TOURISM TARGETS CHINESE VISITORS
Sri Lanka Tourism has partnered with Chinese tour operator Yingke Travel and Sri Lankan tour operator Green Leaves Leisure to promote Sri Lanka as a destination for Chinese travellers
GOVERNMENT DEBT DECLINED: CBSL
The 2017 annual report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reveals that the central government’s debt as a percentage of GDP declined to 77.6 percent by the end of 2017 from 78.8 percent in the previous year
CONCERN OVER RUBBER PRODUCTION
Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake stated that the rubber industry provided benefits to society in the form of economic and social development created by value chain activities, as well as countless products
ADB ANNUAL LOANS SET TO INCREASE
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual lending to Sri Lanka is expected to increase to 800 million dollars this year as a result of growth in capital for the organisation, according to ADB Director
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THE RED DRAGON RISES IN THE EAST
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SLT
Themed under “Communicating our values to the next generation”, the telecommunication provider of the nation, Sri Lanka Telecom has taken steps to enlightened the
IFC INVESTS IN MELWA HOTELS
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $27 million in Melwa Hotels and Resorts Private Limited towards the development
PARLIAMENTARIAN PLATFORM FOR CHILDREN
UNICEF is hosting parliamentarians from the entire South Asia region in an effort to increase investment in children and young adults
MOBITEL
The eagerly awaited Mobitel Cash Bonanza took off with great gusto in Bandarawela recently. The National Mobile Service Provider pulled out all the stops to
NONPROLIFERATION ENCOURAGED
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador A. L. A. Azeez highlighted the importance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as it calls for a balanced and nondiscriminatory approach to building international peace and security through nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
SRI LANKA-VIETNAM COOPERATION
Vietnam and Sri Lanka reached an agreement to promote cooperation between the two countries particularly among lawmaking bodies to share information and experience in parliamentary activities, lawmaking and supervision
SOUTH ASIA TARGETS SANITATION
At the conclusion of the 7th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), the heads of delegations from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka declared their commitment to improving sanitation in the region
INFLATION DECLINES IN APRIL: DCS
The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) reported that inflation in Sri Lanka – as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (CCPI) – declined to 3.8 percent in April from 4.2 in the previous month
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Breitling is pleased to announce the gifted actors who are the members of the first Breitling squads. This imag- inative idea involves creating three-person
