May 2019 - Page 6 of 22 - Lanka Business News

May 27, 2019

Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s national mobile service provider, and the digital team of Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, won two coveted awards at The Global Customer Engagement Forum & Awards’ Asian arm (ACEF) awards ceremony held in Mumbai, India, on 25th April 2019. Mobitel and Leo Burnett were rewarded for their customer engagement initiative, ‘Suicide Prevention’ in […]

May 24, 2019

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Calorie Counter being a pioneer in the health food industry in Sri Lanka recently upgraded its menu with a range of new healthy options. A variety of salads and grills created by Calorie Counter’s Founder Duaine Peiris himself have been added to an already extensive menu that includes an array of quick and tasty sandwiches […]

May 24, 2019

In recent days, restrictions, based on ungrounded allegations, have been imposed on Huawei in order to disrupt our business operations. We believe this behavior is totally unjustified. In Europe, approximately three-quarters of smartphone users rely on an Android-based phone. Huawei accounts roughly for 20% of this market. Such reckless decisions can cause a great deal […]

May 24, 2019

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Taxiya, a leading ride-hailing service powered by an advanced digital mobile App, is now wholly owned and managed by Capital TRUST Holdings, having recently acquired the entirety of the brand Taxiyak (now Taxiya) and Capital TRUST Mobility Solutions. The Board of Directors of Capital Trust Mobility Solutions, comprising Tushan Wickramasinghe, Chairman, Lakshman De Fonseka, Minoli […]

May 24, 2019

Marina Square-Uptown Colombo, has extended their support to sponsor a ballet adaptation of Disney’s classic ‘Aladdin’, brought to life by the Deanna School of Dancing. It is produced and choreographed by Natalie and Natasha Jayasuriya. This ballet adaptation of the world-famous ‘Aladdin’ will be staged from 31st May to 3rd June, at the Bishop’s College […]

May 24, 2019

The highly-feted Young Lions Competition, which takes place annually at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, every June, will have the best of Sri Lankan creative talent participating at the international competition this year as well. 11 talented young professionals from Sri Lanka’s marketing communications industry have been selected to compete at […]

May 23, 2019

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Convenience has always been synonymous with FriMi and in just a short span of two years, the first digital bank in Sri Lanka has completely changed the way banking and payments can be done. FriMi functions as a fully-fledged digital bank, mobile wallet and payment system wrapped into one solution. FriMi was created to provide […]

May 23, 2019

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SriLankan Airlines, the National carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the reputed oneworld alliance, commemorated Vasak at its home base, Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo recently. The Srilankan Airlines’ Vesak message to the world from the Karaniya Metta Sutta is “Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — […]

May 23, 2019

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Allianz today announces the appointment of Gany Subramaniam as the Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd & Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Ltd (Allianz Lanka), overseeing the growth strategy of the business and with overall management responsibility of all Allianz operations in Sri Lanka. Effective 1 June, Gany succeeds Surekha Alles, who leaves Allianz […]

May 23, 2019

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The road to gold for Sri Lanka’s finest real estate developers has been extended until the end of August 2019, allowing companies more time to submit their entries for the prestigious real estate honours organised by PropertyGuru, Asia’s leading property technology company. Recognising the year’s most outstanding developers, projects and design, the 3rd Annual PropertyGuru […]

Mobitel and Leo Burnett’s digital team win two prestigious ACEF regional awards for suicide prevention campaign

Calorie Counter Upgrades Menu with More Great Healthy Options

No More Walls says Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman, Huawei

Capital TRUST Holdings becomes the sole owner of ride-hailing-app, Taxiya

Marina Square sponsor ‘Aladdin’ a ballet like you’ve never seen before

11 young Sri Lankan advertising professionals will vie for Gold at the Cannes Young Lions competitions

Two years on, FriMi from Nations Trust Bank continues to dominate the Digital Banking sphere in Sri Lanka

National Carrier shares the spirit of Vesak with passengers at BIA

Allianz announces senior leadership appointments for Sri Lankan business

PropertyGuruAsia Property Awards (Sri Lanka)2019 eligibility period extended until August, nominees to be honoured on a regional stage