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Sri Lanka to develop Palali airport: Minister

Palali international airport will be expanded with bigger passenger terminal and duty-free shopping mall

October 23, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka firms exit PwC to join Deloitte

The firms intend to join the Deloitte network, with effect from 28 October 2023

October 10, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka domestic air travel a must for tourism: minister

If Sri Lanka is to attract high-end tourism, domestic air transportation has to be developed, tourism minister says.

October 4, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka railway reservation squatters committing offence: Minister

Squatters along the Kelani Valley railway reservation from Siwali Pura to Kirulapona were re-housed under an ADB fund.

October 3, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka's EPF temporarily suspends some services for "essential maintenance"

EPF is the largest state-held pension fund owned by private sector

Sri Lanka govt sells another 27 luxury vehicles; says to cut expenditure, ensure fiscal discipline

New govt found over 50 luxury vehicles being used by non-permanent staff at President's office under previous govt

Sri Lanka retailers appeal for 50-pct rent cut as most shops closed

Sri Lanka Retailers' Association (SLRA) which represents clothing, consumer durables, footwear, fashion and jewellery as...

May 5, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka businesses call for labor law flexibility, deferred EPF in Coronavirus curfews

Sri Lanka's businesses hit by Coronavirus curfews need flexible labor laws to prevent, deferment in Employees Provident ...

Chanka Jayasinghe
May 2, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka economy after Covid-19 - biz leaders speak out - WATCH VIDEO

Sri Lanka business leaders in consumer, healthcare, construction, exports and telecoms are on a live online forum discus...

May 1, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka biz leaders online at Echelon Decodes: The economy after Covid on May 01 at 1000

Sri Lanka business leaders in consumer, healthcare, construction, exports and telecoms will be at an online forum discus...

April 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka private hospitals to give Coronvirus testing capacity to government

Sri Lanka's private hospitals have agreed to give their laboratory test capacity to the government to conduct Coronavir...

April 29, 2020 3 min read

Post-Covid Sri Lanka e-commerce online forum at 1130h

Sri Lanka's e-Commerce prospects after a Covid-19 crisis will be the focus of an online seminar organizers Asia Securiti...

April 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus health guidelines for supermarkets, restaurants

Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has issued the following guidelines for supermarkets, and restaurants and eateries when Coro...

April 29, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh small biz given Instagram tool to sell online

Small businesses in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have been given a tool on Instagram, a social media platform to ...

April 28, 2020 2 min read

Dialog Axiata gives Rs200mn to expand ICUs in Sri Lanka hospitals

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata said it is giving 200 million rupees to expand intensive care capacity in Sri Lanka's hospital...

April 26, 2020 2 min read

Singer (Sri Lanka) downgraded by a notch over Coronavirus

Singer (Sri Lanka) Plc, a consumer durables retailer has been downgraded to 'BBB+(lka)' from 'A-(lka)' by Fitch Ratings ...

April 18, 2020 8 min read
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Sri Lanka pharmacies asked not to play doctor during Coronavirus curfew

Sri Lanka's pharmacies which are allowed to be open during a nation-wide curfew imposed to combat the spread of Coronavi...

April 12, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Softlogic group cuts salaries 20-30-pct as Coronavirus hits

Sri Lanka's Softlogic has cut salaries of top executives between 20 to 30 percent, as curfews imposed to curb Coronaviru...

April 8, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka business leaders slash their pay 60-pct over Coronavirus

Senior executives of top business groups in Sri Lanka have taken up to 60 per cent salary cuts as Coronavirus kills sale...

April 7, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s UberEats partners Cargills and other business to distribute goods

UberEats Sri Lanka, a food delivery firm said it had partnered with a top retail chain and other businesses to deliver f...

Tania Madies
March 31, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM asks Covid-19 food delivery blocks to be cleared amid permit raj

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked police to remove impediments for food transport amid a Covid-19 c...

March 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's PickMe Food pilots grocery delivery in Colombo with Sathosa

Sri Lanka's PickMe Food has partnered with the state-owned supermarket Sathosa to test deliver grocery packs from Wedne...

March 26, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Prima Ceylon gives 222MT of wheat, poultry for Coronavirus quarantine drive

Sri Lanka's Prima Ceylon, a unit of Singpapore based Prima group has donated over 220 ttonnes of wheat flour, chicken, s...

March 24, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka supermarkets limit basket size, customers respond in Coronavirus fight

Sri Lanka largest supermarket chains have outlined measures maintain social distance to fight a Coronavirus outbreak and...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 23, 2020 2 min read

As Coronavirus curfew lifts Sri Lanka retailers to restrict entry, limit panic buying

Sri Lankan supermarket chains will limit the number of customers entering stores in a move to control the spread of Coro...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 22, 2020 3 min read

Colombo Fashion Week in eco-friendly drive, riding Sri Lanka's status as production hub

Sri Lanka has an opportunity to combine both design and manufacture of apparel to serve customers with eco-friendly prod...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 9, 2020 3 min read