BOC opens largest ever Debenture Issue on November 3, 2026

BOC opens largest ever Debenture Issue on November 3, 2026

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is set to create another milestone in the country’s capital market with the launch of Sri Lanka’s largest-ever listed debenture issue, with a maximum issue size of LKR 30 billion. The Bank proposes to initially raise LKR 10 billion, with an option to increase the issue to LKR 20 billion in […]

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දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමු වරට  රොසෙල් Starlight ටයිල් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට හඳුන්වා දෙයි

දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමු වරට  රොසෙල් Starlight ටයිල් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට හඳුන්වා දෙයි

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ටයිල්  හා බාත්වෙයා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ප්‍රමුඛතම සන්නාමයක් වන රොසෙල් (Rocell), දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමුවටර ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමේ නවතම තාක්ෂණයෙන් යුත් ‘Rocell Starlight’ පොලිෂ්  ටයිල් එකතුව මෙරට වෙළෙඳපොළට හඳුන්වා දී තිබේ. සාමාන්‍ය පොලිෂ් ටයිල් වල දක්නට ලැබෙන ස්වභාවය වෙනුවට Rocell Starlight හි ඇති විශේෂ නිමාව නිසා ටයිල් මතුපිටට අද්විතීය ආලෝකයක් සහ ආකර්ෂණීය බවක් ලබාදෙයි. මෙම ටයිල් එකතුවෙහි […]

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SLID and ACCA Announce Second National Director Awards, Building on the Success of the Inaugural Awards

SLID and ACCA Announce Second National Director Awards, Building on the Success of the Inaugural Awards

Following the success of the inaugural National Director Awards, the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID), in collaboration with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is pleased to announce the return of the SLID–ACCA National Director Awards for its second year. Applications will officially open on 23 October 2026 and close on 30 November 2026, culminating in the National Director Awards […]

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Sri Lankan companies take hospitality products and services to Maldives

Sri Lankan companies take hospitality products and services to Maldives

Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council (SLMLBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, facilitated the participation of Sri Lankan companies at Hotel Asia 2026 in the Maldives. The initiative created opportunities for Sri Lankan businesses to connect with buyers and potential partners, as well as engage with […]

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Tourist arrivals rise 5% in first 22 days of October

Tourist arrivals rise 5% in first 22 days of October

Sri Lanka welcomed 119,805 tourists during the first 22 days of October, registering a 5.03% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but cumulative arrivals remained 1.42% below the corresponding period last year as the industry entered its crucial winter season. The latest figures lifted year-to-date (YTD) arrivals to over 1.81 million, compared with over 1.83 million during the […]

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සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් 70 වසරක අභිමානවත් උරුමය සමරයි

සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් 70 වසරක අභිමානවත් උරුමය සමරයි

සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් සමාගම සිය 70 වන අභිමානවත් සංවත්සරය පසුගියදා කොළඹ, ITC රත්නදීප හෝටල් ‘සංගම් Ballroom’ ශාලා පරිශ්‍රයේ දී අති උත්කර්ෂවත් ලෙස සමරනු ලැබීය. ලංකාවේ ව්‍යාපාරික, රාජ්‍ය, මුල්‍ය සහ මාධ්‍ය ක්ෂේත්‍ර නියෝජනය කරමින් ආරාධිතයින් 500 කට අධික පිරිසකගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් මෙම උත්සවය පැවැත්විණි. “70 වසරක අභිමානවත් සුමති උරුමය” යන තේමාව යටතේ පැවැති මෙම සංවත්සර උත්සවයේ දී, 1956 […]

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Sumathi Holdings celebrates 70 years of the Sumathi legacy

Sumathi Holdings celebrates 70 years of the Sumathi legacy

From a single betting shop on Maliban Street in 1956 to 11 principal businesses and more than 2,000 people Sumathi Holdings marked its 70th anniversary on Friday, 9 October, with a celebration at the Sangam Ballroom of ITC Ratnadipa, Colombo, attended by more than 500 guests from Sri Lanka’s business, government, financial and media communities. […]

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Sri Lanka central bank seeks panel for troubled bank resolutions

Sri Lanka central bank seeks panel for troubled bank resolutions

Sri Lanka’s central bank has called for expressions of interest from qualified parties to serve on a panel of administrators that could be appointed during the resolution of troubled licensed banks and finance companies. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said the panel would be established for the purpose of resolving licensed banks and […]

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New Investment Frontiers in Sri Lanka’s Property Market

New Investment Frontiers in Sri Lanka’s Property Market

By Daham Gunaratna – Founder & Managing Director, Lanka Property Web Sri Lanka’s real estate market is witnessing growing interest in urban living and investment properties. As founder of Lanka Property Web, which marks its 20th anniversary next year, I have spent nearly two decades observing the evolution of the property market. Our platforms, LankaPropertyWeb.com […]

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David Pieris Group wins two Gold and one Silver at Presidential Environment Awards 2026

David Pieris Group wins two Gold and one Silver at Presidential Environment Awards 2026

Three national awards recognise the Group’s commitment to environmental excellence, sustainable operations and responsible business practices David Pieris Group of Companies has secured two Gold Awards and one Silver Award at the Presidential Environment Awards 2026, recognising its continued commitment to environmental sustainability, innovation and responsible business practices. The awards recognise the environmental initiatives implemented […]

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