ASIA CAPITAL
LANDMARK LUXURY APARTMENT PROJECT AT UNION PLACE Asia Capital in collaboration with Japanese foreign investor…
CREATE THE NEXT EXPORT POWERHOUSE
With a growing urban work force; and focused implementation on a wide range of recent reforms that are good for growth
FOURTH ANNUAL DEFENCE DIALOGUE
The fourth Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between India and Sri Lanka was held in Colombo on 3 November 2016.
TRADE AGREEMENT
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would become the ultimate free trade champion as she laid the groundwork
THE SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
The World Bank’s latest Sri Lanka Development Update – a half-yearly report on the Sri…
REGIONAL MARKETS
A sharp fall in Tokyo led losses in most major Asian stock markets Friday, as traders fret over next week’s US election
MALAYSIAN TRAVEL AGENTS EXPERIENCE SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized a familiarization tour for eleven key travel
HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS
Sri Lanka’s first fully fledged Animal Hospital, built at a cost of Rs. 17 million, was recently opened at the Giritale Wildlife Veterinary Unit
INCOME GROWTH PROSPECTS
Policy reforms successfully implemented in the areas of fiscal operations, competitiveness and governance could help Sri Lanka
MOBILE RATES TO RISE
All mobile phone bill charges will be increased by 50 percent, with the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT)
WAGE HIKE FOR WORKERS
Minimum wages of Sri Lankan migrant workers in the Middle East will be raised from 2017
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
The concept of sustainability is about more than mere environmental consciousness. While much of sustainability focusses
TRAINING SKILLS
“A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience’s attention; then, he can teach his lesson
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
Sri Lanka’s judicial system is engulfed by gross inefficiencies. It is overwhelmed by the extent of case work it has to handle
PRODUCTIVITY RULES
A common requirement of working men and women is to put in a few extra hours every day. In-between work
THE ECONOMY
Second quarter GDP growth took a turn for the worse this year, declining to 2.6 percent, compared to the
BURNING ISSUES
Taxes and the economy reign supreme among the concerns of corporates
