Sri Lanka recorded a major milestone in innovation and industrial engineering as Rohan De Lanerolle Snr (80) was honoured with five prestigious awards at the Asia Awards 2026, held in India, marking one of the most significant international recognitions received by a Sri Lankan inventor in recent years. At theContinue Reading
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is strengthening its commitment to gender inclusion across its portfolio, with female participation now at 19.5%, marking a healthy trajectory toward its 2030 goal of achieving 30% workforce representation. Women currently hold 22% of leadership positions across the group. In Sri Lanka female participation in hospitalityContinue Reading
In an effort to further strengthen its longstanding commitment to agricultural development and rural empowerment, Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd. has entered into a strategic partnership with Sampath Bank under the Bank’s flagship Sampath Saviya Agri-Entrepreneurship Development Programme. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by both parties onContinue Reading
Associated Motorways (Private) Limited (AMW) extended timely humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the recent Ditwah Cyclone by handing over a consignment of essential relief packs to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), supporting ongoing national disaster response efforts. The initiative is expected to benefit 1,000 affected families, with each familyContinue Reading
Under its ‘Rebuild Together’ initiative, a national effort launched following Cyclone Ditwah to aid recovery and reduce future disaster risks, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has stepped forward to strengthen the country’s disaster preparedness and risk management capabilities by funding the complete revamp of the RiskInfo Spatial Data Portal managedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s newest locally-built ride booking platform HelaGo, was officially launched yesterday at Waters Edge, Colombo, in the presence of over 200 HelaGo drivers. HelaGo has secured USD 1 million in seed funding through a partnership with the David Pieris Group. The partnership strengthens HelaGo’s ability to expand across theContinue Reading
Asia Siyaka Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd., the largest auction logistics provider in Sri Lanka’s tea sector, has achieved a historic global benchmark in sustainability, becoming the world’s first and only ZeroCarbon® certified company in tea auction logistics. The achievement was awarded by the Sustainable Future Group (SFG), Sri Lanka’s premier sustainabilityContinue Reading
The Sri Lanka High Commission in London recently marked a defining milestone in creative economy and craft development through the global launch of the EU–Sri Lanka Craft Matchmaking Programme, bringing the initiative’s research, collaborations, and co-created outcomes onto the international stage for the first time. The milestone comes at aContinue Reading
USD 8.5 Million Investment Creates 500 Jobs and Generates USD 50 Million Annual Revenue Shield Restraint Systems (Pvt) Ltd today officially opened its cutting-edge manufacturing facility at the Export Processing Zone, Wathupitiwala, Nittambuwa, marking a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s industrial development and foreign investment landscape. The event was attendedContinue Reading
Ideal Motors, Sri Lanka’s leading automotive sales and after‑sales service network, is continuing its islandwide service camp series dedicated to Mahindra vehicles. The initiative demonstrates the company’s commitment to delivering superior service and providing optimal performance for Mahindra customers throughout the island. The primary objective of the service camps isContinue Reading