Watawala Plantation share purchase by T Sinthilverl
Jun 22, 2015 (LBO) Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations in a stock exchange filing said that T Sinthilverl has purchased 457,301 shares of Watawala Plantations on …
Sri Lanka Nurses’ Union insists immediate action to stop A H1N1 turns epidemic
June 22, 2015 (LBO) – All Ceylon Nurses’ Union has called on the health ministry to sketch a speedy programme to curb A H1N1 virus before turning it into …
Fairway Holdings to invest USD10.3 mn in mid-income apartment project
June 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fairway Holdings, a luxury high-rise developer says that they will be venturing into a 10.3 million US dollar mid-income …
Sri Lanka to develop national transmission network with USD200mn Japanese loan
June 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Friday signed an agreement for a …
Sri Lanka International University Romp 2015 “Strangers”
The Sri Lanka International University Romp-2015 organized by the Department of Marketing Management of university of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with …
Foreign Minister meets Japan Sri Lanka Parliamentary League
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister on Friday has participated a breakfast reception hosted by the President and members of Japan - Sri …
Mahinda Rajapaksa is afraid of me: Ravi Karunanayake
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is afraid of him and evading the debate …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.4-pct : Telcos make losses
Jun 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed lower at 0.41 percent following two consecutive days of gains with telecom and some index heavy stocks …
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys and UNDP to promote seaweed farming in North
Jun 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Aquagri, a subsidiary of Hayleys Group with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said they would …
Tokyo Cement to produce manufactured sand through JV
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement is to invest in a joint venture to produce high quality manufactured sand and aggregates for concrete, the …
Sri Lanka’s EDB to tap Canadian market through increased connectivity
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board (EDB) has partnered with the Trade Facilitation Office of Canada to enhance EDB's capacity to …
SMEs to drive banking loan growth going forward: Asia Securities
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Asia Securities says that small and medium enterprises (SME) will drive banking loan growth going forward. “The SME sector …
A Maldivian company to build luxury hotel in Sri Lanka with an investment of USD 3mn
June 19, 2015 (LBO) – The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted approval for an investment of 3 million US dollars of Alpha Kinam Holdings Lanka, a …
“We want to have Mandelas but not Mugabes”; MR won’t get nomination: Rajitha Senaratne
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President would not allow the comeback of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, and the party will not give nomination to …
Cabinet approves to pay Golden Key depositors
June 18, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s government has given approval for the repayment mechanism of the golden key depositors which was submitted by Prime …
Sri Lanka’s marxist JVP protest against government
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna on Thursday evening held a protest march urging the government to fulfill its promises …
Stocks close up 0.2 pct; JKH makes gains
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up at 0.2 percent with index heavy John Keells Holdings recording gains, brokers said. The Colombo …
SriLankan flight experiences turbulence, minor injuries to crew
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state airline, SriLankan Airlines’ Colombo bound flight UL 564 from Paris had experienced a turbulent weather …
Adam Capital ventures into micro credit business
Jun 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Adam Capital has incorpotared their micro credit busines under the name of Adam Capital Micro Credit private limited to …
Int’l bids to be opened for cross country oil pipeline
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government to call for an open international tender to construct a new pipeline network that carries oil from Colombo …