Continuing its efforts to build Sri Lanka's micro business sector, lotteries innovator Mahapola Lotto has launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at trishaw drivers.
The European Union, one of the largest providers of development assistance to Sri Lanka, held a media conference in Colombo to present its EUR 60 million cooperation programme, titled European Union Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP).
The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel, for the first time introduced a new and unique service through its mobile money platform, mCash to facilitate donations from well-wishers to the country’s sacred temples via a mobile phone.
Sri Lanka’s Leading sustainability consulting firm The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) announced today that it is strengthening it’s strategic expertise with an international partnership with leading global sustainability non-profit, Forum for the Future.
Reducing the carbon footprint in organizations and companies will have long-lasting environmental and economic benefits not only to individual organizations but to the nation at large, one of country’s pioneering carbon reduction consultancy firms – Somaratna Consultants announced on Tuesday (May 26, 2015).
A longtime sponsor of Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations (Avurudu Uthsawaya) across Sri Lanka, fan-favourite Elephant House took its involvement in these celebrations to a whole new level in 2015, supporting 35 national, regional and rural events, in conjunction with Shaa FM, Sirasa TV, ITN and Rythm FM.
In another Sri Lankan first, Shree FM recently offered up a unique treat, creating the first-ever Siv Maha Dansala, four mini alms giving stalls rolled into one large one, for visitors at the festive Colombo Port Shree FM Vesak Kalapaya (Vesak Zone), located at the never-before-witnessed venue of the Colombo Port.
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services and logistics company, announced that Sri Lankan school boy Under 14 rugby player Harsha Samarasinghe received an opportunity of a lifetime to deliver a match ball at a Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015) game.
The European Union (EU) together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently inaugurated a Youth Leadership Development Programme (YLDP) in the Vavuniya, Batticaloa and Mannar districts, where over 250 youth will commence a three-month long course conducted by the University of Jaffna (UoJ).
The Commercial Bank’s on-going initiative to promote entrepreneurship development across the country by empowering micro, small and medium enterprises with the knowledge they need to grow, was recently extended to Hingurakgoda, the largest division in the Polonnaruwa District.
Presenting to the nation as a gesture of gratitude, S-lon this year marked Vesak by adding value to their App for Pirith and Gatha.
