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GLX GP. 9


As the second successful Good Life (GLX) Accelerator programme draws to a close, the founders of the ten selected companies come together in sharing their life-changing experiences in this intensive 12-week programme.

SLT Mobitel awarded prestigious Project Management Excellence Award 2020 by PMI


Demonstrating its excellence as the best in class telecommunication service provider in the Asia Pacific Region, SLT Mobitel, achieved yet another significant milestone by bagging the most esteemed Project Excellence Award (PMI) 2020, by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for its Stage VIII Project themed “Project Rural MPowerment”.

ComBank in another first adds QR code to Credit Card statements


The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has become the first bank in Sri Lanka to enable its Credit Card holders to conveniently and instantly settle their Credit Card outstanding by scanning a QR code appearing on their monthly Credit Card statements.

Facebook launches BeDiscovered campaign in Sri Lanka to empower and inspire local businesses


As part of Facebook’s efforts to empower local small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Facebook launches the #BeDiscovered campaign in Sri Lanka and partners with local influencers who run their businesses on Facebook platforms.

Rohan Parikh Managing Director Iconic Developments


Luxury is not just cars or international holidays, today it has evolved to include a luxurious lifestyle, with technology, security and comfort with services playing a crucial role.

Sampath Bank Head Office


Sampath Bank PLC recently announced that it has improved its position in the Business Today Top 30 for the year 2019-2020, reaffirming its status as one of Sri Lanka’s best performing companies.

Wurth Lanka Makes Strategic Appointments in Pursuit of Vision 2025


Wurth Lanka (Pvt) Ltd – the leading German based automotive car care partner recently promoted two of its long two standing employees Suranga Kekulawalage and Tharindu Rajapaksha to lead its Automotive Division and Automotive New Business Unit respectively as it focuses on achieving the Wurth Vision 2025.

MIWE 2020 AP Ranking


Women across the world have been disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – a staggering 87% of women business owners say they have been adversely affected.

Beach Sculpture


‘Lodiya’ a creative sculpture concept submitted by a team from the City School of Architecture - Tharindu Perera, Pulasthi Handunge and Viranga Waduge, won the Port City Colombo Student Design Competition ‘Envision the Future’ Beach Sculpture category while ‘Wall of Bubbles’ a creative concept submitted by R. Javaneesan, a student from Jaffna studying at the University of Moratuwa, was crowned as the winner of the Interactive Wall design category.

Sunshine Holdings Group Managing Director Vish Govindasamy


Recording another quarter of sound financial performance in a pandemic-affected economic backdrop, diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings (CSE: SUN) posted consolidated revenue of Rs. 11 billion for the six months ending 30 September (1HFY21), an increase of 9.3% YoY compared to the corresponding period of last year.