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Malik’s mantra to mint $ 2.5 b FDI Uncategorized

Malik’s mantra to mint $ 2.5 b FDI

Targets $ 2.5 b FDI for 2018 but projects about 80% increase over 2017’s $ 1.63 b Negotiations over H’tota investment zone to be completed in three months Ten…

08 Feb 2018
Mentos to be manufactured in Sri Lanka Uncategorized

Mentos to be manufactured in Sri Lanka

Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) Sri Lanka, a confectionery company, recently announced via press release that they will be manufacturing the brand 'Mentos' for the…

08 Feb 2018
Ven.Bellanwila nayake thera’s funeral today Uncategorized

Ven.Bellanwila nayake thera’s funeral today

The funeral of the Chancellor of the Sri Jayawardhanapura University, Most Ven Prof. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Anunayaka Thera will be held at 3 pm at the…

08 Feb 2018
Chittagong pitch rated 'below average' by ICC Uncategorized

Chittagong pitch rated 'below average' by ICC

The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium pitch has been rated "below average" by the ICC for its performance in the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. As a…

07 Feb 2018
SFHQ-J Extends Helping Hand Further & Opens KKS-Point Pedro Road for Public Transport Uncategorized

SFHQ-J Extends Helping Hand Further & Opens KKS-Point Pedro Road for Public Transport

Adding one more historic moment to the ongoing process of reconciliation, ethnic harmony and infrastructure development in the North, Security Force…

07 Feb 2018
UNP WILL WIN OVER 70 PERCENT OF COUNCILS Uncategorized

UNP WILL WIN OVER 70 PERCENT OF COUNCILS

STATE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SUJEEWA SENASINGHE State Minister of International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe says, everybody expects the UNP to do…

06 Feb 2018
Lanka performing well at primary education level-IPS survey Uncategorized

Lanka performing well at primary education level-IPS survey

Significant policy gaps exist when it comes to secondary and tertiary education an IPS survey revealed recently. It also said that Sri Lanka has been…

06 Feb 2018
Emergency moves to restore confidence in Ceylon Tea Uncategorized

Emergency moves to restore confidence in Ceylon Tea

Sri Lankan authorities are battling on two fronts to restore confidence in Ceylon Tea, sending delegations to Japan and Russia where the country’s main…

06 Feb 2018
Biz confidence rises for fourth consecutive month Uncategorized

Biz confidence rises for fourth consecutive month

The latest edition of business magazine LMD reports an increase of five basis points in the LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI), from 122 in December…

06 Feb 2018
Bond scams: EPF loses over Rs. 26 bn Uncategorized

Bond scams: EPF loses over Rs. 26 bn

* PCoI’s, AG’s estimates challenged * Anti-corruption activist drops bomshell The total loss incurred by the Employment Providence Fund (EPF) due to the bond…

05 Feb 2018
State honours for Ven. Prof. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera on February 8 Uncategorized

State honours for Ven. Prof. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera on February 8

The Cremation with State honours of Venerable Prof.Bellanwila Wimalarathana Anunayake Thera will be held on February 8, at the Sri Jayawardenapura University…

05 Feb 2018
Mendis would benefit from opening the batting- Thilan Uncategorized

Mendis would benefit from opening the batting- Thilan

Sri Lanka’s new coaching set-up believes that Kusal Mendis would benefit from opening the batting in Tests. He has responded by scoring 196 on return and…

03 Feb 2018
Global giant Allianz to buy Janashakthi General Insurance for Rs. 16.4 b in mega deal Uncategorized

Global giant Allianz to buy Janashakthi General Insurance for Rs. 16.4 b in mega deal

Global financial services leader Allianz yesterday announced that it has entered into an agreement with Janashakthi Insurance PLC (JINS) to acquire 100% of its…

03 Feb 2018
National Economic Council to draw input from multiple stakeholders to ensure sound policies Uncategorized

National Economic Council to draw input from multiple stakeholders to ensure sound policies

Think tanks to offer advice on economic, social, environmental and civil society impact of new policies and programs NEC to seek industrial and business…

02 Feb 2018
Walkers Colombo Shipyard launches fourth vessel ‘Sea Gulf 3’ Uncategorized

Walkers Colombo Shipyard launches fourth vessel ‘Sea Gulf 3’

Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers PLC, has successfully completed the construction of its fourth vessel, a 10 ton bollard pull…

02 Feb 2018
Not an ounce of human talent will be wasted-PM Uncategorized

Not an ounce of human talent will be wasted-PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged not to waste even an ounce of human talent in Sri Lanka when he addressed employees of WNS Global Services (Pvt)…

02 Feb 2018
Amendment to Bribery Act:Cabinet gives go ahead Uncategorized

Amendment to Bribery Act:Cabinet gives go ahead

Cabinet has given the go ahead to amend a Section of the Bribery Act, which will allow High Courts to hear bribery and corruption cases. The proposal presented…

01 Feb 2018
Nirmala wary of China’s Sri Lanka plans Uncategorized

Nirmala wary of China’s Sri Lanka plans

Whether it will stop with port activities at Hambantota remains a question, says the Defence Minister   Hinting at security concerns over Sri Lanka…

01 Feb 2018
Where have all the Workers Gone? Uncategorized

Where have all the Workers Gone?

‘Sectoral Mismatch’ between Labour Demand and Supply in Sri Lanka The first “Labour Demand Survey”(LDS) in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Department of Census and…

31 Jan 2018
UNP gave Rajarata farmers water to irrigate their lands – Ranil Uncategorized

UNP gave Rajarata farmers water to irrigate their lands – Ranil

It was the United National Party ( UNP) which provided Rajarata farmers with water to irrigate their lands , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in…

31 Jan 2018
Spin-heavy Bangladesh to face upbeat Sri Lanka in Tests Uncategorized

Spin-heavy Bangladesh to face upbeat Sri Lanka in Tests

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was one of the six players in the world to to score over 1000 runs in Test cricket last year. Sri Lanka will heavily depend…

30 Jan 2018
Nestlé signs MoU with Kelaniya University Uncategorized

Nestlé signs MoU with Kelaniya University

Nestlé has signed an MoU with the University of Kelaniya's Department of Marketing Management. The Company has come on board as strategic partner for the…

30 Jan 2018
Sri Lanka win Plate Uncategorized

Sri Lanka win Plate

A double-century opening stand between Dhananjaya Lakshan and Hasitha Boyagoda seemed to have settled the game for Sri Lanka until the remarkable collapse.…

29 Jan 2018
SLC demands pound of flesh from KJP Uncategorized

SLC demands pound of flesh from KJP

Wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Janith Perera has been made to pay back the money Sri Lanka Cricket spent to clear his name from the doping charges brought forward…

29 Jan 2018