China has successfully developed the technology that enables the use of hydrogen to fuel rail vehicles, as it presented on March 19, Thursday, the world's first hydrogen-powered tramcar at an assembly facility in Qingdao.
The announcement that regional groundwater in and around Chunnakam, Jaffna, does not consist dangerous pollutants was a great relief to the public and is a major step in the positive direction, opined MTD Walkers PLC – the parent company of Northern Power Plant of Chunnakam, which had been subject to baseless accusations and misinformation campaigns.
The Millennium Flight Academy (MFA) has completed and awarded float plane ratings for its first batch of foreign pilots, the flying school said in a statement released to the media.
TIL Healthcare of CIC Holdings PLC recently sponsored the annual cricket and netball encounter between the College of Paediatricians and the College of Physicians which took place at the Wesley College grounds in Colombo.
In another pioneering venture, industry leader in the café culture in Sri Lanka Barista Lavazza recently launched their dedicated mobile app for all Android and iOS users.
Etihad Airways today launched its new global brand campaign with the worldwide premiere of a new television commercial (TVC) in Abu Dhabi, attended by Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, representatives of the global media and hundreds of specially invited guests.
The Colombo Municipal Council’s Public Health Department, along with Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) and the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) launched the ‘Mo-Buzz Dengue’ App recently to enable the general public to contribute towards the fight against dengue in Colombo.
The newly built railway track between Madhu Road and Talai Mannar Pier covering a distance of 63 kms was commissioned and dedicated to the public of Sri Lanka by His Excellency, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi at a grand ceremony held at Talai Mannar Pier Station on 14th March.
Hameedia recently introduced its latest range of Goodyear welted shoes, a sophisticated collection of men’s footwear designed to offer optimal levels of quality, durability and comfort.
Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing chains with over 16 outlets island wide, who launched their Career Guidance CSR programme, under it’s Educational CSR platform ‘Sisu Dirimaga’; have now completed 16 schools with 4500 students having benefitted to date, the most recent being Al Hilal Central School in Negombo and St Thomas’ Girls School Matara.
