Category: Business and Economy

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) announced that it successfully concluded the inaugural ‘National Digital Consortia’, from 10th to 13th January 2022, in partnership with FITIS, SLASSCOM, BCS, and CSSL. The event featured 6 Global Tech Giants – Microsoft, Zoom, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Huawei. The event was a platform…

Hatton National Bank (HNB), the premier private sector bank has partnered with Evoplay, Sri Lanka’s first, free-to-view, premium ad-supported digital entertainment platform for their digital advertising purposes. Evoplay is the only subscription-free Video on Demand (VOD) platform in Sri Lanka and provides thousands of popular movies, teledramas, celebrity talk shows, music videos, and other content…

The British Council is pleased to announce the scholarships for women in STEM are back for a second year. The scholarships will support over 100 women from around the world in continuing their STEM studies at a university in the United Kingdom (UK). The British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM support women wishing to…

HUTCH, Sri Lanka’s rapidly growing choice for mobile communication services was awarded three awards: two silvers and a bronze at the SLIM DIGIS 2.1 annual awards ceremony on 25th January, 2021 for its innovative 360-degree digital marketing campaigns positioning Hutch as a leader in digital innovations in the Telecommunication industry since its renewed focus as…

As a technology brand with a global vision, vivo has always prioritized its users and strives to provide them with best-in-class products which have innovative features and experiences. As user needs continue to evolve with time, vivo recognizes these changes and aims to provide products that match their needs. The brand has put forth its…

EFL Global Freeport (Pvt.) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of, Expolanka Holdings PLC, has signed up with Sino Lanka Power Gen for the installation of solar PV at their facility located at the Katunayake BOI zone. Group CEO Expolanka Holdings PLC, Hanif Yusoof remarks “Sustainability is at the very core of our business operations and…

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…