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Senior banking expert Kenneth De Zilwa joins Lanka Rating Agency board

De Zilwa was the former chairman of LankaPay

July 15, 2024 2 min read

Deloitte leader Nishan Mendis appointed chairman of SLASSCOM

His key focus will be to bridge the skills gap in the IT/BPM sector and address the loss of mid-tier talent.

July 15, 2024 5 min read

Ravi Jayasekera to continue as acting chief executive officer for Hemas

"The Board of Directors continues the search for a successor for the position of CEO"

May 22, 2024 2 min read

VFS Global hires GB Srithar as head of Tourism Services

“His expertise positions him to lead our efforts with our client governments to promote travel, trade, and tourism"

May 21, 2024 1 min read
Wasantha de Silva elected President of Sri Lanka Pakistan Business Council

The SLPBC aims to promote trade, services, and tourism between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Sunny Leone loves Sri Lanka 'orange coconut'

Leone's first Bollywood film was partly shot in Sri Lanka

Sanjaya Mohottala made head Board of Investment of Sri Lanka

Sanjaya Mohottala, has assumed duties as the Director General of Sri Lanka's Board of Investment, the state investment p...

March 3, 2020 1 min read

Asian Development Bank appoints Chen Chen as new Sri Lanka country director

Manila-based Asian Development Bank said it has appointed Chen Chen, a Chinese national who has been with the lender sin...

February 24, 2020 1 min read

Rs 1000 wage for estate workers should be given immediately - Vadivel Suresh

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Vadivel Suresh today said that the government should take immediate steps to...

February 20, 2020 2 min read

Manjula de Silva appointed CEO of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Manjula de Silva has been appointed as the Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, a st...

January 30, 2020 1 min read

Paradoxical Isle: Razeen Sally’s Personal Rediscovery

Fulfilling a long held dream, noted academic Razeen Sally has swapped academic rigour for the fluidity of the travel wri...

Rachael Cove
January 29, 2020 9 min read

Viraj Dayaratne appointed Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission

Attorney Viraj Dayaratne has been appointed as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, an official statement...

January 22, 2020 1 min read

Envoys of Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan presents credentials to Sri Lanka President

Four new ambassadors along with a new High Commissioner concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka presented their credentials...

January 21, 2020 1 min read

Hollywood celebs wax lyrical on Sri Lanka in big boost to tourism

A host of Hollywood celebrities visited Sri Lanka over the past week, poised to give the island's tourism industry, curr...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
January 15, 2020 5 min read
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Ex-President Sirisena's brother steps down as Chairman, Sri Lanka Telecom

Sri Lankan ex-President Maithripala Sirisena's brother, P.G. Kumarasinghe Sirisena stepped down as the Executive Directo...

January 7, 2020 1 min read
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Jude Nilukshan appointed Director General of Sri Lanka's National Budget

Jude Nilukshan has been appointed the Director General of the National Budget Department, a statement from Sri Lanka's T...

January 7, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka Economic Association elects 2020 committee, wants to focus on policy research

The Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) has elected its committee for 2020, with senior economist Upananda Vidanapath...

December 30, 2019 2 min read

Banker Chandani Werapitiya appointed Director General of Sri Lanka tourism regulator

Banking professional Chandani Werapitiya has been appointed the new director general of the state-tourism regulator, the...

December 18, 2019 1 min read

John Keells Holdings campaigns against gender-based violence

John Keells Holdings Plc, Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate, said it conducted a campaign against gender based violence o...

December 11, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy honoured as 'Deshamanya'

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena conferred the “Deshamanya” title on Central Bank Governor Indrajit ...

August 21, 2019 1 min read

William Pegel appointed chairman of Sri Lanka BAT unit

William Pegel, a financial expert, was appointed the Chairman Sri Lanka's cigarette monopoly Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC...

August 9, 2019 1 min read

Sheahan Arasaratnam made head of Standard Chartered Sri Lanka retail banking

Sheahan Arasaratnam, a banker with over 25 years of experience as head of retail banking in Sri Lanka, Standard Chartere...

June 11, 2019 1 min read

Menaka Athukorala appointed chief executive of Sri Lanka's Hatton Plantations

Menaka Athukorala has been appointed the joint-chief executive of Sri Lanka's Hatton Plantations Plc (HPL), the firm sai...

June 7, 2019 1 min read

Saumya Amarasekera appointed Deputy Chair of Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank

Saumya Amarasekera has been appointed Deputy Chairperson of Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank, an official statement said.

May 15, 2019 1 min read

Mangala Yapa Sri Lanka's new BOI Chief

Mangala Yapa has been appointed the chairman of Sri Lanka's Board of Investment (BOI), a statement from the president's ...

April 11, 2019 1 min read

Malik Ranasinghe appointed chairman of Sampath Bank Sri Lanka

Malik Ranasinghe, a former academic, has been named the Chairman of Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank Plc, a statement said.

April 4, 2019 1 min read