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SRI LANKA’S FIRST SMART BUS HALT
The country’s first smart bus halt was opened by national mobile service provider Mobitel in Town Hall, Colombo, as an initial step in the city’s journey to become a smart…
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TABLET COMPUTERS FOR FISHERMEN
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources initiated a programme whereby the government will hand over e-log books, in the form of tablet
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SOUTH ASIA’S NEXT COMMERCIAL HUB
Colombo is suited to become South Asia’s commercial hub, according to Liang Thow Ming, Chief Marketing Officer of the US$ 1.4 billion Colombo Port City
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TIE-UP WITH SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE
Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently entered into an agreement to explore the possibility of cross listing and trading
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COLOMBO: EXPENSIVE CITY IN REGION
Colombo is the second-most expensive city in South Asia following Dhaka and the 108th-most expensive in the world, according to Economist Intelligence Unit data.
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LAUNCH OF TOURISM VISION FOR 2025
The much-awaited Tourism Vision 2017-2025 was recently submitted by the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs to the
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CANADIAN EXPATS EXTEND SUPPORT
Several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were recently signed between Sri Lankan businesspeople and Canadian expatriates to encourage investments in Sri Lanka
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GRANTING OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP
Dual citizenship was granted to 1,750 expatriates at a recent ceremony hosted by the Sri Lankan immigration authorities. While 23,000 expatriates had applied for dual
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FOCUS ON PROTECTING SEA MAMMALS
Illegal fishing practices along the coasts of Puttalam and Kalpitiya have threatened the existence dugongs who inhabit the seagrass habitats around
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NEW SUBJECTS FOR A-LEVELS
The Ministry of Education is reportedly looking to introduce 26 new professional education subjects to the A-Level academic streams, in the light of improvements
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