Opinion: Tobacco smoking in Sri Lanka, going the last mile
Chathurga Karunanayake and Chamini Thilanka Despite multiple measures by successive governments to bring down tobacco prevalence in Sri Lanka, still more than …
Chathurga Karunanayake and Chamini Thilanka Despite multiple measures by successive governments to bring down tobacco prevalence in Sri Lanka, still more than …
Understanding the rapid demand for videos, Mobitel has announced the launch of its latest proposition, offering both Pre-Paid and Post-Paid customers to stream …
Antony Bourne - President- IFS Industries While change is buffeting the industrial manufacturing industry from a number of directions, the most disruptive …
A survey commissioned by the Advocata Institute in April 2019 revealed that 57% of Sri Lankans were unwilling to pay extra for food, even if it meant that the …
Jan 02, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tea exports for November 2019 totalled 21.9 M/kgs, showing a marginal gain of 0.6 M/kgs vis-à-vis 21.3 M/kgs of November 2018, …
Jan 01, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has published the complete list of persons & businesses whose taxable supply has never …
Dec 23, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom PLC's (SLT) National Long-Term Rating to Negative from Stable and affirmed …
(UNFPA) - Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. The costs of violence are extremely high and …
Dec 20, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says the government has issued directives to Chairmen and CEOs of all banks to suspend the recovery of …
Dec 20, 2019 (LBO) - In line with his vision for a Sri Lanka driven by technology, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a tech-studded board for the …
Bilesha Weeraratne Remittances are often considered a stable and a reliable source of development financing. In 2018, remittances to Sri Lanka totaled to USD …
Dec 17, 2019 (LBO) – Singapore-based fashion platform Zilingo has acquired Sri Lanka-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm nCinga Innovations for 15.5 …
Dec17, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's overview activities in the economy improved post presidential election driven by positive sentiments from the local investors, …
Dec 16, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government has removed the consolidated Tax of 36 rupees per kilogram of imported wheat flour and replaced it with the …
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to appoint an expert committee to look into the process adopted by the previous government …
Malitha Goonaratne In 2012, the Harvard Business Review named being a ‘data scientist’ the “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century”. If that is not …
Dec 11, 2019 (LBO) - Emerging markets investor, Dr. Mark Mobius highlighting Sri Lanka's strengths said he sees immense growth potential in the island as the …
Dec 10, 2019 (LBO) – Facilitated by Sri Lanka’s Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Industries (COSMI), the high powered Chinese team moved on 9 …
Dec 09, 2019 (LBO) - Womenwill is a Google initiative to create economic opportunity for women everywhere so that they can grow and succeed. Helping women make …
Dec 04, 2019 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce says they are optimistic that the revisions in taxes and levies announced by the government will …