LIGHT TRAINS FOR KADUWELA-PETTAH
A light railway service will be implemented from Kaduwela to Pettah to address the heavy traffic along the Kaduwela-Parliament main road, says Minister of Megapolis
TARGET FOR INCOME SURPLUS BY 2020
Speaking at an event to provide compensation to flood affected tea smallholders of the Galle District, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted that Sri Lanka will enjoy
SRI LANKA HONOURED AT UNWTO
Sri Lanka’s rise as a global tourism destination was recognized at the 22nd Annual General Assembly of the United Nations World
CROWN MISS INTERCONTINENTAL SRI LANKA 2017
How can you miss the event of the year, when Sri Lanka’s power woman will be crowned?
KAEMA SUTRA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo today announced their partnership with the city’s most popular Sri Lankan cuisine restaurant,
TOURIST ARRIVALS
International tourist numbers grew 6.4 percent in the first half of 2017, the strongest half year figures in seven years, with Mediterranean destinations
REINFORCED COOPERATION ON COUNTER-PEOPLE SMUGGLING
Australia and Sri Lanka have today dealt a blow to people smugglers operating in the region through
LOTUS TOWER TO BE COMPLETED IN 2018
The ongoing constructions of the Lotus Tower project are expected to be completed by March 2018.
VIEWS ON CONSENSUAL GOVERNMENT
President Maithripala Sirisena stated that the journey of the consensual government over the past two and a half years represents a clear victory for people.
‘VISION 2025’ POLICY PLAN LAUNCHED
The policy development plan of the current yahapalanaya unity government for the next eight years, Vision 2025 – A Country Enriched, was unveiled recently
NOTICE ON FAKE AIRLINE PROMOTION
SriLankan Airlines has notified the general public about a fake airline survey that is currently being circulated on the internet and social media including messenger apps
IFC INVESTS $10 MILLION IN POWER2SME
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $10 million as equity in Power2SME, an ecommerce platform that
THE SECULAR STATE
Should Sri Lanka have an Act of Supremacy that improves on England’s Act of Supremacy and name the president as leader
BREXIT HURDLES
On 29 March, British Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, signalling the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union
LUXURY PRODUCTS
The market continues to be strong for popular brands although consistent economic policy devoid of ad hoc changes in duties and taxation is imperative to
CONNECTED LIFE
Sipping cocktails while lolling between lazy palms in Mallorca or barging slowly past picturesque villages on a spring day in
THE EXCHANGE RATE
The Sri Lankan Rupee has weakened this year, continuing the trend since it was floated against the US Dollar in September 2015. According to the Central Bank
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
Dim prospects on the economic front put corporates on the back foot
