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Sri Lanka best paddy farmers get 11,000kg per hectare: Minister

This is the first time such high yields have been reported

April 21, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka president finds unlikely ally in standoff against protesting teachers

"We are against trade union action when it comes to marking papers."

April 20, 2023 3 min read

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 tea production down 3.08-pct in March 2023

In the first quarter production was down 7.2 percent to 58.52 million kilos

April 20, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka construction rebounds in October 2024: PMI

Outlook for construction activities for next three months remains positive, due to increase in project availability

Sri Lanka’s Bogala Graphite December net doubles to Rs24mn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's Bogala Graphite said net profit for the December 2016 quarter rose 95 percent to Rs24.2...

February 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan brush maker to list on stock exchange

ECONOMYNEXT – B P P L Holdings Ltd., a Sri Lankan brush manufacturer and supplier of other cleaning products, has...

February 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Serendib Leisure Hotels December net down 12-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Serendib Leisure Hotels group said December 2016 quarter net profit fell 12 perc...

February 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Haycarb December net profit up 23-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan coconut shell-based activated carbon manufacturer Haycarb said December 2016 quarter net...

February 11, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Taj Samudra Hotel December net profit down 63-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – December 2016 quarter net profit of Sri Lanka’s Taj Samudra Hotel, part of India’s Ta...

February 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Odel December net profit down 61-pct

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lankan retailer Odel said December 2016 quarter net profit fell 61% to Rs60 million from a year ...

February 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Sierra Cables December quarter net up 28-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Sierra Cables, which has been expanding into Africa and the Pacific islands, said December 201...

February 8, 2017 1 min read

Fear, politics said driving hostility to Sri Lanka private medical college

ECONOMYNEXT – Opposition to a private medical college in Sri Lanka by students and staff of state universities is...

February 7, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Walkers MTD says Ascent apartments sold out

MTD Walkers Plc says Ascent, an apartment complex near two popular boys schools in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, were sol...

February 7, 2017 1 min read

China Gezhouba Group given Rs161bn Sri Lanka expressway deal

Sri Lanka has awarded China Gezhouba Group a 161.61 billion rupee deal (1.06 billion US dollars) to build an expressway,...

February 5, 2017 2 min read
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French support for Sri Lanka utility to better manage water, cut waste

ECONOMYNEXT – France will train senior staff of Sri Lanka’s water utility to better manage water resources...

February 4, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka tourism arrivals up 13-pct in January 2017, despite airport closure

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 12.9 percent to 219,360 in January 2017 from a year earlier, despite a partial closure...

February 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to set up industrial park with India: PM

Sri Lanka and India will set up a joint venture industrial park in the North Central province, close to the expressway t...

February 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Keells Food December net profit down 21-pct

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka's Keells Food Products said December 2016 quarter net profit fell 21 percent to...

February 2, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Alumex December net up 5-pct to Rs191mn

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Alumex Plc, an aluminium extrusions firm, said December 2016 net profit rose 5 percent to Rs19...

February 2, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka expressway contractors should win foreign business: PM

Domestic contractors that were given deals to build sections of Sri Lanka's central expressway should go out and win for...

February 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Dipped Products returns to profit in Dec quarter

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s non-medical rubber gloves maker Dipped Products said it returned to profit in th...

February 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka cement production, imports sharply up in 2016

Sri Lanka's cement production and imports were up 28.4 percent to 6.5 million tonnes by October 2016, from a year earlie...

January 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Trans Asia Hotels December quarter net Rs202mn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Trans Asia Hotels said December 2016 quarter net profit shot up 147% to Rs202 mi...

January 30, 2017 1 min read

Infrastructure building seen main growth driver in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - Infrastructure construction, funded mainly by foreign investors, is likely to be the main growth driver in...

January 30, 2017 2 min read