NOT AFRAID OF CHALLENGES: PRESIDENT
Speaking at a ceremony in Polonnaruwa, President Maithripala Sirisena asserted that the current government will move forward without any fear of challenges and criticisms for the betterment of the people of the country.
‘ARUNTA’ AT THE PORT OF COLOMBO
An Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy – HMAS Arunta – arrived at the Port of Colombo on 10 July on a goodwill visit
CENTRAL BANK TREASURY BILL ISSUE
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced an auction for the issuance of Rs. 29,500 million in Treasury bills with the submission of bids closing at 11 a.m. on 12 July
SECOND EU-SRI LANKA DIALOGUE
A dialogue between the European Union Embassy and embassies of representative countries of the Union was conducted for the second time, under the patronage of the Ministry of Development Strategies
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note Friday following a selloff on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices fuelling losses across the energy sector.
9TH AGM OF THE INDO-LANKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
It is a pleasure to be here, at the 9th Annual General Meeting of the Indo-Lanka Chamber
FIRST MARKET-APPROVED GREEN BOND ISSUED
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has invested INR 6.67 billion ($103 million) in L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.
SOUTH KOREA JOINS DHL’S ASIA-EUROPE MULTIMODAL NETWORK
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight
LAUNCH OF THE ROADMAP TO IMPROVE THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN SRI LANKA
Ms. Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough,
SPIDERMAN HOMECOMING AT LIBERTY BY SCOPE CINEMAS
It’s pretty much confirmed: Marvel Studios webbed another hit with Spider-Man: Homecomings.
NATIONAL PLAN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
The National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Climate Change Impacts – 2016-2025 was drafted in line with the guidelines set forth by the United Nations Framework
EXPORT-FRIENDLY ECONOMIC POLICY
A delegation of representatives from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sri Lanka, accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Kenichi Suganuma, met Minister
BANKS ADOPT BASEL III CAPITAL CRITERIA
Commencing 1 July, licensed banks in Sri Lanka will adopt minimum capital standards based on the Direction issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
ROAD MAP ON INVESTMENT REFORMS
The launch of the ‘Road Map on Investment Climate Reforms in Sri Lanka’ was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees.
INDIA ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING KILINOCHCHI CAMPUS
In a ceremony held on June 30, 2017, the faculty of Agriculture and faculty of Engineering of
INDIAN COMPANY DONATES HEAVY DUTY DEWATERING PUMPS
Kirloskar Brothers Limited, one of the pioneering water pumps manufacturing company of
VIRAL EPIDEMIC
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year,