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| Aliens, Atlantis & the Apocalypse
Graham Hancock is an unrelenting journalist uncovering the origins of humanity’s forgotten past. His new docuseries on Netflix is called Ancient Apocalypse and it documents the abundance of evidence that humanity is much older than the prevailing belief among mainstream archeologists. Most people believe civilization was started a mere 6,000 years ago in the Fertile […]
USAID, Keells & HNB Partner to Provide USD 4Mn Lending Facility in Sri Lanka
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) coordinates with Keells Supermarkets and Hatton National Bank (HNB) on an innovative supply chain financing facility that supports micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the food sector to access capital. Through greater access to capital, this facility reduces the supply chain disruptions that emerged during the […]
First Capital announces appointment of directors to the board
First Capital Holdings PLC, a member of the Janashakthi Group, announced that Manjula Mathews has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson to its board and Dilshan Wirasekara the current Director/CEO has been promoted to Managing Director/CEO. Manjula Mathews, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and an Alumnus of the University […]
All paddy farmers to receive free TSP fertilizer in 2023 through USAID & FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will distribute 36,000 metric tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer to all paddy farmers in Sri Lanka through the Ministry of Agriculture. The amount of TSP provided per farmer will be determined based […]
Russian Airline Red Wings to operate charter services to Sri Lanka twice a week
Red Wings, one of the leading private airlines of the Russian Federation, will start charter flight operations to Mattala International Airport in Sri Lanka, with effect from the 28th December 2022. This is the third Russian Airline serving direct flights to Sri Lanka. On December 26th 2022, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian […]
Hambantota International Port to aggressively promote afloat repairs in 2023
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) is supporting Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) to handle running repairs to vessels while they remain afloat in the harbour. The majority of vessels directed to HIP for afloat repairs come with damages experienced below the water line. CDPLC carries out permanent repairs on these ships with service assistance from HIP. […]
Dialog to Shut Down its 3G Network to Give More Spectrum Capacity to Expand 4G Broadband
Dialog Axiata has announced plans to shut down its 3G data network in 2023 to free up spectrum and increase the capacity of its 4G Broadband network. Full Statement Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, has announced plans to shut down its 3G data network in 2023 to free up spectrum and increase […]
500 new jeeps for Sri Lanka Police under Indian loan assistance
As the first phase of the 500 jeeps to be given to the Sri Lanka Police under Indian loan assistance, 125 new jeeps were handed over to the police today (22nd) at the Ministry of Public Security. The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Bagle, symbolically handed over the jeeps to the Minister of […]
International Trade Office to Synergize Country’s External Trade
On the directions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Government decides to reorganize the existing conventional institutional set-up and newly establish the International Trade Office (ITO) to interconnect all the relevant institutions and synergize their work to obtain maximum output from the external trade sector to the National Economy. Realizing the untapped economic potential of trade […]
Switzerland extends cooperation for EDB to carry out Market Research
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) which operates under the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of Switzerland on 22nd December 2022. Dominik Furgler, Ambassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka and Suresh D de Mel, Chairman & CE, EDB signed the MOU […]