Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC celebrates World Environment Day 2023
Bogwantalawa Tea Estates holds week-long celebration in view of World Environment Day Awareness campaigns, conservation programs, rehabilitations and competitions among initiatives to raise the importance of safeguarding the environment BTE consistently practices the concept of 5R; refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and then recycle throughout its value chain to minimize waste 6th June 2023: Bogawantalawa […]
‘Formation of Effective Bipartite Safety and Health Committees’; the latest addition to Employers’ Federation of Ceylon’s Training Mix
The workshop aims to guide participants for formulation of Bi-Partite OSH committees in compliance with the National Guidelines recently promulgated by the Department of Labour and to equip them with the necessary skills for its effective operations The inaugural batch consists of 29 participants from 14 sectors The training comes following the launch of the […]
Prajeeth Balasubramaniam takes the helm at LAN
– For 2023/2024, LAN will focus on strengthening its investor network locally and globally in order to increase cross border investments that will help accelerate its startups The Lankan Angel Network (LAN), the country’s largest network of angel investors, has elected serial investor and entrepreneur Mr. Prajeeth Balasubramaniam as the Chairperson of its board […]
Nawaloka Hospitals, ICBT Campus collaborate to elevate nursing education in Sri Lanka
June 8, 2023: Leading private healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals has joined hands with the ICBT Campus to empower nurses with enhanced educational opportunities. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on May 11, 2023, at the ICBT Campus, with the honorable Chairman and Deputy General Manager in attendance. Through this partnership, Nawaloka Hospitals’ […]
Nawaloka Hospitals makes history with groundbreaking Catheter Embolization procedure for a Haemangioblastoma (brain tumor) in Sri Lanka
Pioneering excellence as a health care provider in Sri Lanka, Nawaloka Hospital’s catheterization laboratory has moved forward to perform Neuroradiology interventional procedures with the arrival of state-of-the-art cardiovascular diagnostics and the advanced ‘Philips Azurion 7 C20’ Cath Lab equipment. Nawaloka Cath Lab successfully performed Sri Lanka’s first hemangioblastoma (brain tumor) embolization procedure on a 33 […]
Softlogic Life launches Sri Lanka’s first-ever TV commercial powered by AI, featuring all-time music legends
Colombo, 7th June 2023: Sri Lanka’s 2nd largest life insurer Softlogic Life launched Sri Lanka’s first artificial intelligence (AI) TV commercial, recreating four of the most iconic music legends of the country; H.R.Jothipala, Milton Mallawarachchi, Clarence Wijewardena and Sunil Perera using “deepfake” technology. The creative campaign, which shows the four artists performing Softlogic Life’s iconic […]
HNBF opens all-new Gold Loan Unit at Norochcholai branch
May 03, 2023: HNB FINANCE PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading integrated financial services provider, launched a new Gold Loan Unit at its Norochcholai branch located at Kalpitiya Rd, Norochcholai. The launch event was attended by key executives, including MD/CEO Chaminda Prabhath along with AGMs, product heads, and branch managers. The 58th Gold Loan Unit was established […]
Rate of ransomware attacks decline slightly across APJ in 2022: Sophos
68% of APJ organisations surveyed reported they were a victim of ransomware compared to 72% the year before Colombo, Sri Lanka –Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2023” report, which found that the rate of ransomware attacks declined slightly in Asia Pacific […]
Unlocking New Possibilities: The Impact of Deep Fake Technology on Brand Storytelling
By Kavi Rajapaksha By now, marketers know that they need to work hand in hand with artificial intelligence (AI) to be successful in this era driven by technological advancements. According to the most recent data, more than 650 million unique branded content pieces are posted every day but 87% of them fail in achieving any […]
Joint Apparel Association Forum : ‘Maintaining GSP+ is Critical to Sri Lanka’s Apparel Sector’
With the current GSP+ regulation set to expire by the end 2023, it is imperative that Sri Lanka takes measures to secure concessionary access to the European market. Securing GSP+ depends on Sri Lanka upholding the already ratified conventions spanning human rights, labour, environment and governance. If Sri Lanka is to lose GSP+, the […]
