Business News

Litro Gas, the largest national importer and market leader of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Sri Lanka, stepped up as a co-sponsor for the Cavalry Supercross which concluded recently at Panagolla, Kurunegala.

The Washington Post published a story this week about the one place Saudi women can get behind the wheel – an amusement park.

Huawei, the fastest growing smartphone in Sri Lanka, together with its exclusive national distributor SINGER Sri Lanka, launched the premium flagship smartphone, Huawei P9 and P9 Lite at a gala event held at Waters Edge Battaramulla.

MEIZU, one of the largest smart phone brand in Chana, distribution has been started in Sri Lanka recently.

‘Cancer of the prostate is on the rise’ revealed Hemas Hospitals, who went on to note that the hidden killer disease, now a global phenomenon due to the rise in ageing populations worldwide, is also seeing an upward trend among the Lankan grey male population, with many patients being diagnosed at an advanced stage, by which time the disease reaches its complicated stage.

Softlogic Finance PLC has introduced ‘Softlogic Finance Education Loans’, thereby supporting parents in fulfilling their aspirations of providing the best possible education for their children and assisting youth in ‘climbing the career ladder’ by obtaining academic and/or professional qualifications.

Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), a pioneer in providing globally renowned higher education in the disciplines of Information Technology and Business in Sri Lanka, recently held its annual Careers Day with the participation of leading multinational, FMCG and IT companies.

Softlogic Holdings PLC and Fairfax Asia announce that they have signed an agreement to enter into a ten year exclusive general insurance Distribution Agreement.

The National Human Resources Conference 2016 organized by IPM Sri Lanka, the Nation’s leader in human resources management successfully hosted its 2-day flagship conference, the largest HR conference in South Asia, on 21st and 22nd June at the BMICH in Colombo amidst a large and distinguished gathering representing the HR fraternity and professionals from other disciplines, business leaders, local and foreign delegates, speakers and other special invitees including the Guest of Honor, Minister of Plantation Industries Hon. Navin Dissanayake M.P., Keynote Speaker President of the Singapore Human Resources Institute Erman Tan, IPM Sri Lanka President Rohitha Amarapala, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of NHRC 2016 Aruna Dayanatha together with the committee members, Past Presidents, Council Members and officials of IPM Sri Lanka.

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, continues to lead the international air cargo industry by winning the ‘Best Air Cargo Carrier- Middle East’ award at the 2016 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards held in Shanghai.