Category: Business and Economy

The Australian Government-funded Market Development Facility (MDF), in partnership with the Sri Lankan coffee industry, brought together over 100 representatives from Sri Lanka’s coffee sector for the first-ever ‘Sri Lanka Coffee Festival.’ The festival, a celebration of Sri Lanka’s home-grown speciality coffee and re-emerging coffee culture, highlighted Australia’s ongoing support to the sector.  The spotlight…

Swisstek Aluminium Ltd was certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work in Sri Lanka. Swisstek Aluminium Ltd earned this credential based on the extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys conducted by Great Place to Work Sri Lanka.  A great workplace is one in…

Emerald, Sri Lanka’s leader in menswear has opened the doors to its first retail outlet. Located at No 1006/2, Pannipitiya Road, Battaramula, the all-new outlet is a spacious modern showroom that offers total menswear solutions from shirts to trousers to fashion accessories. The store holds the complete Emerald menswear range along with other signature brands…

Swadeshi Khomba is proud to be the main sponsor of the highly realistic television drama series developed based on the famed Sinhala literary work “Manikkawatte” whose plot spans the 1880-1980 century of Sri Lanka.  “Manikkawatte”’s plot is spun around pivotal themes of the value of the country’s natural resources, relevance of nature, negative consequences of…

Also wins the most coveted Grand Prix Award The disruptive digital marketing agency, Digibrush, yet again stole the limelight when they took away 12 major awards across 7 categories, including the coveted Grand Prix Award at the recently concluded “SLIM DIGIS 2.1 Awards” hosted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, the national body for…

Velona, the pioneer of knitted and woven garments in Sri Lanka, recently opened its latest clothing outlet located at the Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital, Colombo 05. Adhering to all health and safety guidelines imposed due to the pandemic in the country, the opening was held as a simple ceremony with few invitees. The event was…

DIMO emerged the Platinum Award Winner at the recently held CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2021, bagging 04 awards in total. The Platinum Award was introduced this year to recognise organisations that have demonstrated excellence in Integrated Reporting consistently over a period of seven years. DIMO was the first company in Sri Lanka to…

Pelwatte Dairy, one of the leading local dairy brands in Sri Lanka that produces a range of dairy products saving valuable foreign exchange for the country, announces that its latest revision of dairy product prices will be minimal and will only to meet the recent increase in its production costs. Pelwatte also assures uninterrupted dairy…

Singer’s long-standing history in Sri Lanka started in 1877 as a simple sewing machine company. Today, Singer has grown to be a pioneer in the consumer durable market boasting a product portfolio of over 600 electronic items and 1200 home appliances, Singer is now home to over 60 globally reputed brands. As a company that…

The latest milestone in Sri Lanka’s tea auction history, where the Colombo Tea Traders Association (CTTA) upgraded its online platform to a more integrated state-of-the-art e-Auction platform, is spearheaded by OKLO – a leading Sri Lankan technology partner.  OKLO embarked on an R&D project in 2019 to develop a robust and technologically advance Commodity e-Auction platform that would…