TALKING POINT
The Sri Lankan Rupee has been in existence from as far back as 1872 when the nation was still officially under British rule. But its value has undergone
COLOMBO: EXPENSIVE CITY IN REGION
Colombo is the second-most expensive city in South Asia following Dhaka and the 108th-most expensive in the world, according to Economist Intelligence Unit data.
LAUNCH OF TOURISM VISION FOR 2025
The much-awaited Tourism Vision 2017-2025 was recently submitted by the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs to the
CANADIAN EXPATS EXTEND SUPPORT
Several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were recently signed between Sri Lankan businesspeople and Canadian expatriates to encourage investments in Sri Lanka
GRANTING OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP
Dual citizenship was granted to 1,750 expatriates at a recent ceremony hosted by the Sri Lankan immigration authorities. While 23,000 expatriates had applied for dual
AUSTRALIA TO HELP EMPOWER SRI LANKAN WOMEN
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the Women in Work program,
INDIAN COAST GUARD SHIP VISIT TO SRI LANKA
Indian Coast Guard Ship CGS Shoor is on a visit to Colombo from 04 April to 08 April 2017. The ship’s visit is aimed at furthering
FOCUS ON PROTECTING SEA MAMMALS
Illegal fishing practices along the coasts of Puttalam and Kalpitiya have threatened the existence dugongs who inhabit the seagrass habitats around
NEW SUBJECTS FOR A-LEVELS
The Ministry of Education is reportedly looking to introduce 26 new professional education subjects to the A-Level academic streams, in the light of improvements
COMPUTER LITERACY ON THE RISE
Sri Lanka had an overall computer literacy rate of 27.5 percent by the end of the first half of 2016, according to a national survey conducted by the Department
SRI LANKA TO BE CYCLING DESTINATION
Sri Lanka’s is being promoted as a secure destination for tourists in general and cycling in particular as Lanka Sportreizen (LSR), together
THE DIGEST
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SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS
The phenomenon of ageing has been a dominant feature of Western economies over the past few decades. According to
ECOTOURISM
Given the challenges posed by indications of accelerated global warming, the argument for environmental preservation
CONNECTED WORLD
As crowdsourcing goes mainstream in the marketing world, there’s been a growing debate about its usefulness over traditional methods of problem
INFLATION OVERHAUL
It may not be the most exciting area of economic development but one that is very much needed. The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) updated
