Water Test
A forward market interface for the agro sector is part of an initial set of ten pilot projects, picked to kick off the e-Sri Lanka initiative. The pilot …
Industry
Indian Ringtone
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) signed up with Indias teleco operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to route its international call traffic through Sri …
Paradise Calling
Cathay Pacific could add a fifth flight to Sri Lanka, with cargo and passenger numbers picking up. Airline officials here to celebrate 10 years of operations …
Banyan Shoot
Banyan Tree on Friday picked up its third Sri Lankan leisure venture, taking up a majority holding in John Keells Holdings Beruwala Walk Inn, the parent …
Dusting Cobwebs
Kicking of January 2004, state sector employment policies will be rewritten to drill in productivity and efficiency. The US$ 3 million World Bank funded Public …
Cash Injection
Ceylon Hospitals Ltd., the owning company of Durdans Hospitals, got stock exchange approval Thursday to raise Rs. 240 mn through an initial public offering. …
Mapping BIA
A top taskforce is in talks with consultancy firms from the US, UK and Malaysia, to draw up bid documents, offering a private stake in the countrys …
Capital Call
Pan Asia Banks shareholders have come through and injected Rs. 100 mn into the bank to top up its capital.The bank called up the balance two rupees due from …
Mobile Edge
Mobitel unveiled its ambitious plans and its new logo that will battle the elements to capture over one million customers before 2005. Mobitel Chairman …
Rising COL
The Colombo District Consumer Price Index (CDCPI) for September shrunk 0.4 per cent to 138.9 over August despite the increase in gas, kerosene and cigarette …
Hilton – For Sale
The Treasury on Wednesday confirmed it would sell its 64% stake in Hilton Colombo. The holding company of Hilton Colombo, Hotel Developers (Lanka) Limiteds …
Shadow Boxing
According to the draft new law, the authority will have wide ranging powers to audit, investigate and inspect tax files.rnrnThe proposed Sri Lanka Revenue …
Canal Tours
The immediate land surrounding Colombos canal ways could get a facelift along with a proposed transport project. A team sponsored by Canadian authorities …
Product Dev
SAP, a leading business software solutions provider is stepping up its presence locally to face, what company officials say is an upcoming leap in demand for …
Spot Hopping
For many like Peter Berkley, a lquote visiting consultant on assignment to Sri Lanka, access to the internet meant hooking up his laptop with a phone chord to …
Knock Knock
The Ceylon Hotels Corp. (CHC) is knocking on the Treasurys door for a Rs. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy flagyl online …
Safety First
This year 78 companies are taking part in the National Safety Awards. Not all of them win awards. But organizers say by merely taking part these companies …
Bateys Magic
Batey, a top regional public relations company, is to take over the state tourism promotion agency early next year. The company singled out by the Prime …
Black Mark.
Naming these institutions is part of the banks efforts to warn depositors not to part with their funds in un-regulated institutions.rnrnEarlier in 2003 the …
Road Works
The Road Development Authority has commissioned a Korean Company to carry out a feasibility study to rehabilitate the Puttalam-Trincomalee (A12) Road.The study …