https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html BLF Sri Lanka 2026 BEYOND BORDERS 2026 – 18 November 2026 | Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Inside Microsoft’s Rush to Get Back Online After a Global Outage Tech Giants Invest in German Robotics Start-Up at $8.5 Billion Valuation Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users’ photos SpaceX Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas Claude AI Maker Anthropic Targets $1.4 Trillion Valuation in One of the Biggest IPOs in History NEO Technologies hosts ‘NEO Hard Talk 2026’ Rotary Club of Ja-Ela – Kandana marks 52nd installation Mitsubishi seven-seater vehicle range places high emphasis on road safety and passenger protection Waters Edge sets festive sail with pirate-themed cake mixing Sriyani Dress Point marks Colombo debut with new showroom Connect to Care strengthens platform for regional philanthropic partnerships Uber backs Sri Lanka’s next wave of tech entrepreneurs Events Seven SLIIT academics among world’s top 2% scientists Giving Businesses, Brands, and People the Spotlight They Deserve Sunshine Holdings brings diabetes screening and awareness to 9 Healthguard outlets Colombo Port City Rotaractors take Project Aloka to Jaffna Amana Bank invites children to ‘My Future, My Dream’ essay competition Women entrepreneurs get fresh impetus through WCIC-PIM tie-up SLT-Mobitel empowers over 1,000 students SLASSCOM TechKids holds online safety awareness session Tokyo Cement invests Rs.100mn in Trincomalee housing project Secondary market yields inch higher on profit-taking Tea auction offerings rise to 5.4 M/Kgs Budget 2027 backs stock market listings for SMEs Apparel exporters press for quick action on Budget 2027 pledges Budget 2027 could do more to attract foreign capital: CCC Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage Sri Lanka’s IMF crossroads puts major-power balancing act in focus Aitken Spence’s 2Q attributable profit slips 4% Higher net interest income lifts BOC’s nine-month profit to Rs. 58.7bn HNB 3Q profit falls 5% on trading losses, impairment charges Dialog 3Q underlying profit rises 67% to Rs.10.2bn AIA Insurance Lanka recognised among Asia’s best workplaces SPTDE signs contract to expand Sri Lanka’s power transmission network Peugeot and TotalEnergies extend 30-year global partnership to Sri Lanka Hayleys Solar introduces SL’s 24/7 Renewable Energy Operations Centre Pelwatte Dairy earns special commendation at National Supply Chain Excellence Awards Aberdeen Group announces leadership transition at Ex-pack Corrugated Cartons JXG together with CCC launches ‘BREAKTHROUGH’ to advance national entrepreneur development Nations Trust Bank profit dips 28% in 3Q on higher costs, trading loss Sampath posts Rs. 8.68bn 3Q profit, pre-tax earnings fall 7% ComBank reports Rs. 16.74bn net profit in 3Q Ports, partnerships and protections anchor Budget 2027’s investment pitch EDB and Digital Economy Ministry strengthen collaboration to achieve US$ 5bn ICT export target by 2030 Calculated buying stance pushes yields lower Budget Speech 2027 New-car registrations drop by a third as vehicle market cools