Month: October 2016
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Oct- 2016 -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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2 OctoberPARTNER NEWS
JKOA
JKOA, in association with TOSHIBA TEC, introduces the addition of five new e-STUDIO™ series
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1 October
WORLD INTERNET CONFERENCE
Internet is most probably one of the greatest achievement of human civilization and has become the driving force for economic and social development creating enormous benefits to mankind
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1 October
PROFILES
DIALOG AIRTEL HUTCH SAMPATH BANK WOW.LK MALIBAN UNILEVER ARPICO SUPERCENTRE ATLAS VEET MYDEAL.LK
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1 OctoberMANAGEMENT DIGEST
BUILDING CAPACITY
A successful training programme can prove to be transformational for participants, whether it’s
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1 OctoberBUSINESS AFFAIRS
THE TAX REGIME
In less than half a century, Value Added Tax (VAT) has become one of the most dominant instruments
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1 OctoberEDITORIALS
STATE OF THE NATION
There isn’t a business-minded person who isn’t ruing the way politics is playing out
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