E-trade
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's long-delayed effort to automate cargo clearance is making some progress with import manifests being filed …
Industry
Gainful Studies
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – The open and distance education model adopted by Sri Lanka's IT services company, Virtusa, will help students gain employable …
Trinco Trade
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – Economic activity in Sri Lanka's eastern port city of Trincomalee is set to revive after a public market was re-built by the …
Top Marks
April 10, 2008 (LBO) - Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has jumped two places to top the latest Forbes 2000 list of the world’s top …
Sri Lanka exporters warned to cope, if GSP+ is lost
April 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is making every effort to extend European Union trade concessions but local producers should also find ways to increase …
Eureka First
April 09, 2008 (LBO) - Eureka Technology partners says it has become the first Sri Lankan firm to receive ISO 20000 certification. online pharmacy buy flagyl …
Islamic Credit
April 08, 2008 (LBO) - ABC Investments Limited has launched an Islamic credit card in Sri Lanka, in line with Islamic religious teachings and with strict rules …
Sri Lanka Confifi group says beach resorts done well
April 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Confifi Group says two of its three beach resorts on the west coast have done well in the last winter season despite …
Indian Call
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – India's Reliance group is getting into Sri Lanka's telecom sector by forming a joint venture up with the island's Electroteks …
Sun Rise
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's ABC Radio network is hoping to get back on air shortly after authorities re-issued some of its licenses and …
Leisure Style
April 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's famed architect, Geoffrey Bawa has inspired a new trend of boutique type hotels in Sri Lanka that are attracting …
Remote Diagnosis
April 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is setting up an internet kiosk network in agrarian areas to help farmers identify crop diseases and find quicker …
Special Licence
April 05, 2008 (LBO) – The Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL), a unit of state-run Bank of Ceylon , said it plans to get a banking license and expand its …
Oil Deal
April 04, 2008 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is seeking to renew its long-term crude oil supply contract with Iran and wrap up financing to expand its refinery during …
Tele Rating
April 04, 2008 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has cut Sri Lanka Telecom's foreign currency credit rating by one notch to 'B+' after the country's sovereign rating …
Atom Chip
April 04, 2008 (LBO) –Intel has launched a new low-power chip which can be used in mobile devices and simple computers for internet surfing that it says …
Sri Lanka’s MAS fabric park signs up renewable power
April 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan apparel exporter MAS Holdings has signed up with a hydro power firm to buy electricity for an eco-friendly plant in a …
Sri Lanka pushes Myanmar, Pakistan, India to crack rice export curbs
April 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in talks to relax rice export curbs in at least three countries so that cheaper imports could lower the price of the …
Shanghai Profits
April 03, 2008 (LBO) –Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corporation's Sri Lanka branch reported sharply lower profits for 2007 largely owing to losses from foreign …
Emirates starts flying first class to Sri Lanka
April 03, 2008 (LBO) – Emirates airlines said it had started first class services to Sri Lanka on selected flights after it started operating new Boeing …