Business News

The Organising Committee of ‘Info-V’ in collaboration with Visakha Vidyalaya, and with the support of the Ministry of Education, presents the second annual ‘Info-V 2015’ ICT exhibition on 03, 04 and 05 July at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) in Colombo.

CEAT Kelani Holdings, the company that manufactures and supplies half of Sri Lanka’s tyre requirements, has launched a series of speciality tyres manufactured locally in six sizes for heavy duty service and industrial applications.

Outstanding career success achieved through Olympian - like commitment and effort was honoured in gala style at the annual awards of Ceylinco Life recently, when the life insurance leader rewarded its top achievers of 2014 for their contribution to the company’s growth.

China has successfully developed the technology that enables the use of hydrogen to fuel rail vehicles, as it presented on March 19, Thursday, the world's first hydrogen-powered tramcar at an assembly facility in Qingdao.

The announcement that regional groundwater in and around Chunnakam, Jaffna, does not consist dangerous pollutants was a great relief to the public and is a major step in the positive direction, opined MTD Walkers PLC – the parent company of Northern Power Plant of Chunnakam, which had been subject to baseless accusations and misinformation campaigns.

The Millennium Flight Academy (MFA) has completed and awarded float plane ratings for its first batch of foreign pilots, the flying school said in a statement released to the media.

TIL Healthcare of CIC Holdings PLC recently sponsored the annual cricket and netball encounter between the College of Paediatricians and the College of Physicians which took place at the Wesley College grounds in Colombo.

In another pioneering venture, industry leader in the café culture in Sri Lanka Barista Lavazza recently launched their dedicated mobile app for all Android and iOS users.

Etihad Airways today launched its new global brand campaign with the worldwide premiere of a new television commercial (TVC) in Abu Dhabi, attended by Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, representatives of the global media and hundreds of specially invited guests.

The Colombo Municipal Council’s Public Health Department, along with Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) and the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) launched the ‘Mo-Buzz Dengue’ App recently to enable the general public to contribute towards the fight against dengue in Colombo.