Reaffirming its commitment to leading the nation toward a sustainable digital economy, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has taken its digital payments drive to Jaffna, undertaking its most extensive single-region merchant canvassing exercise to date in support of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) national digital payments promotional programme. The initiative, conducted as part […]
Delivering on its commitment to secure the future of all Sri Lankans, Cargills Bank introduced its new ‘Junior Kotipathi’ Investment Savings Account. The product was officially unveiled during a special launch event on August 22 at the Funcity area in Excel World, where the bank’s customers were invited to experience the new offering. A future-facing, […]
Market Leader Home Lands has announced that Central Park Boulevard Port City Colombo has reached a significant construction milestone, with 60% of its piling work now officially completed, just under three months after the project’s launch, placing its rate of progress 10% ahead of plan. With construction progressing ahead of target, the development’s piling programme […]
As Sri Lanka marks World Alzheimer’s Month 2026, Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation calls for greater awareness of brain health and dementia prevention Colombo, September 2026: This World Alzheimer’s Month, the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation (LAF) is placing dementia prevention at the heart of its national awareness campaign, highlighting the importance of protecting brain health throughout life. The 2024 […]
Hayleys Solar, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 solar solutions provider, has completed a major solar energy transformation for Toyota Lanka (Private) Limited, installing a combined 3.3 MWp of solar generation capacity across four of the automotive group’s key facilities nationwide. The rollout is expected to generate roughly 4.6 GWh of clean electricity a year, enough to […]
A special discussion has been held to expedite the finalisation of the India-Sri Lanka Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) planned for the development of the Kankesanthurai Port (KKS) with the assistance of the Indian Government. The discussion was held yesterday (3) at the Ministry premises under the leadership of Minister of Energy, Ports and Civil Aviation, […]
While the Colombo Stock Exchange’s All Share Price Index (ASPI) demonstrated a broad-based recovery in August, with both key indices moving upwards, crossings made up 61.5% of the Rs 68.4 billion monthly turnover indicating thinner liquidity within the market, SenFin Securities’ Monthly Equity Report for August said. “Activity was concentrated, 95 crossings accounted for 61.5% […]
Sri Lanka welcomed 191,704 international tourists in August 2026, with India continuing to dominate the tourism market, according to the latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). According to the SLTDA, India topped with 47,253 arrivals, representing around 25% of all tourists who visited Sri Lanka during the month, while The […]
Demonstrating its commitment to environmental sustainability and wildlife conservation, People’s Bank has launched a pioneering Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at minimizing elephant–train collisions in Sri Lanka. The project, fully funded by People’s Bank, is implemented in collaboration with Clean Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Railways, the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Department of […]
The Government is taking measures to increase Sri Lanka’s annual export revenue from the gem and jewellery industry to US$ 3 billion and transform Ratnapura into a major global gem trading hub, Deputy Minister of Industry Chathuranga Abeysinghe said. The Deputy Minister made these observations while participating in the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Research Symposium 2026, held at […]