First local designer at Paris Fashion Week
Sri Lankan fashion designer Chathuri Samaraweera – Founder and Artistic Director of the ANAYA Collection – showcased her latest works at Paris Fashion Week 2025. Her Spring/Summer 2026 collection titled Balearic Dreaming was presented at an official sideline runway show held at Hotel Le Marois in Paris, drawing over 100 fashion industry professionals and partners. […]
THE FORUM WITH CHAYU DAMSINGHE
MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK This week on LMDtv Ruwandi Perera speaks with the Head of Macroeconomic Advisory of Frontier Research Chayu Damsinghe on Macroeconomic Outlook
Asia-Pacific Knowledge Zone crowned
Port City Colombo has been recognised in the Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 rankings by fDi Intelligence, a division of the Financial Times (UK). The project was named Best Knowledge Zone – Asia Pacific and received a ‘Highly Commended’ citation for sustainability. These annual rankings highlight free zones that demonstrate strong potential for […]
Time Out spotlights Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was ranked the top destination to visit in October by international travel magazine Time Out, which released its annual list of the 11 best places to travel. The ranking placed Sri Lanka ahead of other leading destinations such as Türkiye, New Mexico, Valencia, New York City, the Philippines, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Timișoara […]
NOLIMIT celebrates media design success
At the 2025 Warner Bros. Discovery Summit in the UAE, NOLIMIT teams from the UAE and Sri Lanka received recognition across three categories – viz. Tom & Jerry, Superman and Powerpuff Girls. The teams grabbed the first place Partner Award for Tom & Jerry, highlighting their achievements in design, quality and innovation. Warner Bros. Discovery […]
International stage awaits Mrs. Sri Lanka World
Sabina Yousaf was crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2025 at the grand finale on 3 October, held at Sirasa Stein Studio in Ratmalana. She will represent Sri Lanka at the international Mrs. World pageant – the oldest and largest global beauty contest for married women – offering winners a platform to showcase their talent, poise […]
THE FORUM WITH THAMALI RODRIGO
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE This week on LMDtv Ruwandi Perera speaks with Thamali Rodrigo, Partner at KPMG, on Corporate Governance
THE FORUM WITH SHANAKA GUNASEKARA
DATA PRIVACY This week on LMDtv Ruwandi Perera speaks with the Partner of FJ&G de Saram Shanaka Gunasekara on Data Privacy
THE FORUM WITH HASITHA PREMARATNE
TARIFF MITIGATION This week on LMDtv Ruwandi Perera speaks with the Group Managing Director of Brandix Lanka Hasitha Premaratne on Tariff Mitigation
SOFTWAVE BAGS PRINT AWARDS IN BANGKOK
LMD’s longstanding printer Softwave Printing & Packaging won a gold medal in the Restaurant Menu category and silver in the Book segment at the Asian Print Awards in Bangkok. The awards have recognised the best in print production in Asia since 2001. Softwave’s Chairman and Managing Director Chaminda Kariyawasam is pictured accepting the award in […]