NCE Council reviews export sector barriers and forex opportunities

NCE Council reviews export sector barriers and forex opportunities

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) reviewed sectoral issues, export-market requirements and overseas trade plans at its Council meeting on 20 October 2026. Held in partnership with Prime Group and Melwa at the Prime Marina Sales Suite in Port City, the meeting considered matters the Chamber is taking up with authorities. The […]

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Ceylon Chamber leads business promotion mission to Indonesia

Ceylon Chamber leads business promotion mission to Indonesia

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce conducted a Business Promotion Mission to Jakarta, Indonesia, from 13 to 17 October 2026, to strengthen Sri Lanka–Indonesia business relations and explore opportunities for trade, investment and private sector collaboration. Led by  Sheamalee Wickramasingha, Chairman and Group Managing Director, CBL Group, the delegation comprised representatives from CBL Global Foods Limited, […]

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Reshaping the Underground: Lashan and the Rise of Sinhala Trap

Reshaping the Underground: Lashan and the Rise of Sinhala Trap

The Sri Lankan underground hip-hop movement is undergoing a pivotal transformation. Driven by raw energy and an unyielding creative ethos, a new generation of independent artists is expanding the island’s soundscape, moving past traditional musical boundaries to embrace modern trap influences while staying firmly connected to local realities. At the center of this movement stands […]

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When the Digital World Meets Your Worst Nightmares: Colombo Lotus Tower Unleashes Sri Lanka’s First Immersive House of Horror!

When the Digital World Meets Your Worst Nightmares: Colombo Lotus Tower Unleashes Sri Lanka’s First Immersive House of Horror!

Colombo Lotus Tower transformed Pixel Bloom into an extraordinary Halloween experience, bringing digital technology and real-world horror together like never before. Colombo Lotus Tower, one of Sri Lanka’s most recognisable landmarks, is introducing House of Horror at Pixel Bloom, a groundbreaking Halloween attraction that brings together digitally immersive technology and physical horror elements to create […]

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Business events a stepping stone for destination development: ITB Asia panel

Business events a stepping stone for destination development: ITB Asia panel

Business events have evolved far beyond simple knowledge-sharing gatherings to become powerful economic engines that shape destinations, catalyse infrastructure development, and transform local communities. During the Asia on the Global Stage: Attracting the Next Generation of Business Events panel discussion at ITB Asia, convention bureaus from Singapore, Sri Lanka, Perth, and Uganda discussed how the […]

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Sri Lanka’s exports top US$13.6 Bn in first nine months

Sri Lanka’s exports top US$13.6 Bn in first nine months

Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose 5.04% year-on-year to US$13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported by growth in merchandise and services exports, with electrical and electronic components, spices and processed food among the strongest-performing sectors. Total exports during January–September increased from US$12.96 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the […]

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கொழும்பு துறைமுக நகரம் மற்றும் மொரட்டுவ பல்கலைக்கழகம் புரிந்துணர்வு உடன்படிக்கை கைச்சாத்து

கொழும்பு துறைமுக நகரம் மற்றும் மொரட்டுவ பல்கலைக்கழகம் புரிந்துணர்வு உடன்படிக்கை கைச்சாத்து

நகர விருத்தியுடன் திறன் விருத்தியையும் மேம்படுத்த நடவடிக்கை CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.: முகாமைத்துவ பணிப்பாளர் சியொங் ஹொங்ஃபெங், காணி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சந்தைப்படுத்தல் பொது முகாமையாளர் டியான் செங், காணி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சந்தைப்படுத்தல் நிறைவேற்றுப் பணிப்பாளர்/பிரதி பொது முகாமையாளர் ஷலக விஜேரட்ன. [15 ஒக்டோபர் 2026, கொழும்பு, ஸ்ரீ லங்கா]: நகர அபிவிருத்தி, நகர தகவல் தொழினுட்பவியல், ஆராய்ச்சி, புத்தாக்கம் மற்றும் திறன் மேம்பாடு ஆகியவற்றில் கல்வித்துறைக்கும் தொழிற்துறைக்கும் இடையிலான ஒத்துழைப்பை […]

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People’s Bank explores banking opportunities for Lankans in UAE

People’s Bank explores banking opportunities for Lankans in UAE

Sri Lankan Bankers Association in the UAE, Vice President Kapila Karunaratne, met with People’s Bank Chairman Chandana Guniyangoda and Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Clive Fonseka on October 23, to explore opportunities to expand the Bank’s services among the Sri Lankan community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Discussions focused on strengthening engagement with Sri Lankan […]

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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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