SRI LANKA’S FIRST SMART BUS HALT
The country’s first smart bus halt was opened by national mobile service provider Mobitel in Town Hall, Colombo, as an initial step in the city’s journey to become a smart city.
TABLET COMPUTERS FOR FISHERMEN
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources initiated a programme whereby the government will hand over e-log books, in the form of tablet
SOUTH ASIA’S NEXT COMMERCIAL HUB
Colombo is suited to become South Asia’s commercial hub, according to Liang Thow Ming, Chief Marketing Officer of the US$ 1.4 billion Colombo Port City
TIE-UP WITH SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE
Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently entered into an agreement to explore the possibility of cross listing and trading
PATA ANNUAL SUMMIT 2017
Under the theme 'Disruption. Innovation. Transformation: The Future of Tourism', the PATA SUMMIT 2017 explores 'The Transformation of Marketing'
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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,
