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Sri Lanka’s East Coast has potential to become ‘Bali’: Aitken Spence MD

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COLOMBO, Sept 9, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s East Coast can be developed into a world-class tourism hotspot similar to Bali in Indonesia, if proper infrastructure and connectivity are in place, a top industry leader said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Sri Lankan-German Tourism Conference at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo, Aitken Spence Managing Director…

Classic Destinations wins top award in India

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INDIA, Sept 9, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Classic Destinations has been named the Best Destination Management Company (DMC) out of India at the ICONIC Tourism Summit 2025, a high-profile event that gathered leaders from tourism, hospitality, and luxury industries. The summit, organised by Redhat Communications in partnership with TV9 Network, was held in India…

Sri Lanka launches nationwide hospitality skills programme to mark UN World Tourism Day

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COLOMBO, September 8 (ePRESS)  – Sri Lanka will celebrate UN World Tourism Day 2025 with the launch of a landmark nationwide hospitality skills development programme for secondary school students. The initiative, seen as a bold step to prepare youth for the country’s growing tourism economy, will begin with a week of events from September 27…

CBL Foods leads digital marketing innovation with brand lift study on Roccoa launch

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COLOMBO, September 8 (ePRESS) – CBL Foods, one of Sri Lanka’s most loved consumer companies, has taken a bold step in digital marketing by partnering with Roar AdX and Ogilvy Digital to measure the impact of its launch campaign for Roccoa, its newest product innovation. At an exclusive event attended by CBL’s marketing leadership, Roar…

Softlogic partners with BMC Helix to drive AI-led IT transformation in Sri Lanka

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COLOMBO, September 8 (ePRESS)  – Softlogic Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading IT solutions providers, has joined hands with global software giant BMC Helix to bring advanced AI-powered IT service and operations management solutions to the country and the South Asian region. The new partnership was announced today, positioning Softlogic as an…

Kandy Ayurvedic Pharmacy wins global excellence award

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COLOMBO, September 8 (ePRESS) – Kandy Ayurvedic Pharmacy Ltd, the iconic maker of herbal medicines under the famous ‘Nuwara Osu’ brand, has won the Ayurvedic Product Manufacturing Excellence Award at the Global Business Excellence 2025 Elite Series II, held at the BMICH recently. The award was given in recognition of the company’s outstanding achievements, innovation,…

LankaPay.lk wins two top awards at BestWeb.lk 2025

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COLOMBO, Sept 8, 2025 (ePRESS) – LankaPay.lk, the official website of Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, won two top honours at the BestWeb.lk Awards 2025, highlighting its growing digital excellence. The site secured the Gold Award for the Most Popular Corporate Website and the Silver Award for Best Corporate Website at the ceremony held on…

Nigeria’s Ayade to open Sri Lanka’s first Nigerian Hospitality Institute

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COLOMBO, Sept 8 (ePRESS) – Former Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, Benedict Ayade, is planning to set up the first Nigerian Sri Lanka Institute of Hospitality Management in Colombo. Ayade said he will sign an MoU next week with veteran hotelier Chandra Mohotti, former Senior Vice President of the Galle Face Hotels Group and…

Railway Dept. urged to act faster to save elephants

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COLOMBO, Sept 8 (ePRESS) – The Wildlife & Nature Protection Society (WNPS) has urged the Department of Railways to act faster in reducing elephant deaths on railway tracks, warning that the crisis is worsening despite corporate efforts. Jehna CanagaRetna, Past President of WNPS and Chair of the Human-Elephant Coexistence Subcommittee, said the Railway Department has…

ComBank launches world-first LoungeKey access with UnionPay Asia Prestige

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COLOMBO, September 7 (ePRESS) – The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has become the first bank in the world to link LoungeKey airport lounge access to the UnionPay Asia Prestige programme, offering unmatched travel benefits to its premium credit card holders. Through this partnership, ComBank’s UnionPay Asia Prestige Diamond and Asia Prestige Platinum cardholders can…

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