Business News

One of Sri Lanka’s iconic beverage brands, Elephant House Ginger Beer, known widely as EGB, partnered with Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts to be the official beverage sponsor for the Miss Universe China pre pageant tour of Sri Lanka. Quenching their thirst all through the tour with its refreshingly Sri Lankan flavor, EGB won the hearts of the Chinese contingent which included the event’s 16 finalists.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has launched a pensions plan in an effort to empower the future aspirations of the youth as well as help imminent retirees fulfil their expectations.

Land Rover, the leading lifestyle automotive brand for the fashion conscious, has come aboard as partner for the annual HSBC Colombo Fashion Week – Resort Wear.

JAT Holdiings (Pvt) Ltd. The total timber coating solutions provider, who are the pioneers in the timber coatings industry in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives, received a prestigious National Award for Manufacturing at the recently concluded Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Awards Ceremony.

Asian Alliance Insurance PLC relocated its General Insurance Division on the 15th of September 2014 from the current premises in Navam Mawatha, in a bid to better serve its customers.

Holcim (Lanka) Ltd., a leading cement manufacturer in Sri Lanka, announced that it will be supporting the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) with its housing programme for conflict affected families in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Bodyline 3 certified CarbonNeutral®

Monday, 15 September 2014 14:29

One of Sri Lanka’s most recognized apparel factories cements its environmental sustainability credentials.

Huawei launched the Ascend Mate7 at Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2014, featuring a big 6-inch screen with FHD display for enhanced entertainment viewing, a slimmer 7.9mm body for increased comfort, a more powerful octa-core chipset for superior performance, and a longer-lasting 4100 mAh battery.

Winners of gem cutting competitions were recognized at FACETS Sri Lanka 2014, the international gem and jewellery exhibition organized by the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) recently.

ACESL to hold workshop on FIDIC contracts

Monday, 15 September 2014 05:00

The Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka (ACESL) is to conduct Two 2-Day FIDIC Contracts Workshops, the first on Practical Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contracts providing essential contractual know-how for working on today’s international projects and the second on Management of Claims, Dispute Resolution, Dispute Boards and Adjudication under FIDIC Contracts for the construction industry on 22nd to 25th September 2014 at the Waters Edge, Battaramulla.