Day: October 3, 2016
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Oct- 2016 -3 October
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets rallied Monday, with financials up on easing fears about the future of German giant Deutsche Bank, after a source said it was nearing a deal to slash a multi-billion-dollar US fine
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3 OctoberPARTNER NEWS
ARPICO
The CMO Asia Awards – held for the seventh consecutive year, at Pan Pacific Singapore
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3 OctoberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
WIND POWER AFFECTS BIRDS
Although wind power is an ideal alternative energy option for Sri Lanka, the location of a proposed wind farm is said to negatively impact the migrant bird population arriving in the island
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3 OctoberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
TAXES ON CIGARETTES HIKED
The Cabinet recently decided to impose a 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on cigarettes, increase the current production tax to Rs. 5, and increase the cess on beedi leaf imports from Rs. 2,000 to…
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3 OctoberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
SHORTFALL IN TEA PRODUCTION
With Sri Lankan tea production in August falling by 13 percent compared to last year, from 3.4 million kilogrammes (kg) to 23 million kg, the country is predicted to head for a significant shortfall in…
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3 OctoberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
COMPUTER LITERACY RISES
Computer literacy in Sri Lanka has increased from 16.1 percent in 2006/07 to 27.1 percent in 2015, according to a national survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics
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