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Disrupt Unlimited, the Brandix-led start-up seed accelerator, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workspace solutions, to offer collaborative workspace to business start-ups incubated by the former.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management (SLICM) announced that it has successfully completed its third batch and that applications are now open for the forth batch of the Certificate in Micro Credit Management Programme.

Mahapola Lotto now at Rs. 20 only

Tuesday, 14 July 2015 08:08

With a mission to facilitate inclusion for each and every Sri Lankan, lotteries innovator Mahapola Lotto recently introduced a new price for its M Lotto ticket.

Adding a key new piece to the rich Oracle Customer Experience (CX) applications portfolio, Oracle unveils Oracle Commerce Cloud, a flexible and scalable SaaS solution built for the Oracle Public Cloud.

BBDO Worldwide affiliate BBDO India, Mumbai won the Grand Prix in the inaugural Glass Lion category at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2015 held in Cannes, France recently for its ‘Touch the Pickle’ campaign for sanitary protection brand Whisper.

Pointing out that the demand of plantation sector trade unions for an unconditional increase of the daily wage of estate workers to Rs. 1,000 – a massive 62% increase from the Rs. 620 at present – is inconceivable in any industry, Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) note however that their productivity-based wage proposal enables workers to meet their aspirations of earning Rs. 1,000 per day.

With only two more months to go before the launch of FACETS Sri Lanka 2015, the annual International Gem and Jewellery show, organizers proudly announced that all booths have been sold out with many exhibitors on the waiting list.

Emirates, a global connector of people and passions, and official partner of Arsenal Football Club has unveiled its first plane to feature Arsenal branding as the team fly out for the start of the club’s summer tour to Singapore this week.

Metropolitan Telecom Services (Pvt) Ltd, the authorized importer and distributor for Acer recently launched the all new Acer Liquid Z410 Smartphone in Sri Lanka.

Entrepreneur, fashion icon and animal lover Otara Gunewardene who exited the Odel business empire she founded and built to focus on matters closer to her heart, has set up a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of all animals, communities and the environment.