Colombo is Sri Lanka’s cosmopolitan hub and the country’s commercial capital.

The revived RCGC Open, one of only two open golf tournaments conducted in Sri Lanka, and now titled the RCGC – Altair Open, is to be worked off over four days at the Royal Colombo Golf Club from 29th July – 1st August with the support of Altair, the event’s Principal Sponsor for the third consecutive year.

Following recent marketing efforts by industry leaders as well as by the Sri Lanka Tourism Board Authority (SLTBA), Sri Lanka’s many affected industries including tourism, real estate and construction have begun to see a slow regain in momentum.

Tokyo Cement Group is a longstanding industry partner of the Society of Structural Engineers of Sri Lanka (SSE-SL).

Sri Lanka’s foremost cement manufacturer marked an important milestone in its ongoing journey of “Building the Nation” when Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd, also known as INSEE Cement Sri Lanka, announced the launch of the company’s first Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) based and externally assured Sustainability Report 2018 on the 23rd of July 2019 at a conference held at Taj Samudra Hotel to a large audience of journalists and corporate decision makers.

Demand for land in Thalahena, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa are rising significantly, resulting in the highest percentage increases in land prices in Greater Colombo, according to a recently concluded study.

Kahawita De Silva & Associates (Pvt) Ltd (KDS), one of Sri Lanka’s leading fully fledged Architectural and design practice, recently won an award for Interior Design at the International Property Awards- Asia Pacific 2019-2020 and an Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to Architecture at International Real Estate- Emerging Markets 2018, held in Thailand and London respectively.

Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, renowned for its luxurious and elegant porcelain tableware was adjudged as the most loved houseware brand this year by Brand Finance.

With the end of the 30-year civil war in 2009, Colombo 2 real estate value had tripled in a mere five [05] years.

The road to gold for Sri Lanka’s finest real estate developers has been extended until the end of August 2019, allowing companies more time to submit their entries for the prestigious real estate honours organised by PropertyGuru, Asia’s leading property technology company.

Advantis Engineering, a subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis Limited, recently completed the first phase of the design, construction, furnishing and assembly of a pre-engineered boat manufacturing facility for BAFF Polymech at Ussangoda in Hambantota.