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Sri Lanka seeks new sponsors for school meal program as UNICEF funds run out

The ministry expects to obtain some of the remaining funds by the international organizations to the government

April 20, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka chamber supports 105 paramedic ambulances with Rs525mn

The service called for donors to 'adopt' an ambulance.

April 19, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka expressway revenue surges in New Year holiday

On April 15 and 16, a total generation of 70,558,100 was collected from vehicles that used the expressway.

April 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Asiri group plans Port City hospital

To partner with a international healthcare group for technical support

April 17, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka opens help desk for disabled passengers at Makumbura transit hub

Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center website also launched

Japanese firms in Sri Lanka optimistic on 2025 performance, more than India, Vietnam

About 21.4 percent of firms expected operating profits to remain the same

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

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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
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Sri Lanka’s Odel lobbying for lower import duties, to lure tourists

Sri Lankan retailer Odel is lobbying the government to reduce import duties and help make the island an attractive shopp...

September 6, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to tighten controls on private higher education

Sri Lanka is drawing up laws to tighten controls on private higher education, the state information office said.

September 4, 2019 1 min read
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Sri Lanka newspaper circulation falls for second straight year

Sri Lanka's newspaper circulation has fallen for the second straight year in 2018, with diminishing readership across al...

August 20, 2019 2 min read

Softlogic plans five more supermarkets in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Holdings Plc is planning to expand its new Glomark supermarket chain with five more outlets...

August 17, 2019 1 min read

Sirimal Fernando heads Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association

Sirimal Fernando was re-elected the President of the Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association (SLPMA) at its ...

August 16, 2019 1 min read

Onalie Dissanayaka appointed CIM head for Sri Lanka and Maldives

Onalie Dissanayaka has been appointed as the head of the Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM) in Sri Lanka and the Maldi...

August 15, 2019 1 min read

Over 217,000 Sri Lankans hospitalised since 2016 through 1990 Suwaseriya

Sri Lanka's state-owned 1990 Suwaseriya free ambulance service has helped 217,338 patients be hospitalised over the last...

July 27, 2019 1 min read

Re-nationalization will harm Sri Lanka films again: Industry pioneer

Sri Lanka's plan to re-nationalize film distribution in Sri Lanka signals a return to a failed era and will cripple the ...

July 26, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka re-nationalizes film distribution under 1971 agency

Sri Lanka's National Film Corporation, a state agency set up in 1971 has re-nationalized film distribution under an admi...

July 20, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Foreign Affairs Ministry opens second regional consular office

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will open its second regional consular office in sou...

February 14, 2019 1 min read