Dilmah Tea: 2026 could be the toughest year for tea growers
Dilhan C. Fernando, Chairman of Dilmah Tea explains the danger of 2026 being the toughest year is not only to growers; this sounds dramatic, but the danger is genuinely to humanity. Discount culture fuels an accelerating emphasis on cheap produce, forcing growers to become unethical, unsustainable or give up. Discounts blind consumers to true value,…
Ceylinco Life’s Pranama Scholarships reach 25-year milestone
Life insurance leader continues investment in country’s young achievers; applications for 2026 edition close on 30th April Ceylinco Life has announced the launch of the 25th consecutive edition of its flagship Pranama Scholarships programme, marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-standing commitment to recognising and rewarding excellence among the children of its policyholders. Under the 2026…
Asia Siyaka Logistics Centre achieves global first with ZeroCarbon® certification in tea logistics
Asia Siyaka Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd(ASW), Sri Lanka’s leading tea auction logistics service provider, has achieved a significant global milestone by becoming the world’s first tea logistics company to be awarded ZeroCarbon® certification, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability, operational excellence, and responsible supply chain management The ZeroCarbon® certification, granted by Sustainable Future Group (SFG), recognises organisations…
மருத்துவ வழிகாட்டலுடனான நீர் மூலமான, பாதுகாப்பான, பிரத்தியேகமான மகப்பேற்று பராமரிப்பு சேவையில் முன்னேறி வரும் ஜோசப் பிரேசர் வைத்தியசாலை
ஜோசப் பிரேசர் (Joseph Fraser) வைத்தியசாலை, மருத்துவ ரீதியாக வழிநடத்தப்பட்ட நீர் மூலமான பிரசவத்தின் (water birth) ஊடாக தமது மகப்பேற்றுச் சேவையில் அண்மையில் ஒரு முக்கிய மைல்கல்லை எட்டியுள்ளது. தனிப்பயனாக்கப்பட்ட பராமரிப்பு, தாயின் விருப்பத்திற்கு முன்னுரிமை அளித்தல் மற்றும் மருத்துவப் பாதுகாப்பின் மிக உயர்ந்த தரநிலைகளை உறுதிப்படுத்துவதில் மருத்துவமனை கொண்டுள்ள அர்ப்பணிப்பை இது மீண்டும் உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறது. ஜோசப் பிரேசர் மருத்துவமனையினால் வழங்கப்படும் நீர் மூலமான பிரசவங்கள், மிக நெருக்கமான மருத்துவக் கண்காணிப்பிற்கு உட்பட்ட சூழலில், இறுக்கமான…
Heavy Trading at CSE Pushes Turnover to Rs. 11.11 Billion
Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) remained highly active from the opening of the market Yesterday (05), with strong momentum observed during the early part of the session. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) recorded several instances of gains exceeding the 100-point level in the initial hours of trading, reflecting heightened investor participation. The…
World Bank Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer Visits Sri Lanka
World Bank Group Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer is on an official visit to Sri Lanka to strengthen development cooperation and support the country’s economic growth efforts. Mr. Iyer, who represents Sri Lanka and several regional countries on the World Bank’s Executive Board, met with Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic…
Exclusive Port City Colombo Investor Forum Highlights Sri Lanka’s Transformation
Sri Lanka presented a clear message of confidence, reform, and long-term opportunity at the Exclusive Port City Colombo Investor Forum held on 27th January 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. Jointly organised by the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore and Port City Colombo, the forum positioned Port City Colombo as the centrepiece of Sri…
Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) commissions large-scale biodigester, with aim to reduce annual CO₂ emissions by 2,000 tonnes
Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is scaling up its approach to waste management with a custom-built biodigester, one of the largest in commercial scale and capacity. The Power Knot LFC-3000 biodigester at EKFC’s Central Commissary Unit enables on-site processing of organic waste, treating it at the source rather than diverting it to landfill. A biodigester functions…
DIMO ජාත්යන්තර දිවා–රාත්රී ක්රිකට් සඳහා SSC ක්රීඩාංගණය ආලෝකමත් කරයි
SSC ක්රීඩාංගණයේ නවීනතම Floodlighting පද්ධතියක් සැලසුම් කිරීම, සැපයීම, ස්ථාපනය සහ ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම DIMO සාර්ථකව නිම කරන ලදී. මේ සමඟ SSC ක්රීඩාංගණය කොළඹ නගරයේ ජාත්යන්තර දිවා–රාත්රී ක්රිකට් තරඟ පැවැත්විය හැකි දෙවන ක්රීඩාංගණය සහ දේශීය වශයෙන් එවැනි පහසුකම් ඇති පස්වැනි ක්රීඩාංගණය බවට පත්වෙයි. SSC ක්රීඩාංගණය මෙම වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන ICC පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලාන තරග පැවැත්වෙන ක්රීඩාංගණ තුනෙන්…
Rajendra Theagarajah recognised with SLID–ACCA silver award for board leadership excellence
First Capital Holdings PLC and Janashakthi Finance PLC, subsidiaries of JXG (Janashakthi Group), announced that their Chairman, Rajendra Theagarajah, was honoured with the Silver Award for Outstanding Independent Non-Executive Director of the Year at the inaugural SLID–ACCA National Corporate Director Awards 2025, in recognition of his leadership, integrity and contribution to strengthening corporate governance standards…