TALKING POINT
Citizens point to the crucial elements of the 2017 national budget
AIRASIA X LANDED AT MAURITIUS
AirAsia X’s highly anticipated flight to Mauritius has finally taken off and landed
FAIRWAY HOLDINGS
Fairway Holdings celebrated the grand opening of its brand-new city hotel
EMIRATES
Emirates has revamped its corporate loyalty programme, Emirates Business
S. ASIA CONSOLIDATES TOP GROWTH SPOT
South Asia has defied a sluggish world economy and solidified its lead as the fastest growing
CEYLINCO LIFE
A small group of senior executives of Ceylinco Life demonstrated how disproportionately
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets rallied Monday, with financials up on easing fears about the future of German giant Deutsche Bank, after a source said it was nearing a deal to slash a multi-billion-dollar US fine
ARPICO
The CMO Asia Awards – held for the seventh consecutive year, at Pan Pacific Singapore
WIND POWER AFFECTS BIRDS
Although wind power is an ideal alternative energy option for Sri Lanka, the location of a proposed wind farm is said to negatively impact the migrant bird population arriving in the island
TAXES ON CIGARETTES HIKED
The Cabinet recently decided to impose a 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on cigarettes, increase the current production tax to Rs. 5, and increase the cess on beedi leaf imports from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 3,000, to curb smoking in the country
SHORTFALL IN TEA PRODUCTION
With Sri Lankan tea production in August falling by 13 percent compared to last year, from 3.4 million kilogrammes (kg) to 23 million kg, the country is predicted to head for a significant shortfall in tea production by the end of the year
COMPUTER LITERACY RISES
Computer literacy in Sri Lanka has increased from 16.1 percent in 2006/07 to 27.1 percent in 2015, according to a national survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics
JKOA
JKOA, in association with TOSHIBA TEC, introduces the addition of five new e-STUDIO™ series
WORLD INTERNET CONFERENCE
Internet is most probably one of the greatest achievement of human civilization and has become the driving force for economic and social development creating enormous benefits to mankind
PROFILES
DIALOG AIRTEL HUTCH SAMPATH BANK MALIBAN UNILEVER ARPICO SUPERCENTRE ATLAS VEET
BUILDING CAPACITY
A successful training programme can prove to be transformational for participants, whether it’s
THE TAX REGIME
In less than half a century, Value Added Tax (VAT) has become one of the most dominant instruments
