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Sri Lanka power minister submits parliamentary motion to oust PUCSL chairman

The minister's report was presented in terms of Clause 7 of the Public Utilities Commission Act.

May 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s premier cancer hospital in new crisis

The hospital urgently needs a radioisotope used in PET scans

May 5, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans water tariff hike

After the second electricity tariff hike in February 2023, no changes were made to the water tariff.

May 3, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka expects to tap tourism niche, trade with India ferry service

Entrepreneurs from Sri Lanka and India are encouraged to join this opportunity.

April 21, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka fashion retailer NOLIMIT opens new store

The new retail store is the 25th in its network

Sri Lanka gross profits rise to $106mn in 2024 as Fonterra explores IPO

Sri Lanka operations included exports to Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles,

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
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Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services rebrands as Acuity Knowledge Partners

Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services said it was re-branding as Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”) following the...

November 12, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's draft data protection and privacy laws should not hamper markets, innovation: IPS

Sri Lanka's draft privacy and data protection laws, while important, should not place unnecessary burdens on businesses ...

November 6, 2019 3 min read

IFC to fund training for higher female participation in Sri Lanka's retail supply chains

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group, said it will be funding a 478,149 US dolla...

November 5, 2019 1 min read

UberEats expands Sri Lanka restaurant sales, female job opportunities

Says over three million orders delivered over the past year

Tania Madies
October 16, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to recruit more tax-payer paid doctors

Sri Lanka's tax-payer funded health service is running below the optimal level of doctors required and more will be recr...

September 15, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka gets applications for two casino licenses

Two parties have applied to open income tax files for casinos in Sri Lanka but no licenses can be issued to them, after ...

September 15, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SOS Village youth have high employability

Children who grow up and leave the care of SOS Children's Villages have high employability, with the charity giving them...

September 14, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka students allowed to work in new UK immigration route

UK has launched new visa for students from Sri Lanka and other territories to remain in Britain two years after graduati...

September 13, 2019 1 min read

Enterprise Sri Lanka in Jaffna draw large crowds

An exhibition to promote entrepreneurs has drawn over 300,000 visitors and there was strong interest in loans to mechani...

September 10, 2019 1 min read

Softlogic Life wins top award at Sri Lanka's Effies 2019

Softlogic Life Insurance Plc, has won the gold award for 'brand of the year' at the 2019 Effie Advertising awards in Sr...

September 8, 2019 2 min read