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Ajai Vir Singh, founder and MD of Colombo Fashion Week, will participate in the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow (Sept 28-30), and Colombo Fashion Week has arranged for Sri Lankan designer Kamil Hewawitharna to showcase at Moscow Fashion Week. The summit is positioned to help Sri Lankan fashion diversify export channels and build industry connections.
Auto Direct has launched the Nissan Tekton in Sri Lanka, with the T160 manual range from about Rs. 10.49 million and the T280 DCT automatic range from about Rs. 16.69 million. The Tekna+ T280 DCT is powered by a 1,333cc turbo petrol (≈161 bhp, 280 Nm) and is offered with advanced safety/infotainment features plus warranty, trade-in and financing options.
Flash Health has onboarded McLarens Group to its Cashless OPD and partnered with St. Joseph Hospital, Negombo to expand medicine delivery and home laboratory services; Cashless OPD covers 3,000+ lives and its HealthOS serves 50,000+ users.
Softlogic Life (part of Softlogic Holdings) saw Sajeewa Pushpitha win 'Rookie Insurance Agency Leader of the Year' at the 11th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards in Bangkok on 19 Aug 2026. The regional award reinforces Softlogic Life's recurring recognition for agency sales leadership.
AirAsia was named the World's Best Low-Cost Airline for the 17th consecutive year at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards. The carrier operates 10 weekly Colombo-Kuala Lumpur services and daily Colombo-Bangkok services, with Sri Lanka bookings handled by Mack Air (a John Keells Group company).
GS1 Lanka is driving Sri Lanka's shift from 1D barcodes to 2D barcodes (GS1 QR/Data Matrix) under its Sunrise 2027 initiative, working with retail and healthcare and launching a new retail information platform; over 5,500 members and 20,000 product records are registered.
Sumathi Information Technologies (SIT), the technology arm of Sumathi Holdings, marks 25 years in Sri Lanka in 2026, highlighting its evolution into an end-to-end enterprise technology and systems integrator. The company cites partnerships and recognitions (Juniper Partner of the Year 2023, HPE Gold Partner for Networking 2026) and expansion into UAV/geospatial and AI-enabled services.
thyaga.lk won the SLIM DIGIS Grand Prix in its first-ever entry, also securing three Golds and one Bronze across digital and marketing categories. The gifting and rewards platform, which serves 300+ merchants and over 1,000 corporates, said it is expanding capabilities and entering Bangladesh.
Cargills Bank Ltd (CBNK.N0000) has selected Intellect's Composable eMACH.ai core banking architecture to expand digital capabilities across Core Banking, Lending, Trade Finance and Treasury, aiming to modernise systems and accelerate product innovation and customer experience.
HUTCH has partnered with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) to support four national award programmes-the National Sales Awards, SLIM Digi Awards, SME Development Awards and Effie Awards-to recognise marketing, sales, digital innovation and entrepreneurship. The tie-up aims to promote marketing best practices and help businesses grow.
Neptune Recyclers, an Aberdeen Holdings company, supported the Esala Perahera PET Collection Drive and helped recover more than 45,000 PET bottles along the Perahera route in Kandy with the support of over 250 university volunteers. The multi-stakeholder initiative routed collected PET into recycling channels and involved government bodies, corporate partners and media organisations.
Sysco LABS held the graduation of the second phase of its GLO leadership programme in Colombo, incubating four student-led sustainable-impact projects (CarbonEye, Bright Path, ML Opsidian Genesis, Safe Scroll) that address multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Janashakthi Limited (JXG) celebrated graduation of its inaugural Spartans I 18-month Management Trainee Programme, with graduates placed across JXG and subsidiaries including First Capital and Janashakthi Finance as part of its talent-pipeline development.
The British Council held a NextGen Skills awards ceremony and student showcase in Nuwara Eliya on 19 Sept 2026 for its pilot engaging 142 students from three Tamil-medium estate schools (43 trained as Peer Group Leaders) and awarding certificates to over 100 participants. The pilot, delivered with the Ministry of Education and local partners, focused on English, digital literacy, leadership and social-emotional skills and will inform possible wider roll-out.
Diabetasol named Kalasuri Channa Wijewardena as brand ambassador for its 'Keep Life in Rhythm' campaign to promote specialised nutrition for people with diabetes. The product is marketed locally by Hemas Pharmaceuticals in partnership with Kalbe.
Heritance Hotels & Resorts partnered with Indian actor Sara Ali Khan for a celebrity-led cover shoot at Heritance Kandalama to showcase Sri Lanka's landscapes, heritage and hospitality to Indian audiences.
BOI hosted a 25-member diplomatic delegation to showcase the 255-acre Punnaikuda Eravurpattu Textile Manufacturing Zone and Jay Jay Mills, which aims for a 100 t/day fabric capacity. The zone seeks to localize apparel supply chains, attract foreign fabric mills under BOI incentives and create jobs with eco-friendly controls.
Colombo Stock Exchange opened higher: ASPI +0.12% (21,109.70), S&P SL20 +0.23% (5,960.94); turnover Rs147.41m, materials led Rs35.96m. Movers included Commercial Bank, Hemas and Industrial Asphalts up, ACL Cables and Haycarb down; People's Leasing debenture was oversubscribed and Colombo Dockyard disclosed director trades.
The Colombo International Book Fair runs Sept 25-Oct 4 at BMICH. This guide offers BookTok-driven tips for fair-goers: pre-book tickets, arrive early to scout stalls, set a realistic budget, compare prices across sellers, check the second-hand section, and bring phone/power bank and a tote.
Union Bank of Colombo (UBC.N0000) opened its third Leasing Hub in Matara, offering faster, one-stop leasing services to customers and aiming to grow the bank's leasing portfolio.
HNB PLC's Central Collections Unit has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification by Bureau Veritas Lanka for its debt collection and recovery activities in personal financial services. The certification affirms its standardized, risk-based recovery processes aimed at improving customer experience and managing impairments.
Hayleys Mobility (part of Hayleys PLC) delivered 21 JAECOO J7 plug-in hybrid vehicles to Jetwing Travels and Jetwing Journeys for airport transfers, excursions and tours. The PHEVs offer about 90 km electric-only driving, up to 1,200 km combined range and an estimated saving of ~LKR15/km versus petrol.
Sri Lanka Insurance Life appointed Dr. Sameera Dharmasena as Chief Executive Officer effective 22 September 2026. He previously served as CEO of Sri Lanka Insurance General and SLIC Life manages assets of Rs.275 billion with a Life Fund of Rs.247 billion.
Digibrush Productions won 41 awards at SLIM Digis 2.6, the largest haul in the competition's history, comprising 3 Golds, 12 Silvers, 20 Bronzes and 6 Merits; the edition drew over 550 entries, a 70+ expert panel and international participation.
Sri Lanka hosted the Grand Finale of the Global CIO Forum 2026 in Colombo, attracting over 300 CIOs and ICT professionals from 50+ countries and highlighting government efforts to promote the ICT sector and position the country as a MICE tourism destination.
Colombo bourse extended its rally into a second session as the ASPI rose 0.15% (31.14 pts) to 21,085.15 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.31% to 5,947.50. Market turnover was over Rs.1.3bn on 83m shares, foreigners were net sellers of Rs.2.6m, and top contributors were COMB, DIAL, OSEA, HMN and HHL.
Hatton National Bank PLC said its Central Collections Unit (covering debt collection and recovery in personal financial services) has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification from Bureau Veritas, confirming its recovery processes, documentation and customer-handling meet international quality standards.
Bertram Paul, Managing Director/CEO of Chevron Lubricants Lanka (LLUB.N0000), was elected President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka at its 34th AGM. The new board includes representatives from Hayleys (HAYL.N0000) and JAT Holdings (JAT.N0000), with Chamila Bandara (Hayleys Advantis) named Treasurer and Anika Williamson (JAT) re-elected as a director.
Union Bank of Colombo (UBC) opened its third Leasing Hub in Matara to provide faster, more convenient leasing solutions and to support growth of the bank's leasing portfolio. The hub was inaugurated by Chief Business Officer Asanka Ranhotty in the presence of customers.
The Colombo Stock Exchange, together with the SEC and CA Sri Lanka, held issuer forums in Anuradhapura (10 Sept) and Jaffna (12 Sept) to brief SMEs on capital-market and alternative financing options, covering SME creditworthiness ratings, IPOs, regulatory requirements, succession planning and the Empower Board.