Industry

Community Support

ADB will help restore basic social infrastructure and community services in conflict-affected northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka, through a US$10 …

Tourism Spin

Spin wizard Murali is spinning more than the ball for Sri Lanka, turning more Austrailian tourists here to watch him turn it on local wickets, says the Tourist …

Wrong Call

A truce between Tiger rebels and troops has helped Sri Lanka recover its reputation as a tourist paradise, but the halt in hostilities has triggered a battle …

Value Addition

Do quality certification programmes bring tangible improvements to businesses?This is one key aspect that a new certification services company in Sri Lanka …

Lets Roll

Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to liberalise their air services by giving each other lquote fifth freedom rights for their respective designated …

Smoke Screen

Sri Lanka was considering bringing back heavy taxes to discourage foreign ownership of land amid a surge in the sale of beach property to non-nationals, a …

Lost In Translation

For instance, a simple and direct translation in Sinhalese for ldblquote save dblquote means rescue, while there is no commonly used local term for …

Long Beep

Fixed line operator Suntel plans to infuse US$ 20 mn this year, to roll out its network islandwide.The wireless local loop operator has sought the telecom …

Street Hawkers

Sri Lankas corporates are jostling each other to come out into the sunshine thanks to the digital revolution jumping the local advertising industry. Its not a …

Inside Lanka

Chipmaker Intel setup shop here this week, apart from the obvious reason of taping into the sales potential in the island, to standardize wireless technologies …

IT Global

Sri Lankas IT industry is surging ahead and on Tuesday another key player launched operations in Colombo, adding one more link to the backward integration …

Catching The Bus

Sri Lankas mass transport system driven by private and public busses and vans are a public menace killing around 500 people on average every year.rnrnThe …

Disclosure Regulation

A former securities regulator is calling on authorities to mount a public education campaign to increase awareness about pyramid schemes.Central Bank has …

Line Master

Delays in appointing a Commission to the telecom watchdog is holding up Suntels next phase of network expansion. Costs per line are estimated to tumble down to …

Customs Fraud

The Customs Department investigators are probing whether Gold Quest customers defrauded the state of revenue, by undervalueing imported Gold coins to the …

Gaol Quest

Customers of Gold Quest, who were hoping to gain total financial freedom within three years by joining the firms controversial lquote binary compensation plan, …

Curious Courier

DHL said they would upgrade supply chain management in the Asia Pacific region to better service the garment trade.Guaranteed quotas for garment exports are …

Dollar Challenge

Sri Lanka has been asked to submit its proposal promoting economic growth to draw down funds from the Millennium Challenge Corp.s (MCC) billion-dollar …

Up on a Hill

Hunas Falls is dressing up its hill country hotel, to get a booking in the Small Luxury Hotels of the world catalogue. The Jetwing managed hotel is spending …

Globe Trotting

The prospect of joining U.N. peacekeepingrnmissions has prompted more people to join Sri Lankas army, which has beenrnsuffering from a troop shortage, military …