SriLankan Airlines led with two wins in the Airline Award category for South Asia, securing both Best Overall Passenger Experience and Most Improved Airline at the PAX International Readership Awards 2026 held recently in Hamburg, Germany. The awards celebrate the industry’s best and brightest, with winners determined by votes from PAX’s global readership.

The Best Overall Passenger Experience – South Asia award recognises an airline that delivers an exceptional onboard experience to passengers across multiple service areas, including meal service, inflight entertainment and seating. At SriLankan Airlines, this entails meticulous planning at every stage of the passenger journey, supported by collaboration among multiple teams and continuous monitoring and refinement.

Maria Sathasivam, Manager Product Development of SriLankan Airlines, commented on the achievement, stating, “we are incredibly honoured to receive yet another independent endorsement of the service we deliver. Every interaction matters to us, and we are committed to consistently meeting and exceeding passenger expectations, and it is truly rewarding to see these efforts recognised.”

SriLankan Airlines continues to enhance the end-to-end travel experience, from booking through to arrival. Ongoing digital upgrades, including improvements to the airline’s website and app, are designed to deliver a more intuitive and seamless customer experience, supported by AI-driven features and expanded ancillary offerings. At its hub, the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, the airline has also expanded self-check-in and bag drop facilities for added convenience.

In recognition of its outstanding performance and continued leadership in the banking sector, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again been adjudged the ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ by the US-based Global Finance magazine, marking the 24th occasion the Bank has received this prestigious accolade.

The accolade comes as part of Global Finance’s ‘World’s Best Banks 2026’ awards, which recognise top-performing banks in more than 150 countries, territories and districts across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe.

In the Asia-Pacific region, Commercial Bank stands alongside some of the world’s most prominent banking institutions, including CBA (Australia), ICBC (China), Bank of China (Hong Kong), ANZ (New Zealand), DBS (Singapore), MUFG (Japan), State Bank of India (India), City Bank (Bangladesh), Hana Bank (South Korea) and Techcom Bank (Vietnam), all of which were adjudged the best banks in their respective countries.

Autobahn Traders (Pvt) Ltd, a respected name in the import and distribution of brand-new BMW vehicle spare parts, has embraced a digital-first transformation strategy to enhance operational efficiency and deliver optimized customer care and service to fleet owners and individual customers in this discerning segment.

Now in its 8th year as a trusted partner in automotive spare parts, Autobahn Traders has achieved a rapid, oneyear rollout of the Odoo ERP system. This implementation boosts efficiency and inventory accuracy, two essential pillars for serving BMW workshops, garage owners, and passionate BMW vehicle owners. The parts are imported through authorized channels from different parts of the world, including Germany, the UK, Turkey, Singapore, India, China, Malaysia, etc

“Our strategy to pursue a digital-first transformation reflects our commitment to always providing the best services to our customers. Given the complexity of auto spare parts, real-time, accurate part identification, availability, and cost-reflective competitive price communication are considered extremely important in our line of trade. Hence, the deployment of the ERP system to facilitate the transformation was critical to maintaining our service levels at a time of growth,” said Ushlah Aluthge, Operations Director, Autobahn Traders (Pvt) Ltd.

As stated by the Managing Director, Hasith Senarathne, to further enhance the value of the transformation in terms of process efficiency and productivity, Autobahn Traders (Pvt) Ltd will complete the implementation of the 5S methodology over the next three months and is already working towards ISO certification for quality excellence.

Stating that Autobahn Traders is fully focused on technology, leadership, and sustainable growth, both Directors emphasized that strong commitment and leadership enabled the successful ERP deployment and business growth. Autobahn Traders operates with a 99.9% female workforce, promoting women’s empowerment while encouraging continuous staff development to support the future growth trajectory.

With Senarathne’s background of over 18 years in banking, financial services, and strategy, and Mrs. Aluthge’s background, with over 18 years of expertise in sales, IT, and ERP, leading the digital transformation, the directors of Autobahn Traders bring over 35 years of combined expertise to lead the company to its next phase of business growth.