Japan provides Rs. 103 million aid to Lanka

The Government of Japan has provided a sum of Rs. 103 million for one demining project in Mannar and Vavuniya districts and three livelihood and development projects in Jaffna, Batticaloa and Matara districts to accelerate resettlement process and to improve the lives of people at the grass-roots level.

Sri Lanka seeks to secure new markets for exports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Sri Lankan Missions overseas to use the emerging opportunities to secure new markets for Sri Lankan exports, while expanding Sri Lanka’s existing market share in the countries of their accreditation.

NEXT retains leadership in CIM education

NEXT School of Business recorded a student base of over 500 for the December 2009 examination thereby maintaining its position of leadership as the largest Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM U.K.)

Govt. in big push for Hambantota

Massive business plan worth billions gets cabinet approval, committees appointed to call tenders, phase I to be completed by April 2011 

875 villages to go from rags to riches

Over 800 rural villages are to be developed by a special World Bank approved IDA credit of US$ 75 million.

Stock market high rise persists

 Sri Lankan shares closed at a record on Tuesday as investors bought blue chip shares continuing its upward trend ahead of January polls.

Asia stocks track U.S. tech rally

The dollar held firm on Tuesday against major currencies, and hit a two-month high against the yen, while Asian shares edged up as technology stocks tracked a rally in their peers on Wall Street.