Mobitel & ‘CareerMe’ takes on career guidance for students, teachers and parents
Reiterating its pledge in leading Sri Lanka towards an info com and knowledge rich society, Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s National Mobile Service provider, has …
Daraz partners with department of Samurdhi development to uplift rural entrepreneurs
Daraz Sri Lanka partners with the Department of Samurdhi Development to enhance the economic engagement and success of small-scale entrepreneurs in rural Sri …
Fitch Affirms SriLankan Airlines’ Government Guaranteed Bonds at ‘B’
Jan 16, 2020 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has affirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited's (SLA) USD175 million government guaranteed 7 percent unsecured bonds due 25 June …
S&P revises Sri Lanka’s outlook to negative; ratings affirmed at ’B/B’
Jan 16, 2020 (LBO) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said it revised its outlook on Sri Lanka’s credit rating to negative from stable, citing …
China reaffirms steadfast support to Sri Lanka
Jan 16, 2020 (LBO) - The Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena recently and …
World Bank forecasts Sri Lanka’s growth at 3.3-pct in 2020
Jan 14, 2020 (LBO) - The World Bank has forecast Sri Lanka’s economic growth for 2020 at 3.3 percent, the bank said in a statement. online pharmacy buy …
Opinion: Real estate trends 2020, What you need to know to make it big
Lanka Property Web As you are packing up those store-bought Christmas decorations that have been adorning your home throughout the holidays and restoring the …
Sri Lanka unemployment up to 5.1-pct in Q3 2019
Jan 08, 2020 (LBO) - T h e n u m b e r o f unemployed persons is estimated as 437,797 or 5.1 percent during the third quarter 2019, latest data show. Overall …
LankaPropertyWeb sets up new Property Centre
Jan 08, 2020 (LBO) - Following over a decade of successful operation of helping people find, sell and rent property in Sri Lanka, LankaPropertyWeb.com which …
Cinnamon FOT keynote speaker features Sri Lanka on CNN Business Traveller
Jan 08, 2020 (LBO) - CNN's foremost international business correspondent and presenter Richard Quest will feature Sri Lanka in the newest edition of CNN …
Opinion: Tobacco smoking in Sri Lanka, going the last mile
Chathurga Karunanayake and Chamini Thilanka Despite multiple measures by successive governments to bring down tobacco prevalence in Sri Lanka, still more than …
Sri Lanka achieves 1.9Mn revised tourists arrival target for 2019: SLTDA
Jan 07, 2020 (LBO) - Despite 2019 being a tough year for the tourism industry, Sri Lanka has achieved the revised tourists’ arrival target for 2019 which …
SriLankan Airlines crowned ‘Leading International Airline of 2019’
Jan 07, 2020 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines, the largest carrier into the Maldives, won the coveted title of ‘Leading International Airline of 2019’ at the …
Mobitel offers attractive data plans for YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp
Understanding the rapid demand for videos, Mobitel has announced the launch of its latest proposition, offering both Pre-Paid and Post-Paid customers to stream …
Stern actions against discrimination of domestic tourists – SLTDA
Jan 06, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLDA) cautions the licensed establishments which adopt discriminatory practices against local …
‘Manufacturing in 2020: Connecting machines to networks and companies to end-consumers’
Antony Bourne - President- IFS Industries While change is buffeting the industrial manufacturing industry from a number of directions, the most disruptive …
57-pct of Sri Lankans unwilling to pay higher food bill to protect local industry – Advocata Survey
A survey commissioned by the Advocata Institute in April 2019 revealed that 57% of Sri Lankans were unwilling to pay extra for food, even if it meant that the …
Sri Lanka tea exports up in Nov 2019
Jan 02, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tea exports for November 2019 totalled 21.9 M/kgs, showing a marginal gain of 0.6 M/kgs vis-à-vis 21.3 M/kgs of November 2018, …
DIMO launches power panel manufacturing plant at DIMO logistics centre
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO), one of Sri Lanka’s leading diversified companies has successfully launched its own power panel manufacturing plant …
Opinion: Paving way towards safer Sri Lanka for women and girls
(UNFPA) - Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. The costs of violence are extremely high and …