Business

Asia Asset Finance PLC recently opened its new Training and Development Centre in Kurunegala, marking a defining investment in the company’s most powerful asset: its people. At a time when financial institutions are increasingly judged not only by size, profit...

KOKO, Sri Lanka's leading buy now, pay later platform, has entered into a landmark partnership with Aitken Spence Hotels, one of the country's most renowned and sustainable hospitality chains, to make instalment payments available directly within the group's official, real-time...

Strengthening its commitment to making vehicle ownership more accessible and affordable, Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with Carmart (Pvt) Ltd. to offer specially structured leasing facilities for Peugeot and Leapmotor vehicles. Formalised through a Memorandum...

Sampath Bank PLC and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have jointly launched Sri Lanka’s first real-time USD payment solution for the maritime industry, eliminating traditional manual payment processes and streamlining foreign currency transactions across the country’s shipping and logistics...

Targeting WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web users, the crimeware campaign distributes malicious VBScript files via direct messages on the platform. Victims have been identified across multiple countries and territories, including Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam, with the highest number...

People’s Insurance PLC has once again reaffirmed its position as one of Sri Lanka’s leading general insurers through a prestigious international accolade and the continued recognition of exceptional performance within its sales force. In a significant achievement, People’s Insurance was...

ChildFund Sri Lanka WE ChildFund Sri Lanka has been working in Sri Lanka for over 40 years to ensure children and youth grow up healthy, educated, skilled, and safe. Working with government institutions, civil society organisations, communities, and the private...

Vietjet has opened bookings with special launch fares for its new Colombo–Ho Chi Minh City route, scheduled to commence on 18 August 2026. The service will be the first scheduled direct air connection between Sri Lanka and Vietnam, further strengthening...

Tokyo Cement hosted ‘Build Beyond 2026 Summit’, a premier knowledge-sharing conference that brought together leading academics, civil and structural engineering experts and professionals of the Sri Lankan construction industry. The event featured keynote addresses by renowned construction technology specialists, Professor...

Union Assurance, Sri Lanka's longest-standing private Life Insurer, hosted its Agency Distribution Annual Awards 2025 at Shangri-La Colombo, bringing together the Company's most distinguished advisers and leaders for a prestigious evening of recognition and celebration. The evening's theme, "Legacy to...