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ACCA Global President visits CA Sri Lanka
Global President of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Mr. Brian McEnery paid a courtesy call at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka recently, where matters in relation to the development of the accounting profession was discussed at length. He was received by CA Sri Lanka’s Council Members Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, Mr. […]
SOM Winner of the Port City Design Idea Competition Awarded
Press Release: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), one of the world’s largest architecture, interior design, engineering and urban planning firms, who was judged the winner of the International Conceptual Urban Design Idea Competition for the Financial District and Marina of the Colombo Port City was awarded at a ceremony recently held at the Cinnamon Grand, […]
Sri Lankan Supreme Court petitioned to stop building steel houses for IDPs
By P.K.Balachandran Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for Jaffna District, M.A.Sumanthiran, on Thursday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court to stop a government project to build 65,000 pre-fabricated steel houses for people displaced by war in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The respondents in the case are the Minister for Resettlement and […]
RIU predicts upward shift in tourism & investment in Kalpitiya
Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) Market brief: Close-up on Kalpitiya Located in the Puttalam District on the North West coast of Sri Lanka, Kalpitiya is one of the blooming areas in terms of tourism in Sri Lanka. Having a nice breezy tropical climate has attracted both marine life and tourists from the world over. The sandy […]
Sri Lanka President heads 73-member delegation to Bangladesh
By P.K. Balachandran July 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, accompanied by a 73-member delegation including representatives of 40 private sector companies, is currently in Bangladesh on a three-day visit to sign ten agreements on a variety of areas. Bangladesh officials said that the agreements relate to cooperation in coastal shipping; agriculture; […]
Sri Lanka to manage use of polythene, polystyrene
July 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to manage the use of polythene with the intention of minimizing its environmental impact from September this year. The cabinet has approved a proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment, to implement short term, medium […]
SriLankan Airlines launches services to Hyderabad
Press Release: SriLankan Airlines is pleased announce the launch of new services from today to India’s fourth largest city Hyderabad, the capital of the state of Telangana. Accordingly, the airline will be offering a four-times-a-week service to Hyderabad, connecting the state’s capital to the world through its global route network. Hyderabad is one of three […]
Pregnant mother nutrition program to enable mobile payments
National Nutrition Program for pregnant mothers is one of the welfare programs conducted by the government. The program has been implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs with the objective of uplifting the wellbeing of both the child and the mother. Under this program, a pregnant mother receives a voucher for 2,000 rupees […]
CB to issue Rs10 commemorative coin to mark 150 yrs of Ceylon Tea
Central Bank is to issue 10 rupee commemorative coin to mark 150 years of Ceylon Tea. The coin which will be in general circulation, as customary, will be released by the Governor of the Central Bank to Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, tomorrow. Since the day James Taylor planted the first seed of tea, Ceylon Tea […]
Govt to provide rice at concessionary rate: President
July 11, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says the government will provide rice at a concessionary rate to the public by importing it from other countries, if the price goes up in the local market further. Paddy production in the island decreased due to the recent drought he said, while addressing a ceremony […]
‘s education ministry
July 10, 2017 (LBO) – Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Ministry of Education kicked off a project where schools develop their own garden for child nutrition and life skills. “School gardens can be used as a classroom by reconnecting children with the outdoors and the source of their food,” said Nina Brandstrup, […]
‘s first TIER III Certified Data Centre and Media Hub
(Press Release) – Dialog Axiata Group announced last Friday, the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first Tier III certified data Centre and media bub. Dialog, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and a leader in the provision of world class enterprise solutions was recently awarded a TIER III Constructed Facility Certification (TCCF) from the UPTIME Institute for […]