Sri Lanka unemployment up to 4.6-pct in Q4 2018
May 21, 2019 (LBO) - The number of unemployed persons is estimated as 389,406 during the fourth quarter 2018 or 4.6 percent, up from 4.0 percent a year ago, …
Dipped Products posts healthy growth: Group pre-tax profit up 32-pct in 2018/9
May 17, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products Group pre-tax profit was up 32 percent to 1,643 million rupees in 2018/9, the company said. The Group achieved …
Haycarb 2018/9 turnover Rs.20.9Bn: Raw material cost impacts negatively
May 16, 2019 (LBO) - Haycarb PLC reported revenue of 20.9 billion rupees, profit before tax of 1.35 billion rupees and profit after tax of 1.08 billion rupees …
Sri Lanka’s National tea sales average down in April 2019
May 09, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s tea sales for the month of April 2019 showed a decrease when compared with the same period last year, a new report …
Rs.1.36Bn takeover of People’s Merchant Finance by Sterling Capital
May 09, 2019 (LBO) - Sterling Capital Investments has completed a 1.36 billion rupee takeover of People’s Merchant Finance (PMF), a statement said. online …
Govt announces debt relief for tourism sector
May 08, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government and cabinet yesterday gave a heads up for a ‘relief package’ to strengthen the tourism industry affected by the …
Sri Lanka to invest Rs.450Mn in Tourism PR campaign after attacks
May 08, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Tourism is due to launch a two-month public relations campaign in a bid to counter the negative impact from the Easter Sunday …
Sri Lanka allows duty free import of security equipment
May 08, 2019 (LBO) - State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne announced the Government has decided to waive of duty on the import of of latest security …
Update: Foreign national casualties at Apr 21st attacks in Sri Lanka
May 07, 2019 (LBO) - The death toll of foreign nationals killed in the Easter Sunday attacks as of Monday, 06 May 2019 1900 hours has been confirmed as 44, the …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals decline 7.5- pct in Apr 2019 : Q1 up 2.2-pct
May 07, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals declined 7.5 percent during April 2019, latest data from the Tourisum Ministry show. However, a growth of 2.2 …
EFL 3PL looks towards Bots and RPA to stay ahead of logistics game
May 06, 2019 (LBO) - Expolanka Freight (Pvt) Ltd. (EFL), a logistics service provider announced that it has implemented its first wave of transformative …
5G not powerful, it’s ordinary technology, US politicians exaggerated its role: Huawei
May 06, 2019 (LBO) - Huawei Technologies Co. founder Ren Zhengfei recently pointed out that 5G is not that powerful and is just an ordinary technology, whilst …
LAUGFS officially inaugurates operations of S Asia’s largest LPG transshipment terminal
May 02, 2019 (LBO) - LAUGFS Terminals Ltd officially inaugurated operations of its LPG transshipment terminal at the Hambantota international Port. It is the …
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New Chief Justice, Act Attorney General, Auditor General and Act IGP appointed
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena appointed, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya as new Chief Justice. buy tadacip online …
Sri Lanka bans all forms of face covers following terror attacks
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena, under Emergency Regulations, has taken steps to ban from April 29th, 2019, all forms of face covers that …
Sri Lanka vehicle registrations rebound in March 2019
Apr. 29, 2019 (LBO) - Vehicle registrations rebounded on most categories in March recording a total of 35,150 units up from 29,837 units the previous month …
Dialog will double every donation up to Rs.100Mn to help victims of 21st Apr tragedy
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - ‘Dialog Foundation’, a charitable trust under the aegis of Dialog Axiata PLC, invites all Sri Lankans to help victims of the tragic …
Fitch says borrowing risks raised due to attacks
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings issuing a statement said that the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks will undermine tourism earnings and pose …
Sri Lanka death toll over 200 in Easter Sunday attacks
Apr 21, 2019 (LBO) - The death toll in Sri Lanka's terror attacks has risen to at least 207, with over 450 people injured, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera …