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Sri Lanka bus fares to remain unchanged

"According to the calculation there should be an increase of 6.42 percent in bus fares."

June 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka passport application online, fingerprints at 51 regional offices

The passports will be delivered to the applicant’s addresses upon completion within three days.

June 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka consumer goods face challenges, driven by essentials: retailer

Falling prices

May 22, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka state agency to develop Singapore designed Western province plan

Officials also discussed the release of land and land acquisition for the implementation of development works.

May 15, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 15-pct to March 16

India, Russia, UK top markets so far this year

Sri Lanka gets new tax and labour chiefs

R P H Fernando appointed Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, H M D N K Wataliyedda as Commissioner General of Labor

Samurdhi partners with Daraz to boost low-income Sri Lanka entreprenuers

Sri Lanka’s Samurdhi Department signed a memorandum of understanding with the e-commerce platform daraz.lk, enabling S...

January 19, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to probe ragging suicides as thousands drop out of university

Sri Lanka as appointed a committee to probe over 2,000 victims of ragging, a type of extreme physical, mental and sexual...

January 19, 2020 2 min read
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Inland Revenue Department in Sri Lanka flashes red light as firms charge wrong VAT

Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department officials said they have found businesses which have been charging Value Added Tax...

January 17, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to control foreign university placement offices after student deaths

Sri Lanka will introduce a regulatory framework for agencies that place students in foreign universities after three un...

January 16, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's transport regulator to expand into restaurants

Sri Lanka's National Transport Commission, which issues route licenses to buses, will set up and regulate network of roa...

January 7, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka universities to be given more freedom to change syllabi

Sri Lanka's universities should be given the freedom to change their curriculum to the needs of the country, as some of ...

January 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka mandates fat, salt, sugar labels in foods

Sri Lanka will mandate the labeling of salt and fat and in foods after a similar rules were imposed on sugar content in ...

Chanka Jayasinghe
January 4, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build 300 university colleges for higher education: Minister

Sri Lanka will set up 300 university colleges where students who cannot enter state universities can join and earn a hig...

December 31, 2019 2 min read
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IFC and Ceylon Biscuits Limited to back women retailers in Sri Lanka

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), said it has inked a partnership with Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) Group to...

December 17, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka monthly manufacturing growth slows, services accelerate in Nov

Sri Lanka's manufacturing growth slowed in November on the apparel industry, while services growth accelerated during th...

December 17, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings postpones Crescat refurbishment on Dec sales

Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) has decided to postpone the decision to refurbish the Crescat shopping mall due t...

December 17, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka to bar foreigners from free state healthcare

Sri Lanka will ban foreign nationals in the country from getting free healthcare from the state hospitals, under a new g...

December 16, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Harpo's to bake pizza across South Asia

Harpo's, the homegrown Sri Lankan pizza and pasta chain, will be expanding into South Asia with a franchise, founder and...

Tania Madies
December 15, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Caroline Jurie crowned Mrs World at pageant in US

Caroline Jurie from Sri Lanka has been crowned Mrs World at a pageant held in Las Vegas USA on December 06, more than t...

December 7, 2019 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Hatch to launch US$3-5mn fund for startups to find early clients

Hatch, a Sri Lankan co-working space, will launch a 3-5 million US dollar fund named MESH to help startups find their ea...

December 6, 2019 2 min read
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Qualified people to head Sri Lanka SOEs, president says

Only qualified and experienced people will be appointed to head Sri Lanka's statutory bodies and State-Owned Enterprises...

November 22, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic to hive off equity to raise funds for retail expansion

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Holdings group plans to hive off equity to raise funds in its retail sector which was restructur...

November 22, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic in Rs762mn Sept quarter loss

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Holdings made a loss of 762 million rupees in the September 2019 quarter compared with profits o...

November 19, 2019 2 min read

Festive demand boosts Sri Lanka factory output, automation hits service jobs

Sri Lanka’s factory production increased in October propelled by food and beverage manufacturing to meet festive deman...

November 14, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Presidential candidates charged premiums for advertising

Sri Lanka's radio, television and newspapers are charging premium rates of 150 to 300 percent of standard prices from ca...

Chanka Jayasinghe
November 13, 2019 2 min read