Category: General Services

Sri Lanka and Lebanon are in talks for a prisoner swap so that the convicted of both countries can be tried on home ground. Sri Lanka and Lebanon are in talks for a prisoner swap so that the convicted of both countries can be tried on home ground. As at right now, there are no […]

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) says local business need to practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a common work place tool.The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) says local business need to practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a common work place tool. The Chamber says it will take up the topic at its fifth […]

Sri Lankan employers have another problem to deal with – work related stress is on the rise but employers and employees are getting more stressed out instead of coping with it. Sri Lankan employers have another problem to deal with – work related stress is on the rise but employers and employees are getting more […]

Mental illness is on the rise in the island but Sri Lankans prefer popping pills to pottering of to see a shrink.Ironically, psychiatrists don’t feel like treating Sri Lankan’s either.Mental illness is on the rise in the island but Sri Lankans prefer popping pills to pottering of to see a shrink. Ironically, psychiatrists don’t feel […]

Asiri Medical Services, a unit of Asiri Hospitals Ltd., plans to list its stock next year to settle some debt.Asiri Medical Services, a unit of Asiri Hospitals Ltd., plans to list its stock next year to settle some debt. The 14 storey Asiri Medical Service (AMS) cost the group around Rs. 1.0 bn and was […]

Holidaymakers to Sri Lanka this winter will probably return home more relaxed and looking better than they did before their vacation – that is if they check in at the plush Apollo Colombo before sinking into their holiday.Holidaymakers to Sri Lanka this winter will probably return home more relaxed and looking better than they did […]

Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said Tuesday that the public sector would be ‘expanded’ as needed, to take up 41,000 unemployed graduates who were promised jobs.Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said Tuesday that the public sector would be ‘expanded’ as needed, to take up 41,000 unemployed graduates who were promised jobs. The state is dishing […]

A lack of formal training and a piece of paper to prove it is keeping a part of Sri Lanka’s unemployed from finding work abroad. A lack of formal training and a piece of paper to prove it is keeping a part of Sri Lanka’s unemployed from finding work abroad. “We have not been able […]

The Land Reclamation Department will float a joint venture with Canada’s Info Consultants to raise money to develop the local canal network.The Land Reclamation Department will float a joint venture with Canada’s Info Consultants to raise money to develop the local canal network. The Canadian consultancy firm recently completed a feasibility study and technical evaluation […]

A team from the US Department of Energy will visit Sri Lanka next week for a technical study on deploying radiation detection equipment at the country’s port.A team from the US Department of Energy will visit Sri Lanka next week for a technical study on deploying radiation detection equipment at the country’s port. The study […]

The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said the Treasury had released Rs.600 million in drought relief over the week.The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said the Treasury had released Rs. 600 million in drought relief over the week. Released in two parts, Rs. 550 million has been marked out for dry ration allocations for the […]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) qualified as the first higher education institute outside the university system for a World Bank grant last week.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) qualified as the first higher education institute outside the university system for a World Bank grant last week. “We were […]