Putting It Up
The Ceylon Electricity Board is looking at ways of controlling Sri Lanka’s unruly street lamps that show disturbing tendencies of behaving like local …
Turning 50
Sri Lanka and the World Bank sealed half-a-century of cooperation on Friday by inking another large-scale development aid package.Sri Lanka joined the World …
Road Aid
The ADB will provide emergency aid to the tune of US$ 12.5mn to resuscitate southern roads drowned in floods. buy xifaxan online …
Tightening Colombo
The government said Wednesday that it had beefed up security in and around Colombo after yesterdays bomb blast, but investors had lquote nothing to worry about …
Cash Is King
Given the recent yo-yo mood swings in the equities market, stockbrokers Asia Securities says punters should now focus on a companys cash reserves as a litmus …
Negotiable Brokering
A proposal to reduce transaction fees for equity investments is now being debated among regulators and stockbrokers.SEC Director General Palitha Silva …
Debt Raising
Senkadagala Finance plans to shortly tap the market to raise up to Rs. 500 mn in debt to feed its growing leasing portfolio.The firms Managing Director …
Second Warning
Continuing its campaign against pyramid schemes, Central Bank is again warning the public that persons who buy a product, not for its own sake but expecting …
Bomb in Colombo
The Colombo stockmarket reacted negatively to the Wednesday morning suicide bomb explosion that has so far left four dead and fifteen others in hospital,. The …
Colombo Rocks
The bomber was escorted to a police station opposite the US and British diplomatic missions after security guards prevented her from entering a ministry in the …
Moving Up
Yields for three month treasuries move up at Wednesdays auction indicating market demand for short-term maturities.rnrnrnHowever, the Central Bank said that …
Indian Bedfellow
John Keells Hotels will take its first steps into India, scouting for prospects in joint hotel and resort management in the neighbouring country.rnrn"We have …
Listing Rules
The securities watchdog will shortly include fresh guidelines to the ongoing listing rules to facilitate close ended unit trust.The move comes after the …
Etched in Stone
Houses stuck together like a long stretch of sliced sandwich bread is a common sight in most parts of Colombo, but despite the increasing housing density in …
Stay Put
Stockbrokers Asia Securities has downgraded Asian Hotels & Properties (AHPL) to hold, based on its poor short-medium term earnings prospects and an uncertain …
A drop in rice production in the current Yala season could see Sri Lanka going hungry for rice.
A drop in rice production in the current Yala season could see Sri Lanka going hungry for rice after November. buy azithromycin online …
Holiday Exchange
RCI, a vacation ownership exchange is setting up shop here to promote the island as a holiday destination to its membership.The exchange allows members to …
Short Haul
International tourist traffic could dip to 900 mn tourists from earlier targets of 1 bn in 2010, as global events radically alter the dynamics of future …
Custom Made
Sri Lanka Customs Superintendent Athula Lankadevas residence in Maharagama was given security from Monday night.Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama met top …
Parliament Quotes
The Court of Appeal issued notice on two Sri Lankan members of Parliament, the Elections Commissioner and the Secretary General of the governing party on …