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Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera this week announced that a separate marine division will be set up at Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to tackle narcotics entering Sri Lanka.
Weft knit fabric maker, Teejay Lanka PLC reported higher rupee profits for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 (3Q19), partly stemming from the rupee depreciation against the US dollar, but the bottom line in dollar terms—the group’s func
Sri Lanka’s banks have granted a record amount of loans and their growth also picked up pace during 2018 despite higher interest rates and non-performing loans—though the latter’s rise sho
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) yesterday said they charged one Vidanalage Juvenal Aruna Melan Soysa at the Fort Magistrate’s Court on January 25, 201
Sri Lanka requires an immediate appointment of a tax ombudsman, asserted a leading lawyer in the country, as the need for such a post is felt now than ever before due to the changes in the income tax regime and the implementation of the Revenue Admin
Haycarb PLC, a manufacturer of coconut shell based activated carbon, reported strong performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 (3Q19) as the company boosted its revenue through raising prices of its products, although it faced some stiff co
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is to develop master plans for sustainable tourism development activities in Kuchchaweli Beach Tourism Zone and Kalpitiya Tourism Z
(Colombo) REUTERS: A US $ 300 million loan offered by Bank of China to Sri Lanka is facing delays, government officials familiar with the negotiation told Reuters. The Indian Ocean island nation, a key battleground in the t
The Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Ministry is preparing to present the detailed plan of the long-delayed Rs.3 billion global promotion campaign to the Cabinet shortly
Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday defended his earlier decision to appoint the retired navy official Rear Admiral Dr. Shemal Fernando as
Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday appointed acting heads for the two state banks—Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and People’s Bank. Treasury Senior Deputy Secretary A.R. Desapriya was appointed as Acting Chairman of BOC,
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee rose 0.3 percent yesterday due to exporter dollar sales, while a trade union action at customs dampened importer demand for the greenback.
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC has been awarded two tenders to supply lubricants to the government’s electricity utility. The Cabinet of Ministers this week approved a proposal to award the contract of supplying 750,000 litres of cylinder lubrica
The final draft of the National Policy for Maritime and Logistics Sectors advocates Sri Lanka to continue with the status-quo of minimum 60 percent equity holding for locals in shipping agency companies as opposed to the 2018 budget proposal to liber
Food importers and wholesalers shut their shops in the capital city yesterday, demanding the government to resolve trade union action by Customs officials. Picture shows a labourer sleeping on a cart in a street in Pettah without any work. However, f
Sri Lanka celebrated its 71st year of independence from the British colonial rule on Monday. Despite the reservations we may have about the country’s post-independence journey so far and its despicable politics, freedom from subjugation to fore
The first ‘Sena attack’, carried out unwittingly and in good faith, began soon after the ‘Yahapalana’ government came into being in 2015 and under the much hyped slogan of Toxin-Free Nation. The second was the banning of glyph
Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC (GUAR) and Ceylon Investment PLC (CINV) said yesterday that they are considering winding up the US$2.23 million Sri Lanka Fund incorporated in the Cayman Island, a tax haven. Both companies, subsidiaries of Carson
REUTERS - Sri Lanka’s rupee ended 1 percent weaker yesterday, due to dollar demand as importers purchased the greenback after the local currency gained nearly 3 percent last week.
Fitch Ratings said yesterday it would recalibrate the Sri Lankan National Rating scale to reflect changes in the relative credit worthiness among Sri Lankan issuers, following the downgrade of the country’s sovereign rating to ‘B’ f
The government has allocated over 50 percent of total expenditure for debt servicing in the Appropriation Bill 2019, amounting to Rs. 2.23 trillion, the highest ever debt servicing value in the country’s history, the Finance Ministry stated. Ac
The Payment Card Industry Association of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Banks’ Association in a brief joint statement yesterday urged the public to inform their respective banks immediately in the event of any suspicious transaction noticed on their a
Colombo-based real estate development firm Serenia Limited will host an exclusive event featuring an intimate discussion and a walk-through of the site with the partners and developers of Serenia Residences.
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) signed an agreement with Colombo Dockyard PLC yesterday to build two pilot boats for the Port of Colombo, enabling it to handle a greater volume
Dr. Vishaka Sooriyabandara has been appointed as Chairperson of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. The appointment letter was handed over to Sooriyabandara by Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake on January 31, 2019, at the minis
Sri Lanka moves closer to secure US $ 1.1 billion investments from Singapore and Chinese investors to set up a steel plant and cement plant as the government focuses on regaining the investor confidence that derailed during the political crisis. 
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee ended over 1 percent firmer yesterday, posting a weekly gain of 2.8 percent, as foreign investors purchased government securities after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement and government’s U
(New Delhi/Mumbai) REUTERS: India’s revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon’s India website when they kicked in yesterday, forcing the company to take down its key grocery service and remove a wide range of product
In our story titled ‘Thilak Piyadigama to head Sanasa Development Bank’ appeared yesterday (February 1), the date of the retirement of CEO/GM Nimal C. Hapuarachchi should be February 28, 2019. We regret the inadvertent error.
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