Business

For the first time in the history of Ampara district, the ‘Handrich Agro Care Solution and Industries Centre’ providing agricultural machinery and guidance introduced paddy cultivation with technology of row seeding with the help of…

For 53-year-old H.A.M. Weerasooriya, life after school was all about the hustle. Given his advanced education in the sciences, he tried – and failed – to find jobs with the government and within the private sector. After years of…

The newly constructed City Complex will immensely help to bring new investments to swell the country’s economy to a greater extent in the years to come and help to provide new employment avenues to youth in numerous fields, especially…

Dr Cornelius Boersch - European Business Angel of the Year (2009) and Certified Super Angel by the European Investment Fund (EIF), during his first visit to Sri Lanka this year, partook in a private event held recently at Hatch Works.…

Increased financial inflows bolstered Gross Official Reserves (GOR) during August 2021. Gross official reserves increased to USD 3.5 billion by the end of August 2021, from USD 2.8 billion at the end of July 2021. This increase…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new energy policy to support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. “Energy is central to…

The Colombo Dockyard made maritime history by launching two new ships built in Sri Lanka for the Iraqi Port Company from Colombo. The total value of the two ships was USD 35 million. The main contract for the construction of the…

SriLankan Airlines has saved around USD 27 million per year by renegotiating lease rentals of aircraft with several parties, State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development, D. V. Chanaka said. This is USD 135 million for the…

The vaccination is in full swing in Sri Lanka. Despite the ongoing unpredictability, due to the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, we still have some consolation for a safer future with higher immunity. It requires the right…

Also Awarded ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Standards Reinforcing customer-centricity in providing excellent services, SLT-MOBITEL Mobile has become the first in Asia to receive the international ISO 18295-1:2017 quality standard…