Category: BUSINESS

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –In a proactive bid to eradicate harassment at all levels of the sportsarena in the country, the Women’s Committee of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka(NOC Sri Lanka) officially launched its ‘Harassment is No Game’ campaign on 13th October2020 via a Facebook Live Event on its official Facebook page. The Committee announced itscomprehensive campaign is to prevent harassment at the launch event.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –To support education excellence among children, philanthropist Dhammika Perera and his wife Priscilla Perera have launched another initiative.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Although COVID-19 may have prevented Microsoft partners from gathering in person, partners across Southeast Asia were still able to meet virtually at the Inspire South East Asia New Markets (SEANM) Partner Awards 2020.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Lanka Sathosa, pharmacies, and supermarkets in areas under quarantine curfew permitted to open until 8.00 PM today (09), the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana said.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka now has its own text-based helpline for those facing emotional and mental distress. Airtel Lanka together, with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), launched the text-based platform 1926, a dedicated helpline to encourage an open culture around mental health.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Senkadagala Finance, hasannounced the appointment of Dr. Roshan Perera as an independent non-executive director.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Watawala Plantations PLC (CSE: WATA), Sri Lanka’s leading diversified agribusiness company, has reached the next milestone in its development of sustainable oil palm plantations, achieving the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification for the palm oil mill and concessions in Galle District. The momentous recognition makes WATA the first plantations company in South Asia and Sri Lanka to be certified with this coveted accreditation.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –99x, a technology company co-creating well-engineered digital products, today revealed its new visual identity and logo, and a shorter variant of the company name, at a press briefing held at the Shangri-La, Colombo. Serving a primarily Scandinavian clientele for over 15 years, 99x’s new visual identity embraces the simplicity in design of that region and channels it through a simple yet bold logo and look.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Ebony Holdings Pvt Ltd and its premium menswear fashion labels Vantage, Ebony & Luxure were recently awarded the “Ganna Ape De” accreditation and utilization of the Suriya Sinha logo in their products, recognizing that they are a 100% Sri Lankan brand. This trademark conveys the message that the company’s productionand consumption will contribute towards building the national economy.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Ramping up efforts to encourage a flourishing savings habits among young Sri Lankans, premier retail bank, HNB PLC, celebrated the opening of a fully revamped Student Savings Unit at the most respected public school in the island, Royal College, Colombo.