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The telecom industry could see a major shift in policy, with the Minister hinting of a technology neutralized licensing regime. The telecom industry could see a major shift in policy, with the Minister hinting of a technology neutralized licensing regime. Post & Telecommunication Minister D M U Jayaratner told reporters in Colombo on Monday an […]
Troubled Oil
State petroleum giant Ceypetco is lobbying Treasury officials to up fuel prices in July and hold it steady for about three months thereafter to allow consumers to absorb the shock.State petroleum giant Ceypetco is lobbying Treasury officials to up fuel prices in July and hold it steady for about three months thereafter to allow consumers […]
Friendly Overtures
India says it is looking at new areas for enhancing economic cooperation with Sri Lanka, including agriculture, and a line of credit for the island nation was in the pipeline.rnNew Delhi will also reivew the double taxation avoidance treaty with Colombo, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said after a meeting with visiting Sri Lankan Prime […]
The Jetwing Group is infusing US$ 1.25 mn to transform its Trincomalee beach front property into a luxury ‘tented beach camp’.
The Jetwing Group is infusing US$ 1.25 mn to transform its Trincomalee beach front property into a luxury ‘tented beach camp’. The Jetwing Group is infusing US$ 1.25 mn to transform its Trincomalee beach front property into a luxury ‘tented beach camp’. Sprawled over 23 acre patch of jungle with a beach frontage on the […]
Ten percent of the Lanka’s reserves have been drained so far, as the Central Bank tries to defend a weak rupee.
Ten percent of the country’s reserves have been drained this year as the Central Bank intervened in the market to defend the Rupee, which is on a steady slide against the US dollar.Ten percent of the country’s reserves have been drained this year as the Central Bank intervened in the market to defend the Rupee, […]
Small is Big
Pan Asia Bank, a late entrant to the credit card market, is offering lower rates of interest to attract users of competitive credit cards.Pan Asia Bank, a late entrant to the credit card market, is offering lower rates of interest to attract users of competitive credit cards. The bank says they plan to offer, debt […]
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The Jetwing Group is infusing US$ 1.25 mn to transform its Trincomalee beach front property into a luxury ‘tented beach camp’. The Jetwing Group is infusing US$ 1.25 mn to transform its Trincomalee beach front property into a luxury ‘tented beach camp’. Sprawled over 23 acre patch of jungle with a beach frontage on the […]
Dividing Digital
A top UN agency says information communications technology in the country needs to focus more on technology as a social leveler. A top UN agency says information communications technology in the country needs to focus more on technology as a social leveler. The report by the UNDP says the government, regulators and other agencies need […]
‘s reserves have been drained so far, as the Central Bank tries to defend a weak rupee.
Ten percent of the country’s reserves have been drained this year as the Central Bank intervened in the market to defend the Rupee, which is on a steady slide against the US dollar.Ten percent of the country’s reserves have been drained this year as the Central Bank intervened in the market to defend the Rupee, […]
Deja Vu
Black July is past but not gone for good, warns the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) pointing to cases of police torture that continue to occur in Sri Lanka.In January this year, the High Court of Colombo sentenced a Sub-Inspector of Police to seven years rigorous imprisonment with a fine for torturing an innocent civilian.rn […]