Opinion: Cigarette smuggling in Sri Lanka, Hype vs. Reality
By Harini Weerasekera In the run up to elections, Sri Lanka is once again witnessing various news activities highlighting how the government is losing revenue …
By Harini Weerasekera In the run up to elections, Sri Lanka is once again witnessing various news activities highlighting how the government is losing revenue …
Oct 17, 2019 (LBO) - The Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade hosted the 9th European Union - Sri Lanka investor dialogue, an instrument …
Oct 16, 2019 (LBO) - LankaClear (Pvt) Limited, the operator of LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National payment network, together with JCB International Co., Ltd. , …
Oct 16, 2019 (LBO) - The first meeting of the mangrove ecosystems and livelihood action group (MELAG) under the Commonwealth blue charter, was held recently in …
Oct 15, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has called for an integrated and balanced approach in the prevention of drug use and abuse, noting that tackling this issue …
Reading calls for exciting times, especially when you know that the World’s Biggest Book Sale is back to Colombo, Sri Lanka for the third consecutive year …
Oct 15, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should prepare implementable and consistent electricity generation plans incorporating PESTAL factors, global trends and policy …
Oct 14, 2019 (LBO) - Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has assured the UN high representative on disarmament Izumi Nakamitsu of Sri Lanka’s practical …
Sidath Kodikara President of Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) and Murali Prakash, Vice president of SLRA attended the 19th Asia-Pacific Retailers …
Oct 11, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Monetary Board has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) …
The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka announced the ‘Meet the Candidate’ series, at which the main Presidential Candidates will be hosted at a …
Oct 10, 2019 (LBO) - The European Union (EU) is providing 40 million euros to Sri Lanka to co-finance the "Strengthening Transformation, Reconciliation and …
Oct 09, 2019 (LBO) - T h e n u m b e r o f unemployed persons in Sri Lanka is estimated as 420,231 or 4.9 percent during the second quarter 2019, a new report …
Oct 09, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in the need of consistent and solid policies in order to attract investors and planned infrastructure framework which should …
Oct 08, 2019 (LBO) - John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) was ranked as the most respected entity in Sri Lanka, for a record 14th year by LMD magazine. In terms of …
Oct 08, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should have a dialogue among all the stakeholders as to how to move forward and create an efficient energy sector that ensures …
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - The lending rate cap recently imposed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on rupee-denominated loans extended by Sri Lankan banks may …
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - The total number of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka during September 2019 was 108,575, down from 149,087 visitors or 27.2 percent from the …
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - The informal meeting of the council of ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in New York last …
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $20.7 billion Mahindra Group, emphasized the importance of Srilanka as a key strategic growth market in the …