Over The Sahara
Indias Sahara Air flew in its first paid-passenger-flight to Colombo on Monday taking Sri Lanka a step closer to the coveted regional tourism hub …
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Travel Allowance
Travel exchange specialist Travelex will scale up operation in Sri Lanka to tap into the potential of the peace fueled growth in tourism.Sri Lanka is …
Maximum Credit
Standard Chartered will leverage Commercial Banks nationwide branch network to sustain growth in its credit card business. rnrnThe deal will allow …
Socially Accountable
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) - the countrys auditing standard setting body - is trying to lift the countrys accounting …
Sugar Free
The UNF threatened to reduce import duties on commodities, starting with sugar, if local traders start hoarding goods to increase prices.rnThe import …
Calling Colombo
The HSBC Group on Friday finalized plans to pump in US$ 25 mn to set up its seventh group service centre in Sri Lanka, generating over 2000 jobs.The …
Changing Heads
Hatton National Bank has appointed Rienzie Wijetilleke as new Chairman of the Bank. Wijetilleke will continue as Managing Director. online pharmacy …
Overseas Banking
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) is in talks with a Russian bank, to promote financing of Russian importers of local goods.The …
Seeing Red
The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is marrying its past with the present, to give the party its first significant political victory next …
Redialing
The telecom watchdog is taking a second look at the controversial Caller Party Pays (CPP) tariffs, this time taking account of its implications to …
Green Eye
Denying news reports of supporting a split in the Tamil Tigers, the United States on Wed. pledged US$ 600,000 in assistance to help election …
Target Practice
Despite an independent police commission in place, local officers continue to harass and torture innocent victims, the Asian Legal Resource Centre …
Hot Chip
Intel Expanded its product offer in Sri Lanka as it faces growing demand for its processors from the state and private sector and a growing …
Super Power
The Supreme Court sought time till March 29, to give President Chandrika Kumaratunga an opinion on the controversial tax amnesty law.President …
Trouble?
Tamil Tiger guerrillas have begun pouring fighters along a district border in northeastern Sri Lanka, heightening fears of a showdown with renegades, …
Oven Fresh
In 1912, one man with a life savings of 75 cents turned a tea kiosk into one of the largest biscuit manufacturers in the country. With a third …
Unfinished Business
The United National Party says it is seeking a 130-seat majority in parliament to continue its program based on a strong peace platform.UNP says its …
Baddegama II
Last year alone, severe drought and floods hit the Southern Sri Lanka alternatively leaving many families homeless and poor.rnBut for the villages in …
Second Airport
More than 30 international airport developers have shown initial interest in building and perhaps taking a stake in a new international airport in …
Too Vague
The Freedom Alliance unveiled its manifesto promising to stop the tide of privatisations most of which were initiated by the previous PA …
IMF Oomph
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the government to build on the progress made so far to reactivate a low interest long-term loan while …
Say Watt?
As the drought, dubbed as the worst in the last fifty years, drained the hydro reservoirs making it hard for the electricity utility to meet peak …
What A Mess!
The PA-JVP led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) plans to change the countrys economic policy agenda to keep in line with its ideology of a …
Limited Edition
The Joint Business Forum (JBiz) has asked the new government to restrict Cabinet members to 25 and Deputy Minister to 25.The limited edition, JBiz …