General Services

Changing Skyline

March 12, 2008 (LBO) – An Indian property developer has inked a deal with Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency to get tax concessions for an apartment …

Niche Strategy

March 12, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's high inflation, which is shrinking the incomes of consumers, should be reduced to promote economic activity, a top …

Web Eyeballs

Mar 10, 2008 (LBO) - Advertising agencies are struggling to convince clients to use the web as internet penetration increases in Sri Lanka, but poor awareness …

High Flyers

Mar 10, 2008 (LBO) – Emirates Airlines is tripling frequent flying miles to business travellers in March on selected destinations, the airline said. …

Brand Values

Mar 08, 2008 (LBO) – Local brands will have to boost their image to compete against experienced and focused international manufacturers, who now having a …

Architecture Prize

Mar 07, 2008 (LBO) – A bus terminus in rural Sri Lanka, a car showroom in the capital Colombo and a lowland forest visitor centre are vying for a million …

Skating Tower

March 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylinco Consolidated has inked an agreement with the country's investment promotion agency to set up its second shopping …

Gold Standard

Mar 03, 2008 (LBO) -- A top Sri Lankan advertising agency that stirred up the industry after the Chilies 2008 ad awards has chosen not to go public with its …

Construction Consortia

Mar 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan construction companies which visited the Middle East to bid for a share of the building boom there are forming consortia …

Education Reform

Feb 28, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka will teach arts and commerce subjects for pre-university students in English from this year, a senior government minister said. …

Hot Chillies

Feb 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Triad Advertising says it will seek international recognition after winning the only gold at this year's 'Chillies' ad …

Medicine Men

Feb 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sales representatives of Sri Lankan medical firms are to be given identity cards through the pharma industry and given access to …

Rebuilding Mobility

Feb 22 2008, (LBO) - A Sri Lankan inventor is setting up a facility to provide customized artificial limbs to thousands who have lost their limbs to war, …

Bottom Dwellers

Feb 21, 2008 (LBO) – The market for high rise apartments in Sri Lanka has bottomed out and prices are unlikely to fall further, a group of property …

Talent Gap

Feb 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms have called for more investment to improve English standards and reduce …

Everyone™s Business

Feb 18, 2008 (LBO) – The United Nations office in Sri Lanka will hold a round table conference Tuesday to seek ways of encouraging more people to do …

Arabian Luxury

Feb 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's State Engineering Corporation (SEC) has clinched a deal to build a $125mn luxury housing project in Qatar, construction …

Negative Outlook

Feb 15, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's rating outlook has been lowered to 'negative' by Standard and Poor's (S&P) who warned that the underlying B+ rating …

Native News

Feb 12, 2008 (LBO) – JNW news, Sri Lanka's pioneer news provider on mobile networks, has launched a news website using Sinhala Unicode characters, an …

Desert Move

Feb 07, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence, a top leisure group that also runs resorts in the Maldives and India, said it had inked a deal to operate four …