Second Round
Private bus owners are lobbying the government to remove VAT payments slapped on lease rentals of registered buses.Currently, around 17,500 private passenger …
Taking Bets
Working towards meeting a mid year target to launch Sri Lankas second online lottery, the Aitken Spence endash Getch Corp., partnership will invest Rs. 1.2 bn …
Life Cycle
The Treasury last issued the letter on March 13 2003, with the hope of finding fresh investors and to allow the bank to continue its normal banking …
Not Done
President Chandrika Kumaratunga has made a fresh attempt to overturn tax amnesty extension given by the government last year.In a petition to the Court of …
Are They Clueless?
Lack of long-term planning since independence and intense party politics have kept Sri Lanka from developing faster, a top private sector personality said on …
Chivalry Not Dead
A state bank rode into the foreign exchange markets once again on Thursday to champion the currency and prevent it from touching the 100.00 rupee mark against …
Netting It All
Top air cargo equipment maker Bridport Aviation, is using its Sri Lankan production base to tie-up new markets in Asia.Bridport already claims a third of the …
Chinese Tiger
A new report from the US International Trade Commission predicts that China will become the supplier of choice for most US importers after quotas end in 2005. …
Bending Rules
The government will amend its newly minted labour retrenchment formula to raise the maximum compensation ceiling from 30 to 50 months of salary.rnrnThe new …
Back in Fashion
When it comes to company law whats good for the Brits doesnt automatically become good enough for Sri Lanka endash unless UK legislators adopt it …
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Righteous Vote
The monks will be pitted against minority Tamils, who are mainly Hindus and also want to hold the balance of power after the April 2 election called by …
Confused Signals
Top trade chambers say Tuesdays meeting with the PA-JVP alliance has failed to shed any light on how they plan to manage the economy.The newly formed JVP-PA …
Small Change
The state is looking at absorbing up to about 25 percent or as much as half the cost of laying rain guards for rubber trees on smallholder estates this year. …
Money Matters
Three-month treasury yields continued to surge upwards as the market becomes uneasy over the upcoming April polls.The Central Bank offered and accepted Rs. …
No Brakes
The rupee slipped up against the US dollar to end at 99.15, despite a state bank selling some dollars to shore up the currency.The rupee opened at 99.25, …
Think Differently
The Premier told a top gathering of planters on Tuesday that the time had come to take over as managers of a value added industry, or lose out to more …
Small Change
The state is looking at absorbing up to about 25 percent or as much as half the cost of laying rain guards for rubber trees on smallholder estates this …
Going Offline
Stepping up its presence from a standalone internet service provider, Eureka on Tuesday said it has repositioned its business to become an IT solutions …
Alliance Calling
Wooing support for its ticket to govern the country, the newly formed SLFP-JVP alliance flirted with the Colombo based business and international community on …