NEWS WEEK

SLO News Week

Nov- 2016 -

15 November

LOWER DUTY FOR ELECTRIC CARDS

Budget 2017 has proposed a reduction in excise duty on electric cars as well as the provision of an interest rate
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1 November

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
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1 November

INCOME GROWTH PROSPECTS

Policy reforms successfully implemented in the areas of fiscal operations, competitiveness and governance could help Sri Lanka
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1 November

MOBILE RATES TO RISE

All mobile phone bill charges will be increased by 50 percent, with the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT)
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1 November

WAGE HIKE FOR WORKERS

Minimum wages of Sri Lankan migrant workers in the Middle East will be raised from 2017
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Oct- 2016 -

25 October

JUMBO DAMAGE

While petitions have been signed against the use of elephants at cultural and religious events, there seems to be
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25 October

MORE POWER PLANTS

The Government recently announced the construction of nine power plants, including three hydropower
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25 October

WOMEN LIVING LONGER

Sri Lankan women live 6.6 years longer than their male counterparts, the Department of Census and Statistics
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25 October

TELCO GROWTH POTENTIAL

The higher use of data services in Sri Lanka will support telecommunications companies such as Dialog Axiata and Sri Lanka
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17 October

PROJECT LOON TO KICK OFF

Project Loon will get off the ground in November, according to the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka, with the arrival
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