Category: Industry
Hop Along
Private bus fares will go up by around 15 percent from October 1, in response to the government’s decision to raise diesel prices by Rs.8.00 last Friday. Private bus fares will go up by around 15 percent from October 1, in response to the government’s decision to raise diesel prices by Rs. 8.00 last Friday. […]
” out of conservation and creating a million birders.
Creative book publishing may be one way to take the ‘heavy conceptual stuff’ out of conservation, possibly even creating 1 mn avid birders by 2025.Creative book publishing may be one way to take the ‘heavy conceptual stuff’ out of conservation, possibly even creating 1 mn avid birders by 2025. “A birdwatcher,” wildlife enthusiast and CEO […]
Yellow Light
A campaign to re-route Galle Road traffic has hit a red light, with the Colombo Traffic Police Div., looking for more time to shape up its plans.A campaign to re-route Galle Road traffic has hit a red light, with the Colombo Traffic Police Div., looking for more time to shape up its plans. The Colombo […]
Changing Tracks
The Transport Ministry is mooting changes to the century old Railway Ordinance, to resurrect it once the new Railway Authority Act is repelled.The Transport Ministry is mooting changes to the century old Railway Ordinance, to resurrect it once the new Railway Authority Act is repelled. “The draft to repeal the Sri Lanka Railway Authority Act […]
Taking the ‘heavy conceptual stuff’ out of conservation and creating a million birders.
Creative book publishing may be one way to take the ‘heavy conceptual stuff’ out of conservation, possibly even creating 1 mn avid birders by 2025.Creative book publishing may be one way to take the ‘heavy conceptual stuff’ out of conservation, possibly even creating 1 mn avid birders by 2025. “A birdwatcher,” wildlife enthusiast and CEO […]
Fair Power
A marketing academic said women are increasingly influencing the purchasing decisions in households.A marketing academic said women are increasingly influencing the purchasing decisions in households. The female workface has grown faster than the male workforce over the last two decades. The market has responded with a flood of products from cosmetics to cooking utensils targeted […]
SriLankan Airlines reported record earnings growth but warned high fuel prices would reduce profits this year.
SriLankan Airlines reported record earnings growth but warned high fuel prices would reduce profits this year.SriLankan Airlines reported record earnings growth but warned high fuel prices would reduce profits this year. The national carrier that uses the Colombo airport as a hub saw post tax profits climb to Rs.4.3 billion with an ROE of 88 […]
In Breeding
National Development Bank (NDB) is expecting a green light to an amendment to its Act to merge with its commercial banking subsidiary NDB Bank. National Development Bank (NDB) is expecting a green light to an amendment to its Act to merge with its commercial banking subsidiary NDB Bank. The bill, submitted as an urgent one […]
Rude Shock
Sri Lanka hikes prices for diesel and petrol, to ease the strain on the government coffers, as world crude prices keep steady at US$ 48 per barrel. Sri Lanka hikes prices for diesel and petrol, to ease the strain on the government coffers, as world crude prices keep steady at US$ 48 per barrel. Petrol […]
Unchanged Melody
Sri Lankans may be avid fans of Baywatch dubbed in Sinhala and Sex and the City on Sundays, but divorce and pre-marital sex are still a big no no.Sri Lankans may be avid fans of Baywatch dubbed in Sinhala and Sex and the City on Sundays, but divorce and pre-marital sex are still a big […]
Rising Sun
Sri Lanka has won three additional air frequencies to Japan, under the recently concluded ministerial meetings.Since Japan’s Narita airport is nearing capacity, the Japanese Aviation authorities have allowed three additional frequencies to Kansai Airport, Osaka (the industrial city of Japan), the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said Friday. Japanese arrivals last year were around 17,000 and […]
Rolling Out
A Cabinet paper to clear India’s Telemetro Rail Corp., (TRC) to carry out a feasibility study on a proposed light transit rail is due before policy makers shortly. Western Region Development Ministry says its is working with the Highways Ministry and the Ministry of Transport to draft the Cabinet paper to clear TRC to carry […]