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SriLanka to ramp up China flights from April as tourism resumes

Thrice a week flight to Beijing and Shanghai, extra flight to Guangzhou

February 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka plantations minister moves to increase wages for tea, rubber estate workers

"With the rise in cost of living, a fair wage must be sought with government intervention," he said.

February 9, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka rejects Chinese TSP fertilizer over quality concerns

Fertilizer would reach the country by the second week of February.

February 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka exporters looking for diversified markets ahead of global recession

Five markets are showing potential including Canada, India, China, Australia, and Japan.

February 7, 2023 3 min read
Sri Lanka export companies visit Australia to explore trade ties

Delegation comprising 17 Sri Lankan companies visit Australia to explore trade opportunities

No media spectacles, Sri Lanka president says assuming duties as Agriculture Minister

A post he has held before with little to show for it

Sri Lanka Kingsbury hotel March profit down on tax charge

ECONOMYNEXT – A sharp increase in income tax payment reduced March 2016 quarter net profit of The Kingsbury hotel...

May 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka beer factory flooded

ECONOMYNEXT – Floods caused by heavy rain in Sri Lanka in the past several days have halted production at Lion Br...

May 19, 2016 1 min read

Rains disrupt Sri Lanka tea production, transport

ECONOMYNEXT – Heavy rains that have triggered earthslips and floods in Sri Lanka have disrupted tea production an...

May 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Haycarb net down 15-pct in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka-based Haycarb Plc, an activated carbon maker that also has operations in East Asia said profits ...

May 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka slashes tax on raw rubber exports

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government will slash a cess on raw rubber exports to Rs4 a kilo from Rs15 to help c...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dipped Product profits flat in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products Products Plc, which has operations in non-medical gloves and rubber farms, sai...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka specialist judges Quality Circles in India

ECONOMYNEXT - Sunil Wijesinha, a top Sri Lanka expert in Japanese management techniques, says their use is increasing i...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Textured Jersey net up 62-pct in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Profits at Textured Jersey Plc, a Sri Lanka-based fabric group, rose 62 percent to Rs824 million in the Ma...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Demand for forensic accounting on the rise in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) said it had launched a certifica...

May 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Taj unit in the red on forex losses

ECONOMYNEXT - Taj Lanka Hotels Plc, a unit of India's Taj Hotels and Resorts reported losses of 28 million rupees in the...

May 17, 2016 1 min read
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Sri Lanka’s MTD Walkers sets up Maldives unit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan construction and engineering firm MTD Walkers said it has set up a subsidiary in the Mal...

May 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan tea exports to Russia fall sharply

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea exports to Russia and other former Soviet states has fallen sharply in recent years,...

May 14, 2016 1 min read

Omanis buy Sri Lankan Altair apartments

ECONOMYNEXT – Investors in Oman have bought apartments in Altair, a high-rise apartment complex under constructio...

May 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Bogala Graphite says strike resolved

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Bogala Graphite said labour unrest at its mine has been resolved and production has resumed.

May 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka raises fines for sub-standard tea

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will sharply raise fines to crack down on the sale of ‘refuse tea’ or tea wa...

May 11, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to declare fish habitats as protected zones

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka intends to better protect fish habitats around the island by declaring them as protected ...

May 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka March tea output lowest in six years

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tea production in March 2016, which was down 27.5 percent from a year earlier ow...

May 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Adam Carbons in rice husk carbonisation deal

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan-activated carbon maker Adam Carbons (Pvt) Ltd has signed a joint venture deal with South...

May 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka considering liberalising tea imports for blending

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is seriously considering a proposal to open up the tea sector and allow imports for blend...

May 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka property portal target mobile users

ECONOMYNEXT - LankaPropertyWeb.com, a Sri Lanka-based property portal, has revamped its website to target mobile users, ...

May 9, 2016 1 min read