NEWS WEEK

STRATEGIC DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED

The European Commission (EC) listed Sri Lanka among 23 countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counterterrorist

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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW STATE MEDIA

A seven member committee has been appointed by Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera to review and propose

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TEA PRODUCTION DECLINES IN 2018

Tea production reduced by one percent from 307 million kgs in 2017 to 303 million kgs at the end of last year, according to data released

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SRI LANKA AND IRAN TO BOOST TIES

Economic relations are expected to strengthen between Iran’s Yazd Province and Sri Lanka, according to statements made at a recent

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CHINA BELT AND ROAD IMPLICATIONS

Panellists discussed the implications of the China-Sri Lanka Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a forum organised by the Chartered Institute

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PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Provincial council elections would be held before the presidential election, which is due by end 2019, according to President Maithripala

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EXPORTS TO OFFER REVENUE BOOST

The government is now focussed on promoting an export production economy to generate more revenue from foreign sources – this

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TOURISM SET TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS

Newly appointed chief of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB)

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CHINA AND SINGAPORE INVESTMENT

Singaporean and Chinese financiers plan to invest US$ 1.1 billion to set up a steel plant and cement plant in Sri Lanka. A Singaporean

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PRISON PARDONS ON NATIONAL DAY

Sri Lanka’s 71st Independence Day celebrations witnessed the release of over 500 prisoners from across the country under a presidential

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