Business News

EZY Racing's Mike Young, the youngest driver in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), made a strong come back after being classified last on day one to finish third overall at the first round of the championship held at the International Rally of Whangarei this weekend.

In an effort to recognize and socially include underprivileged orphans in the country, Vision Care, the leading provider of eye care and hearing solutions, recently sponsored a fun-filled avurudhu celebration with the participation of 126 children from two orphanages with the permission of the Department of Probation & Child Care Services (WP).

Wickramarachchi Opticians and Hearing Aids. subsidiary of J.M. Wickramarachchi & Co. celebrated its 40th anniversary as well as serving over 400 Cochlear Hearing implant success stories at a gala celebration launched together with Global Ambassador, Australian Cricketer Brett Lee.

The Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund (CDBF) that invests in Sri Lanka Dollar Sovereign Bonds and Bank Bonds has recorded an 8.82% p.a. annualized return (10.60% p.a. in Rupee terms) during the first quarter of 2016.

Emirates has announced it has placed an order with manufacturer Airbus for an additional two new A380 aircraft, to be delivered in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Asian Alliance Insurance PLC rewarded their top performers at a glittering Life Sales Convention held at the BMICH on 29th March 2016.

Brandix has taken another significant step in its on-going efforts to promote gender equality across the Group by graduating 19 female mechanics who completed an in-house training course on sewing machine maintenance and repair.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), the nation’s only Institute in Higher Education accredited by IET, commenced its enrollment of students for the MSc Degree programme.

Emirates has once again topped the industry with its wins at the Business Traveller Awards 2016, taking home the coveted ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ title, and two further awards including Airline with the Best Economy Class, and Airline with the Best Cabin Staff.

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