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Visa launches exclusive offers platform for cardholders in Sri Lanka
Visa today announced that it has introduced a new platform showcasing exclusive Visa offers made available in Sri Lanka for its cardholders. As the festive season commences to celebrate the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, it usually means consumers look for better value for money and special offers on their cards; hence, this new platform […]
NDB’s Privilege Partners with Quintessentially to Provide Exclusive Concierge Services
CAPTION: Nadie Fernando – NDB Chief Manager Product Development, Gihan Punchihewa – NDB Head of Privilege and Privilege Select Banking, Zeyan Hameed – NDB Vice President Branch Network Management and Product Development, Romesh Savanghan – Quintessentially General Manager Sri Lanka & The Maldives, Dinuk Ratnayake, Head of Operations at Quintessentially and Avanti Bandara – NDB Senior Manager, Legal NDB […]
Indian External Affairs Minister calls on President
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar who is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Monday.Dr. Jaishankar is in Sri Lanka to attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit which begins today in Colombo. Expressing pleasure over the visit of Dr. Jaishankar, the President thanked India for providing a Credit […]
A Sri Lankan Nomad shares his experience at the Geographic South Pole in Antarctica
I always had the idea in my head that I would visit the South Pole one day, but the actual planning happened sometime in August 2021. In a year there is only a very small window when you can visit the South Pole. That’s from mid-November to mid-January, it’s the summer for Antarctica with 24 […]
CL Synergy announces forthcoming IPO as next step in growth strategy
CL Synergy Limited has received official approval from the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for its Initial Public Offering, which is set to open on the 7th of April 2022. The anticipated IPO by one of Sri Lanka’s fast-growing freight forwarding solutions providers will issue an offer for a subscription of 63 million new ordinary voting […]
With confidence and commitment vision of Green Agriculture can be accomplished, President
Farmers who used organic fertilizer correctly during the Maha season have achieved high yields. District Secretaries say that the Government’s green agriculture agenda can be succeeded by educating the farmers who did not turn to it and avoiding the shortcomings. This was stated at a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (15) regarding the […]
President invites Saudi Arabia to invest in several sectors
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud that he would like to invite Saudi Arabia to make direct investments in several sectors. The President made these remarks during a meeting held with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Saudi Arabia at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (14). The President pointed […]
New US Ambassador to Sri Lanka calls on Foreign Affairs Minister
The newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung called on Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris yesterday, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo. Minister Peiris extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Chung and stated that he looks forward to working closely with her during her tenure in Sri Lanka. Whilst noting that Sri […]
“Cinnamon rainforest restoration project” launched
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts proudly launched its latest sustainability initiative, “Cinnamon Rainforest Restoration Project”in collaboration with Ruk Rakaganno (The Tree Society of Sri Lanka), Forest Department Sri Lanka and John Keells Foundation, to restore a degraded 50-acre plot over a period of three years after which nature will take over the regeneration process. Natural forest […]
Data Protection Bill should not be passed until serious concerns are addressed: Transparency International
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) calls on Members of Parliament to not rush through enacting the law until concerns are addressed. On the 9th of March 2022, the Personal Data Protection Bill is scheduled for the second reading in Parliament. This Bill aims to regulate the processing of personal data by identifying and strengthening the […]
HERCapital by Hatch: Pioneering gender smart funding in Sri Lanka
Gender disparity within the entrepreneurial world is a globally prevalent problem, often stemming from the underrepresentation of women in the labour force and leadership positions. This imbalance in diversity is mainly seen in markets with no gender-smart funding, which makes gender a key component in their program. The lack of gender diversity at the firm […]
Cabinet reshuffle: New Ministers for Transport and Wildlife
Under the Cabinet reshuffle, two Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today (04). Arundika Fernando, who resigned from his post earlier, was sworn in as a State Minister again. C.B. Rathnayake – Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation Dilum Amunugama – […]