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LMD (magazine)
''LMD'', formerly known as ''Lanka Monthly Digest'', is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, and was first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and Online magazine, online versions. Hiran Hewavisenti is the magazine's editor-in-chief. ''LMD'' derives its revenue from advertising and subscription fees. Monthly Print circulation, circulation is about 5,000 while monthly readership is around 30,000-40,000. The magazine has a subscriber base of about 1,800. ''Living'' and ''Discover Sri Lanka'' are the sister publications of the magazine. Compiled lists and indices ''LMD'' compiles and publishes popular company listings, rankings and indices. ''LMD'' 100 Dubbed "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500." The magazine has been publishing the ''LMD'' 100 since the 1994/95 fiscal year. The latest edition, the 29th edition of ''LMD'' 100 was published for the fiscal year 2021/2022 in 2023. Sri Lankan conglomer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohani
Yohani Diloka de Silva (born 30 July 1993), known Mononym, mononymously as Yohani, is a Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, rapper, and YouTuber. She started her music career as a YouTuber. She soon gained recognition for her cover of ' Manike Mage Hithe' and released many covers of her singing and rapping which have earned her the title "Rap Princess" of Sri Lanka. She rose to prominence and gained global recognition for her cover of " Manike Mage Hithe". She also became the first Sri Lankan female singer to surpass a total of 3.60 million subscribers on YouTube. Personal life Yohani was born on 30 July 1993 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the daughter of a former Army officer Major General Prasanna de Silva. Her mother Dinithi de Silva, was a former cabin crew member at Sri Lankan Airlines. She is a Buddhist and has practiced Buddhism since her early life. Yohani has one younger sister, Shavindri de Silva, who is currently studying medicine. Due to their father's militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayleys
Hayleys PLC, founded in 1878 by Charles Pickering Hayley, is a multinational and diversified conglomerate (company), conglomerate company in Sri Lanka, publicly listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with business spanning over 16 sectors, catering to 80 markets worldwide. Hayleys accounts for approximately 5% of Sri Lanka's export income, and 4.6% of the country's Ceylon tea, tea and 4.1% of its rubber production. With over 36,000 employees, Hayley was also the first listed entity in the country to surpass annual revenue of US$1 billion in Fiscal Year 2017/18. The company operates over 16 business sectors: eco-solutions, hand protection, purification, agriculture, consumer and retail, leisure, textile manufacturing, Construction Materials, construction materials, plantations, industrial solutions, power and energy, transportation and logistics, BPO, tea exports, projects and engineering, and investments and services. Hayleys comprises over 180 business units and subsidiaries, twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallibel One
Vallibel One PLC is one of Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate companies. The company controls a chain of subsidiaries and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange since 2011. The company has controlling stakes in LB Finance, Royal Ceramics Lanka, and Delmege Group. The company was included in S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index in 2018. Vallibel One is one of the ''LMD'' 100 companies in Sri Lanka. History The Vallibel One PLC was founded by Sri Lanka business tycoon Dhammika Perera in 2010. In 2010, the company acquired Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, LB Finance PLC, and Greener Water Limited as its subsidiary companies and a stake in Sampath Bank as a long-term strategic investment. Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC was listed under Forbes “Asia’s Best Under a Billion” during the year. In 2011, Vallibel One PLC acquired Delmege Group, a highly diversified conglomerate. The company moved headquarters to a new 16-storey building in Kollupitiya. The company was awarded by ''LMD'' as the most respected fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLTMobitel
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (, ), doing business as SLTMobitel, is the national telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country's largest companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 100 billion. The company provides domestic and corporate services which include fixed and wireless telephony, Internet access and IT services to domestic, public and business sector customers. SLTMobitel was Sri Lanka's second largest mobile network operator with 7.1 million subscribers. SLTMobitel offers a variety of services and currently operates GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ and FD-LTE network utilising 2G, 3.5G, 4G and 4.5G, 5G technologies with VoLTE service. It covers most of Sri Lanka with its GSM network. SLTMobitel offers both prepaid and postpaid mobile services, along with mobile broadband services using the 3.5G network, postpaid mobile services, and mobile broadband services using the 4G network. SLTMobitel also launched Mobile Money se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melstacorp
Melstacorp PLC is a Sri Lankan diversified conglomerate. It is listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange. Melstacorp PLC is one of the 10 largest listed companies. It has a market capitalization of approximately USD 450 million. Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena is the Chairman of the company. History Melstacorp PLC was originally formed as Beruwala Distillery (Private) Limited in 1995. Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (DCSL) acquired the Company and renamed it Melstacorp Limited in order to subsequently make it the holding Company of the then DCSL group. All subsidiary companies of DCSL were transferred to the Company between 2010 and 2015. In 2016 through a 180-degree share swap, Melstacorp became the holding company of DCSL. After the share swap, Melstacorp was listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) (; ) is the main stock exchange in Sri Lanka that utilizes an electronic trading platform. The CSE headquarters have been located at the World Trade C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Bank
Sampath Bank PLC (, ) is a licensed commercial bank incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1987 with 229 branches and 373 ATMs island-wide. It has won the "Bank of the Year" award by ''The Banker'' of ''Financial Times Limited – London'', for two consecutive years, and the "National Business Excellence Awards 2010". It has become the third largest private sector bank in Sri Lanka with Rs. 453 billion in deposits as of 30 June 2016. History The bank was originally incorporated as the Investment and Credit Bank Limited in 1988. The bank became popularly known as Sampath. In 1988, Sampath Bank started to operate a multi-point network of automated teller machines (ATMs) for the first time in the country, as "Sampath Electronic Teller" or "SET". Then, as the popularity of ATM banking increased it introduced MasterCard (in 1989), PBU (Personal Banking Unit) and Uni-Banking System. The bank was the first to introduce debit cards in South Asia in 1997. Since 2009, the bank is the third-larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatton National Bank
Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 255 branches and 825 ATMs. The bank traces its origin to 1888 when Hatton Bank commenced its operations in Hatton, Sri Lanka Hatton (, ) is a major town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council. Hatton is a major centre of the Sri Lankan tea industry. Hatton is one of the busiest cities in the hill cou .... History In 1947, Ceylonese conglomerate Brown and Company acquired Hatton Bank and the Hatton Transport and Agency Co, thus becoming the Browns Group. In 1970, Hatton Bank acquired two branches of Grindlays National Bank and became Hatton National Bank. See also * List of banks in Sri Lanka * List of companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange References External links Official website {{Authority control 1888 establishments in Ceylon Banks of Sri Lanka Banks established in 1888 Companies listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cargills (Ceylon)
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC is a Sri Lankan consumer company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. It primarily operates in the Modern Retail (supermarkets), FMCG, and Restaurant industries, but also has a presence in the Banking, Real Estate, Agriculture and Cinema sectors. Cargills is among the top listed companies in Sri Lanka by market capitalization and operates the largest food related supply chain in the country. History Cargills today looks very different to the Cargills of yesteryear. The company remodeled itself from a small department store network (4 locations) prior to 1983, to a leading food company in the country. This change started in 1983, when Cargills entered the supermarket industry, opening the first Food City store in Colombo. In the years that followed, Cargills ventured into the FMCG and Quick Service Restaurant space, successfully establishing itself as a leading player in each of the sectors. The beginnings In 1844 British businessman William Milne s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C T Holdings
C T Holdings PLC, formerly known as Ceylon Theatres Limited, is an investment holding company and one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka. The company was incorporated in 1928 by Chittampalam A. Gardiner and quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange ever since. In 2019, Brand Finance ranked C T Holdings eighth amongst the most valuable conglomerates in Sri Lanka with a brand value of LKR18,981 million. C T Holdings also ranked eighth in the '' LMD 100'', a list of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka by the business magazine, ''LMD''. The company holds a 71% stake in Sri Lanka's largest food company, Cargills (Ceylon). History Ceylon Theatres Limited was founded by Chittampalam A. Gardiner and Alfred Thambiayah in 1928. It is the first Ceylonese company to enter the film screening business. Four years later the company was floated. The Regal Cinema in Colombo and another in Nuwara Eliya made up the assets of the company. By 1950, Ceylon Theatres was the largest film circuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dialog Axiata
Dialog Axiata PLC (, ) (formerly known as MTN Networks and later Dialog Telekom), is one of Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service providers, and the country's largest mobile network operator with over 17 million subscribers which amounts to 57% of the Sri Lankan mobile market. Dialog is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad which owns 73.75% controlling stake of the company, while Bharti Airtel owns 10.355% Dialog was Listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in June 2005. As of February 2017 Dialog Axiata holds billion () in market capitalization and the 5th largest listed company in Sri Lanka by Market Capitalization. In 2015 "Dialog" brand name was valued at LKR 28.6 billion (US$204 million) and as the 3rd most valuable brand in the country by business magazine '' LMD'' in its annual study. In 2014 the company received the highest "Platinum" rating in the country's Corporate Accountability Index for the 4th consecutive year. Dialog operates on 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G LTE, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Bank Of Ceylon
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) also known as ComBank is a licensed commercial bank in Sri Lanka and its ownership is private. It was incorporated as a public limited company and it is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. It is regarded as the largest private bank in Sri Lanka in terms of net worth and capital. The bank is currently the third largest bank in Sri Lanka in terms of total net assets and it lies behind only Bank of Ceylon and People's Bank (both are state commercial banks). It is also the only private sector licensed bank in Sri Lanka to be designated as the higher-tier domestic systemically important bank according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The bank currently operates a network of 268 branches and around 932 ATM machines across Sri Lanka. It became the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed in among the top 1000 banks in the world according to ''The Banker'' when it achieved the feat for the first time in 2008. Commercial Bank has also been ranked amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Cumberbatch
Carson Cumberbatch PLC is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka which also has business interests in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. The company has its origin in the colonial era, having been founded by merging two companies founded by R. B. Carson and Henry Cumberbatch (nephew of Robert William Cumberbatch). The Selvanathan family, founders of the Sri Krishna Corporation, is the ultimate controlling shareholder of the company. History The company has its origin in the colonial era, having founded by merging two companies founded by R. B. Carson and Henry Cumberbatch (nephew of Robert William Cumberbatch). The rubber interest of the Carson and Company traded in 1910 in London Stock Exchange with a capital of 1.5 million sterling pounds thus making it the largest rubber business of the country at that time. The Carson and Company converted to a limited liability company in 1913, and the merger with Cumberbatch and Company happened in 1947. In 1976, the company diversifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
