May 2019 - Lanka Business News

May 31, 2019

~5 global artists collaborate to celebrate cricket’s spirit of togetherness with Way-O, Way-O~ As part of its exciting partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Uber, the world’s largest personal mobility company, has released Way-O, Way-O, a song to energize fans at one of the world’s most anticipated sports tournaments – the ICC Men’s Cricket […]

May 31, 2019

Well known strategic corporate sustainability guru Dr. Ravi Fernando has emphasized the crucial need for professional and academic programmes to integrate the corporate sustainability subject into the curriculum to ensure future business leaders understand the increasing importance of working towards safeguarding the planet. Speaking at a seminar organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of […]

May 31, 2019

One of Asia’s most respected financial publications has reaffirmed, for the ninth time, its verdict that Commercial Bank of Ceylon is the Best Bank in Sri Lanka. Announcing the third set of winners of its Country Awards 2019 from Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, the Hong Kong based FinanceAsia magazine said […]

May 31, 2019

SriLankan Catering Ltd. has recorded a steady financial performance for the financial year ended 31st March 2019 with a 24% year-on-year growth in operating profits from Rs. 3.8 billion to Rs. 4.7 billion, according to its unaudited financial statement. SriLankan Catering is the fully owned subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines. Its operating profit ratio, which stood […]

May 31, 2019

Colombo, Thursday 30th May 2019: Sri Lanka’s trusted total coffee solutions provider, the Colombo Coffee Company (CCC) recently introduced its latest service of grinding fresh coffee beans purchased at its Colombo 7 outlet. CCC which stacks a variety of locally grown and imported high quality coffee beans also provides coffee machines, grinders, coffee shop accessories […]

May 31, 2019

Huawei Files motion for summary judgment in its court case to accelerate process to halt illegal action against the company Preventing American companies from doing business with Huawei, the US government will directly harm more than 1,200 US companies and will affect tens of thousands of American jobs, one of world’s leading ICT and Telecom […]

May 30, 2019

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has decided to remove the minimum room rate (MRR) imposed on Colombo City Hotels effective immediately. In a press release SLTDA stated that this removal was due to the severe hit on the Tourism Industry following Easter Sunday Attacks. It said that it is better for market forces to decide the […]

May 30, 2019

Prima KottuMee launches the ‘Hot N Spicy Kricket’ promotion once again for the sixth consecutive year, extending it to not one, but two whole months. Beginning on the 1st of June and ending on the 31st of July, the promotion brings with it the chance for fans to win awesome prizes on a daily, weekly […]

May 29, 2019

Leo Burnett Sri Lanka together with Leo Burnett Toronto recently won several awards at the prestigious Art Director’s Club (ADC) Annual Awards programme. The agencies secured a Silver, Bronze and three Merits for their iconic ‘Petal Paint’ campaign for JAT Holdings. The 98th edition of the ADC awards took place in New York this May […]

May 29, 2019

Fairway Galle, the luxury apartment project of Fairway Holdings won the award under the Residential High-Rise Development category at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2019 – 2020. The country level awards were presented at the IPAX Awards Networking event held at the Marriot Marquis Queen’s Park, Bangkok, which was followed by a gala dinner. The […]

Uber releases anthem to energize ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup fans

Dr. Ravi Fernando highlights need to embed corporate sustainability subject into curriculums to create responsible business leaders at CA seminar

FinanceAsia affirms ComBank ‘Best Bank’ in Sri Lanka for 9th time

SriLankan Catering posts Rs. 5.7 billion net profit

Freshly Ground Coffee at Colombo Coffee Company

US Govt. harming more than 1,200 US companies by preventing them doing business with Huawei

SLTDA has decided to remove the minimum room rate

Prima KottuMee to spice up the cricket season

Leo Burnett, the only Sri Lankan agency to win at ADC Awards

Sri Lanka’s Best Residential High Rise Development – Fairway Galle Honoured at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2019 – 2020