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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is opposing the Cabinet decision to sell aviation fuel at prices equal to the Chennai airport—a measure taken to help the tourism industry recovery after the April 21 Easter bombings— citing financial non-viabil
(Kuala Lumpur) REUTERS: Budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd yesterday reported its smallest quarterly net profit since 2014 as the airline recognised losses in its Indian associate company. The group said the second-quarter results recognised the share
The government has decided to introduce minimum energy performance stands for light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal in this regard by Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake.
Singapore’s Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte. Ltd (SJIPL) and its engineering subsidiary SMEC International (Pvt.) Ltd Australia have won a Sri Lankan government contract to modernise four key towns in the country.
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee fell yesterday to its seven-month closing low as foreign fund outflows after the Central Bank cut key monetary policy rates weighed on the currency. Shares closed steady.
(Nairobi) REUTERS: Kenya’s anti-corruption commission said yesterday it had suspended a planned merger of Airtel Kenya with partly state-owned Telkom Kenya pending a probe into allegations about the misappropriation of public funds at Telkom.
The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted to change the name of the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO) of Sri Lanka to Intellectual Property Department. The Cabinet office said the name change was aimed at resolving the issu
The common belief among the public is that there has to be a radical change in the current economic policies and work programmes undertaken during the last four and half years, as the overall economic growth has drastically reduced. Consequently, the
The second quarter of the Sri Lanka’s tea industry in 2019 saw a sharp decline in elevation averages in comparison to the first quarter.
Director General of Department of Export Agriculture, Dr. A.P. Heenkende delivered the keynote speech at 35th Annual General Meeting of the Spice and Allied Products Producers and Trades Association held in Colombo recently.
A ceremony was held on August 24 at the site of the Bogambara Prison Complex Redevelopment to announce the opening of Phase I of the Bogambara Cultural Park project.
The Finance Ministry is planning to set up a credit regulatory authority via the proposed Credit Regulatory Authority Act by end of this year to regulate microfinance and lending firms in Sri Lanka.
Top Korean nameplate Kia is to strengthen its presence in Sri Lanka with a distributor dealership model following the recent corporate structure change which saw Managing Director Mahen Thambiah securing 100 percent ownership with a total investment
(Kuala Lumpur) AFP: Malaysian prosecutors yesterday wrapped up the first of several cases against toppled leader Najib Razak over the plundering of 1MDB, a day before the start of his main trial linked to the scandal-hit fund.
Sri Lanka will become an oil and gas producing nation by the year 2022, as the island nation steadily moves ahead with plans to develop its offshore hydrocarbon potential, Petroleum Resources Minister Kabir Hashim said.
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee slipped yesterday amid worries over further foreign fund outflows after the Central Bank cut key monetary policy rates. Shares snapped four straight sessions of falls as investors picked up beaten-down banking a
(Bangaluru) REUTERS: The Indian economy likely expanded at its slowest pace in more than five years in the April-June quarter, driven by weak investment growth and sluggish demand, according to economists polled by Reuters.
On August 24, US President Donald Trump announced an increase from 25 to 30 percent for the existing tariffs on US $ 250 billion of Chinese imports from October 1 and new 15 percent tariffs on US $ 300 billion of Chinese imports from September 1. In
They call it the dry zone. A huge area of Sri Lanka that lies towards the North of the island, where there is a real shortage of water for agriculture and drinking.
President Maithripala Sirisena is yet to provide an opportunity for the country’s palm oil planters to present their case, despite several attempts been made to have a one-on-one meeting with the president.
Sri Lanka’s largest ferris wheel will soon make its first spin, soaking up bird’s eye views across the capital city and its suburbs. The iconic wheel would be part of a 1.5-acre entertainment zone, ‘Fantasy Island’, which also houses a large
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced that it will be returning to Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, this September for the ‘So Sri Lanka Pro Men’s QS3,000’ event.
(Jakarta) AFP: Indonesia will move its capital to the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island, President Joko Widodo said yesterday, as the country shifts its political heart away from congested and sinking megalopolis Jakarta.
Sri Lanka’s spice producers are requesting the Indian authorities to remove the minimum import price (MIP) on imported black pepper to India as Sri Lanka’s pepper exports to India have come into a halt, impacting the pepper prices in Sri Lanka ad
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee ended a tad firmer yesterday, ending a five session losing streak, but worries over further foreign outflows after the Central Bank cut key monetary policy rates weighed on sentiment. Stocks closed weaker for th
(Brussels) AFP: Britain must pay its Brexit divorce bill even if it crashes out of the bloc without a deal, the EU said yesterday, warning that future ties would be threatened if London failed to honour its commitments.
Over the years Sri Lankan lawmakers have taken progressive steps towards tobacco control and Sri Lanka has been recognised and lauded as a world leader in the global campaign to combat smoking. However, over engineering of regulations to combat smoki
While insisting that high market lending rates are choking the economy, the Central Bank last week warned that lending caps would be imposed on banks on individual basis, if they fail to bring down th
The proposed free trade agreements (FTAs) are likely increase competition among spice exporters impacting their incomes, unless active measures are taken to drive up the production, an industry veteran warned.
Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations rebounded in July from the depths it fell in the month before, as the economy appears to be gaining traction after the Easter attacks in April. Total motor car registrations recorded in July stood at 2,584 units f
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