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SOS Childrens Villages Sri Lanka to Commemorate Founders Vision on SOS Day

SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka marked the 106th birth anniversary of its founder, Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, on June 23, 2025.

PRASL Concludes Unlocking the Power of AI Workshop in Partnership with SCoRe

The Public Relations Association of Sri Lanka (PRASL), the country’s leading representative body for the PR industry, in collaboration with the School of Communications and Reputation (SCoRe), successfully concluded the highly anticipated two-day professional development workshop titled “Unlocking the Power of AI” at the NH Collection Colombo recently.

Pelwatte Dairy Shines as Gold Sponsor at Culinary Arts Food Exhibition 2025

Pelwatte Dairy, a leading name in Sri Lanka’s dairy industry, proudly announced its successful participation as the Gold Sponsor of the Culinary Arts Food Exhibition 2025 (CAFE 2025).

First Capital Drives Financial Awareness Among Undergraduates Through investED Program

First Capital Drives Financial Awareness Among Undergraduates Through investED Program Image

First Capital Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), continues to strengthen its commitment to financial literacy through First Capital investED—a dynamic initiative that has already educated over 1,775 university students across Sri Lanka.

First Wi Fi 7 Network at Smart University Summit 2025

Sri Lanka’s higher education sector took a giant leap into the future at the Smart University Summit 2025, held at the Goldi Sands Hotel, Negombo.

Emirates resumes regularly scheduled operations after minimal disruption on 23 June

Emirates’ passengers experienced minimal disruptions to their travel plans after last night’s (23 June) regional events, with regularly scheduled flights resuming within a few short hours.

Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC Records LKR 1139 Mn Profit

Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC (SDF), Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing licensed finance company, has announced a record-breaking financial performance for the fiscal year 2024/25, underscoring its commitment to sustainable growth, rural development, inclusive finance, and agri-business empowerment.

Anoja Basnayake of Baurs honored at Global CEO Top Businesswomen Awards 2025

In recognition of honoring the most influential and visionary women in business, Anoja Basnayake, Director of Information Technology of A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd, widely known as Baurs, was honoured at the recent Global CEO Top Businesswomen Awards 2025, held on 25 June at The Hilton Colombo under the theme ‘Celebrating Power, Purpose, and Pioneering Success.’

Kaspersky

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty which targets smartphones on iOS and Android.

Nearly half of companies opt to pay the ransom Sophos

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released its sixth annual State of Ransomware report, a vendor-agnostic survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries that studies the impact of ransomware attacks on businesses.