Business News

After the successful launch of Huawei P8 in London in April, Huawei Consumer Business Group keeps the momentum going by introducing P8 and wearable devices to the Southeast Asian market.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon opened its representative office in Yangon on Monday, 8th June, formally launching its operations in Myanmar, initially to offer Advisory Services to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi businesses wishing to enter that country, and to arrange Banking and Advisory facilities, funds transfer and encashment services.

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, and SNCF, France’s national railway company, have announced a new codeshare partnership which will allow Emirates passengers from around the world to travel to 19 new destinations in France.

Four new high performance tyres with sophisticated features and attention grabbing good looks have been launched in Sri Lanka by Asian Tyres (Pvt) Ltd., the new motorcycle tyre plant commissioned recently by CEAT Kelani Holdings.

The European Union, one of the largest providers of development assistance to Sri Lanka, held a media conference in Colombo to present its EUR 60 million cooperation programme, titled European Union Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP).

Huawei announced that it has successfully sold over 10,000 units of the new mid-range smartphones Honor G Play, Honor 4X and Honor 6 Plus within a span of only 7 days in Sri Lanka.

The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel hosted Google I/O Extended Sri Lanka for the third consecutive year for 2015 with a registered participation of an overwhelming number of more than 3000 Google enthusiasts who had the opportunity to experience the largest ICT confab ever held in the country.

Renowned restaurant chain The Manhattan FISH MARKET Sri Lanka recently celebrated two resolute years in Sri Lanka.

A five kilometre charity fun run/walk "Race for the Stars" is set to take place on Sunday, June 28, 2015, from 6.30 a.m. onwards at Independence Square.

Press members joined Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot, Benoît Lecigne, Brand Director for Hublot United Kingdom, Ireland, France & Belux, and Jason Broderick, Harrods Fashion Director of Menswear, Sports and Fine Watches, to officially inaugurate a never-before-seen exhibition at Harrods, the revered London department store, including interactive showcases and stunning neon lights.