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Calamander Unawatuna Beach threw its annual New Year's party, to the fabulous sounds of the band Legato, a Queen of the Night catwalk,and raffle draw.

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s leading brand of household and electrical appliances in its latest contribution towards the eradication of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKDu), donated a water purification plant to the rural village of Ulukkulama in the Anuradhapura District.

In the face of devastating crop losses in excess of an estimated Rs. 15 billion in 2016, the Planters Association of Ceylon (PA) released a statement pleading with the Government to immediately provide a rational, and effective solution to the management of chemical weeding in the estate sector in a commercially viable manner.

The dawn of 2017 was celebrated in style and glamour at the Galle Face Hotels’ New Year’s Eve party which was hosted at the iconic Chequer Board at the hotel’s terrace.

Point Pedro now has its own Commercial Bank branch, following the opening of the Bank’s 256th branch in this northern port town.

Singer Sri Lanka PLC and Huawei recently celebrated a successful partnership of over four years together.

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has reported a throughput of 2 million teus for the 12 months ending 31st December 2016, achieving impressive YoY growth of 28 per cent in volume.

Huawei, one of the leading smartphone brands in Sri Lanka has opened their first service centre in Colombo 04, marking yet another achievement in the smartphone brand’s expansion plan around the country.

It does not seek to break records, but the larger-than-life stylised depiction of a Christmas tree at the Arpico Supercentre at Hyde Park Corner, Colombo, is attracting droves of selfie takers and happy snappers as they shop at the retail giant’s flagship outlet.

Emirates has launched its 11th destination in the United States with the start of a daily nonstop passenger service between Dubai and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.