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By the Way
The Road Development Authority (RDA) is mooting ambitious plans to setup wayside resting parks - reminiscent of the old ambalama concept – without the …
Divine Intervention
People’s Bank is anticipating a Rs. 8.5 billion cash injection from the State to shore up its capital account by mid next year. People’s Bank is …
Speed Cheques
Sampath Bank has started using image clearing technology to process cheques even before Sri Lanka’s national cheque clearing centre, Lanka Clear is ready to …
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A top bureaucrat said the utilities regulator already set up will be made fully operational next year. A top bureaucrat said the utilities regulator already …
Hilton Hotel sale may take time
The Sri Lankan government's majority stake sale in Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd. is unlikely to go through soon as had been expected earlier, an official at …
Powerful Undercurrents
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union is threatening to plunge the country into darkness if the government fails to find sustainable solutions to …
Banking Miracle
Newly renamed Pan Asia bank said they plan to get a listing on the Colombo Stock Exchange next month and raise new capital next year. online pharmacy buy …
Hospitality industry injects US$ 150 mn to spruce up properties and re-open unused rooms, as Sri Lanka rolls out the carpet to greet 570,000 tourists
Local hoteliers are injecting over US$ 150 mn to spruce up 10,000 unused hotel rooms, as the tourist industry kits up to greet a record 570,000 visitors this …
A flock of avid bird lovers map Sri Lanka’s rich feathered life.
A flock of avid bird lovers in Sri Lanka is busting its feathers in a bid to map Sri Lanka’s bird colonies and preserve its assorted bird life. online …
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The plantation companies want the government to bring down the Economic Service Charge (ESC) from one percent to 0.5 percent for the plantation industry. The …
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Nearly 70 percent of unemployment in Sri Lanka is in the age group of 14 to 25 years, indicating that schools are not preparing students for work, says the …
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Connaissance links up with Maldives Per Aquum to manage its new Dutch style boutique resort
The Connaissance Group tied up with Maldivian luxury hotel and spa managers Per Aquum on Thursday, to take over management of its new boutique hotel, Fortress …
Sri Lanka plans to lure top dollar eco-tourist lovers to feast on its 26 species of whales currently sunbathing around its coastal belt
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Sri Lanka’s slow moving donor funded projects, will be fast tracked through a high powered cabinet subcommittee chaired by the President, Cabinet Spokesman …
Broken Record
Any new levies that the Sri Lankan government proposes for its 2005 budget shouldn't be applied retroactively, as such a policy will erode foreign investor …