Facebook reported a 195% jump in first quarter profit as the company continued to generate new advertising income.

From the Queen of Sheba to Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Sri Lanka's sapphires have adorned royalty through the ages, but a flood of cheap imitations is threatening the island's reputation for the precious stones.

Apple reported a 13% drop in its second quarter revenue on Tuesday as sales of iPhones slipped.

Sri Lanka expects tourist arrivals from the Middle East will increase to 10 per cent of the total in 2016.

The Bank of Ceylon (BoC) wants to expand and continue its businesses in Victoria, Seychelles as the present management sees a huge potential for business growth in that country.

The Bank of Ceylon has set a benchmark of dispensing a record breaking Rs.30.72 Billion from its ATMs during Avurudu season.

Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Beau Brummell, Lord Byron and Frank Sinatra's favourite barbershop - Truefitt & Hill, a company Brought to India by the Lloyds Luxuries Ltd., which has acquired the Master Franchise License for not just India but also Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Vietnam, is now poised to enter the Sri Lankan market and open luxurious men’s grooming barbershops across these countries.