Chandi is a HR professional who specialises in transforming organizations through integrating HR into its core business and using technology to deliver best practices in order to…
Huawei Releases 2022 Annual Report:
Steady Operations, Sustainable Survival and Development
Huawei released its 2022 Annual Report today. The company reports steady operations throughout 2022, having generated CNY642.3 billion in revenue and CNY35.6 billion in net profits. Huawei continues to strengthen investment in R&D, with an annual expenditure of CNY161.5 billion in 2022, representing 25.1% of the company’s annual revenue and bringing its total R&D expenditure…
Women Leading through Crisis: SLIM’s Annual Leading Liyo Panel Discussion 2023
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) recently hosted the annual 2023 panel discussion in celebration of the International Women’s Day at Hilton Colombo Residences, for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s topic for the forum was Women’s Leadership in Crisis, Change and Transformation, and the keynote address was based on Unlocking Women’s Leadership Potential…
FitsAir increases flights to Dubai
FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately owned international airline, increases the frequency of its flights to and from Colombo to Dubai to daily. The daily services between the two destinations began on 26th March 2023. The decision to increase the frequency of flights from 4 times a week to daily comes as a response to requests…
SLARDAR Set to Relaunch Sri Lanka Super Series and Develop State-of-the-Art Racing Arena
The Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers & Riders (SLARDAR), the premier Motor Racing Club in Sri Lanka and Asian Motor Racing Club (AMRC), launch the ‘Sri Lanka Super Series 2023’ in partnership with Principal Sponsor Nippon Paints, Official Tyre Partner, Maxxis Tyres and Official Lubricant Partner Mobil. This is the first of such racing…
Dell from Singer takes center stage as Title Partner for Interflash’23
Singer partners with Interact in Rotary International District 3220 as the Title Partner for the 3rd consecutive year with the DELL Brand in the premier youth musical event of Sri Lanka, Interflash’23. Held annually for over a decade, Interflash is one of the most exciting events in the Interact calendar, routinely drawing an audience in…
SLIIT bolsters Tech Innovation in Academics and Elevates Learning Experience in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), recently announced that they have strengthened their technological facilities and capabilities with the help of VMware Horizon to become the first institution in Sri Lanka to introduce virtual learning labs with the help of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). SLIIT has been at the forefront in introducing immersive technology…