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UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka Powers Sustainable Business Transformation

UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka hosted CATALYZE 2026: Environment, convening business leaders, sustainability practitioners, policymakers, development partners, and technical experts to explore the environmental priorities shaping the future of sustainable business and economic growth. Explored across two impactful days, CATALYZE 2026 explored both the social and environmental dimensions of sustainable business. In alignment with […]

Sophos Named a Champion in Omdia Cybersecurity MSP Ecosystems Leadership Matrix 2026

Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced it has been named a Champion in the Omdia Cybersecurity MSP Ecosystems Leadership Matrix 2026. The recognition from Omdia, the analyst firm that sets the benchmark for the global cybersecurity channel, reflects the leadership of Sophos’ partner model, where MSPs have access to the industry’s most widely adopted […]

MWC26 Shanghai | Asia-Pacific Computing-Network Synergy Roundtable: Sri Lanka Joins Region in Collectively Charting a New Paradigm in the AI Era

On June 25, 2026, during MWC26 Shanghai, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Digital Economy joined the “Asia-Pacific Computing-Network Synergy Roundtable,” hosted by the GSMA. Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy of Sri Lanka, took part alongside government officials from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, […]

Connect to Care registers as NGO, strengthens governance to scale national development impact

Expanded Board, enhanced accountability systems and institutional strengthening position CTC to support complex, high-impact national priorities Colombo, Sri Lanka – July 02, 2026: Connect to Care (CTC) Consulting announced a significant step in its institutional evolution, with its official registration as a Voluntary Social Services/Non-Governmental Organisation under the Voluntary Social Services Organisations (Registration & Supervision) […]

LANKATILES Launches Sri Lanka’s First Solar Reflective COOL ROOFTOP TILE®

LANKATILES PLC officially introduced Sri Lanka’s first solar reflective COOL ROOFTOP TILE® at a media launch held on 2nd July at the Winchester Hall of The Kingsbury, Colombo. The breakthrough innovation was unveiled before members of the media, industry stakeholders and construction professionals as a practical solution to the growing challenge of heat transfer from […]

UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka Mobilizes Business to Lead with Purpose at CATALYZE 2026: Social

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 24 June 2026 – As businesses navigate an increasingly complex operating environment shaped by workforce transformation, evolving stakeholder expectations, technological disruption and shifting market demands, strengthening performance requires more than new strategies. It requires new ways of thinking, leading, and collaborating. It was against this backdrop that UN Global Compact Network […]

Oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka has for many years been surrounded by strong public debate. Among the most common allegations is that oil palm degrade soil, accelerates erosion, loss of understory biodiversity and weakens the environmental health of plantation landscapes. These concerns must not be dismissed lightly, because soil functions as the vital matrix […]

MullenLowe’s Praveena Perera Becomes First Sri Lankan Woman Named to Campaign APAC’s 40 Under 40

Honoured among Asia-Pacific’s most influential emerging professionals Praveena Perera, Associate Vice President and Client Services Director at MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka, has become the first Sri Lankan woman to be named to Campaign Asia-Pacific’s 40 Under 40 list, a recognition that celebrates the region’s most influential emerging leaders across marketing, media, technology, and communications. Now […]

Zydus Lifesciences and Sunshine Healthcare announce JV to strengthen pharmaceutical manufacturing in Sri Lanka

• New pharmaceutical manufacturing facility to be developed at BOI Horana aims to improve local access and availability of quality medicines • Reinforces over three decades of Zydus’ commitment to Sri Lanka • Strengthens Sunshine’s role in national healthcare and economic resilience Zydus Lifesciences, an innovation-driven global lifesciences company and Sunshine Healthcare today announced the […]