July 2025
Sri Lanka must move beyond Triumphalism and Bitterness
Milinda Moragoda Milinda Moragoda. Sixteen years ago, Sri Lanka emerged from one of the bloodiest civil conflicts in modern Asia....
The Tech Industry’s Workforce Crisis: 90,471 layoffs so far in 2025, projected to reach 236K by the end of the year
June 13, 2025. Alan Cohen Since the beginning of 2025, there have been 90,471 announced layoffs across the global tech...
A Journey of Passion, Positivity, and Panache
Harpo Gooneratne, Founder and CEO of Harpo’s Cafés & Restaurants, is a pioneering force in Colombo’s dynamic restaurant landscape. From...
AI agents go mainstream: Over 80 percent of companies to use them within three years
In just two years, AI agents – autonomous systems that can work independently – have evolved from experimental tools into...
The State of AI Venture Capital in 2025: AI Boom slows with fewer Startups but bigger Bets
June 10, 2025. Paul Hoffman. Venture capital funding in artificial intelligence has surged over the past decade, transforming the landscape...
The world’s most successful companies by profit per employee
In a year defined by AI breakthroughs, colossal layoffs, and serious cost-cutting across industries, sales, market cap, and headcount are...
Smartphones power 64 percent of global web traffic, marking a new all-time high
Mobile web traffic has steadily increased since mid-2033, driven by faster mobile networks and a generation glued to their phones...
SLT-MOBITEL champions Innovation and celebrates Next-gen Tech talent at SLIoT 2025
School, University and Open category winners with the SLT officials at SLIoT Challenge 2025. SLT-MOBITEL celebrated innovation and youth empowerment...
Vision Care successfully concludes ‘Clear Vision Clear Shores’
Vision Care Beach Clean Up initiative. Vision Care organized a beach cleanup at Mount Lavinia for World Environment Day under...
BOC and Mastercard launch ‘BizPlus’ Credit Card
Kavinda de Zoysa, Chairman, BOC (fifth from left) and Gautam Aggarwal, Division President for South Asia (fourth from right) at the...
People’s Leasing and Finance and Micro Cars partner to offer Bus Leasing Facilities
Asela Lihinikaduwa, Group Director, Micro Cars (fifth from left) and Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, Chief Executive Officer/ General Manager, People’s Leasing (fifth...
Pan Asia Bank sets the Benchmark in Leadership Excellence at the Great Manager Awards 2024
Naleen Edirisinghe, Director/CEO, Pan Asia Bank (third from left) receiving the ‘Company with Great Managers’ award. Pan Asia Bank has...
People’s Bank sponsored Mihintale State Poson Festival
Handing over the sponsorship cheque to Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President by Clive Fonseka, Chief Executive Officer/General Manager,...
Xapp redefines savings with 7.50 percent Returns and Total Liquidity
This award is given to organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to cultivating exceptional leadership, fostering a high-performance culture, and...
People’s Bank honored for Data Excellence
Samanthi Senanayake, Deputy General Manager (Compliance), People’s Bank receives an award (second from right) with Clive Fonseka, Chief Executive Officer/General...
SLT-MOBITEL and Department of Pensions renew partnership
Sudharshana Geeganage, Chief Operating Officer of Mobitel (right) exchanging the MoU with Chaminda Hettiarachchi, Director General of the Department of...
Bank of Ceylon named Islamic Retail Bank of the Year – Asia
Ajith Karunarathne, Deputy General Manager – Branch Credit Operations Range 1, BOC. The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has been honored...
People’s Leasing and Finance partners with Crown Auto
Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, GM/CEO, People’s Leasing (fifth from left) and Avinash Chandramohan, Managing Director, Crown Auto (fourth from right) exchange the...
People’s Leasing partners with Senok
Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, CEO/GM, People’s Leasing (fifth from left) and Ranjan Dahanayaka, Deputy Managing Director, Senok Commercial Vehicles (fourth from right)...
SLT-MOBITEL’s First Quarter surge reinforces its role as a Pillar of Progress
Dr. Mothilal de Silva, Chairman, SLT-MOBITEL. SLT-MOBITEL has achieved a remarkable financial turnaround in Q1 2025, reporting a Group Profit...
People’s Bank partners with MasterCard to introduce Tailored Digital Payment Solutions
Clive Fonseka, CEO/GM, People’s Bank (fifth from left) and Gautham Aggarwal, Division President, MasterCard (fifth from right) exchange the documents...
SLT-MOBITEL partners with ‘Roopa Hala’
Representing SLT-MOBITEL, (from centre to right): Sudharshana Geeganage, Chief Operating Officer, Rohana Ellawala, Deputy Chief Marketing Officer – Product Marketing,...
People’s Leasing and Finance: FY25 Marks Strong Asset Expansion amidst Steady Profitability
Prof. Ajantha Samarakoon, Chairman, People’s Leasing and Finance Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, CEO/GM, People’s Leasing and Finance. People’s Leasing and Finance has achieved...