ADB Appoints Shannon Cowlin as New Country Director for Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shannon Cowlin as its new Country Director for Sri Lanka. She has assumed office in Colombo today. “I am honored to be appointed…
CNCI Achiever Awards 2026 launched
CNCI Achiever Awards 2026 conducted by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) will be held in October 2026 for the 25th consecutive year, Amila Sugathapala, Deputy Chairman of CNCl…
Dilmah Tea: 2026 could be the toughest year for tea growers
Dilhan C. Fernando, Chairman of Dilmah Tea explains the danger of 2026 being the toughest year is not only to growers; this sounds dramatic, but the danger is genuinely to…
Ceylinco Life’s Pranama Scholarships reach 25-year milestone
Life insurance leader continues investment in country’s young achievers; applications for 2026 edition close on 30th April Ceylinco Life has announced the launch of the 25th consecutive edition of its…
Asia Siyaka Logistics Centre achieves global first with ZeroCarbon® certification in tea logistics
Asia Siyaka Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd(ASW), Sri Lanka’s leading tea auction logistics service provider, has achieved a significant global milestone by becoming the world’s first tea logistics company to be awarded…
Heavy Trading at CSE Pushes Turnover to Rs. 11.11 Billion
Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) remained highly active from the opening of the market Yesterday (05), with strong momentum observed during the early part of the session. The…
World Bank Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer Visits Sri Lanka
World Bank Group Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer is on an official visit to Sri Lanka to strengthen development cooperation and support the country’s economic growth efforts. Mr. Iyer, who represents…
Exclusive Port City Colombo Investor Forum Highlights Sri Lanka’s Transformation
Sri Lanka presented a clear message of confidence, reform, and long-term opportunity at the Exclusive Port City Colombo Investor Forum held on 27th January 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.…
Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) commissions large-scale biodigester, with aim to reduce annual CO₂ emissions by 2,000 tonnes
Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is scaling up its approach to waste management with a custom-built biodigester, one of the largest in commercial scale and capacity. The Power Knot LFC-3000 biodigester…
Rajendra Theagarajah recognised with SLID–ACCA silver award for board leadership excellence
First Capital Holdings PLC and Janashakthi Finance PLC, subsidiaries of JXG (Janashakthi Group), announced that their Chairman, Rajendra Theagarajah, was honoured with the Silver Award for Outstanding Independent Non-Executive Director…