Sri Lanka June inflation marginally up at 2.5-pct
Jul 24, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for the month of June 2018 was up at 2.5 percent in June 2018 from a year ago, data …
Featured
Sri Lanka to launch electric three wheelers by 2020
Jul 24, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka together with Japan Sri Lanka Comprehensive Partnership secretariat and T-PLAN has built an electric three-wheeler. "I am …
Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir water filling commences
July 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka marked the completion of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Project after the water filling of the Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir …
Colombo Port transshipments up by 19.8-pct in 1H; targets 7mn TEUs for 2018
July 22, 2018 (LBO) – Establishing a record in transshipment operations, the Colombo Port has witnessed the highest growth of 19. online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lanka launches online platform to provide all import, export information
July 20, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Commerce with the help of other government agencies launched a trilingual online platform to facilitate …
Construction industry future outlook positive, but challenges remain: RIU study
Jul 20, 2018 (LBO) - As a part of its ongoing research into the real estate and construction industry Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) conducted a survey among …
National Export Strategy: Sri Lanka targets USD28Bn in exports by 2022
Jul 20, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government unveiling the ‘National Export Strategy (2018-2022)’ in Colombo yesterday said it plans to increase the …
Sri Lanka Trade Information Portal to be unveiled tomorrow
July 19, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will unveil one of the biggest initiatives in its international trade history when the Department of Commerce launches the …
Opinion: Labour scarcity shackling Sri Lanka’s growth
By Dr. Ganeshan Wignarajah Fixing Sri Lanka’s Labour Market: Comparative Lessons July 17, 2018 (LBO) - The recently published ‘Sri Lanka Development …
US Trade Court nullifies tax on Sri Lanka rubber tyre imports in historic judgement
July 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has won the first ever revocation of countervailing duty imposed in US for a Lankan export with the removal of duties on the …
Dialog becomes Sri Lanka’s first cloud service provider to offer VMware
July 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s leading telecommunications service provider, Dialog Axiata on Tuesday partnered with VMware to strengthen the country’s …
Asia Property Awards debuts in Sri Lanka: Honors industry’s growing potential
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's real estate industry was honored at the first PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards which was held at the Shangri-La, Colombo, …
Opinion: Lessons from Lakshman Kadirgamar, a master networker in a pre-Linkedin world
By Ajita Kadirgamar July 16, 2018 (LBO) - Long before the advent of the internet, social media and professional networking sites such as LinkedIn, Sri Lankans …
Sri Lanka remains Human Rights Priority Country of UK with limited progress
July 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka remains a priority country in the United Kingdom’s Annual Human Rights Report 2017. Sri Lanka is one of 30 ‘Human Rights …
France beat Croatia 4-2 to secure second FIFA World Cup title
July 16, 2018 (LBO) – France have won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a thoroughly entertaining Final at the Luzhniki Stadium …
National Export Strategy to be launched this week
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to launch a long-awaited National Export Strategy (NES) later this week on the 19th. "The National Export Strategy (NES) is …
Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: Over USD 16Bn investment projects under discussion
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) - Projects with a total investment value of over US 16 billion dollars mainly in manufacturing for exports are the first projects to realize …
Sri Lanka Sotheby’s international reality sign up Sapphire residences
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Sotheby’s International Realty the global marketing agents for the ultra-prestige residential development Sapphire Residences …
CEB interdicts DGM Energy Purchases for refusing to pay ACE Embilipitiya
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) - The Deputy General Manager, Energy Purchases of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the Government should not pay the 100 MW ACE …
Thai-Sri Lanka FTA talks launched; USD1.5bn mutual trade expected by 2020
July 13, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Thailand on Friday officially declared the launch of negotiations for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the …