Business Notebook

Smithkline Beecham International the worldwide health care company has appointed a Sri Lankan, Nalin Jayasuriya as their regional human resources...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch a new passenger service to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from August 3, 1997.The three-times-weekly non- stop...

The first of the series of rehabilitated locomotives was launched recently. The project which is funded through an OECF loan...

Air Lanka has been awarded two awards, 'Best Company in Transport Business in 1996' by the Chartered Institute of Transport...

Dr Justin Samarasekera, one of Sri Lanka's architectural pioneers will hold his first exhibition of paintings Impressions of an Octogenarian'...

The Private Sector Infrastructure Development Company (PSIDC) was formed to give incentives to the private sector investment in national infrastructure...

Asia Securities (Pvt) Ltd. and Colombo Hilton have joined hands to turn Hilton's Echelon Pub into a virtual trading floor....

Theatre lovers in Colombo will have the chance to sink their teeth into something juicy this May when Feroze Kamardeen...

DELL Computer Corporation of USA, one of the world's leading direct marketers of computers has disclosed plans to expand in...

Lately, there has been a dearth of spots in Colombo where one could enjoy a hearty meal followed by some...

Recently, CTC Eagle Insurance Co. released their Annual Report and Performance and Long Term Plans for the financial year 1996....

Financial results for 1996 released by the Commercial Bank show a pre-tax profit of Rs 580 million, an increase of...

Air New Zealand welcomed its newest marketing representative for Sri Lanka - Worldlink Air Services (Pvt) Ltd at a signing...

Microsoft, GTE and Trade Compass announced the formation of Export America '97 a broad- based initiative designed to empower US...

The Colombo Hilton opened its seventh restaurant, the Moghul Ghar, which is located at the entrance to the hotel's Lotus...

United Tractor & Equipment Ltd., has launched the newest Scania 4-series into the Sri Lankan market. The 4-series which won...

Asia's fastest-growing regional research company, Asia Market Intelligence (AMI), today announced the launch of a new state- of-the-art system for...

Soflite interlining is the newest brand to enter the local market. This new brand is imported from Korea where it...

Associated CEAT (Cari Electric Affini Torino) (Pvt) Ltd., has been awarded the ISO (International Standards Organization) 9002 certification. This internationally...

Ammeraal is a Dutch based organisation which specializes in the development and manufacture of process and conveyor belting for light...

National Asset Management Limited (NAMAL) is the manager of the National Equity Fund (NEF), Sri Lanka's first unit trust. "NAMAL...

The Pay Phone Co. Ltd., operators of the Super Card pay phone system, has introduced a new IDD link that...

The Overseas Trust Bank, (OTB) which has been serving its Sri Lankan clientele for the past 15 years, moved into...

The ultimate yuppie (young up wardly-mobile professional) accessory, the Filofax personal organizer, has arrived in Sri Lanka. 1996 sees the...

Steve Hollman, Director Prokart Centre, with the first clients and staff The Colombo ProKart Centre, which opened to the public...

The Cricket Club Café, a new concept in the local hospitality and restaurant trade, has been drawing crowds since its...

Exercise is no longer a mania, it is accepted as an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. There have been...

A fully equipped auditorium built at a cost of 3 million and at the request of Slimline (Pvt) Limited's Managing...

Hilton International signed an agreement in Male recently with the Maldives Crown Co. Private Ltd., to convert the 100 bungalows...

"Our philosophy is the latest programming with a contemporary attitude", said Mahen Perera, Marketing Director of the EAP Edirisinghe Group,...