Category: Industry
Sri Lanka to amend Fisheries act, increase penalties for offences in international waters
Nov 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will change the law on governing the operation of fishing vessels in international waters, cabinet spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratne said. “Cabinet of Ministers has approved the amendment of the Fisheries’ and Aquatic Resources Act 02 of 1996 for the increase of penalties for the offences done in the […]
Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance September net down 56-pct
Nov 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance net profits dropped 56 percent to 102 million rupees in the September quarter against a year earlier amid increased benefits and claims, the firm’s interim accounts showed. Gross written premiums rose 15 percent to 2.5 billion rupees with net premiums also up by 15 percent to 2.2 […]
Mihin Lanka to recommence flights to Male from today
Nov 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Mihin Lanka will recommence flight operations to Malé, Maldives from today, the company said.“A total of three weekly flights will be introduced and will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Bandaranaike International Airport.” Rohana Perera, head of commercial, Mihin Lanka said they were adding another SAARC destination […]
Lanka IOC unit records Rs373mn loss in Sept quarter
Nov 12, 2015 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Company, has reported 373 million rupees loss in September 2015 quarter against 1.1 billion rupees profit reported a year earlier, interim accounts showed. The firm reported negative basic earnings of 0.70 rupees per share in the quarter compared to positive earnings of 2.13 […]
‘s Kishore Reddy
Nov 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate market’s full potential needs to be tapped through big investments funds which can pave the way for the island to join its regional counterparts, a property developer said. “The big real estate investment funds and investors have not come to Sri Lanka yet and some of […]
10,288 motor car registrations in Oct in Sri Lanka: JB Securities
Nov 11, 2015 (LBO) – October continued to recorded strong numbers for vehicle registrations in Sri Lanka although down from the record set in September, JB Securities said in a research note. LTV cap of 70 percent was in force during October so it may have had some impact on the slowdown, the note said. […]
Sri Lanka should review TPP agreement and its impact: Harsha De Silva
Nov 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should review and consider the Trans–Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as an enabler to enter into global competitive markets as signaled in Prime Minister’s statement, Deputy Minister Harsha De Silva said. “We haven’t started to talk about this yet. But TPP is one of the most important trade partnership […]
Irregularity in bunkering leads to USD19.9mn loss to Hambantota Port
Nov 09, 2015 (LBO) – An irregularity which occurred at the Hambantota Port during the past administration has resulted in a loss of 19.9 million US dollars to Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Ports Minister revealed.Ports Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said the irregularity is connected to an oil ship that was rejected by CPC due to […]
Sri Lanka’s HDFC Bank to raise Rs4bn from listed debenture
Nov 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s HDFC Bank is to raise 4.0 billion rupees from a listed debenture issue, the company said in a stock exchange filing.The company has decided to issue 30 million debentures at 100 rupees each with an option to issue up to a further 10 million debentures in the event […]
Virtusa to provide IT services to Citigroup after acquiring Polaris for USD270mn
Nov 07, 2015 (LBO) – Global IT outsourcing company, Virtusa Corporation announced that it is to acquire a majority interest in Polaris Consulting, a global IT solutions provider in financial services for 270 million US dollars.The transaction includes both the 51. 7 percent majority interest and an unconditional mandatory open offer to purchase up to […]
ICTA plans ambitious digital infrastructure, Google Loon by March
Nov 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has ambitious plans for digital infrastructure to connect all people on the island, ICTA, the apex ICT institution of the government, said at the LBR LBO Infrastructure Summit in Colombo. “In all the years of the ICTA, we are going to do five times more (next year),” Arunesh Peter, […]
Infrastructure: Sri Lanka’s mass transit success lies with land use management, says Nayana Mawilmada
Nov 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s plans for mass transit specially in Colombo must ensure that it stays linked to real-estate developments to make it viable, the director general of the Urban Development Authority said at the LBR LBO Infrastructure Summit. “Introduction of mass transit is a critical step and a game changer for […]