Joint Decision
The Joint Business Forum(JBiz) sat on a second round of pow-wows , this time attended by religious and NGO groups, on a course of action to end the prevailing …
Industry
Tour de Farce
Even before the dust settles on 2003, the tourism industry is gearing up to break last years arrivals record this year.Sri Lanka Tourist Board officials say …
Funding Skills
Legislation to set up a Human Resource Endowment Fund is in the works, offering needy students stipends on a voucher scheme, for vocational training.rnThe US$ …
Wired Jackpot
Starting March, the National Lotteries Board will retail Sri Lankas first online lottery ldblquote Rapido dblquote through over 150 agents in the Western …
Calling Colombo
HSBC Group is pumping US$ 30 mn to set up its seventh group service centre in Sri Lanka, which will generate employment and put the country on the map as a …
Lack of Trust
The securities watchdog on Thursday said it was talking to the Unit Trust industry to generate new ideas on how to grow the sector. Initial recommendations …
Shop Talk
The cream of Sri Lankas business community on Thursday, failed to come up with a pressure plan to get the warring political parties to see …
Washing Up
Sri Lankas two giant industrial zones, Moratuwa--Ratmalana and Ja-Elaemdash Ekela, are in urgent need of a clean up endash in Ratmalana the ground water …
Meeting Of Minds
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon and the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU) recently entered into a Collective Agreement pertaining to salaries and other …
Welikada Exchange
The Welikada prison and its 7,000 inmates will relocate elsewhere to make room for Sri Lanka Telecoms expansion plans into the business of call centre …
Dont Blame Me
Free incoming calls for cellular phones have been shelved indefinitely due to the ongoing political spat, a top government minister said …
Racing Tips
Sri Lanka Telecom is asking the government to sell the balance 49.5 percent it owns in the firm in small parcels through an international listing.Last October, …
Cyber Cabbage
The Govi Gnana System (GGS), a pilot project under the e-Sri Lanka initiative will go live at the end of the week at the Meegoda and Dambulla economic centres, …
Easing Leasing
The Treasury has assured the leasing industry to review a proposal in the budget to tax lease assets at market value at the end of the leasing period.Under …
Early Bonus
Minimum take home pay for workers has been raised to Rs. 3,000 to keep in line with the government sector salary increment. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler …
Paid to Leave
Laid off workers will not only be paid for past and future service foregone, by employers but will also get a government dole to go home.The government …
Spilitting Hairs
Sri Lanka Telecoms much talked of marriage with Lanka Bell is getting delayed, as the Treasury has not given its blessings.SLT Chairman, Thilanga Sumathipala …
Closing Shop
State lending arm, the Private Sector Infrastructure Development Company (PSIDC), is to be wound up after funding just two projects in its five-year term.PSIDC …
Long Haul
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is forecasting a surge in international call revenue, as an old microwave link with South India was re-established on Monday. The link …
Good Marks
Senkadagala Finance Company Ltd got its long-term unsecured senior debt upgraded to SL BBB+ by Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd.SL BBB+ rating denotes that there is …