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Sri Lanka teachers struggle to abide by saree 'law'

Quality of education is measured through the syllabus and skills of the educator, not on what the teacher is wearing

December 3, 2022 4 min read

Sri Lanka State Tourism Minister claims in talks for $5 bln investment for transport hub

Foreign investors have kept away from Sri Lanka due to unprecedented economic crisis

November 28, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka transport minister says public can force tuk-tuk fare drop

"The government should step in and set a rate, but instead they are making obnoxious statements."

October 27, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka mulls hi-tech circulator buses without conductor: Minister

Quality of public buses is low - except on expressways - due to regulated pricing and a rigid licensing system.

October 27, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka to end emission testing duopoly

State organizations like the Sri Lanka Transport Board can also do emission testing

Sri Lanka's WS02 to be acquired by EQT

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Sri Lanka bans kidney transplants for foreigners

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has banned kidney transplants for foreigners after several doctors from the island were c...

January 21, 2016 1 min read

Asiri eyes govt stake in Lanka Hospitals

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Asiri Hospitals Holdings, part of the Softlogic group, said it would like to buy...

December 7, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka Hemas group eyes govt stake in Lanka Hospitals

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hemas Holdings, which is expanding is health business, said it is interested in...

December 4, 2015 1 min read

Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka for fun fearless young women from March

ECONOMYNEXT - Hearst Magazines International and Capital Media, a Colombo-based publishing house will launch the Sri Lan...

November 26, 2015 2 min read

Indonesian retail chain to enter Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Mitra Adiperkasa (MAPI), one of Indonesia’s biggest retail store chains, is planning to ente...

October 14, 2015 1 min read

Strong growth seen for Sri Lanka private hospitals: Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private hospitals are poised for strong growth given favourable demographic tren...

September 29, 2015 2 min read

Ballast Needam wins Sri Lanka water project

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has given Ballast Needam International Projects B.V. an 81 million euro contract for the...

September 17, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lankan accounting body supports Maldives Auditor General’s office

ECONOMYNEXT – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is to provide training and techn...

September 9, 2015 1 min read

Australia's Village Roadshow to enter Sri Lanka with EAP group

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's EAP group, which has interests in entertainment and media said it inked a deal with Australia'...

September 8, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Odel plans mega mall, closes outlets

ECONOMYNEXT – The new owner of Sri Lankan retailer Odel PLC has closed down some of its stores but plans to build...

September 1, 2015 1 min read
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Sri Lanka starts emergency paramedic service backed by India

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is starting a paramedic response service with the backing of India that will see accident victim...

August 12, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Microimage ties up with digital ad agency Antyra

ECONOMYNEXT - Microimage, a Sri Lanka based soft-ware company has tied up with Antyra Solutions a start-up digital adver...

August 12, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lankan accountants body aims to improve public sector financial reporting

ECONOMYNEXT – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has launched a competition for t...

August 5, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka opts for desalination to solve north water problem

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has decided to go for a seawater desalination plant to supply drinking water to people in...

Rohan Gunasekera
July 22, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Water Board makes loss in first quarter

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka’s government National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) made a los...

July 6, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka institute mulls digital marketing program

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing is considering launching a digital marketing program...

June 16, 2015 1 min read

Eleven young Sri Lankans to attend Cannes Festival of Creativity

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka’s advertising and marketing industry has selected 11 young marketing com...

June 11, 2015 2 min read

Dutch support to raise Sri Lanka dairy yields, quality

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka can improve the productivity of its dairy farmers by going for bigger farms to ...

Rohan Gunasekera
June 9, 2015 2 min read

Dutch dairy industry seeks business with Sri Lankan firms

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – A Dutch delegation of dairy companies and training institutes will visit Sri Lanka next w...

June 5, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospital group enters elder care sector

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospital Plc, said I will invest 78 million rupees in a joint ventur...

June 4, 2015 1 min read
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