The Quality of life of the nearly one million population residing in Regional Plantation Company (RPC) estates is set to improve substantially, as a result of several major projects which are expected to commence this year – particularly initiatives focused on providing new individual housing, Child Development Centres (CDCs), sanitation facilities and access to safe drinking water.
The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) – known for its innovative endeavors in the field of corporate environmental sustainability, launched a groundbreaking initiative to recognize and preserve the increasingly threatened biodiversity habitat across the country.
Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, a leading company in building materials, together with World Vision Lanka, officially awarded 40 homes to the communities of Mundalama and Kalpitiya on 28 January 2016.
IRCON International Limited, a Government of India Undertaking, under the Ministry of Indian Railways, will shortly complete 7 years in Sri Lanka in March 2016.
Kia, the design and performance driven Korean automobile brand, has renewed its support to Royal College Rugby with the formal ratification of the second year of a three-year commitment to sponsor the College’s rugby development programme.
In the five days that spanned the Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2016, Colombo Jewellery Stores added a fresh dimension to the creative realms prevalent at the Festival, infusing interactive discussion and focused awareness on the human-elephant relationship and conservation.
The transformative ‘Shree FM Laksha 100 Shree Mahaa Pudumaya’ promotional campaign was officially kicked off recently by Shree FM, the Sinhala language radio channel closest to the hearts of local listeners.
The EBC Group’s highly-regarded motto, the "Spirit of Caring and Giving", goes way beyond being solely a vision statement, and extends to the group's on-the-ground Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities as well.
The management, staff and sales team of Ceylinco Life planted approximately 4,000 trees in one week in January 2016 to kick off a year dedicated by Sri Lanka’s life insurance leader to ‘Going Green.’
A major tragedy is unfolding in the villages in the North Central Province and in particular in the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Districts due to the outbreak of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKDu), which has claimed many lives in the area over the past several years.
The Sri Lanka National Visually Handicapped Cricket Team was recently privileged to have been invited by the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) to participate in the first-ever T20 Asia Cup Tournament dedicated to visually handicapped cricketers.
