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Sri Lanka's tuk tuk drivers to be registered, issued QR code

A database containing details of tuk tuk (three-wheeler) drivers will be introduced and drivers will be issued a QR code

January 17, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s DMT to end backlog in issuing 865,000 licenses for temporary holders by Oct 2024

Sri Lanka suspended printing laminated driving licenses after severe dollar shortages amid economic crisis

January 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to have pricing formula for water: Minister

Water price formula will be prepared by National Water Supply Board and the Asian Development Bank

January 15, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's state bus services to go QR in two months to save billions in losses

"You know the problems that crop up when you try to do something new with the SLTB," he said.

January 11, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka cricket seeks agents for global merchandising program

The agents will manage the Sri Lanka Cricket Merchandising Licensing Program from 2026 to 2032

Sri Lanka's COYLE to get Japanese HR know-how from JETRO

MoU outlines a joint framework for knowledge exchange, benchmarking, and shared learning

Most Sri Lanka workers without formal protection amid Covid-19 shock: IPS study

About 75 percent of Sri Lanka's workforce or 1.5 million employees are facing a high risk of falling in to poverty, with...

November 28, 2020 8 min read

Harin urges President to move fast on a digital future

Opposition MP Harin Fernando is saying that if Sri Lanka is to go forward as a digital country, first, there is a need f...

Imesh Ranasinghe
November 23, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to open Rs6.9bn Peliyagoda Manning vegetable market

Sri Lanka is opening a new 6.9 billion rupee vegetable wholesale market in Peliyagoda, in the periphery of the capital C...

November 19, 2020 1 min read
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Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes Sri Lanka's budget, calls for consultations

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a budget for 2021 present by Prime Minister and its tax stability an...

November 18, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka EDB, BOI firms, essential offices to run in new Coronavirus isolated Colombo areas

Factories linked to the Board of Investment, Export Development Board, courts, essential government and private companie...

November 15, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka hikes bus fares by 20-pct as Covid-19 alert limits passenger carriage

Sri Lanka has raised bus fares 20 percent as passenger carriage was limited to the number of seats as required by health...

November 11, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka civil defence force to help run Covid-19 hit Manning market

Sri Lanka's civil defence force cadres will help run a Coronavirus hit wholesale vegetable market in the capital Colombo...

November 11, 2020 2 min read

Keells Supermarket in Union Place closed over Covid-19 as Sri Lanka total tops 13,000

A Keells Supermarket in Union Place had been closed after two workers tested positive for Coronavirus on November 07, fo...

November 7, 2020 1 min read

Restarting economies – Bankers and Telcos must rethink strategies to help Ecommerce

The COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated lifestyle changes for most globally, and in this new normal, more and more folk ha...

Kshama Ranawana
November 6, 2020 8 min read

Sri Lanka Coroanvirus guidelines for businesses in non-curfew areas

Sri Lanka has released a series of Coronavirus protection guidelines for businesses operating in non-curfew areas.

November 3, 2020 1 min read
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Government to regulate PCR testing by the private sector – Ministry of Health

Sri Lanka is to regulate Covid 19 testing being carried out by the private sector the, country’s Ministry of Health an...

November 2, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka female workers more productive, stressed during Covid-19 work-from-home : IFC

About 75 percent of female respondents had said they were equally or more productive during Coronavirus work-from-home a...

October 29, 2020 1 min read

All buses and trains to and from Western Province suspended

All train and bus services within the Western Province, as well as connections to the rest of the country, will be suspe...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 29, 2020 2 min read

Coronavirus halts postal services in Sri Lanka's Western province, Galle, Bati, Kuliyapitiya offices

Sri Lanka Post said it is halting letter deliveries to the Western province and post offices in Galle, Batticaloa and Ku...

October 25, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Hemas Hospital says 8 staff isolated after Coronavirus patient

Sri Lanka's Hemas Hospital said eight staff at its branch in Thalwatugoda was isolated and health rules are being follow...

October 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka firms asked to update staff records over Coronavirus crisis as new Covid-19 cluster climbs...

Sri Lanka's companies should update the employment records of staff with the current addresses and telephone numbers so ...

October 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's BOI firms asked to test 5-pct of workforce a week, legislator questions costs

Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has asked export firms to conduct PCR tests on 5 percent of the workforce from four priv...

October 8, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka job seekers should be adaptable, have self-initiative in post-Covid world: CIMA forum

Young people and private sector workers who wanted to succeed in the post-Coronavirus environment should be adaptable an...

Chanka Jayasinghe
September 19, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka PMI: manufacturing, services up August 2020 with Covid-19 control

A Purchasing Mangers' Index for July 2020 showed Sri Lanka's manufacturing and services continuing a recovery seen in Ju...

September 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka mall teams up with fashion and finance to revive retail sector

Sri Lanka's Colombo Fashion Week in collaboration with One Galle Face, HSBC and high-end retail brands are launching a t...

Tania Madies
September 10, 2020 3 min read